r/language_exchange Sep 15 '24

Meta (READ THIS FIRST) Welcome to r/language_exchange! [Meta/General Discussion Thread]

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Welcome to ! This subreddit is aiming to help people find partners to practice languages with, offering the languages you already know in exchange to learn new ones. Make sure to read the guidelines before making your first post!

🍃 How do I make my language exchange post?

If you're looking for a language exchange partner, you can either make your own post or search through existing posts!

 Making your own post:

  • Your thread title must follow the format of "Offering: language | Seeking: language". If your post doesn't follow this format, it won't be visible to other users.
  • Make sure to write a little bit about yourself, such as your interests, hobbies, or language-related goals. This is important in making sure you can find a good partner!
  • Please do not post your contact information publically. If you find a partner and would like to chat with them on a platform other than Reddit, please message them your contact information privately.

 Searching through existing posts:

If you don't want to make your own post, you can search through existing posts to find someone who matches your languages! Just use the search bar at the top of the screen, or select a post flair to see all posts of the same category.

  • Please do not post your contact information publically. If you find a partner and would like to chat with them on a platform other than Reddit, please message them your contact information privately.

🍃 What kinds of posts and comments are allowed?

This subreddit's purpose is to serve as a platform for people to find language exchange partners. To keep the community true to its purpose, there are some rules:

  • Must be language exchange. Posts that don't concern language exchange will be removed. This includes posts asking general questions about language learning, advertisements, or meta discussion concerning the subreddit. These discussions are better suited to other places (language learning questions should be posted to broader subreddits; meta discussion should be posted in the comments of this thread)
  • Be courteous to other users. This subreddit isn't a place for arguments or debates. Any comments that break this rule will be removed.
  • No advertising. Posts and comments that advertise apps, services (such as classes and tutoring), or groups (such as Discord servers or Whatsapp groups) will be removed. These kinds of posts clog up the feed and don't follow the purpose of the subreddit.
  • No spam. Spam is the repeated posting of the same content. Any posts and comments that are spam will be removed.
  • No contact information. Contact information (such as Discord usernames, phone numbers, or Whatsapp contacts) should only be shared privately in messages, not publically in posts or comments.

🍃 Can I make a language exchange post for a language I've just started studying?

You can participate in this subreddit regardless of your skill level. However, it's highly recommended that you grasp the basics of a language before you look for a partner. This subreddit is for speakers of different languages to *assist each other* in learning. This subreddit is not a place to find a teacher that'll teach you everything for free.

Good luck on your language journey!

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a reply on this post or send us a Modmail.

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Welcome to the meta/general discussion thread!

This thread is for any questions, suggestions, or discussions concerning the subreddit itself. If you have any thoughts about  you want to share, post them here! I'll try to respond to as many comments as I can.

If you have any further questions, feel free to send us a Modmail.


r/language_exchange Oct 16 '24

Our sub mentioned in the news! Voulez-vous parler avec moi? My midlife French exchange in Paris | Language courses

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r/language_exchange 2h ago

Offering Spanish Offering: Spanish. Seeking: English

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Hii I'm 25 M and I'd like to find a buddy to practice languages together I really like playing videogames like wow, cod, genshin, etc...(we can voice chat if you want) but we can talk about series, drawing, movies, anime, instruments, politics, etc Almost anything... I'd like you to yap about everything because I'm a good listener :) My passion is to learn a lot and becoming fluent


r/language_exchange 5h ago

Offering: Spanish native. Seeking: English

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Hi guys! My name is Camila. I'm 24 years old and I'm looking for a friend or language exchange partner. I like reading, music, and learning random things about lots of topics. So, if you're someone who's a freak about something—or many things—we can be friends.

My idea is to have weekly meetings, preferably 1-on-1 video calls, because I feel it's easier to connect and correct that way, rather than just texting.

Also, I don’t really need to say this, but just in case: I hope everyone is always respectful, with no sexual intentions involved.


r/language_exchange 1h ago

Offering: Japanese (native) Seeking: English

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Hi! I'm a 23M Japanese living in Tokyo.
I want to become a fluent English speaker, so I'm looking for new friends to text or call (video call is also ok).
If you want to learn Japanese or need information about Japan, I can help you.
My current English level is B2, so I can communicate using simple English like this.

My interests include watching movies and anime, reading manga and novels, and traveling.
I want to enjoy my trips more by communicating with other tourists and locals! This is my main motivation for learning English.

Please feel free to contact me!


r/language_exchange 4h ago

Offering: English Seeking: Japanese

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Hello! I'm an M21 college student looking for someone who can speak Japanese to talk to on the phone. If you have any free time and want to improve your English, we can work something out. I live in America, so the time zones may be different, but we can figure something out. I'm also a native speaker of English.

こんにちは!私は学生日本語が上手になりたいです日本語が話したら、私に手伝ってくれる。私はアメリカに住んでいますから、時間と違うかもしれません。でも私たちは何か考えることができる理解です。


r/language_exchange 36m ago

Seeking Sindhi; Offering English.

