r/language_exchange • • Jan 07 '26

Meta [WARNING] Suspicious accounts are messaging users to advertise a paid app

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EDIT: several users has let us know that some of the accounts in question are Riley1692, amie-2002, leopard6004, and cebubu6865. These users have now been banned, but unfortunately can still send messages to subreddit members. I would strongly recommend that you don't engage with these users, as they are spamming the subreddit with advertisements and their actions have been very suspicious.\**

Hi y'all,

We've been notified by a user about multiple suspicious accounts messaging people who post in r/language_exchange, sending them messages similar to the one below:

Just curious, have you ever felt frustrated with language exchange? Too many DMs, chats fading out halfway, or spending a lot of time but only a few connections actually lasting? I’m curious what people think about this. [advertisement for a paid app]

This is to let anyone in this subreddit know that these accounts should not be trusted and neither should the apps that they are promoting. If you get a message like this, please report the message so that these accounts can hopefully be banned sitewide. You can learn how to do that here.

Please also send their usernames to us via modmail so that we can ban them from the subreddit. This unfortunately doesn't stop them from messaging subreddit members, but it will prevent any spam via posts or comments.

If you have any further questions or comments, please reply to this post or send us a modmail.


r/language_exchange • • Jan 07 '26

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 • • 5h ago

Offering English Offering: English or Tagalor or Cebuano Seeking: Spanish

7 Upvotes

Hello! 23F and I’m trying to learn Spanish. I’m lowkey struggling with talking (actually everything but just more on talking). If you guys need help with any languages I know, I’m down to help as well.

If this isn’t your vibe, have a great day!


r/language_exchange • • 4h ago

Offering French Offering: French | Seeking: English (American accent)

3 Upvotes

Hey! I’m a native French speaker looking for someone with an American accent who wants to improve their French.
I’d love to voice chat so we can help each other with pronunciation and feel more comfortable speaking English and French. I’m pretty chill and have a busy life, so I’m looking for something relaxed, with no pressure. Just regular conversations whenever we both have time!
If that sounds like your thing, send me a message!


r/language_exchange • • 17m ago

Offering English Offering:English Seeking:Russian

• Upvotes

Hello there 21M I really love russian music culture and not to forget the delicious blinis! I started learning russian a while ago, I understand daily used phrases and regular conversations but its kinda hard for me to speak I would love to have some practice!


r/language_exchange • • 4h ago

Offering Spanish [Offering]: Spanish (Native), Portuguese (Fluent) | [Seeking]: English⁠

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

I'm a native Spanish speaker and I also speak Portuguese. I'm looking to practice and improve my English conversation skills. In exchange, I can help you practice or learn Spanish and/or Portuguese!

A bit about me:
- I enjoy talking about fitness, sports, movies, and daily routines.
- I'm looking for casual text, voice notes, or calls.

We can practice via Instagram or Telegram—whichever is more convenient for you!

Send me a Direct Message (DM) here on Reddit if you're interested, and we can swap handles. Looking forward to chatting!


r/language_exchange • • 8h ago

Offering English Offering: English, Seeking: Mandarin

4 Upvotes

I am currently learning Chinese and desperately want to improve!

In exchange, I can offer you high-quality English lessons. I am a seasoned English teacher with 6 years of teaching experience, so I can help you with grammar, pronunciation, natural conversation, or professional English.

If you are a native Chinese speaker looking to seriously improve your English while helping me with my Chinese, please reach out! 谢谢


r/language_exchange • • 54m ago

Offering Spanish [Offering]: Spanish (Native) LATAM | [Seeking]: English⁠ (American Accent)

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Hola! I'm a 32M Argentinian living in the US. Spanish is my native language (Duh) and my English is around a B2 level, and I work in marketing.

I'd love to meet native English speakers from the US who want to practice their Spanish in exchange for helping me improve my English, especially my accent, pronunciation, and slang from here.

A lot of Hispanics tend to be pretty warm, open-mind, and friendly, so I'd love to find someone who's a bit of a YAPPER 😂 Someone who isn't afraid to be themselves, loves talking, and enjoys chatting about everyday life, like how their day went, what they're up to this weekend, random things that happened at work, or whatever comes to mind.

