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Learn Japanese in Oslo

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Kiyoshi

Kiyoshi

Oslo

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Most topics except religion, politics and deat...

My language exchange partner is

Someone relaxed who is into languages

My learning goals

Learning languages and meeting people

Lejla

Lejla

Oslo

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Ideal language community partner

Anyone who seems interested in talking with me!...

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk to more people the more languages I learn! I would love to learn about your country and culture!

My favorite topics

I like to talk about anything but for the love of god, DO NOT ask for my social media when you don’t even know me, and stop starting the convo with “hello how are you?” or “where are you from?” it’s really annoying. thank u

Christina

Christina

Oslo

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Korean

My learning goals

To speak Korean more comfortably and to be as fluent as possible....

My favorite topics

‍♀️⛲️☘️‍♀️ Singing, Anything music!! Songwriting, Producing, Pop, R&B, HipHop, BTS, Ariana Grande, Classical, Fitness and health, Veganism, Books, Meditation and Yoga, Different Cultures

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would love to meet people who want to talk about their passions, goals and aspirations. Challenges and reccomedations are more than welcome✨✨

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Shana

Shana

Oslo

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Foods, movies, arts, travels, sports, books, musics......

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun, motivated people. Don't be too uptight because I'm pretty open-minded.

My learning goals

Pick up some daily French and German sentences. Improve English speaking and writing ability. And meet some interesting people along the way

Torbjørn

Torbjørn

Oslo

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is intelligent, happy and with an eager to learn,...

My learning goals

I want to increase my vocabulary and be a better conversationist in the languages I'm studying. As well as learn native phrases that I can use when I visit foreign countries :)

My favorite topics

I enjoy new experiences, traveling, dancing, playing instruments, adrenaline sports, entrepreneurship, business, science and engineering!

Jeanne

Jeanne

Oslo

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Kurdish (Sorani)

My learning goals

I’d love to practice Norwegian as much as possible ! Thanks :))...

My favorite topics

Hi my name is Jeanne, fra Frankrike ! I'm fond of art and museums... On Sunday's afternoon I like to do some DIY. And I just love to meet new people by knowing their culture and traditions !

My language exchange partner is

I just moved to Oslo so I'm looking for friends who want to learn French, Spanish, Portuguese or even Japanese.

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Cecilia

Cecilia

Oslo

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Ancient Greek

My favorite topics

Music, traveling and immerse myself into new cultures, observe...

Ideal language community partner

Open-minded people, anybody that has the ability to push off limits, have a daring conversation or a completely random chat, I'm interested in traveling and also making friends

My learning goals

Being able to present myself in Japanese. I can offer help with English!  Also Spanish, and nordic languages. 

Cassandra

Cassandra

Oslo

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone that helps me learn more...

My learning goals

That I can have a conversation with someone in the language I’m learning

My favorite topics

Music, traveling, culture, dance to kpop

Huzan

Huzan

Oslo

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My learning goals

Co founder of http://www.speaknorsk.no...

My favorite topics

Programming as a hobby, Books , traveling and business. http://www.speaknorsk.no/

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded, engineers , developers , people like to do new activities and learn new language.

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Isabel

Isabel

Oslo

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Marathi

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My favorite topics

History, culture and free time activitie...

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded person

My learning goals

Learn Spanish and Arabic :)

Nadim

Nadim

Oslo

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My language exchange partner is

Friendly and educated people...

My learning goals

To be able to speak 59 languages.

My favorite topics

Languages, Geography, History, Ancient Civilizations, Astrology, Metaphysics, Theology, Mythology, Astronomy, Divination, Decoding and many other things.

Djamila

Djamila

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My learning goals

I hope to learn new language such as Korean, mandarin and Japanese...

My favorite topics

Food, entertainment and politics

Ideal language community partner

Someone funny

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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"This is my favorite app on my phone, hands down. Within minutes of downloading it, I'd found people to chat with."

Withuran

Withuran

Oslo

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My favorite topics

•Travelling • Ancient History • Football • Food & Cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

We’ll have to find out, don’t we?

My learning goals

• Helping others with my knowledge • Learning and growing in bi-lingual skills

Stian

Stian

Oslo

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Perfect language exchange partner

A person who would like to speak now and then to practice language...

My learning goals

Speak japanese making smal conversations.

My favorite topics

Movies(starwars, vikings, got etc) citylife and culture. Practical problems. Painting

Christian

Christian

Oslo

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My learning goals

Mejorar y perfeccionar, hablar más fluid...

My favorite topics

La vida, el mundo, cosas normales, entrenamiento, medio ambiente.

