i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
French, can speak some, just have great difficulty understanding what's being said
ii) language(s) you speak natively
English
iii) your location
Lausanne
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
sport,music, going out
v) short introduction about yourself
irish guy here about a year, goal is to only have to say parlez-vous anglais once a month as opposed to the once a day i use it now!

i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
German ( subscribing for first lessons)
ii) language(s) you speak natively
spanish (mother tongue) english( fluent)
iii) your location
Zurich
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
travel, music, read, art.
v) short introduction about yourself
I'm from Latin America married to a swiss, love to meet new people and share culture..

i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
English, advanced writing, average speaking
French, passable
Spanish, little knowledge, basic communication
ii) language(s) you speak natively
swiss german, high german
iii) your location
Basel
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
All sorts of stuff, but to say one: PC (Browergames)
v) short introduction about yourself
I'm a native swiss guy living near the St. Jakob stadium who likes to talk. I'd love to meet new people here and maybe meet from time to time to have a chat in one of the mentioned languages (preferably english )

EDIT: No more pms for tandem please Still leaving it here. Thanks!

i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
French, the language of lurve, slightly beginner
ii) language(s) you speak natively
English, *yawn*
iii) your location
Clarens Montreux-ish
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
Music, dancing, bar hopping, cooking, champagne, cooking while drinking champagne...snowboarding, reading, psychology, travelling
v) short introduction about yourself
Hello, im in my mid twenties, doing my masters in psychology, im bubbly, outgoing, love a chat...and I feel like I am doing a classifieds ad? Hope to find someone to bounce languages off of

i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
German or Swiss German, B2
ii) language(s) you speak natively
Spanish, from Spain not South american and Catalan
iii) your location
Oerlikon
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
I enjoy dancing (but not an expert in latin music), clubbing, downing pints,skiing, hiking,cooking, basketball
v) short introduction about yourself
Hola, i'm a 28 years old Spaniard, interested in new cultures and mingling with people.

i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
-German. I can form simple sentences, but my vocabulary is quite limited at the moment.

ii) language(s) you speak natively
-English, and Filipino/Tagalog.

iii) your location
-Basel

iv) personal interests
-Music, sports, and computer games.

v) short introduction about yourself
-Me and my family just moved to Basel, and I would really like to learn German. I'm 16 years old, and I love music. I enjoy playing the guitar

I am fluent in both English and Filipino. I am also particular about grammar.

I'm looking for someone who speaks deutsch fluently.

i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
-French- beginner

ii) language(s) you speak natively
-Punjabi-
-Urdu
-Hindi
-English- Very good command
-German (Hoch Deutsch)- Good command

iii) your location
-Basel

iv) personal interests
-Music, sports, literature, sight seeing, art

v) short introduction about yourself
- I have been living and working in Germany.
-Recently, I moved to Basel area for my new job.
-Looking for some language exchange so that I can learn and practice French.

i) Language(s) that you are learning, including level:
I have been taking beginner German classes for about 6 weeks now.
ii) Language(s) you speak natively:
I speak English.
iii) Your location:
Zurich
iv) Personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc):
Blogging, photography, running, cycling, hiking, traveling, drinking wine...
v) Short introduction about yourself
My husband and I moved to Zurich about 2 months ago from Austin, Texas. I am 30 years old and am playing the hausfrau role for the time being. We also have a 2 year old pug (mops) named Stella.

35 year old Vaud-based translator looking for real German (>30 if possible) to either trade G for FR or ENG - both spoken at native levels. I have extensive language teaching experience, so don't expect to make a bad deal.


i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
fluent German speaker

ii) language(s) you speak natively
FR & ENG

iii) your location
Canton de Vaud

iv) personal interests
irrelevant

hi there, hope to find a good match!
here it comes, the questionnaire..
i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
french, level B2 according to a test I recently took

ii) language(s) you speak natively
german is my mother tongue. my english seems alright, too.

iii) your location
wohlen is in beautiful aargau. it is not too far from zürich.

iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
sports... well only for personal fitness and to get some fresh air. i like photography and literature, and i like both cinema and theatre.

v) short introduction about yourself
i have lived in switzerland for less than a year, before i lived in hong kong for 2 years and a bit, and the rest of the time i spent in germany. my cat watches me typing right now, and when i am not at home i work as an sap consultant in a traditional swiss company. i try to learn french as the language is very charming and i have always enjoyed the french culture.

hi there,


i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
french, level B2. I can understand more than the level due to having lived in a francophone nation when I was younger . But spent 10 yrs in the UK without speaking french so forgot alot of it which is starting to come back to me.

ii) language(s) you speak natively
English.

iii) your location
Vaud. Have a car and willing to travel depending upto an hour in car.

iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
Like doing snowboarding, lacrosse and most sports. Also enjoy watching football on TV. In general I enjoy most things such as reading, wakeboarding etc.

v) short introduction about yourself
I grew up in francophone nation so have a good understanding of French but as I did not speak french for 15 years whilst in UK , my understanding is currently more advanced than my speaking.