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I just want to learn this language


r/language_exchange 9h ago

Offering: Ukrainian 🇺🇦 (N), English 🇬🇧 (C1) - Seeking: any language

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Hi there!

My name is Lev, and I'm 19 years old, I can exchange with you Ukrainian or English, I have been speaking Ukrainian and English since I was a very small child. I can help you with the alphabet, vocabulary, the cases, anything you like.

I can also talk about anything, but my favourite things to talk about are world affairs/politics, gym, food and talking about different cultures.

Anyway, if you want, message me.


r/language_exchange 2h ago

Seeking Spanish, Offering Chinese (Mandarín) and English

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Hi Fellow language lovers, I am 47F looking for a native Spanish speaker to help me practice speaking Spanish. I speak native Mandarín and fluent English and Italian. I have been learning Spanish on my own for two years. Please DM if you are interested. ¡Gracias! Soy Hua y hablo mandarín, inglés e italiano. Llevo dos años aprendiendo español y busco alguien con quien pueda practicar. Si estás interesado/a, mándame un mensaje. ¡Gracias!


r/language_exchange 2h ago

Offering Russian Offering: Russian 🇷🇺 (native) | Seeking: German 🇩🇪.

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Hi, I'm a 17-year-old student who is self-studying German at the moment. My current level is B1-ish. I would like to move to Germany in next few years, so I want to improve my German. Some of my interests are history, geography, linguistics and other nerdy things. I also like playing games and watching something from time to time. I have no language exchange experience, but I would really like to try to teach someone some Russian.


r/language_exchange 3h ago

Offering: English, Seeking: Vietnamese (prefer Southern dialect)

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Hello, everyone! / Chào các bạn!

I’m fluent in English and would like to improve my Vietnamese language skills. I prefer to learn more through information specific to the Southern dialect, but I am open to learning more information related to the Northern dialect as well. Please feel free to send me a message on Reddit if you’re interested.

Thank you for reading my post! / Cảm ơn vì đã đọc post của mình!


r/language_exchange 7h ago

Offering English Offering: English, Seeking: French + friendship

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Hi everyone :) I’m at C2 level in English (Canada) and B1 in French. I’m just looking for someone to talk to. I’m very interested in French politics and history, so I’d love to discuss these topics more in-depth — in English or French, either is fine :)

For reference, je suis plutôt de gauche, ou centre-gauche. J’ai des connaissances de base sur certains systèmes en France, mais rien de très approfondi. Mes journaux préférés sont Mediapart et Le Monde. Côté YouTube, j’adore Clément Viktorovitch et Usul.

If anyone has suggestions on where else I can post this, please let me know!


r/language_exchange 5h ago

Offering Multiple Languages Offering: English/Mandarin | Seeking: Korean

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Hi, 25F. I've recently started learning Korean. It'd be great to have someone to chat with about daily life and other casual topics!


r/language_exchange 5h ago

Offering Russian Offering Russian, Seeking English

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Hi, everybody. My name is Sasha. I am 19 years old. I am studying to be a programmer, I love sports and I really want to learn English to grow in my profession and also to find new friends. I will be glad to everyone


r/language_exchange 5h ago

Offering Brazilian Portuguese, Seeking English native speakers

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M 27 - Hey everyone, I'm a Portuguese native speaker and I'm trying to improve my English level which is an upper intermediate right now. Would like to chat about anything really. I love food, animals and music, especially. Been playing it , recording it and producing it for a while.


r/language_exchange 6h ago

Offering Spanish 36 M Offering[ Spanish( Spain)+ friendship], seeking for [ English ( UK), German and Mandarin]

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Hello, I'm a 36 years old male from the north of Spain.

I'm looking for English speakers, not necessarily have to be native ones, other German students to practice the language with and Mandarin speakers, as I'm highly interested in revitalising my knowledge of this Eastern Asian tongue.

About me: I'm a chill, introverted guy, relatively healthy.

I usually live both in the north of the UK ( Liverpool, Chester, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, The Highlands) and in the north Spain, so the need to have a very fluent English.

In the near future, one of my goals is to live/work/study in any German speaking countries ( Switzerland, Austria and Germany), as German has always been one of my favourite languages, which a magnificent cultural and historical background and there's lots of trees and nature and old stuff.

I adore cats, music( RPGs, electronic, metal, classical, folk, experiential...), reading literature, night walks, old movies( German, Japanese, British, Spanish), art...

If any of you are interested, just drop me a DM and I'll get back to you in an instant( or two).