I want a conversation partner who is

Me gustaría hablar con personas de mi edad. Quiero desarrollar mi español colombiano.

Luna

Luna

Oslo

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My favorite topics

French and English literature, creative writing, poetry, polyglottism...

My language exchange partner is

I’d prefer to talk with somebody with whom I’ll share conversations in the long run. A kind person who can help me speaking French or are willing to engage in some intellectual conversations in Norwegian. I can surely help you with English or Italian.

My learning goals

Fluency in French and C2 native in Norwegian. Deep conversations or interesting debates are the best to learn a language.

Emma Agnethe

Emma Agnethe

Oslo

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Ideal language community partner

Nice, friendly, open and helpful. ...

My learning goals

Be better at writing and talking the languages I’m learning and make new friends in different countries

My favorite topics

Music, movies, video games and books. Language and culture

Mai

Mai

Oslo

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My learning goals

Want to be fluent in Norwegian in one year...

My favorite topics

Cooking, baking, travel and teaching.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I'd like to talk with Norwegian native speakers. Currently I just started learning Norsk at a school, and preferably want to learn/speak bokmål (around Oslo) for not making me confused, even though I LOVE the fact that people abore there own dialect.

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Emil

Emil

Oslo

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My favorite topics

Languages, history, geography, sports and MUSIC. Actually......

Perfect language exchange partner

You. Because whoever you are... you’re amazing, remember that :)

My learning goals

Become fluent in Spanish one day. And also, something random. Anyway.. I’ve been to more concerts than you

Jørgen

Jørgen

Oslo

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who's open-minded, talkative, and ready to improve their...

My learning goals

I'm looking to improve my Spanish with natives who are interested in learning English, French or Norwegian

My favorite topics

Music, politics, news, languages, cultures, travel, volunteering etc.

Morgane

Morgane

Oslo

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My learning goals

Improve my language skills and meet different peopl...

My favorite topics

Languages, books, travels, cinema, sports...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes good conversations

Maja Siobhan

Maja Siobhan

Oslo

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My favorite topics

I'm like art and sports, and I am interested in foreign language...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who can help me or wants my help

My learning goals

• text and talk in other languages • learn language • make foreign friends

Eva

Eva

Oslo

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Talkative,easygoing,friendly...

My learning goals

Able be confident when I talk to foreigners. :)

My favorite topics

Art,fashion,movies,nature,animals,travel experience,funny stories,music

Diana

Diana

Oslo

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Georgian

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Norwegian

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German

My learning goals

Learn Norwegian, Turkish, Arabic and Chinese(mandarin...

My favorite topics

Politics, cultures, languages

Perfect language exchange partner

Open to unconventional personnalities

Celine

Celine

Oslo

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My favorite topics

Veganism/Vegetarianism, cats, sports, travel, PC game...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who doesn't mind talking a lot about random stuff, just to practise

My learning goals

Want to avoid forgetting my languages I learned and mainly practise reading: I speak German (native), English, Italian & Japanese

Karen

Karen

Oslo

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me studying Korean‍♀...

My learning goals

To improve my French and Korean

My favorite topics

런닝맨, Kdrama/Kpop, language and cultures

Niklas

Niklas

Oslo

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My learning goals

Maybe the real learning goals were the friends we made along...

My favorite topics

Movies, tv shows, norse and viking history/culture /language, music, languages, games, general geek stuff.

Ideal language community partner

Interesting people, native speakers of Japanese/German/Icelandic, anyone who is studying Norwegian or have questions about medieval and viking age Scandinavia.

Michael

Michael

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My favorite topics

J'aime les jeux vidéos, les livres et films de science-fiction...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Une personne qui partage mes centres d'intérêt et qui est motivé pour progresser avec moi dans l'apprentissage d'une nouvelle langue

My learning goals

Pouvoir tenir un discours en anglais de façon naturelle, avoir une meilleure compréhension orale.

Francesca

Francesca

Oslo

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Perfect language exchange partner

Nice and talkative peopl...

My learning goals

Someone please help me with Norwegian! I’m currently living in Oslp and I need some help!!Raising my poor skills in Japanese.

My favorite topics

Travels, books, music, random things

Yuta

Yuta

Oslo

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Norwegian

My learning goals

To talk with person in englis...

My favorite topics

I like a trip, sports, and movie. We can share a language and improve it!

I want a conversation partner who is

I want to be fluent to speak English also I am interested in different culture

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Oslo, Norway?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 485 Japanese speakers in Oslo 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 Oslo?

In Oslo there are 485 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

Are there other locations in Norway other than Oslo where I can find a Japanese language exchange partner?

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in Molde, Steinkjer, and Sorum.

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 485 of them coming from Oslo.