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Luca

Luca

Chicago

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My favorite topics

lifestyle and nightout conversiation. Sports and most important......

My language exchange partner is

Young wild and free

My learning goals

Be able to handle first meeting conversation and to understand general topic

Anjelica

Anjelica

Chicago

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English

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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!

Chrissy

Chrissy

Chicago

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Emoji

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Norwegian

My learning goals

Meet some interesting ppl and get to know different culture...

My favorite topics

Dogs and fashion

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open minded and interesting people

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735

Italian speakers in Chicago

Leonardo

Leonardo

Chicago

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My favorite topics

I love to discuss about music, cultural traditions of the population,...

Perfect language exchange partner

An easy going person down for whatever

My learning goals

Improve my vocabolary and my speaking skills

Michela

Michela

Chicago

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I want a conversation partner who is

People who would like to learn something new about Italy and...

My learning goals

Practice in English to reach English fluency

My favorite topics

Chicago, music, films and series, events, travel, food

Michael

Michael

Chicago

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My learning goals

Develop my basic language skills and hopefully meet like-minded...

My favorite topics

English and live in Chicago! I love discovering music and films to help me with my languages. My my recent project was to listen to music by each Spanish-speaking country. So let me know if you have a favorite to share!

My language exchange partner is

Preferably someone with similar interests but most importantly open-minded, friendly and passionate about learning and meeting new people

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John

John

Chicago

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Turkish

My favorite topics

TV, Relationships, Movies, Photography, Piano, Books, Travel,...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone with a good attitude who can help me practice Spanish or Italian while I help you learn English.

My learning goals

Be able to speak confidently and understand responses.

Joe

Joe

Chicago

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Italian

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Portuguese

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Arabic

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and understands that it takes time and...

My learning goals

I want to improve my grasp on fluency in foreign languages, specifically with using nuanced, regular language as well as a formal understanding of grammar and vocabulary. I want to speak as people do on a daily basis, as well as understand.

My favorite topics

Science, engineering, medicine, technology, politics, ethics, debate, languages, culture, going out, relationships

Gabriel

Gabriel

Chicago

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German

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Italian

My learning goals

Improve my language skill...

My favorite topics

Swiming, jogging, reading, working out and meeting new people. IG. @gabe.spindler

Perfect language exchange partner

People who are interested in improving their skills with English and Spanish, also to know more about their cultures and life stories, open minded, fun and kind people

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Kanorha

Kanorha

Chicago

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My favorite topics

Movies, Dance, travel, sport...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone fun to have a nice conversation

My learning goals

Learn French, German and also improve my English

Zhang

Zhang

Chicago

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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My language exchange partner is

Someone lives in Chicago. Because I may go to chicago for master...

My learning goals

Meet some people who can have voice call with me in chinese or English.

My favorite topics

Student,major in law.Just a big boy.Talk to me casually ~ Basketball,big fan to nba,sports,movie and music!A crazy man about shoes...I got more than 30 basketball shoes in my room...lately I am watching tgt,I like cars,too. I'm in Chongqing.你好nihao!

Yan

Yan

Chicago

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Russian

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My learning goals

Learn some language, make some friend...

My favorite topics

Traveling, sports, technology

Ideal language community partner

People who like to have fun, travelling, sports

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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Jason

Jason

Chicago

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Cantonese

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English

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Italian

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Culture, music and sport...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Outgoing and a good listener

My learning goals

Learn about different culture and make friends.

David

David

Chicago

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Tagalog, Filipino

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Tous les gens. A kind and open minded person who is willing to...

My learning goals

Expanding my knowledge and vocabulary in as many languages as possible!

My favorite topics

Food- Movies- World- Traveling-Dancing- Theatre - Vegetarian- Writer. Instagram: @_da.vidd_

Ioana

Ioana

Chicago

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My learning goals

I want to learn as much as possible...

My favorite topics

Psychology,social justice, writing, reading, working with kids, learning about different cultures and languages, travel, poetry, & teaching

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded insightful and funny people ☺️IG:ioanafantaa

Emmanuel

Emmanuel

Chicago

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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.

Lauryn

Lauryn

Chicago

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American Sign Language

Ideal language community partner

Understanding, I will make alot of mistakes so bear with me...

My learning goals

I wish to be fluent in both. My partner is mexican and they soeak spanish so I wish to be able to converse with them. They soeak english as well but more comfortably speak spanish. Also I'm travelling to italy next year and want to be abl to navigate.

My favorite topics

Sports, movies, music, anything really I jusy t need practice.

Josie

Josie

Chicago

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Arabic

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Italian

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Keep up Spanish and learn new languages! Italian,Portuguese,...

My favorite topics

Culture, politics, science, education, conservation, travel.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Likes the outdoors, the arts, owns their own business, self-starter, looking for advice or to share experiences.

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Mario

Mario

Chicago

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My favorite topics

- Animals - Travel - Language learning - Hobbies & professions...

Perfect language exchange partner

- Someone who is willing to dedicate ten to fifteen minutes per day to exchanging and correcting audio messages! Five minutes per day adds up quickly!

My learning goals

- Improved fluency in Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. - New friends & travel suggestions!

Ava

Ava

Chicago

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I want a conversation partner who is

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.

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.

Jessica

Jessica

Chicago

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My learning goals

Being able to understand the language and to express myself in...

My favorite topics

Travels, movies, coffee, beach, emotionally talk. I'd really like to meet people and friends from all over the world.

My language exchange partner is

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.

David

David

Chicago

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My favorite topics

Life Ambitions, Traveling, Foo...

Ideal language community partner

Adventurous and Open-minded

My learning goals

Learn a different language and meet people

Arina

Arina

Chicago

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English

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Romanian

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Korean

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Portuguese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone serious about languages onl...

My learning goals

Having more courage to just speak/write

My favorite topics

Food, filmmaking, k-dramas, languages, cultures, music

Lynn

Lynn

Chicago

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Norwegian

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Hummmmm I believe such is life and life is very short., as long as he got good heart and caring God fearing person

Miguel

Miguel

Chicago

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Polish

My favorite topics

I enjoy writing poems and short stories. Other hobbies: music,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Passionate people who'd love to have a stimulating chat. Especially anyone with interest in learning more about spanish :)

My learning goals

Improve my language skills, while helping others.

Alexis

Alexis

Chicago

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Italian

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient and knows multiple language...

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently and hold a casual conversation

My favorite topics

Architecture, animals, art, design

Kevin

Kevin

Chicago

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Vietnamese

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Thai

My learning goals

I don’t have a language learning goal for now, but I do want...

My favorite topics

Anything

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who's open minded, laid back, and has cool style~

Norma

Norma

Chicago

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Italian

My favorite topics

Art, Business, Philosophy, Entrepreneurs...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

a creative individual who is passionate, resourceful and ambitious.

My learning goals

how to do business with people all over the world

Zain

Zain

Chicago

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English

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Arabic

Perfect language exchange partner

Extrovert Friendly Geeky Outgoing Adventurou...

My learning goals

Learn spanish Arabic

My favorite topics

Food Movies Music Tvshows

Emily

Emily

Chicago

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My learning goals

learn so much my brain explodes...

My favorite topics

happy flowers trees life love laugh

I want a conversation partner who is

people interested in similar things

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

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

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

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

You can also find a Italian Tandem partner in Clermont, San Diego, and Chandler.

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.