Language exchange groups and meetups in Chicago

14 language exchange groups and meetups you can join in Chicago. Updated .

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Fluent in the City Meetup Group

  • Twice a month
  • French, English
  • On Meetup
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Learning Korean in Chicago

  • Saturday
  • Weekend
  • Korean, English
  • On Meetup
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Meet People Social Chicago

  • Every week
  • English, Spanish and two more languages
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Spanglish Exchange CHICAGO - Language Exchange (Spanish)

  • Monday and Wednesday
  • English, Spanish
  • On Meetup
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🌎 Chicago Language Exchange | Practice Daily

  • Every day
  • English, Spanish
  • Free
  • On Meetup
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Alliance Française de Chicago - Café Conversation

  • No schedule listed
  • French, English
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Chicago Japanese Language Community

  • No schedule listed
  • Japanese, English
  • On Meetup
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INT’L CAFE Chicago

  • No schedule listed
  • English
  • On Meetup
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Japanese Language Exchange with Native Japanese - Chicago

  • No schedule listed
  • Japanese, English
  • On Meetup
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Language Buddies

  • No schedule listed
  • English, Spanish
  • On Meetup
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The Chicago Korean Language Meetup Group

  • No schedule listed
  • Korean, English
  • On Meetup
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The Chicago Spanish Language Meetup Group

  • No schedule listed
  • Spanish, English
  • On Meetup
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The Language Connection

  • No schedule listed
  • Portuguese, French and two more languages
  • On Meetup
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Boystown Babel Language Exchange Club

  • Once a month
  • On Meetup

At a glance

  • Of the 14 language exchange groups and meetups in Chicago, 13 are listed with no meeting date seen and 1 may have stopped.
  • 2 of the 14 give a regular day.
  • 2 of the 4 that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 10 do not say how often.
  • 13 of the 14 name a language: English (13), Spanish (6), French (4), Japanese (3), Korean (2) and Portuguese (1).
  • Of the 14, 1 says it is free; 13 do not say.
Meeting days of the 2 that give one
  1. Monday: 1
  2. Tuesday: 0
  3. Wednesday: 1
  4. Thursday: 0
  5. Friday: 0
  6. Saturday: 1
  7. Sunday: 0
The languages named most by the 13 that name one
  • English13
  • Spanish6
  • French4
  • Japanese3
  • Korean2

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