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Learn Japanese in Madison

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My language exchange partner is

I would love to talk to everyone.I want to hear about culture and history. I love discussing which language learning methods have been effective. I want to hear your passion.

My learning goals

Please respect it when I ask to not speak English. It's unfair to refuse to spend time in your language also. Those who refuse will be blocked without warning.

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A serious language partner :) ...

My learning goals

I would like to improve my Japanese speaking and also become able to speak Korean. 日本語の会話力を達成していつか韓国語を話せるようになりたいです。일본어의 호화 능력을달성하고 언젠가 한국어를 할 수있게되고 싶습니다.

My favorite topics

Japanese, Korean, Linguistics, Psychology 日本語、韓国語、言語学、心理学 일본어, 한국, 언어학, 심리학

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My learning goals

Being able to learn korean and Japanese for natural and effective...

My favorite topics

Anime Food Books Movies Music

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone’s who’s chill and looking for a friend.

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My favorite topics

Anything about food, music, movies, science, and engineering...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is open minded, kind, considerate, and humorous.

My learning goals

I want to be able to help out as many people while maximizing all the resources here.

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People who can help me learn something new every day....

My learning goals

I would like to be able to pass the JLPT, and work toward speaking fluently. I’d also like to be a polyglot at some point!

My favorite topics

I really enjoy learning things, I like playing video games like Final Fantasy XIV

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My learning goals

Practice English a lot to speak like a native speaker someda...

My favorite topics

旅游Traveling 食物Food 运动 Sports 新冠Coronavirus 未来规划 Future Plans

My language exchange partner is

Share funny things in daily life, Talk about plans and objectives, Help each other to improve language skills日常沟通一些生活中发生的有趣的值得分享的事情,讨论彼此的计划和目标,互相教彼此擅长的语言一起学习进步

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Viagens, trabalho, estilo de vida, au pair, Rotary, comida,...

Ideal language community partner

Pessoas que falem inglês ou alemão. People who speak English or German. Menschen, die Englisch oder Deutsch sprechen.

My learning goals

Obter fluência no inglês, treinar, aprender novas palavras e gírias. Get fluency in English, train, learn new words and slang. Englisch fließend sprechen, trainieren, neue Wörter und Slang lernen.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Personas que están haciendo cosas creativas o cosas para hacer...

My learning goals

Feel comfortable having conversations in Spanish. Yo quiero sentirme cómodo hablando en español.

My favorite topics

Cultura, viajar, historia, comida, política, cine, naturaleza

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My learning goals

To get out of the basics and have some rudimentary conversational...

My favorite topics

Cooking, international politics, history, video games, anime, and interesting cultural tidbits

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone willing to get out of they comfort zone that is patient, has a lot of learning, and with varied interests so we'll always have things to talk about

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Just ask! I am happy to talk about anything too! / ¡Solo pregunta!...

I want a conversation partner who is

Patience and understanding is helpful. / La paciencia y la comprensión son útiles

My learning goals

Necesito mejorar mi escucha: los mensajes de audio con texto son perfectos! (Nacido y criado en los Estados Unidos - Tengo un acento americano no regional)

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My language exchange partner is

Relatively responsive and similar interest...

My learning goals

Business fluency in german, moving to Munich soon

My favorite topics

Movies, board games, travel, food, sports

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Madison

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My learning goals

Become able to understand languag...

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Travel, politics, history, sports, food, technology, science fiction, movies

Ideal language community partner

Young, outgoing, friendly

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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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Me encanta la cultura española, aprender de la gente q me rodea...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguien q sea amable, gracioso, y con buen rollo

My learning goals

Better speaking abilities

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Madison

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who listens to Kpop and likes science. Watching anime...

My learning goals

To be able to speak Korean.

My favorite topics

Anime, manga, Kpop, history, science, art, and food.

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Madison

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My learning goals

I want to learn at least 5 languages...

My favorite topics

I love discussing about music because I'm passionate about that topic and it's my future career.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is kind, funny, and understanding.

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Madison

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My favorite topics

Travel Food Social Injustice Hobbies Musi...

My language exchange partner is

My perfect partner will help me communicate more efficiently in another language.

My learning goals

To become fluent in every language I would like to learn

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Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who knows their language at a high level, especially...

My learning goals

Conversational ability in several languages (German, Italian, Dutch, French for now).

My favorite topics

Music (opera, jazz, pop, history), sports, politics

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My learning goals

Be proficient in Deutsch and English...

My favorite topics

Science Learing Language Christianity

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Who can help me to improve my Deutsch or English, or would like to learn Korean. I'd like to learn American/German cultures as well. I'm following my Ph.D degree in science, so I'm more than happy to talk about some nerdy scientific topics.

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Videogames, science, and miscellaneous stuf...

Perfect language exchange partner

Somebody patient and chill

My learning goals

Just to learn how to say more words and to speak more fluently since my knowledge is extremely limited

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Someone who has patience, understand different cultures, willing...

My learning goals

I definitely want to be fluent!

My favorite topics

Culture, language, hobbies, foooood!!

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My learning goals

The ability to communicate in simple terms...

My favorite topics

History, language learning, books, writing.

My language exchange partner is

Chill, low pressure, patient, good conversationalist.

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I can talk about pretty much anything:...

Ideal language community partner

Kind, easy going, humorous, likes music :)

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation:)

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Madison

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who speaks Italian and English, is friendly, and can...

My learning goals

I’m in an introductory Italian course right now so I am hoping for someone to help me study Italian. I would also like to learn more about life in Italy. I am studying abroad next year and I hope to visit Italy at some point.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, movies, novels, culture, traveling, politics, college, and many other things!

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My learning goals

Keeo up my French and Latin, learn conversational Spanis...

My favorite topics

News, history, movies, tv

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone to chat with, probably most often not real time

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Dreams, goals, and aspiration...

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Someone who might also be looking to practice Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanish

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My language exchange partner is

Nice and fun would be cool :) I can talk a lot sometimes, hopefully...

My learning goals

To learn German! French, Italian, and Greek would be amazing to learn as well

My favorite topics

Music! I LOVE LOOOVE rock, alt rock, indie.....etc. I could talk about it forever. Movies, creating aaaallllll kinds of art, Football....(fútbol too!) Outer Space, Traveling, Fashion, Humor....etc. etc.

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I want to learn better Englis...

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Anything that’s fun and interesting

Ideal language community partner

Nice people and kind people

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My favorite topics

Games, Other Languages, Linguistics, a little of everything...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone willing to correct everything and anything, and be patient with my bad french.

My learning goals

To become independent in french. To be able to think in it and talk, without translating from English first.

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Madison

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Arabic

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, smart, very patient...

My learning goals

Honestly, not sure. I'm just hoping to learn whatever I can!

My favorite topics

History, Current Events, Politics, culture, religion.

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My learning goals

I'm losing my French ever since I left France Aidez-moi!...

My favorite topics

Movies, food, cities, whatever I'm reading lately

I want a conversation partner who is

French speakers who want to improve their English. Must be LGBT-friendly ️‍

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 109 Japanese speakers in Madison 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 Madison?

In Madison there are 109 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/queens />Queens, <a href=/learn/japanese/akron />Akron, and <a href=/learn/japanese/cincinnati />Cincinnati.

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 109 of them coming from Madison.