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Yan

Yan

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My favorite topics

Traveling, sports, technology...

My language exchange partner is

People who like to have fun, travelling, sports

My learning goals

Learn some language, make some friends

Zhang

Zhang

Chicago

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Ideal language community partner

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!

Chrissy

Chrissy

Chicago

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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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Meimei

Meimei

Chicago

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My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Be able to speak some everyday Korean language

Jason

Jason

Chicago

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I want a conversation partner who is

Outgoing and a good listene...

My learning goals

Learn about different culture and make friends.

My favorite topics

Culture, music and sports

Hute

Hute

Chicago

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My learning goals

Just want to know more peopl...

My favorite topics

Culture, Languages, Food, Cooking and Happiness

My language exchange partner is

Kind, Friendly and Talkative

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Laura

Laura

Chicago

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My favorite topics

Anything that’s related to culture, music, movie, and nature...

Ideal language community partner

Seeking for some friends who are friendly and inspiring!

My learning goals

My goal is to make friends and hopefully we can learn stuff from each other. if I can improve my communications skill here and fix my pronunciation in Japanese that will be awesome :)

Yue

Yue

Chicago

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

with patience、kind and humor. And anyone who can help me to learn...

My learning goals

Fluent speaker in English, learning more languages

My favorite topics

travel, video games, foods(gourmet), singing, movie, culture

Zhoucheng

Zhoucheng

Chicago

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My learning goals

Know more about people, culture. Learn some cool stuf...

My favorite topics

Dance, technology, movie, culture, food

Perfect language exchange partner

Open-minded, chilled, curiosity

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Tshering

Tshering

Chicago

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My favorite topics

#travel #language #art #design #history #culture #architectur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly I guess? Lol

My learning goals

Idk

Zichen

Zichen

Chicago

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My language exchange partner is

Patient, easy to talk t...

My learning goals

Be able to make simple conversations

My favorite topics

Food, animals, movies, TV shows, nature, national parks

Jasper

Jasper

Chicago

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My learning goals

出国,工...

My favorite topics

美食,旅游,学习,人文,电影,生活,书

Ideal language community partner

阳光,开朗,友善

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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My favorite topics

traveling,NBA emmm... and try something ne...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

easy going, talkative and friendly

My learning goals

improve my English and make friends haha

Ted

Ted

Chicago

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Perfect language exchange partner

I would like share with u the funny things in travel...

My learning goals

I like travel and photography hope can know so many friends from different country

My favorite topics

culture,food , travel, movie ,love

Timur

Timur

Chicago

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My learning goals

Fluent Japanese speakin...

My favorite topics

Music, sports, movies, dogs

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind, outgoing, friendly

Micheal

Micheal

Chicago

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Lif...

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Christian friends

My learning goals

Making the kingdom of God

Change

Change

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Ideal language community partner

Friendly, good looking, down to earth and adventurous...

My learning goals

To be able to communicate and understand with others

My favorite topics

Learning process

guqingxi

guqingxi

Chicago

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My learning goals

I hope I could get a better English skills and make some good...

My favorite topics

I like singing,traveling and doing sports, such as snowboarding,skiing,playing tennis,swimming and playing badminton.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I am an outgoing person and I would like to talk with the person who is outgoing,funny and active as well.

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Bonbon

Bonbon

Chicago

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My favorite topics

Food, art, fashion, music, and drin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice and friendly

My learning goals

Easy communications

Green

Green

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理性,温和,耐心,轻...

My learning goals

开心就好

My favorite topics

历史,文化,习俗,日常,文学,地理,哲学,法律,娱乐……

Celeste

Celeste

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My learning goals

German B1 Level, speak fluently...

My favorite topics

Philosophy, Music, Movie, Travel, Jokes.

My language exchange partner is

Easy-going, funny, intelligent

Gheg

Gheg

Chicago

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My favorite topics

I like all topic...

Ideal language community partner

Anybody.

My learning goals

To learn so much in one day.

Manrui

Manrui

Chicago

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person who is interested in other cultures and languages, and...

My learning goals

I want to learn some Germany , as I plan to apply for some exchange academic program there

My favorite topics

Art , music , social and healthcare policy, politics , movies , traveling experiences

Andrew

Andrew

Chicago

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My learning goals

Learn till no one can tell if I'm a native speaker or no...

My favorite topics

Great things in Chicago. Cultural things of US. Stand-up comedy, movies, music, philosophy

Perfect language exchange partner

A person who can teach me Engrish :-p

Chi

Chi

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My favorite topics

Anything. I'm really outgoing person, love to chat with people...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nothing specifically

My learning goals

Can communication with the local

Richard

Richard

Chicago

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English speaker,Chinese learne...

My learning goals

fluent in English communication

My favorite topics

Practicing English, Teaching Mandarin, Making Friends

wei

wei

Chicago

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My learning goals

communicatio...

My favorite topics

music,food,culture

Ideal language community partner

open people,can talk a lot,kind

Yuncheng

Yuncheng

Chicago

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My favorite topics

电影 旅游 钢琴 篮球 足球 dota...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

和自己三观相近的女生

My learning goals

变成native speaker

Colin

Colin

Chicago

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who makes our exchange balance...

My learning goals

Improve my listening and speaking skills

My favorite topics

Music, linguistics, current events, science/mathematics, psychology

charles

charles

Chicago

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My learning goals

Not much except, just for helping other...

My favorite topics

Swimming, hiking, traveling, doing ditness

I want a conversation partner who is

Native English speaker, anyone who wanna practice Chinese

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

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

In Chicago there are 735 members ready to have a Chinese (Simplified) language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Chicago where I can find a Chinese (Simplified) language exchange partner?

You can also find a Chinese (Simplified) Tandem partner in Phoenix, Tacoma, and Knoxville.

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.