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Learn Japanese in Seattle

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I’m interested in lots of variety as much as we can talk each...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can stimulate me, or who can teach me brand new information as well as what you’re major in

My learning goals

To be a fluent speaker and be a good impression to my life

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Ideal language community partner

Interesting and kind people who help me learn their language...

My learning goals

I'd love to make some friends through language learning and improve my skills!

My favorite topics

I love language learning, videogames, urbanism, music and culture. I like learning new things!

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My learning goals

Speaking English fluentl...

My favorite topics

Food, culture, movie, sports, economics

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Talkative, kind, person loving japan

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My favorite topics

Sports, technology, games, and anything about academic...

Perfect language exchange partner

Laid back, thoughtful, willing to make connections

My learning goals

I've been living in the U.S. for a while, and want to improve my conversation skills

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is fun and polite...

My learning goals

I wanna be super fluent in English!!

My favorite topics

I'm curious to learn something new. I'm always looking for good food, passionate people to talk with, good movies and music.

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My learning goals

I want to talk my self mor...

My favorite topics

English, Accounting, Baseball, pool, bowring

My language exchange partner is

Teaching English kindly

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Seattle

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My favorite topics

Literature, Movies, Anime, Social causes, food (pasta lover)...

Ideal language community partner

Someone kind and friendly who I can build a beautiful friendship

My learning goals

Practice English and learn some French and Russian

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Seattle

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone that is willing to talk to me. My line of communication...

My learning goals

Language skills in German, Italian, Japanese and Polish. I am also here to make friends with you all and meet new people.

My favorite topics

I'm a cellist, I compose and make some independent films. I'm passionate about helping people and to connect with you all on a deeper level.

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My learning goals

Being able to maintain a consistent conversation and help connect...

My favorite topics

Technology, animals, art, traveling, music, games, movies!

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone and everyone! I look forward to learning and help teach :)

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Seattle

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My favorite topics

Sport, Tv Series, Travel, dog, snowboardin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Easygoing, caring, kind, patient

My learning goals

Be able to hold a conversation

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Everynya...

My learning goals

Talk to people

My favorite topics

Anime, sci-fi, programming

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Seattle

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My learning goals

Improve at speaking different languages and understanding natives...

My favorite topics

Technology, sports, games, movies, television, comics

Ideal language community partner

Funny and motivating

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Seattle

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My favorite topics

Law, movies, social justice technology, fitness, adventure...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone adventurous, funny, and patient. I’d love to meet some day or get a group of people together for a yearly adventure!

My learning goals

Conversational ability and help someone be conversational. Im a practicing attorney in intellectual property law and love discussing space and sci fi.

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Seattle

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Perfect language exchange partner

Funny and coo...

My learning goals

Talk in English fluently and make new friends

My favorite topics

Movie, TV series, reading and making coffee

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My learning goals

Para los idiomas que conozco, poder conversar y no sólo leer....

My favorite topics

La religión, la inteligencia artificial, la lingüística, el correr, el violonchelo

I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien nativo del idioma o que sepa enseñar aspectos del idioma. O personas que quieran aprender del inglés, español o la traducción.

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Seattle

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My favorite topics

Home, life, work, movies, musi...

My language exchange partner is

Willing to exchange Mandarin/English messages. Also want to practice Japanese

My learning goals

Everyday proficiency (reading, speaking, writing) in Mandarin chinese

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Ideal language community partner

Someone that's open to helping a super beginner and can also...

My learning goals

I wanna learn more Korean for my trip to Seoul.

My favorite topics

I like Japanese rock music and Korean hip hop and rnb. I like playing soccer and weightlifting. I'm a biology major :)

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My learning goals

Speak English fluently...

My favorite topics

Favorite artist: Taylor Swift, Aimyon I love exercise, reading and talking with others!!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

English native speaker who want to practice Japanese.

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My favorite topics

Cars, sports, history, music, racing, drifting but overall pretty...

Perfect language exchange partner

An open person that would talk about almost anything

My learning goals

To learn Japanese to the point where I would be able to travel to Japan and get around without translation tools in the phone. Studied German in high school and would also like to learn some more German.

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I want a conversation partner who is

friendly, kind, helpful when I make mistakes...

My learning goals

improve my french and korean , learn basic japanese

My favorite topics

food nature travel ✈️

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My learning goals

I hope to learn a bit but also make friends who enjoy learning...

My favorite topics

Movies, Art, Games, Music, Languages

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who is interested in making friends.

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My favorite topics

Travel, Books, Movies/Series and Technolog...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who can help me learn their language :)

My learning goals

Want to speak, read and write new languages

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Seattle

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone who enjoys talking, likes studying, is accepting of LGBT+,...

My learning goals

To become fluent in all 16 languages I study

My favorite topics

Studying, Kpop, LGBT+, learning about different languages and cultures.

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Seattle

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Enjoy talkin...

My favorite topics

soccer,music,culture,and anything interesting

Perfect language exchange partner

Everyone,I don't care

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My favorite topics

My hobbies include camping, backpacking, traveling, swimming,...

I want a conversation partner who is

I'm willing to help anyone learn English, but I hope that my language exchange partner would be patient with me while I learn their language! I hope we can make this a good experience and learn a lot about each other and our respective cultures.

My learning goals

I would like to improve my Spanish speaking ability, since it's a lot worse than my reading and writing abilities. I would also like to learn Korean, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese, but I haven't started learning those yet, so I'm a complete beginner​.

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People who are interested in other cultures! ...

My learning goals

Fluency in Spanish. Next language after Spanish-Italian!

My favorite topics

travel, food, history,

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My learning goals

Je veux améliorer mon françai...

My favorite topics

Voyage, histoire, culture, science, cuisiner, cinéma, cyclisme

Ideal language community partner

Tout le monde

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My favorite topics

existance, love, vegan, korea, spanish, panama. instagram & kakao:...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone near me or would like to practice korean / spanish or english, chinese, japanese

My learning goals

strengthen my foreign languages & help others

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Seattle

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Perfect language exchange partner

someone patient and willing to help me and is adamant about learning...

My learning goals

i want to become fluent in a few different languages so i can communicate with different kinds of people

My favorite topics

kpop, math and some other educational things, book recommendations

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Seattle

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My learning goals

Being able to carry on a conversatio...

My favorite topics

Regain my already-rusty Japanese capability

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Japanese speakers or someone with intermediate to high level off fluency in Japanese

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 357 Japanese speakers in Seattle 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 Seattle?

In Seattle there are 357 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/chesapeake />Chesapeake, <a href=/learn/japanese/allentown />Allentown, and <a href=/learn/japanese/miami-beach />Miami Beach.

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 357 of them coming from Seattle.