| Native language : |
Vietnamese
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| Studied language : |
Chinese (Mandarin),
English
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Hello guys, I'm a Vietnamese girl and an extremely introvert. Im 21 years old and I have left one year for graduating. Im majoring in Chinese language and Im here to practice English and Chinese. Hope to learn more new things and make friends with people around the world.
Persian
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| Studied language : |
German
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Hi. I am Mehrdad from Frankfurt. I am 43 yrs old and im a Persian native, i can speak C1 level English and i would like to learn German. I am at A2 level at the moment but i would like to practice with a partner to make it to B1 or B2 level
| Native language : |
English
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| Studied language : |
Arabic
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I can help you with British English. I have a clear accent, so I'm easy to understand.
I'm learning Egyptian Arabic and I only want to learn the Egyptian dialect.
I'd like to practice with someone who is patient and happy to correct my pronunciation and help me learn natural everyday Egyptian Arabic. I'm especially interested in practising real conversation and speaking naturally.
I can help you with English pronunciation, grammar etc.
I enjoy languages, books, nature, music, creativity, well-being.
| Native language : |
Russian
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PolishHello,
My name is Екатерина and I live in in Russia.
I am looking for a language exchange partner to study Polish and English.
I'd be happy to help you to learn Russian in exchange.
| Native language : |
Korean
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English
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If Korean particles have ever seemed illogical, the problem may not be the particles themselves. It may be the way we have learned to look at them.
English tends to train learners to expect a fairly stable sentence path. Word order carries much of the work of showing who does what to whom, so one main starting point tends to remain stable as the sentence unfolds.
Korean is different. Word order is more flexible, and particles help show how a person, thing, or idea is placed within a relation. But there is an even more important point: Korean often does not need a particle at all.
In real conversation, particles are often left out. A noun and a verb can already carry enough meaning. A speaker does not always separate a noun first, mark it with a particle, and then build the sentence around it. Sometimes the whole situation is expressed first as one connected action or change of state. A particle becomes especially useful when the context gives the speaker a reason to separate one part of that whole and make it a new point from which the sentence is organized.
This changes the questions we should ask.
Instead of asking only, “What does 은/는 mean?” or “What does 이/가 mean?”, we can also ask:
Why did the speaker use a particle here?
What part of the whole relation was separated out?
Why did that part become a new center for the sentence?
Did another center arise inside an existing relation?
Seen this way, Korean particles are not simply labels attached to nouns. They can show that one part of a relation has been separated and given a new role as a center.
A person can stand directly at the center of an action or state. The same person can also step back from that direct position and place the self before another person as someone that person can look at and respond to. The person has not become two. The same person is simply being placed differently within the relation.
This matters in Korean because a sentence does not always have to keep one fixed center from beginning to end. One center can be set again, or another can arise within an existing relation, without increasing the number of people or things involved.
That is why 은/는 and 이/가 are difficult to understand through “topic” and “subject” alone. Those labels describe part of what we see, but they do not fully explain how a center is formed, shifted, or derived from another center.
This is more than a grammatical curiosity.
In a society where people are repeatedly judged by how they place themselves before others, there can be a real difference between placing oneself strongly at the center and presenting oneself in a way that allows another person to view the self from their own position.
Korean’s highly developed honorific system, its sensitivity to age and status, and its long history of relational etiquette make this difficult to ignore. Confucian tradition did not create Korean particles, but it may have helped strengthen certain ways of relating over a long period of time. The important historical question is not whether culture invented grammar, but which ways of relating were repeatedly reinforced.
Once these questions become visible, Korean particles stop looking like arbitrary exceptions to be memorized. A relational coordinate system begins to appear.
And there is no need to understand all of this before speaking Korean. Real Korean conversation is much more forgiving than many learners expect. Particles can often be left out, and a few clear nouns and verbs can already carry meaning. Communication comes first. The deeper structure can reveal itself naturally as we talk.
| Native language : |
Chinese (Mandarin),
Chinese (Taiwanese)
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| Studied language : |
Japanese,
Chinese (Cantonese)
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Hello,
My name is merlin and I live in in Taiwan.
I am looking for a language exchange partner to study Japanese and Chinese (Cantonese).
I'd be happy to help you to learn Chinese (Mandarin) and Chinese (Taiwanese) in exchange.
I can also speak English fluently.
| Native language : |
Japanese
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| Studied language : |
Indonesian,
Filipino (Tagalog),
Vietnamese,
Chinese (Mandarin),
English
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日本人です。ベトナム語、インドネシア語、英語など勉強したいのでよかったら教えてください。よろしくお願いします
| Native language : |
Russian
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Hey, Kat, Ekaterina, as you wish. From Siberia.
Theater artist and digital artist, studying cultural studies, all types of art, if you want to discuss anything from the Divine Comedy to The Devil May Cry, this is about me, mass and ethnography are all here, I also love cute stereotypes, black humor, dogs, arthouse, literature, games and much more, without harm to your integrity!
| Native language : |
Chinese (Mandarin)
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| Studied language : |
English
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Hi! I'm Long from Vietnam and Chinese is my native language. I'm looking to improve my English and meet new friends. I'd also love to chat with Chinese speakers and learn more about everyday life and culture. I enjoy making friends, soccer, and basketball. Feel free to message me!
| Native language : |
Chinese (Mandarin)
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| Studied language : |
English
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Hi! I'm Long from Vietnam and Chinese is my native language. I'm looking to improve my English and meet new friends. I'd also love to chat with Chinese speakers and learn more about everyday life and culture. I enjoy making friends, soccer, and basketball. Feel free to message me!
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Hola. Estoy buscando mejorar la conversación en japonés. Dos veces por semana, mínimo. Estoy estudiando para el N4.
También me interesa hablar con gente en francés que recién estoy empezando.
Bonjour. Je cherche à améliorer ma conversation en japonais, au minimum deux fois par semaine. J’étudie actuellement pour le niveau N4.
Je suis également intéressée par parler avec des personnes en français, car je viens de commencer à l’apprendre.
Hello. I am looking to improve my Japanese conversation skills at least twice a week. I am currently studying for the N4 level.
I am also interested in speaking with people in French, as I have just started learning it.
Italian
| Native language : |
Arabic
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| Studied language : |
French,
Vietnamese,
English
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Taking life one coffee at a time… because adulting without caffeine is a dangerous sport.
English teacher
📍Hcmc
| Native language : |
Spanish
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| Studied language : |
English
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Hola! Soy Clara y estoy estudiando ingles. Me gustaría poder practicarlo aquí para poder dominarlo mejor. Hablo español así que si hay alguien interesado en practicarlo no tendría problema en ayudarlo.
Hello! I'm Clara and I'm studying English. I wish I could practice it here so I can master it better. I speak Spanish so if there is someone interested in practicing it, I would have no problem helping them.
Hindi
Sindhi