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language exchange

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A method of language learning based on mutual practice by learning partners who speak different languages.

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  • Arabic: تَبَادُل لُغَوِيّ (tabādul luḡawiyy) — language exchange
  • Chinese Mandarin: 語言交流 /语言交流 (yǔyán jiāoliú) — language exchange
  • Chinese Mandarin: 言語交換 /言语交换 (yǔyán jiāohuàn) — language exchange
  • Finnish: kielen vaihto — language exchange
  • French: échange linguistique — language exchange
  • German: Sprachaustausch — language exchange
  • German: Sprachenaustausch — language exchange
  • Hebrew: חילופי שפה — language exchange
  • Hindi: भाषा विनिमय (bhāṣā vinimay) — language exchange
  • Italian: tandem linguistico — language exchange
  • Italian: scambio di lingua — language exchange
  • Japanese: 言語交流 (gengo kōryū) — language exchange
  • Japanese: 言語交換 (gengo kōkan) — language exchange
  • Japanese: ランゲージ・エクスチェンジ (rangēji-ekusuchenji) — language exchange
  • Korean: 언어 교환 (eoneo gyohwan) — language exchange
  • Polish: wymiana językowa — language exchange
  • Russian: языково́й обме́н (jazykovój obmén) — language exchange
  • Spanish: intercambio de idiomas — language exchange
  • Spanish: tandem — language exchange
  • Swedish: språkutbyte — language exchange
  • Thai: การแลกเปลี่ยนภาษา (gaan lâek bplìan paa-săa) — language exchange
  • Turkish: dil takası — language exchange
  • Vietnamese: trao đổi ngôn ngữ — language exchange