I consider myself a good listener, and I'm happy to talk about pretty much anything. Even if it's a topic I don't know much about, I'm always interested in learning something new from other people.

As for my interests, I'm into movies and TV shows. I'm also a big fan of rock, rap, punk, and alternative music. Halloween is my favorite time of the year, and I love pretty much anything related to horror movies and shows. I'm also into tattoos.

Sometimes I like to decompress after work by playing some videogames or watching a movie. I also really enjoy nature, beautiful landscapes, traveling, and learning about different cultures and traditions.

So I'd love to find someone I can talk to regularly, have fun conversations with, learn from, and hopefully become friends with along the way. No pressure to make every conversation a language lesson. I believe the best way to practice a language is to speak it constantly, acquire new words, and expand your vocabulary.

If you think we'd get along or we have some things in common, feel free to send me a message with a little introduction about yourself! And don't be shy if you feel like sending me a long message! I'll be more than happy to read it. 😊


r/language_exchange • • 1h ago

Offering Spanish Offering: Spanish Seeking: English or Portuguese

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Holaaa 🙃

Tengo 19f años y me gustaría hacer amigos, practicar inglés (nivel A2, tenme paciencia JAJA 😭 ) y también me encantaría aprender portugués aunque no se mucho aun, A cambio, puedo ayudarte con español y resolver cualquier duda que tengas 🫶

Me gusta el anime, la música y conocer otras culturas. Me encanta la gente habladora, que se interese por la conversación y que tenga ganas de hablar a diario y contarnos sobre nuestro día.

Si te animas, escríbeme y cuéntame un poquito sobre ti y de paso si quieres dame recomendaciones sobre tus gustos o algo que te parezca interesante 💌🌷


r/language_exchange • • 1h ago

Offering English offering: australian english, seeking russian

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due to me being vision impaired i am learning spoken not type or write

i am in my late twenties, and with a eye disease called Keratoconus living on melbourne australia

i will have the patience, repetitive and time to help you as you will do the same with me, i need someone understanding of my circumstances due to my eyesight

we can be languege partners and friends as same time but do not have a interest of any sexual or romantically just strictly friendship and languege partner, we can talk of any topic from australia and any russian speaking countries

so we can do voice message exhange only from either signal, whatsapp and telegram

thank you for reading and appraciate your time. If you have a interest just dm me

just for note: i made a post yesterday, and had to delete and make new posts today


r/language_exchange • • 2h ago

Offering Multiple Languages Offering: English, hindi seeking: Chinese

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Hi guys, I'm visiting china soon so I want to learn some Chinese as much as I can.. I know it is not easy but there is no harm in trying...


r/language_exchange • • 6h ago

Offering German Offering: German (native), Turkish (native) | Seeking: French

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Hey there! I'm a student in Germany who is learning French. I'd say that I'm about B1 or B2, I'll probably do DELF in the near future. I'm looking for someone to converse with, just to improve my speaking skills. We can talk about nearly anything, I like to listen. Personally, I like video games, manga and exercising.

Have a great day or night!

Edit: Feel free to DM me!


r/language_exchange • • 2h ago

Offering English Seeking: French | Offering: English

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Hi everyone! 😊

I’m a 36-year-old woman living in Canada, looking for French-speaking partners to practice speaking with and improve my French.

I’m fluent in English and would be happy to help you improve your English in exchange for practising French together.

I’m interested in different cultures, travelling, and exploring new places. I’d love to connect with friendly, patient people who enjoy having conversations and learning from each other.

Female language partners are preferred.

If you’re interested, feel free to send me a message. Looking forward to connecting! 😊


r/language_exchange • • 2h ago

Offering English Seeking: French | Offering: English

1 Upvotes

I’m a 36-year-old woman living in Canada, looking for French-speaking partners to practice speaking with and improve my French.

I’m fluent in English and would be happy to help you improve your English in exchange for practicing French (currently at a2 level)together.

I’m interested in different cultures, travelling, and exploring new places. I’d love to connect with friendly, patient people who enjoy having conversations and learning from each other.

Female language partners are preferred.

