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Learn Japanese in Detroit

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My favorite topics

Culture, music, tradition...

My language exchange partner is

Someone that is open to share his/her culture

My learning goals

Speak Vietnamese and Japanese

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Detroit

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Ideal language community partner

Someone funny and nice and patien...

My learning goals

Learn as many languages as I can!

My favorite topics

Environment, Relationships, Politics

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Detroit

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友人を作りたい。仕事でGoogle翻訳を使わなくてよくなりたい!字幕なしで映画を見たい。I want to make friends....

My favorite topics

アニメと漫画が好きです。旅行にもよく行きます。ゲームをよくやります。I like animation and manga. I also go on a trip. I often do the game.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

英語を教えてくれる人。日本に興味がある人。一緒にオンラインゲームをプレイできる人。A person who teaches English. Interested in Japan. People who can play online games together.And, I live in windsor, Canada.Since I live along the border, the location is displayed as Detroit and cannot be changed.

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My favorite topics

Travel, food, hiking, swimming, Netflix, Cars Snap: amnsh...

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny and crazy Talkative and kind

My learning goals

Let's learn first and then have a goal but I would like to start with basic conversational language

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Japanese speakers in Detroit

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Espero conocer personas con la paciencia para enseñar, proporcionar...

My learning goals

Mis objetivos son: 1) desarrollar mi habla y oído por medio de práctica diaria usando nuevas palabras y frases ; 2) conocer gente genial para tener una perspectiva local cuando viajo.

My favorite topics

Me gusta platicar sobre tecnología, educación, cuestiones sociales, moda, deporte, arte, música, la vida profesional, psicología, y mucho más. Llevo una curiosidad profunda por todas partes de la vida.

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My learning goals

Expand my Chinese vocabulary and increase my ability to express...

My favorite topics

‍♀️yoga&meditation good food travel dark humor

My language exchange partner is

Curious individuals, conversationalists, humorous types come drop a line! ✌ 你已经看了这么多,干嘛不说几句话?

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Would love to talk about life,depression, anxiety and philosophy....

Ideal language community partner

Looking for anyone who can chat regularly on a daily or atleast a regular basis.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish in the next 10 months.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

He or she should be like fluent in his native language and share...

My learning goals

I need to be fluent in English

My favorite topics

Sports, Science, Engineering,Comics

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Detroit

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My learning goals

Improve my fluency in Portuguese and Japanese while making new...

My favorite topics

In general I'm very open minded!

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone interested in Portuguese, English, or Japanese

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My favorite topics

Sport, Cinéma, Actualité.....

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Personnes Drôles, Sympathiques, Intéressantes

My learning goals

Des Ami(e)s, ect...

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Detroit

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My language exchange partner is

Musicians and people from Japan and Detroi...

My learning goals

I want to learn Japanese so I can share and create music with Japanese people.

My favorite topics

Music, Hip-Hop, Technology, Science, Art

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My learning goals

Practice French! I'm already A2, and want to get to B1 with conversations!...

My favorite topics

Movies, music, past adventures and embarrassing secrets!

Ideal language community partner

You. Yes that's right, it's you.

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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My favorite topics

Reading;music;movie; TV series; playing badminton.....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly ; open-minded

My learning goals

Find a friend whom I can often practice English with

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Detroit

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone in their 20s-30s who just want to chat...

My learning goals

I want to get more practice with my Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel

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My learning goals

To be better motivated to continue studying languages by having...

My favorite topics

Video games, science, language, theater, programming, religion, science fiction, biology, hiking, learning in general

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient with others, since I know I will be making lots of mistakes as I start!

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Viajes: He visitado a muchos pais. Música: ¡Me encanta Sigur...

My language exchange partner is

Alguien que es guay y divertido.

My learning goals

¡Mejorar mi nivel de español y portugués!

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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Detroit

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who is willing to help me with my language, likes to...

My learning goals

Learn French and Spanish to a B2 level.

My favorite topics

Politics, technology, travel.

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Detroit

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My learning goals

Poder dominar el idioma inglés y el francés, poder estar tranquilo...

My favorite topics

Me gustan los temas de comida, deportes, música, arte, me gusta bromear, conocer nuevas culturas nuevas personas, sin prejuicios, me gusta hablar de historia y mitología

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguien curioso que tenga paciencia y sea dinámico, me gustaría hablar con personas que miren la vida con alegría y que sean diferentes

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My favorite topics

Hobbies, TV shows, movies, music, politics, anthropology, archeology,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone similar but different enough from me to keep things interesting!

My learning goals

I want to increase my skills in Spanish

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Detroit

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My perfect Tandem buddy would be someone who is patient with...

My learning goals

I'd like to be able to converse with relative comfort, and to be able to inderstand what I am reading with accuracy as well. I'd also like to help someone else learn English!

My favorite topics

Games (video/board), books, deep philosophical topics, adrenaline sports, poetry, reading, animals, school/teaching, hands on crafts (leather working, wood working, etc), sci-si/ fantasy, technology, apps, music, instruments, horseback riding, LGBTQ issue

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Detroit

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My learning goals

I want to learn about new languages and cultures!...

My favorite topics

Culture Food Social Justice Movies/Series

My language exchange partner is

Friendly Patient Considerate (Not racist)

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I enjoy meeting people, COOKING, talking about mysteries of the...

Ideal language community partner

Open to anyone but I think it would be fun to speak with energetic, fun, talkative, open minded, ambitious to learn types

My learning goals

Expand my vocabulary, speak more fluently without hesitation to form sentences. To build relationships with people to hopefully someday meet on our travels!

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Detroit

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient Easygoing Adventurous Hardworking Similar interests Somewhat...

My learning goals

Fluency; conversation practice; improve reading comprehension; improve focus; vocabulary

My favorite topics

Camping Hiking Cooking Arts & Crafts Art Travel Language Linguistics Irish culture & history Japanese culture & history Food Drinking/Alcohol Alternative medicine Religion/philosophy Nature Social norms and sometimes breaking them Music

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Detroit

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My learning goals

Speaking English fluently and using English to express my thoughts...

My favorite topics

Mobile legends(any kinds of 5v5 mobile games), hiking, tennis, movies, learning English,reading

Perfect language exchange partner

Outgoing, patient, enthusiastic, and point out my mistakes directly, if he is interested in Chinese, I would like to share with him

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Traveling, social justice...everything reall...

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Patient, kind and funny:)

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation in Spanish and to perfect my German

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Detroit

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I’m hoping for a female language partner that enjoys conversation...

My learning goals

I can read and understand Spanish pretty well, but speaking has always been my weakness. I want to overcome shyness and awkwardness to finally feel confident speaking Spanish.

My favorite topics

Books, politics, animals, art, family, movies & tv, travel

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I'd like to enhance my German! I'd like to achieve fluency in...

My favorite topics

Science, philosophy, life in general, open minded politics, culture, religion, and language

Ideal language community partner

Intelligent, kind, open minded, well spoken

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Music, culture, opinions, traveling and et...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I have no idea. Just don't be dry.

My learning goals

Learning a third language to help with my travels would be the best

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Detroit

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Nice and humbl...

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To be perfect

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About my self

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My learning goals

To improve my written and oral French, and help others to...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about anything! Im really into music, reading, film, photography and running.

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who wants to become friends, even english speakers too :)

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 45 Japanese speakers in Detroit 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 Detroit?

In Detroit there are 45 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/los-angeles />Los Angeles, <a href=/learn/japanese/kansas-city />Kansas City, and <a href=/learn/japanese/chesapeake />Chesapeake.

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 45 of them coming from Detroit.