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Learn Japanese in Durham

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Durham

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Japanese

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English

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning languages and different cultures, photography...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is interested in and accepting of other cultures and different view points, someone who is studying Japanese

My learning goals

Find someone to learn languages together

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Durham

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Ideal language community partner

明るくて、言語学習が好きな人。Someone really wants to improve language skills....

My learning goals

とりあえず、英語が上手になりたい。

My favorite topics

友達みたいに日常生活や趣味とかについて話したい。

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Durham

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Get more comfortable with trying and making mistakes, improving...

My favorite topics

Photography, movies, music, cooking, drinking, traveling, edgy comedy, psychology, pop culture, dancing, computers and technology, style, art, architecture... absolutely anything and everything.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open-minded, looking to be close friends as well as language partners.

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Durham

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Anime, manga, or anything related to Japanese culture...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who's laid back, willing to work with me, and has a good humor.

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak Japanese someone fluently.

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Japanese speakers in Durham

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Durham

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Japanese male who wishes to practice their English while...

My learning goals

Pronunciation correction, natural speech expressions, difference between formal and casual speech

My favorite topics

History, culture, music

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A.

Durham

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

...

My favorite topics

Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Muay Thai, and Schutzhund

My language exchange partner is

People interested in technology and combat sports

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S.

Durham

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Pets, especially dogs Education Family Nature and the outdoors Music...

Ideal language community partner

Someone friendly and relaxed who just wants to practice chatting in different languages.

My learning goals

Improve my language fluency and learn speak and write more conversationally.

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J.

Durham

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open-minded and talkive .I’m interested in religion ,culture...

My learning goals

IELTs 7.5 /Exploring the world without language barriers /Having the ability to be an English volunteer teacher and teach English in some disadvantaged countries.

My favorite topics

Practicing my English for a master study programme in Durham university .I want to find a long-term language exchange partner who want to improve his/her Chinese.I am a huge Harry Potter fana traveller and a LGBTQ supporter

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Z.

Durham

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Cantonese

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Russian

My learning goals

Oh,I like making friends and talking with people from all over...

My favorite topics

Culture,Music,psychology,photography,basketball, traveling,etc.

Perfect language exchange partner

kind and friendly,willing to share his or her feelings and opinions.No matter where you come from,I am really enjoying talking with u!嘿,我很肯定我们将会有一段美好的时光!

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Durham

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Cantonese

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English

My favorite topics

Culture . People . Foods. Hobbies . Trave...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice . Personality is well. More like ask me questions

My learning goals

I will to make some friends and language exchange

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Durham

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

Respectable, understanding, and patient peopl...

My learning goals

Just learning to conversate

My favorite topics

Basketball, music, religion

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K.

Durham

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Italian

My learning goals

Learn how to have a conversation in Italian , French & German...

My favorite topics

I love to talk about other cultures, Movies , Sports .

Ideal language community partner

Everyone who want to learn my native language

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Durham

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French

My favorite topics

marketing,animals,study abroad,travelling,cookin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

i hope you are a native english/french speaker and you would like to improve your chinese skills and learn more about chinese cultures. hope you are patient and friendly:)

My learning goals

improve language skills by talking with native speaker

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G.

Durham

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Jemand der Englisch oder Spanisch gern sprechen würde im Austausch...

My learning goals

Meine Kommunikationsfähigkeit auf Deutsch zu verbessern

My favorite topics

Psychologie, Sociale Fähigkeiten, Reisen, Sprache, Geschichte, Religion.

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J.

Durham

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English

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German

My learning goals

Fluency in German, French, Spanis...

My favorite topics

The arts, music especially World events

I want a conversation partner who is

Calmly engaged, steadfast

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M.

Durham

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

Music|Food|Movies|Yoga|Travelin...

My language exchange partner is

Open minded and friendly

My learning goals

Just wanna know more about different cultures and and hopefully make friends along the way

Grace

Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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G.

Durham

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Ideal language community partner

Native French speakers from France, sense of humor, likes travel,...