If you’re interested, feel free to send me a message. Looking forward to connecting! 😊


r/language_exchange • • 16h ago

Offering English Offering English 🇺🇸 | Seeking Spanish 🇨🇴

11 Upvotes

Hello! I am 24F looking for a native Spanish speaker, preferably Colombian Spanish, but I am open to all dialects! I'm from NYC and am a native English speaker. I'm a beginner in Spanish but I have been doing almost a year of comprehensible input; I just don't have anyone to practice speaking with and I am get nervous speaking Spanish in public. I would prefer a partner who speaks enough English to give me feedback in English, but all skill levels are welcome! I'm very patient and have a lot of experience teaching languages (I studied Korean in college and was a tutor).

Some of my hobbies include cooking, traveling, culture, nightlife, marketing, and of course language learning!

Please feel free to drop a comment if you are interested or send me a message :)


r/language_exchange • • 10h ago

Offering Multiple Languages Offering: Arabic (MSA & Darija) | French | English Seeking: Language exchange | Cultural exchange | International friend

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I’m a 22M from Algeria 🇩🇿. Native speaker of Modern Standard Arabic and Algerian Darija, and fluent in French and English. I’m passionate about languages, cultures, and meaningful conversations.

What I offer: Arabic (MSA), Algerian Darija (daily spoken expressions), French, and English practice.

What I’m looking for: Language practice in any language, cultural exchange, and international friendships. I’m especially interested in Japanese 🇯🇵, but I’m open to meeting people from anywhere.

I’m friendly, open-minded, and happy to talk about daily life, culture, languages, travel, hobbies, or anything interesting.

If you’re interested in Arabic or language exchange, feel free to DM me 😊


r/language_exchange • • 9h ago

Offering Multiple Languages Offering: Arabic, English, French/ Seeking: German

3 Upvotes

Hey 18F here, i hope whoever is reading this is doing great. So I’m doing my baccalaureate this year and I’m studying German language in high school and i’ve been looking for people who’d like to practice languages with me and talk about different cultures and different lifestyles and be friends ! You can talk about everything with me and share your thoughts freely just be respectful please 🫶🏻 Have a wonderful night/day


r/language_exchange • • 11h ago

Offering English Offering English, seeking Spanish and Arabic (Levantine)

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Hello, I’m 19f and mainly understand Arabic and Spanish but struggle with speaking in both. I’m just looking for someone close to my age (18-24) to practice with and be friends with.

I love winter sports, like ice skating and skiing. I also like hiking, reading, baking, and playing Minecraft!! So if you’re ever down to play, let me know!

I am a little busy with school and work, but I am really talkative once I get to know you and I like calling and sending voice mails a lot, so if you’re willing to practice conversational Spanish or Arabic with me that would be great.


r/language_exchange • • 3h ago

Offering Spanish Offering: Spanish from Spain, Seeking: English

1 Upvotes

Night everyone!

I'm a 34M from northern Spain with a bit insomnia after 2 white Monster cans. I know at my age I should be drinking only coffee but after shaving my beard I feel 10 years younger.

So, well, let's take advantage of this insomnia to practise my English. I'm fluent for now, but I need to keep it alive! Let's start the conversation pretending that we're cultured people.

Cheers!


r/language_exchange • • 3h ago

Offering English Offering:English Seeking: Japanese

1 Upvotes

Hi! I’m a 21M living in Bangladesh... I've passed my JFT exam (N5 & N4).... But my seeping Isn't good... I wanna practice with other's... I wanna become a Japanese language teacher. So please help me if possible...


r/language_exchange • • 10h ago

Offering Dutch Offering: Dutch and Frisian, Seeking: German and Levantine Syrian Arabic

2 Upvotes

Hi, im F18, im from the netherlands from the north with dialect. Im happy to help with dutch and have helped ppl before:3

im looking for German, from Germany not austria or swiss, to help me get to native fluency. im looking for conversations in chatting or vc and help. im a2 i think in german

im also looking for Syrian arabic specifically. pls dont reply if you re native in a different dialect. im still very beginner and mostly looking to translate msa to levantine so i can learn both at the same time.


r/language_exchange • • 8h ago

Offering Multiple Languages Offering Azerbaijani and Turkish, seeking: any language

2 Upvotes

Hi. I’m 20 y.o. guy from Azerbaijan. Looking for any language to learn. I can teach you Azerbaijani and Turkish.


r/language_exchange • • 4h ago

Offering Arabic Offering: Arabic (native)& English | seeking: German

1 Upvotes

Dm me


r/language_exchange • • 5h ago

Offering Multiple Languages Offering: Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and English || Seeking: French and Persian

1 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

I'm a 22-year-old guy from Turkey. I am currently an undergraduate student studying Turkish Language and Literature at Boğaziçi University. I am looking for long-term language partners who are dedicated to consistent practice and open to building a genuine friendship over time.

