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Learn Japanese in Los Angeles

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M.

Los Angeles

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Japanese

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Animals, Traveling, Foreign cuisine, Language learning, TV serie...

My language exchange partner is

Those who can keep in touch with me.

My learning goals

Communicating with others using the target language without a dictionary!

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C.

Los Angeles

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Japanese

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English

Ideal language community partner

Friendly,respect each other,fun I want to make some friends in...

My learning goals

Improve speaking level,and I want to learn business English and basic Chinese !

My favorite topics

Movie,sports,cooking,culture,travel

K.

K.

Los Angeles

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My learning goals

I want to be able to hear native English, also enjoy to speak...

My favorite topics

I want to study English. I like travel and food and nature ! Also, I love cat

Ideal conversation exchange partner

If somebody want to study Japanese, I can teach you☺️ I want to practice with native English speaker.

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S.

Los Angeles

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English

My favorite topics

English, Japanese, Dance, Food...

Perfect language exchange partner

Dance, Food, ...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak English

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Japanese speakers in Los Angeles

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K.

Los Angeles

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I want a conversation partner who is

少し日本語が話せる方 日本が好きな...

My learning goals

メキシコに半年間います、現地の人達と仲良くなって日常会話で困らないようになりたい!

My favorite topics

soy barista! Me gustan los tacos!

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A.

Los Angeles

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English

My learning goals

日常会話及び、to talk fluentl...

My favorite topics

旅行travel、aimation comic、博物館巡りmuseum、料理cooking

My language exchange partner is

時間の空いているとき軽く会話できるひと,talking and chatting with me easily.

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H.

Los Angeles

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English

My favorite topics

I like fashion, beauty and health. I love singing, dancing, and...

Ideal language community partner

Kindness & funny

My learning goals

I wanna be natural English speaker!

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A.

Los Angeles

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Thai

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Wants to learn together and help each other...

My learning goals

Let's chat together or have a call!

My favorite topics

I've been to more than 50 countries. I'm especially interested in sports, chess, hiking, language exchange, local food

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M.

Los Angeles

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English

My learning goals

To speak English fluently. I want to say what I think immediately....

My favorite topics

Is anyone in Los Angels? Hello! My hobby is eating, watching movie, listening to music.

Perfect language exchange partner

Outgoing, kind person.

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M.

Los Angeles

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Talk about things we’ve done this year and last year....

I want a conversation partner who is

Peps that want to learn and that want to hangout and practice.

My learning goals

I want to learn the basics and get to the point where I can be conversational in Spanish. Also would like to have conversational skills in Japanese and Korean.

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M.

Los Angeles

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Someone with similar interests...

My learning goals

Casual conversation in French

My favorite topics

Tech, startups, venture capital

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J.

Los Angeles

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German

My learning goals

make friends,at same time improve foreign leve...

My favorite topics

basketball, communication,

Ideal language community partner

interesting people, honesty friend

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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A.

Los Angeles

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My favorite topics

Singing anime songs, Rock Song, Rap songs. Learning new language....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

curious ,talkative ,Open mindedおしゃべりのが最高,質問好きちょうど,何を言っても怒らない。

My learning goals

Study, work.勉強、就職。

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K.

Los Angeles

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Perfect language exchange partner

people who speaks English. and who wants to study Japanse. I'd...

My learning goals

My favorite topics

I'm interested in studying English

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M.

Los Angeles

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My learning goals

Should be able to speak and rea...

My favorite topics

Anime, culture, traveling, music, k pop, One ok Rock

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded, friendly. I may not me available frequently in this app. Sorry

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L.

Los Angeles

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English

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My favorite topics

video games, cartoons, anime, K-POP, art, music, cosplay, fashion,...

My language exchange partner is

helpful, encouraging, understanding, and close to my age!

My learning goals

i want to practice with quick sentence building and kanji as well as my japanese conversation

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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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Y.

Los Angeles

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English

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Thai

Ideal language community partner

Easy going, fun, happ...

