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Learn Japanese in Istanbul

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I would like to talk about yourself and myself.And I want to...

My language exchange partner is

I hope almost same age partners. But,it isn't big problem.I want to talk with allover the world.

My learning goals

I want to be talk with native speaker without problems.

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Someone who is willing to talk and listen, someone who can help...

My learning goals

I want to shorten my reaction time, maybe learn some words unintentionally and try to correct my minor mistakes. I'm not expecting anyone to teach me whole grammar structures but I want to correct what I already know. I want to learn naturally.

My favorite topics

English Literature, languages, cultural exchange, exercising, learning history, and learning philosophy

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Quiero hablar español en un nivel avanzado. // i want to have...

My favorite topics

vida, medio ambiente, animales, youtube, dibujos animados, culturas, idiomas// i can talk about life, cultures, languages, cartoons, and many more topics

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguien que me ayude a aprender español, alguien a quien puedo ayudar con inglés o turco. Alguien que sea divertido y hablador.// i can help with Turkish and/or English if you want and please practice Spanish with me ^_^

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My favorite topics

I m an English teacher and musician...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly / Cheerful / Funny and likes to travel

My learning goals

To improve my language skills , to explore new cultures , to speak the language fluently , to make practice

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I want a conversation partner who is

I can talk with anyone close to my ag...

My learning goals

I wanna live in Japan and be a Japanese translator so I wanna be really good at it but I’m still really a beginner trying her best

My favorite topics

Youtube, video games, anime, comic books, superheroes, kpop, memes, movies

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My learning goals

I would like to explore new cultures and meet up with new friend...

My favorite topics

I enjoy travelling, sports and learning new languages

My language exchange partner is

I like a person who is talkative, funny and smart

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I'm an English Language teacher. I can help with English. Open...

Ideal language community partner

Open minded people

My learning goals

Achieve nativeness

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Japanese natives or people who is interested in Japanese cultur...

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こんにちは!名前はブルジュです。トルコ出身の26歳で、グラフィックデザイナーです。私は180cm身長と内気ですが誠実な人です。日本語を勉強していますでもまだ上手じゃありません。日本人の友達が欲しいです。気軽にメッセージを送ってくださいね。よろしくお願いします。instagram: burcu_ozt

My favorite topics

Anything

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Learning is enough for m...

My favorite topics

Doesn't matter actually, I have approximate knowledge of many things :)

Perfect language exchange partner

I have no idea

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History, movies, tv shows, game...

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Everyone is fine

My learning goals

Speaking German or French at least a little bit!

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My language exchange partner is

Friendly and open minded. They should be open to different cultures...

My learning goals

To speak fluently. I'm more interested in sayings and idioms.

My favorite topics

Movies, Books and languages

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My learning goals

Visit Japa...

My favorite topics

Any topic as long as the conversation is good going

Ideal language community partner

Just being nice is enough

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My favorite topics

mythology, yoga, literature, linguistics, indie/alternative rock,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Intelectual people who could inform me about any interesting subject

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanish, Greek, and maybe French (yet I have just started practicing lol)

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Divertido, amable y educad...

My learning goals

Me gusta el español, por eso quiero aprender.

My favorite topics

Libros, músicas, viajes y muchas cosas

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My learning goals

I want to learn another country's culture and languages. Especially...

My favorite topics

I love eating another cultures food so I'd appreciate it if you gave me some recipes ^^

I want a conversation partner who is

Talkative and positive people

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My favorite topics

Interested in history, philosophy, politics... healthy life and...

My language exchange partner is

do not hesitate to talk ✌

My learning goals

Going to move to Germany soon. Currently study German and Norwegian let's talk. привет, я туче. Я живу в Стамбуле. Я учу Русский язык. Помоги мне! давай поговорим

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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Ideal language community partner

A learner. Wants to learn and discuss about anything. If possible...

My learning goals

I believe every language has their own character and reflects its people so I want to gain the knowledge of those people's way of seeing life.

My favorite topics

Movies, sport, philosophy and actually all kind of things attracts my interest.

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My learning goals

would like to make friends around the world and practice languages!...

My favorite topics

anime, video games, books, programming, pixelart

Ideal conversation exchange partner

nice and kind

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My favorite topics

Traveling all over the world, i have been in some lovely countries...

Perfect language exchange partner

I want to talk about business language such as Audit, Finance, Accounting, Reporting and some global standarts.

My learning goals

Making practise and improving my speaking

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Respectfu...

My learning goals

To be able to describe everything I can think about or feel about

My favorite topics

Cinema, games, books everything with meaning

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My learning goals

Learn how to talk daily things in Turkish. Recently i learnt...

My favorite topics

Meet new people in turkey and learn Turkish.

My language exchange partner is

I'm an English teacher and I need Turkish lessons.

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cultures, history, movies and series, music, cooking, martial...

Ideal language community partner

anyone funny and talkative

My learning goals

to be able to speak russian & french fluently and to learn ancient greek

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Someone willing to teach and learn who would participate in ...

My learning goals

Acquire more languages , learn from others life experience , having a friend all over the world

My favorite topics

Travelling , cooking, camping , life experience hiking,volunteering etc

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I want to learn new words and improve my speaking skills ...

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Storytelling / Movies / Music / Language / Culture

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Someone who likes to talk , curious about new things and always honest

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reading, hiking, traveling, cultures and traditions, languages,...

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respectful, cheerful, understanding, open-minded, easy going, have sense of humor

My learning goals

I'm here to learn new languages, get to know new friends, share daily activities and have nice conversations. We can talk about any topic. I prefer long-term conversations.

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I’d like to speak with sincere and friendly person...

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Выучить до уровня носителя языка и даже лучше)

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Traveling, education, sport, dogs, horse riding etc.

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To have friends from different-countries-cultures-and if it’s...

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Topic is not important we can talk about everything you want..))

Ideal language community partner

A person who know English and some more languages will be perfect for me

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I can to talk about everything . First of all I wish peaceful...

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Who is talking about everything and who is polite

My learning goals

My goals is improve my knowledge level and language level ☺️ and I want to understand different cultures

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Friendly,kind, helpfull, reliabl...

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Improve speaking english, meet new friend, talk foreign people and learn their culture

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Movies, series, medicine, countries and the new information

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My learning goals

To be able to use Spanish in daily basis. Quiero...

My favorite topics

Traveling, different cultures, cooking

I want a conversation partner who is

I’d like my partner to be talkative and sincere.

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Istanbul, Turkey?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 8,882 Japanese speakers in Istanbul 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 Istanbul?

In Istanbul there are 8,882 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

Are there other locations in Turkey other than Istanbul where I can find a Japanese language exchange partner?

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/isparta />Isparta, <a href=/learn/japanese/manisa />Manisa, and <a href=/learn/japanese/duzce />Duzce.

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 8,882 of them coming from Istanbul.