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Learn Korean in Chicago

Learn to actually speak Korean by making friends with native speakers

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Chicago

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English

My favorite topics

Everyday life, family, hobb...

My language exchange partner is

Who speak English well, open-minded, positive and happy person.

My learning goals

To upgrade my english skills and understand the cultural difference. I also wanna make many friends.

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Ideal language community partner

Live in Chicago, Female friend, friendly and kin...

My learning goals

I want to make a friend who lives in Chicago. I want to meet and talk interesting and be a real friend. I was a teacher in Korea. It can help anyone who wants to learn Korean. And I want to talk a lot in English.

My favorite topics

Chicago, music, kpop, drama, redvelvet,

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My learning goals

Learn languages and meet peopl...

My favorite topics

Music, hobbies, life, love :). IG: bsewk

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun interactive respectable

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Chicago

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My favorite topics

Anythin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who wants to exchange language

My learning goals

Conversations that is even serious thing

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Korean speakers in Chicago

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Who are respectfu...

My learning goals

Listen skills for Japanese

My favorite topics

Science anime sea animals

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Chicago

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Japanese

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Portuguese

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My learning goals

I want to be more comfortable with speaking with someone and...

My favorite topics

I love discussion about music, food, and travel.

My language exchange partner is

The perfect tandem buddy would be willing to converse with me about anything and help me learn not only the language but introduce me to the culture as well

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Chicago

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My favorite topics

Daily life, movies, TV show, and food...

Ideal language community partner

Instagram: woody_usa

My learning goals

Can read, write, and speak fluently

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Chicago

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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My learning goals

Improving my English skill

My favorite topics

Movie or culture

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Chicago

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Spanish

My learning goals

Being able to speak spanish at a conversational leve...

My favorite topics

Everything! I love running and basketball. Can talk about traveling, people and events.

Perfect language exchange partner

Energetic, working, knowledgeable, patient

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Chicago

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English

My favorite topics

I like talking about movies...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, kind, funny

My learning goals

I wanna learn English

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My language exchange partner is

부담없이 편안하게 언어 가르쳐 줄 수 있는 사람과 친구가 되고 싶어...

My learning goals

중급정도 실력의 언어를 구사하고 싶어요

My favorite topics

여행이랑 음식에 대해 이야기하는걸 좋아해요

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Chicago

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to learn a lot of languages so that I can one day travel...

My favorite topics

Music, art, language, movies, books, writing, food

Ideal language community partner

Patient, kind-hearted, fun, nice

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Chicago

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

As a beginner, everything my counterpart want...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Good talker and listner

My learning goals

To be fluent

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Chicago

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English

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is funny and enjoys a nice conversation about anything...

My learning goals

Being able to fluently speak, write, and comprehend Korean

My favorite topics

Art, Music, Social Issues, Movies, Games, Culture, Childhood, Travel, Food, Life Experiences

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My learning goals

To be intermediate to fluent...

My favorite topics

Movies, music , travel ,arts

I want a conversation partner who is

Can keep up a diverse conversation and not disappear

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Chicago

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Korean

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French

My favorite topics

le quotidien, l’art, la musique, le cinéma et...

My language exchange partner is

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My learning goals

parler courament le français

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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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Chicago

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Korean

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English

Ideal language community partner

Living in Chicag...

My learning goals

Fluency and having a good friend

My favorite topics

Almost all of topics

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Chicago

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English

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Thai

My learning goals

Speaking conversational tha...

My favorite topics

Children, education, travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Similar age, gender and moms

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Chicago

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

cooking, wiritng, baking, singing, and drawing(though im not...

Perfect language exchange partner

someone open minded and willing to be helpful, that i can also help

My learning goals

learning more korean and maybe another language after

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Chicago

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English

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Some one who can be open minded and who loves their culture...

My learning goals

I want to have a full conversation with people in Korean.

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about movies, culture, tv shows, music, and conversation.

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Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to be able to understand and speak Korean better then...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about life, movies, books, outdoor activities and culture! My hobbies are reading and learning Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is around my age kind, thoughtful, outgoing and smart enough to correct my mistakes.

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Chicago

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Korean

My favorite topics

Literature, Art and culture, movies, relationship, gender study,...

Ideal language community partner

Consistence, respective for different sexual orientations, some interest in common.

My learning goals

Be able to speak some everyday Korean language

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Chicago

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient is a must! Also someone who will understand...

My learning goals

How to carry out a simple conversation easily and learn more vocabulary. I’m planning to visit Korea in March!

My favorite topics

Music, dance, and food are my main interests. But, I also have a passion for long naps

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Chicago

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Korean conversation. And make foreign...

My favorite topics

Music, Dramas, Food, Reading, Writing and I can talk about honestly anything you want to talk about.

Perfect language exchange partner

I want to learn and I will help you, I also want to make friends and I'm a good listener.

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Chicago

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Animals Nature Music Different cultures Kpo...

I want a conversation partner who is

I’d like to talk to someone who is patient in helping me out with Korean. Also, people who are friendly and respectful re my cup of tea.

My learning goals

I want to become better at Korean. I don’t know a lot in it right now, but as I progress in it, I will.

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Chicago

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My language exchange partner is

Somebody willing to share their personal stories or talk about...

My learning goals

I really just want to learn about people's experiences in or outside their culture. Language is a good bonus, though!

My favorite topics

Storytelling, video games, culture, traveling

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Chicago

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My learning goals

C’est juste une passion que j’ai maintenant et qui me pousse...

My favorite topics

Les sujets dont j’aime beaucoup parler sont l’art, la danse classique (ou aussi les danses classiques), les langues en général, les cultures des peuples, la géographie, etc. Je suis prête et ouverte à parler de beaucoup de choses différentes.

Ideal language community partner

Je ne sais pas vraiment car je suis vraiment ouverte à tous.

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Chicago

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Korean

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English

My favorite topics

Food, Culture, General Stor...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Everyone, Similar age

My learning goals

Free talking~~~~

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Chicago

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Perfect language exchange partner

Outgoing person who knows how to keep a conversation goin...

My learning goals

Ameliorate my language skills

My favorite topics

Music, writing, Movies, Emotions

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Chicago

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to improve my Korean a lot more threw this ap...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing stuff about dramas, music, and cultures.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who knows Korean, but some English for communication proposes and likes to talk about stuff from there culture as well as I do. Someone who's fun and likes to learn about other topics

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 735 Korean speakers in Chicago looking to learn Korean 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 Korean language exchange in Chicago?

In Chicago there are 735 members ready to have a Korean language exchange.

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

You can also find a Korean Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/korean/ogden />Ogden, <a href=/learn/korean/columbus />Columbus, and <a href=/learn/korean/palo-alto />Palo Alto.

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 735 of them coming from Chicago.