Learn German in Chicago
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German
Chicago
Brandon
Chicago
NEWSPEAKS
English
French
German
LEARNS
Afrikaans
Arabic
Hindi
My favorite topics
Exploring the World and Learning Languages! ✈️, Political Science...
My language exchange partner is
Someone who loves the world, loves exploring, and someone who is open to all kinds of new people and experiences
My learning goals
Hope to learn more of the other languages I'm learning, and would love to help others with their English and French!
Rachel
Chicago
SPEAKS
English
German
French
LEARNS
Korean
Spanish
Yiddish
Ideal language community partner
Someone funny, kind, easy to talk to, and who enjoys learning...
My learning goals
I want to improve my fluency in Korean (I believe I would classify myself as intermediate-low as I’m not a complete beginner).
My favorite topics
Music, books, history, and everyday life.
Find more than
735
German speakers in Chicago
Ava
Chicago
1SPEAKS
French
English
Haitian Creole
LEARNS
Korean
Japanese
German
My favorite topics
Les sujets dont j’aime beaucoup parler sont l’art, la danse classique...
Perfect language exchange partner
Je ne sais pas vraiment car je suis vraiment ouverte à tous.
My learning goals
C’est juste une passion que j’ai maintenant et qui me pousse à apprendre les mots et phrases dans une autre langue que la mienne à laquelle j’ai un fort intérêt.
Miguel
Chicago
1SPEAKS
Spanish
Emoji
English
LEARNS
French
German
Polish
My learning goals
Improve my language skills, while helping others...
My favorite topics
I enjoy writing poems and short stories. Other hobbies: music, science, learning other cultures, politics.
My language exchange partner is
Passionate people who'd love to have a stimulating chat. Especially anyone with interest in learning more about spanish :)
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Fafe
Chicago
1SPEAKS
Spanish
English
Emoji
LEARNS
German
Dutch
Finnish
My favorite topics
Languages, travel, photography, technology, green energies, biomaterials,...
Ideal language community partner
I'd love to talk to someone who loves to travel, interested in learning not only about a language but culture and other topics. (To everyone basically) Feel free to talk!
My learning goals
Practice different languages and learn about other cultures.
Connect with learners around the world
Join a global community
Learn what matters to you
Have fun, engaging conversations
Michael
Chicago
29SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Spanish
French
Portuguese
My favorite topics
English and live in Chicago! I love discovering music and films...
I want a conversation partner who is
Preferably someone with similar interests but most importantly open-minded, friendly and passionate about learning and meeting new people
My learning goals
Develop my basic language skills and hopefully meet like-minded people along the way. I want to do something small each day to keep up my languages, even if every day isn't the same
Lynn
Chicago
SPEAKS
English
Finnish
Luxembourgish
LEARNS
French
Korean
Norwegian
My language exchange partner is
Hummmmm I believe such is life and life is very short., as long...
My learning goals
To be with the right channel
My favorite topics
Like talking about adventure and movies and vacation conversation how it was interesting
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Diego
Chicago
5SPEAKS
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Korean
French
German
My learning goals
I really just want to learn about people's experiences in or...
My favorite topics
Storytelling, video games, culture, traveling
I want a conversation partner who is
Somebody willing to share their personal stories or talk about social issues with lots of sass! (Well maybe... up to you.)
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Emmanuel
Chicago
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
French
Spanish
German
My favorite topics
School, psychology, philosophy, books, music, food, culture,...
My language exchange partner is
My perfect Tandem partner will share interest in topics that I am interested in.
My learning goals
Learn more vocabulary and also learn more about other cultures.
Anjelica
Chicago
SPEAKS
English
Tagalog, Filipino
Spanish
LEARNS
Korean
Italian
Japanese
Ideal language community partner
My perfect tandem buddy would be someone I'd learn alot from...
My learning goals
I would like to learn a new language and make a friend
My favorite topics
I enjoy talking about architecture, video games, travel/cultures, anime, and honestly anything!
Darwin Gustavo Ruiz
Chicago
6SPEAKS
English
Spanish
LEARNS
French
Portuguese
German
My learning goals
Practice and perfect the language. Make some friends...
My favorite topics
Music, movies, travel, sports, photography, games, professional development, mentoring.
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Smart and funny people.
Jessica
Chicago
NEWSPEAKS
Spanish
English
LEARNS
French
Italian
German
My favorite topics
Travels, movies, coffee, beach, emotionally talk. I'd really...
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who also speaks in English so we can understand each other and learn our primary languages so it can be easier to communicate. I'm not asking to respond right away, I can't do it either.
My learning goals
Being able to understand the language and to express myself in another country. Also, to be able to read texts that were originally written in another language.
suji
Chicago
SPEAKS
English
Spanish
LEARNS
German
Korean
Japanese
My learning goals
Learn more colloquial language and make friends! I also want...
My favorite topics
Makeup, fashion, cartoon, anime, music, games, Pokémon, drawing
My language exchange partner is
Someone who is interested in teaching me things about their culture! If people do cultural dances, that’d be great too!
Michael
Chicago
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Spanish
German
French
My favorite topics
Music, travel, food, languages, natur...
Ideal language community partner
My perfect tandem buddy would be someone with a good sense of humor who shares my interests and loves to chat!
My learning goals
I am passionate about languages! My goal is to learn as many as I can!
Megan
Chicago
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
Spanish
Welsh
Ideal conversation exchange partner
The perfect buddy is understanding and non-judgmental...
My learning goals
I want to improve my fluency in Spanish and Chinese.
My favorite topics
I like discussing foreign languages, art, movies, and politics.
Tolgahan
Chicago
1SPEAKS
Turkish
English
LEARNS
Spanish
French
Portuguese
My favorite topics
Education(Languages, Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology etc.) Technology(VR,...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Curious about language learning Buddy who introduce own culture Buddy talking about technology Curious about social sciences Buddy who doesn't use bad words
My learning goals
Very very good speak English Learn different cultures Speak and enjoy in my interests
Looking for an online language exchange partner in Chicago, United States?
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you know how many Tandem members are available for German language exchange in Chicago?
In Chicago there are 735 members ready to have a German language exchange.
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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.