I'm trying to figure out which verb to use if I want to say "Let's switch
between speaking English and Japanese", but in general I would just like to
know.
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word-choice verbs
What is the difference between 切り替える and 変える?
切り替える could be used but it sounds more like switching to the other language
for the rest of the conversation.

If you are using it for language-exchange kind of thing, it would be clearer
to use simply something like:

  * 最初に(最初の30分)英語を話してそのあと日本語を話しましょう Let's speak English first (first 30 mins) and then speak Japanese.

Maybe closer to the 'switching between English and Japanese' you have in mind
is:

  * 英語と日本語を交互に話しましょう.

But this is not clear about how 'switching' takes place (like the English
phrase), and may sound suggesting switching the languages frequently.
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