I have lived in switzerland since 1.5 years. I work for a swiss company in Vaud.

Currently taking lessons, reading french books to improve.

i) Language(s) that you are learning, including level:

I am learning German and i am actually in the level B1. That means I can talk normal alldays situations, read a little bit the newspaper, undertand some movies, tv series etc.

ii) Language(s) you speak natively:

Spanish and i can speak some English

iii) Your location:

Basel

iv) Personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc):

Photography, traveling, trekking, dancing, music, new cultures, etc...

v) Short introduction about yourself

Hallo ! I am here since 8 months, living with my husband in the area of Baselland. Right now i am going to the school and learn German and at the same time trying to find a job in IT or some part-time job in any other thing..
enjoying the summer time and searching for a tandem partner to get better in german language

i) Language(s) that you are learning, including level:
German at A1
ii) Language(s) you speak natively:
English
iii) Your location:
Zug
iv) Personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc):
Usual stuff
v) Short introduction about yourself
I have been living in Switzerland for 2 years, before that I lived in London, have two young children though I may be the oldest dad on this forum...

i) Language(s) that you are learning, including level:
German completed A1. Forming simple sentences but not confident.
ii) Language(s) you speak natively:
English
iii) Your location:
Zurich
iv) Personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc):
Cooking, shopping, traveling and making new friends
v) Short introduction about yourself
I have been living in Switzerland for 2 years and am disappointed with my German skills!

i) language(s) that you are learning, including level

Am learning French and now working towards B2 level (passed B1 this summer)
Just beginnning German (German German not Swiss German)

ii) language(s) you speak natively
English

iii) your location
Lausanne

iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
walking, countryside, world affairs, how people behave and why

v) short introduction about yourself

English, lived in Lausanne five years, have own company, in my fifties, looking for a conversation partner who would like to talk on Skype or meet for a coffee (my English for your advanced French or beginners' German)

i) Language(s) that you are learning, including level:
I'am always trying to improve my Italian, French and English.
My Italian level is quite low, French sligthly better and my English speaking skills are on the Advanced Level (CAE)
ii) Language(s) you speak natively:
My mother tongue is Swiss German
iii) Your location:
In the city centre of Zurich
iv) Personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc):
I love traveling, dancing, reading, watching movies, skiing, inlineskating and just in general being out and about!
v) Short introduction about yourself
I was born and raised in Switzerland, but I have some italian and belgish ancestors. I spent 12 months in english speaking areas, 6 months in Italy and 9 months in the french part of Switzerland.

i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
english, spanish

ii) language(s) you speak natively
high german

iii) your location
solothurn

iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
art, painting, travelling, biergarten, cinema, making new friends

v) short introduction about yourself
I grew up in germany. I spent more than 12 months in spain, 18 months in china and taiwan but never lived in an english spoken area. forgot a lot of spanish after living in asia - I would like to brush up my spanish and learn english. I am here since 8 months and now looking for a tandem partner: your spanish or english for my high german.

i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
-German. Basis of grammar and a small vocabulary. I need to enlarge my vocabulary and to fix my grammar.
-English. Good enough to speak about anything, but with a terrible pronounce. I need help especially on that.

ii) language(s) you speak natively
-Italian.

iii) your location
-Basel

iv) personal interests
-Religions, Computer games, Horror and Sci-Fi movies and literature.

v) short introduction about yourself
-32 years old living in Basel to stay with my partner. German language will help me to find a job here. An improved English pronounce would be a great asset to me in 2011, when I will have to move in the UK.

Hi

here it goes:

Languages learning: German: have done some at school to GSCE level but was a while back and dont remember much, but would really like to finally get it nailed

Language you speak natively: English, Russian - and French on a good day

Location: Zurich

Interests: hiking, chilling out, socialising, yoga, art and culture, international affairs (a bit of a geek on that one) and all sort of random stuff

Short introduction: am over here finishing my PhD in IR before starting a post-Doc. Looking forward to getting to know Zurich and keen to get my German to a decent level, but only just moved over here.

PM if you want to learn German / English in tandem (am a qualified TEFL teacher in my spare time too)

Hi there

i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
High German, very basic
ii) language(s) you speak natively
English and Japanese
iii) your location
Zurich
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
I enjoy climbing, skiing, watching interesting movies, cooking and meeting new people!
v) short introduction about yourself

My name is Christine, I am 22 and half British, half Japanese. I have just moved to Zurich from London and speak absolutely no German yet