My learning goals

Improve French listening and speaking skills. I'd like to learn more about all things French.

My favorite topics

Travel, books, language, music! TV series, politics, reading, movies, food, French, English, cultural exchange, universities, humor, guitar, bands, podcasts, literature,...

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Durham

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French

My learning goals

I want to learn the colloquialisms of various languages, how...

My favorite topics

Almost anything, but especially popular culture (music, television and film, etc.), food, travel, and literature.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who’s nice and has a good sense of humor.

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Durham

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My favorite topics

Education, Sociology, Psychology, Language, Linguistic, Culture,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Tell me British culture in terms of formal and informal communication as a local person, feel free to correct me when I make some language mistakes, have interests or a little understanding of China

My learning goals

Improve communication ability with local people, get a better understanding of British culture and custom, find someone with the similar research area / interests as mine

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K.

Durham

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

An upbeat optimist that is comical and energetic...

My learning goals

Understand how to read and interpret Spanish and meet friends across the world!...IG: momiles_5

My favorite topics

Anything about animals, racial inequality, and traveling...and anything deemed fun!

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Durham

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Turkish

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Russian

My learning goals

I aim to practice Russian to improve it...

My favorite topics

Cinema, travelling, music and literature

My language exchange partner is

Native Russian who can speak English

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Durham

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Italian

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My favorite topics

I love discussing about astronomy topics and that is because...

Ideal language community partner

I just want to improve my English speaking fluency and a person whose aim is the same would be perfect. A person that also wants to share some experience and learn something about different culture habits, is the right person!

My learning goals

I'm quite good in writing but I strongly need to improve my speaking skills! I got grammar rules but I just need to speak a lot to get more fluency!!

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A.

Durham

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who has similar interests and is kind...

My learning goals

Fluency in german, confident conversations in french and italian

My favorite topics

Music/musik/musique/musica, religion/religione, philosophy/philosophie/philosophie/filosofia, politics/politik/politique/politica, art/kunst/art/arte, culture/kultur/culture/cultura

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Durham

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English

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My learning goals

I’m close to being fluent, but I need to be able to understand...

My favorite topics

I like to talk about everything! Life, family, books, culture, food.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone fun and who likes to laugh! I can’t talk to someone who can’t hold a conversation. And someone respectful. I didn’t come to Tandem to find a boyfriend.

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R.

Durham

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English

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French

My favorite topics

I like to discuss music, films, tv shows, books I would love...

I want a conversation partner who is

I would love someone who is aged 16-20 and wants to make a new friend, so we can help each other with learning new languages ☺️

My learning goals

I would like to learn about current terms and phrases used and be more fluent!

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D.

Durham

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English

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My language exchange partner is

apasionado, de mente abierta y paciente hah...

My learning goals

Become more comfortable in conversation and expand my vocabulary

My favorite topics

1) Comida 2) Experiencia de vida 3) filosofía

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Durham

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Japanese

My learning goals

去日本...

My favorite topics

漫画 衣服 化妆品

Ideal language community partner

爱看漫画 爱打扮 爱化妆

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Durham

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Food/drink, traveling, music, nature, sport...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Likes to have fun while learning - I love to laugh

My learning goals

To be able to actually use other languages, even if very simply at first

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Durham

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English

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Perfect language exchange partner

I think my perfect tandem partner would be someone who is flexible...

My learning goals

I would like to become as close to fluent as possible. In terms of motivation, I love to travel and most of the places that I want to travel to speak French or Spanish. Therefore, I want to learn those languages well so I can communicate while I travel.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing history, politics, music, art, sports, food, and traveling. Generally, I am interested in seeing how other people see the world!

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Durham

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My learning goals

To at least be able to speak any language fluently, but to also...

My favorite topics

Music, food, art, and movies, video games

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone, i would like to meet new people

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 110 Japanese speakers in Durham 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 Durham?

In Durham there are 110 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/minneapolis />Minneapolis, <a href=/learn/japanese/philadelphia />Philadelphia, and <a href=/learn/japanese/new-orleans />New Orleans.

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 110 of them coming from Durham.