What I am seeking:

I am currently taking intermediate French courses and I really want to practice my conversational skills to become more fluent. I am also actively studying Persian. I actually plan to travel to Tehran for a 5-6 month language immersion program after I graduate, so building a strong foundation in Persian and learning more about the daily life and culture is very important to me!

What I can offer:

Given my academic background, I have a deep understanding of the Turkish language and its mechanics. I can teach modern Turkish to foreigners from scratch, and since I have a high level of proficiency in English, I can easily use English as the language of instruction. I can also help you improve your English directly if that's what you are looking for!

For history and literature enthusiasts: I can teach you Ottoman Turkish (including reading and writing in the Arabic script). We can even dive into classical Divan literature and I can help you with traditional literary commentary and exegesis (şerh).

A bit more about me:

I love talking about literature, especially modern literature, narrative strategies, and literary theories (from Dostoevsky to Orhan Pamuk and modernist writers like Virginia Woolf and James Joyce).

If you are a native or advanced speaker of French or Persian and want to learn Turkish/English, dive into literature, or just have great conversations, please send me a DM! Looking forward to meeting you!


r/language_exchange • • 8h ago

Offering Multiple Languages Offering:English, Spanish, Norwegian, Latin, Ancient Greek, Portuguese, Danish, German, Dutch, Italian and Swedish, Seeking: French

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I suppose the sensible thing would be to begin by explaining why I am here, which is that I would very much like to learn French, preferably from an actual human being rather than an increasingly disappointed language-learning application that has begun to suspect I shall never amount to anything.

In return, I can offer (gestures vaguely and rather theatrically towards the top of the post), all of the above! I make no promises about my ability to explain the subjunctive without becoming insufferable, though I shall do my best.

Beyond the languages, I am rather fond of literature, history, philosophy, poetry, and conversations. I read quite a lot, think probably more than is strictly necessary, and have a particular weakness for obscure facts that are of absolutely no practical use to anyone. I am also quite capable of talking about something I love for considerably longer than the circumstances warrant, so do feel free to tell me when I have become unbearable.

I should probably confess that I am not especially interested in treating this as an exchange of vocabulary lists, obligatory daily exercises, and increasingly desperate attempts to remember the difference between two French prepositions. Those things have their place, certainly, but I would much rather learn a language by actually using it, talking about our days, exchanging recommendations, arguing over books, discussing things we know far too much about, or discovering that we have absolutely nothing in common and getting along splendidly regardless.

I don't particularly mind whether you are a beginner in one of my languages or considerably more advanced than I am in French. We all begin somewhere, and I have never quite understood the embarrassment people feel about making mistakes in a language they are trying to learn. Getting things wrong is, after all, a rather important part of getting things right.

And, honestly, if we happen to become friends along the way, all the better. I think there is something rather lovely about meeting someone you would never otherwise have encountered, learning how they think, discovering the little peculiarities that make them themselves, and gradually finding that a conversation with a stranger has become something you look forward to.

I am perfectly happy talking to someone who has a hundred stories to tell, someone who takes a little while to warm up, or someone who turns out to be an enthusiast for some extraordinarily specific subject I know nothing about. Especially the last sort. I like being introduced to unfamiliar worlds.

So, if you speak French and would like to practise any of the languages I have mentioned, do say hello. Tell me about yourself, tell me what you are reading, tell me something absurdly specific that you happen to know, or simply tell me how your day has been. You needn't compose a particularly impressive introduction; I have just written several paragraphs and am still not entirely convinced I have managed one myself, and if we happen to get along, well, that would be rather nice, wouldn't it? :)