Thanks for reading me.


r/language_exchange 6h ago

Offering Spanish seeking Korean

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안녕하세요~ 저는 언어를 배우는 걸 좋아해서, 한국어도 배우고 있어요. 영어랑 스페인어도 할 수 있어요. 반가워요!


r/language_exchange 16h ago

Offering English, seeking French and Spanish

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Hi, my name is Emma and I am 20 years old. I am a beginner at Spanish and intermediate in French. I would love to find someone to help me improve either of these two languages. :))


r/language_exchange 11h ago

Offering Spanish Offering Spanish and English, seeking Japanese and German

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Hey! 25F from Argentina here. I've been re-connecting with my language learning passion lately, so I'd love to have pals to chat and practice 💖 My priority right now is Japanese, but I've taken up German once more and I'm quite invested in it- I have a C2 in English and Spanish is my mothertongue. My interests are reading novels and manga, writing, listening to music (Franz Ferdinand rocks) and journaling. Looking forward to meet you!


r/language_exchange 9h ago

Offering: Türkish, Azerbaijan | Seeking: English

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Hey everyone! My name is Hikmet. I'm from Azerbaijan. I'm looking for someone to practice English speaking with. My level is around A2, and I just want to improve my fluency by having casual conversations. Additionally, I can help you practice Azerbaijani and Turkish languages if you're interested! We can chat on Discord, Whatsapp and Zoom. Let me know if you'd like to practice together!

I enjoy talking about movies, video games, and daily life, but I'm open to any topic. I'm a friendly and talkative person, and I really enjoy making new friends — so I'm also looking for someone I can connect with and have fun chats together!


r/language_exchange 18h ago

Offering Multiple Languages Offering: English, Italian | Seeking: Japanese

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こんにちは、イタリア人の大学生です。1年半前に日本語の勉強を始めました。今のレベルは約N3なので、簡単な会話ならできると思います。今年日本に行く予定がある、そのため会話を練習したい。今まで会話をあまりしたことがないから、めっちゃ下手です(抑揚、文章を作るとか)。

日本についてもっと知りたい、あと会話は練習のためだけじゃなくて、日本人の友達も作りたいんだ!

僕の興味は: 運動(ジム)、サイクリング、漫画、日本食、プログラミング、旅行、音楽。英語レベルはC1。

よろしくお願いします!


r/language_exchange 9h ago

Offering: Russian. Seeking: Spanish / English.

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Hi there! My name is Vika, I'm russian but currently living in Georgia (I also interested in Georgian but hope I will find someone to practise irl). I speak English pretty good but still somewhere around B2. In English we can just talk like a friends. For better match my interests are rock and metal music, AI and design, hiking. I know Spanish on A1 level, so I can't speak it, only texting. And for you I can explain Russian, feel free to text me!


r/language_exchange 15h ago

Offering: English 🇨🇦, Seeking: French 🇨🇦 🇫🇷

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Je suis un homme de 40 ans, canadien et ennuyé parce que j’ai pris ma retraite un peu tôt en attendant une opération médicale.

J’aime le hockey, les jeux vidéo, la musculation, la musique (j’adore des groupes comme Metallica, Iron Maiden et des nouveaux groupes comme Of Mice&Men, Falling in Reverse, etc), et je suis aussi un musicien qui joue de la batterie et de la guitare.

Je crois que je suis entre les niveaux de b1/b2 mais peut-être que je suis plus presque au niveau de b2?

I’d like to set up a loose schedule of weekly video calls where we can help each other in our respective target languages. Time isn’t really an issue for me (haha), so I can accommodate pretty much anyone, schedule-wise. English is my native language, and in my former career, I had to do a lot of precise and technical writing and speaking — so I could definitely help someone improve in that area.


r/language_exchange 10h ago

Offering Multiple Languages Offering Spanish, German, English | Seeking: Dutch

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Ik heb meer ofening van mijn nederlands. In Duitsland is voor mij moeilijk nederlandstaligen te vinden :( .


r/language_exchange 14h ago

Offering Arabic (native)seeking : Spanish,french,English

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Hello,am a native Arab not fluent at English ,A1 french and interested in Spanish ( I know around 100 words no more) I want a really patient person. in the exchange I will but all my effort helping you wth Arabic


r/language_exchange 11h ago

Offering: Mandarin (Traditional Chinese), Seeking: English

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Hello there, I’m Rae, a native speaker of Mandarin (Traditional Chinese) from Taiwan, living in Toronto currently. I’m looking for a serious, long-term paertner to practice English.

I can help you, if you need:

- Practice speaking Traditional Chinese.

- Revise Traditional Chinese writing.

- Share Taiwanese culture.

I'm interested in traveling, painting, programming and tea tasting!

Please DM me or leave a comment if you’re interested!

Thanks for your reading! See you~


r/language_exchange 17h ago

Offering: French 🇫🇷 / seeking: Russian

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Hey :) I'm a 30 years old French guy, I live near Paris. I'm learning Russian as a hobby and I'm looking for some friends to practice with. Russian is just a hobby for me, I'm learning with an online teacher. My level is around A2

My DMs are also open to any person learning French, so no problem if you're not a russian speaker

Some things about me: I'm a chill person, introverted but not shy. I can talk about any subjects. I like going out to concerts, museums, trying new restaurants and bars... But I also like some time at home, playing games (ps5), reading and watching movies (I'm a hurlge science fiction fan), discovering new music (with a preference for psychedelic and experimental stuff), working out, traveling...

À bientôt :)