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Learn Japanese in Chicago

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Japanese speakers in Chicago

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Chicago

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My learning goals

Conversation

My favorite topics

Film, music, the outdoors, psychology

My language exchange partner is

Someone open minded and ready to meet up

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I am passionate about languages and language learning. I also love traveling and making new friends along the way. I’m a flight attendant which makes it easy for me to talk to people.

Ideal language community partner

I am mostly self taught therefore I would love to meet natives and those who have any advice or would like to practice our target languages.

My learning goals

I’m considering learning 6 languages or more.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Replies regularly, similar interests, helpful. We can share our favorite things, our daily life, our troubles, and talk about meaningful things.

My learning goals

Build strong relationships and practice languages. I'm looking forward to your messages. よろしくお願いします!(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)

My favorite topics

Film 映画, animationアニメーション, drawingドローイング, photography撮影, music音楽, video gamesビディオゲーム

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My learning goals

Conversation and grammar so I could travel to other countries

My favorite topics

Culture, history, and video games

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who’s patient, open-minded, and is willing to listen to other people

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Chicago

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My favorite topics

Graphic design and photography. I love a good movie and playing video games.

I want a conversation partner who is

One who is laid back and will help me learn. Someone who is willing to chat despite being a basic conversation. I have to start somewhere to learn : )

My learning goals

I have never learned a 2nd language. I think it is important not to stay in my comfort zone and try to learn.

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A.

Chicago

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who has lots of patience and kind

My learning goals

To be able to say a few sentences or a conversation in German and Japanese.

My favorite topics

I like talking about animals and food

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J.

Chicago

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My learning goals

I want to improve my language skills (right now in Indonesian and Japanese but in the future maybe more languages), learn about other countries and cultures, and make friends

My favorite topics

music, poetry, anime, university/studies, sociology, anthropology, history, politics/current events, food, traveling/different cultures

Ideal language community partner

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My favorite topics

I love music! I play 5 instruments: cello, flute, piccolo, piano, and ukulele. My favorite genres are rock, pop, k-pop, j-pop, and alternative. l also love to draw and play with my cats.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who has good humour and that I can really talk to.

My learning goals

I want to be able to have a conversation in Japanese ☺️

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Chicago

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone open to conversation, learning, and challenging. Easy to get along with and very down to earth. 誰かが会話、学習、そして挑戦することができます。一緒にやって来ると簡単に地球に非常にダウンします。

My learning goals

I would like to make friends, friends I can potentially visit, language exchange buddy, and to learn more about language. 私は友人、私が潜在的に訪れることができる友人、言語交換の友達、そして言語についてもっと学びたいと思っています。

My favorite topics

I like to discuss life, meaning, science, movies, sports, relationships, politics, anime, and technology. 私は人生、意味、科学、映画、スポーツ、関係、政治、アニメ、テクノロジーについて話したい。

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Chicago

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My learning goals

Having casual conversation with a second language

My favorite topics

Weightlifting, math, programming, music

I want a conversation partner who is

talkative, open minded, casual

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H.

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My favorite topics

Video games, art, kpop, and pretty much anything else! 我也读耽美文 ,, ,

My language exchange partner is

Someone interesting, fun, and patient. But also harsh! Destroy my grammar pls

My learning goals

I just wanna be able to communicate casually :') 我的中文真得太丢脸了555

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Chicago

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who is pretty open and also someone who is pretty respectful. Someone with same interests, and have a great sense of humor would also be pretty nice.

My learning goals

I would like to meet friends and also be able to learn Japanese along the way so I could be able to study in Japan one day.

My favorite topics

Yaoi, bands, music, K-pop, anime, fanfiction, reading

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Chicago

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My learning goals

I want to be more comfortable with speaking with someone and being understood with my thoughts.

My favorite topics

I love discussion about music, food, and travel.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

The perfect tandem buddy would be willing to converse with me about anything and help me learn not only the language but introduce me to the culture as well

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Chicago

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My favorite topics

Anything that’s related to culture, music, movie, and nature sounds good to me.

Perfect language exchange partner

Seeking for some friends who are friendly and inspiring!

My learning goals

My goal is to make friends and hopefully we can learn stuff from each other. if I can improve my communications skill here and fix my pronunciation in Japanese that will be awesome :)

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Chicago

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I want a conversation partner who is

Everyone! I want to talk to as many people as possible

My learning goals

Increase reading comprehension and pronunciation

My favorite topics

Food, art, culture, fashion, travel

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Chicago

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My learning goals

I want to pass the N1 test and can have meaningful conversation in Japanese. ペラペラになりたい!

My favorite topics

Anything related to Japan excites me! I am trying to expand my knowledge on Japan :) 日本大好き

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, open to talk about anything, patient with my Japanese

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Chicago

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My favorite topics

International cultures, music, movies, cooking, nature

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is funny and open-minded

My learning goals

To learn about other cultures and languages

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Chicago

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

People from Japan or people fluent in Japanese!

My learning goals

More natural sounding Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy playing guitar, making music, playing games and talking with friends

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Chicago

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My learning goals

I really want to hone my Japanese writing/speaking skills, as well as getting to know other people from around the world

My favorite topics

Nursing major | Creative writer | Cosplayer アニメ、マンガ、日本語を学んでいます✌ I love to tall about culture and language, and I love to write! Hi, it's nice to meet you! はじめまして!

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who's just as willing and eager to talk about culture and practicing different languages!

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Chicago

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My favorite topics

Philosophy, art, theology, literature, video games, anime, film, psychology, culture, linguistics/philology, LGBT issues, fashion, really anything besides sports

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is very interesting to talk to - someone who brings a totally fresh perspective to things!

My learning goals

I want to become comfortable communicating in other languages and with helping others learn English!

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Chicago

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who would want to become a friend and text daily to practice our new language. Who has a true desire to learn or get better at English.

My learning goals

To be able to speak Japanese for when I go to Japan.

My favorite topics

Anything...But does anybody really read this?

M.

M.

Chicago

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My learning goals

I want to learn japanese from a zero level.

My favorite topics

Creative things. Politics. Music. Ideas.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is connected to young culture (17-21) and is a creative.

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Chicago

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My favorite topics

Travel, family, shopping, trends, makeup

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Female, kind, patient, intelligent, diligent

My learning goals

Better sentence structure, grammar and syntax

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Chicago

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Perfect language exchange partner

I don’t really have a preference. Feel free to ask me about America though I mainly know about life in Chicago. It would be nice if we could chat once per week at the least.

My learning goals

Ultimately, I want to become fluent. I have to be fluent in order to work in Tokyo as an occupational therapy assistant but I also personally want to. I also want to reach an advanced beginner level or intermediate level by the end of this December.

My favorite topics

The occupational therapy field, Japan and its culture, Japan’s medical field, & video games. But I’m open to talking about anything.

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Chicago

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My learning goals

Not to sound like a foreigner

My favorite topics

Physics student / 3rd Year / Trying to study abroad Summer 2020

I want a conversation partner who is

People with patience (I'm slow)

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Chicago, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 735 Japanese speakers in Chicago looking to learn Japanese together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for Japanese language exchange in Chicago?

In Chicago there are 735 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Chicago where I can find a Japanese language exchange partner?

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/provo />Provo, <a href=/learn/japanese/virginia-beach />Virginia Beach, and <a href=/learn/japanese/new-haven />New Haven.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 735 of them coming from Chicago.