HelloTalk
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Pros
- Try keeping a journal in Japanese on HelloTalk. You’ll be forced to use a lot of old expressions and vocab, plus you’ll get corrections.
- HelloTalk/Tandem are both great, but finding good partners is a skill.
- otherwise, for free, you can do some language exchanges, finding a partner in HelloTalk or elsewhere.
- on Hellotalk i found it easier to find people with whom i share interests.
- I am using language learning chat applications now (I use Tandem and HelloTalk). This helps me practicing in audio and video chat too.
Cons
- As a woman it is truly an experience.
- They do have dating app vibes, not only because they're thirsty, but they're also really difficult to talk with, I had to think so much what to say to keep the conversation going while they didn't make any effort, and we weren't even spe...
- Language exchange app known as being used as a dating app, but I naively didn't believe these rumors
- Downloaded hellotalk and y'all weren't exaggerating
- HelloTalk
Sentiment
130 positive (51%) · 46 mixed (18%) · 77 negative (30%)
Trust + time weighted score: +20% · raw score 21%
What redditors said (10 of 253)
Try keeping a journal in Japanese on HelloTalk. You’ll be forced to use a lot of old expressions and vocab, plus you’ll get corrections.
As a woman it is truly an experience.
HelloTalk/Tandem are both great, but finding good partners is a skill.
They do have dating app vibes, not only because they're thirsty, but they're also really difficult to talk with, I had to think so much what to say to keep the conversation going while they didn't make any effort, and we weren't even speaking my TL anymore 💀
Language exchange app known as being used as a dating app, but I naively didn't believe these rumors
Downloaded hellotalk and y'all weren't exaggerating
HelloTalk
otherwise, for free, you can do some language exchanges, finding a partner in HelloTalk or elsewhere.
on Hellotalk i found it easier to find people with whom i share interests.
To be fair, almost all the Korean men on there seem to be looking for foreign women as well. Really hard to make male friends as a guy on HelloTalk, which is why practically all my Korean friends are women. :3
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