My learning goals

I want to be able to communicate with my family and friends when I visit or contact them

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about general interests such as food, hobbies. Etc

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S.

Los Angeles

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Arabic

My learning goals

Interested in languages plus learning about new countries and...

My favorite topics

Exploring, Technology, Movies/TV Series, Sports, Music, Videogames, Traveling, Reading, History, Countries, Cultures, Food, and almost anything else.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Respectful and polite.

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C.

Los Angeles

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English

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Khmer

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I watch a lot of tv shows and movies in my spare time, and love...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who’s patient enough to correct me on my inevitable sub-par linguistic skills? Probably someone who doesn’t mind putting up with my terrible jokes and puns.

My learning goals

Learning how to speak the language, for one. Also, it’d help a lot if I could get accustomed to the language alphabet.

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R.

Los Angeles

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is kind and patient and easy to talk to. Maybe someone...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak Japanese fluently and learn more of Japanese and Korean cultural references.

My favorite topics

Any! I like talking about culture and people’s interests and lives.

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N.

Los Angeles

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Japanese

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English

My learning goals

英語を使ってグローバルに動きた...

My favorite topics

日常会話

My language exchange partner is

まだわからない

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L.

Los Angeles

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Japanese

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English

My favorite topics

日常会話、ストーリー、いろいろなことを喋りたい...

Ideal language community partner

英語を教えるのがすごく上手な方

My learning goals

ネイティブスピーカー並み

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K.

Los Angeles

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

真面目に語学を学ぼうとしている...

My learning goals

スムーズに他言語を話すことができる

My favorite topics

お互いの国について

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H.

Los Angeles

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Japanese

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English

My learning goals

speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

sports, especially Track & Field

Perfect language exchange partner

Friedly, Kind

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S.

Los Angeles

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American Sign Language

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Language learning, anime, books, violin, piano, guitar, art,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind. Patient. Fun. Interesting.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in many languages...I wish to develop better confidence and new friends around the world! Thank you!

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H.

Los Angeles

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

I hope to talk to someone that is patient and can adapt to my...

My learning goals

I want to improve my Japanese. I haven’t had much chance to study lately so Im not confident in speaking or anything anymore.

My favorite topics

Talk to me about: Japan, study abroad, animals or anything else really. Any conversation is welcome. 何でもいいんです!話しましょう!

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N.

Los Angeles

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Emoji

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My learning goals

I would like to listen to music or watch Japanese shows without...

My favorite topics

I’d love to learn about you or your most interesting stories in Japanese

Ideal language community partner

I would like to start speaking in katakana or hiragana, my kanji is not excellent.

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K.

Los Angeles

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My favorite topics

English,Korean;) hello I’m Kiko . I just moved Los Angeles with...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

真面目な人できちんと英語や韓国語の勉強をお互いに教えてくれる人。韓国語の読み書きはできます。英語の日常会話は大丈夫です。I have over 200 student completed over 750 instructional lessons , and also the passed JLPT n1 test.

My learning goals

スキルアップ、英会話、日常会話。日本語講師歴があるので、日本語を教えることができます。please teach me English or Korean , I will teach you Japanese :) thank you

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M.

Los Angeles

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Perfect language exchange partner

I'd like to talk with people interested in learning and teaching....

My learning goals

I want to be able to have a conversation completely in Japanese. I'm far from that at the moment but hope to reach that goal someday.

My favorite topics

I like watching movies, sports (playing too), and listen to music.

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W.

Los Angeles

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My learning goals

Make friends, culture exchange...

My favorite topics

Lifestyle, food, travel, hiking, fashion, cats, and horror movies.

I want a conversation partner who is

Respect each other, friendly, helpful, and easygoing people.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 989 Japanese speakers in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles?

In Los Angeles there are 989 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/new-orleans />New Orleans, <a href=/learn/japanese/cleveland />Cleveland, and <a href=/learn/japanese/bowling-green />Bowling Green.

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 989 of them coming from Los Angeles.