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Language exchange in Edinburgh

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Edinburgh

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Greek

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English

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German

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Spanish

Türkçe Flag

Turkish

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Life , humans, chillin, hiking, music, cultural differences,...

My language exchange partner is

Relaxed, open personality

My learning goals

Communicating at a good level with ppl around the world

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I.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

粵語 Flag

Cantonese

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

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Spanish

Français Flag

French

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal language community partner

Anyone basically :) would like to know more about different cultures...

My learning goals

Being fluent in both French and Spanish, and ultimately becoming a hyper-polyglot fluent in eight languages

My favorite topics

learning languages; reading books, hiking, cooking and travelling; cultural exchanges

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D.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

ελληνικά Flag

Greek

English Flag

English

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Français Flag

French

My learning goals

I want to improve by chatting with a nativ...

My favorite topics

Music, Art, Digital media, arts installations, social issues, dogs, hip hop dance

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Understanding, patient, polite, fun

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E.

Edinburgh

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English Flag

English

Bahasa Melayu Flag

Malay

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粵語 Flag

Cantonese

My favorite topics

Anything in general really, world issues to small talks, I’m...

Perfect language exchange partner

Humorous, patience and easy to talk to

My learning goals

Able to hold casual conversation

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H.

Edinburgh

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English Flag

English

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone. 착한 사람이라면 연락해 주세요...

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent and natural.

My favorite topics

Everything. TV shows and music.

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S.

Edinburgh

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Français Flag

French

English Flag

English

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монгол Flag

Mongolian

My learning goals

Ultimate goal is to meet you in real life! I've met several...

My favorite topics

Movie, litterature, traveling, languages, food/cooking (wine!), art, history, fashion, criminology, herbology, astrology, astronomy, geopolitics, economy, ethnology (birds) any subject is interesting if you make it interesting!

My language exchange partner is

Classy, capable of having a debate that ones doesn't always agree upon and just capable of holding on a convo in general. Outgoing, curious, sarcastic.Not here to give basic English lessons.

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F.

Edinburgh

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Italian

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French

My favorite topics

I like sport, nature, science and watch series. I love so much...

Ideal language community partner

I'd like improve my language skills in russian, french and English and learn norwegian , but I'd love make friends as well. I really enjoy meet people from different country

My learning goals

Speaking fluently russian, french, english and islandic

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K.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want to talk with someone who is patient and will be willing...

My learning goals

I want to start learning simple words through conversation. Then work on greetings and then getting more advanced. I want to work on milestones of 500, 1000 and 2000 words in each language!

My favorite topics

Food and Cooking, Technology, Recent Events, Culture Difference's. I'm pretty happy to discuss anything really.

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F.

Edinburgh

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Italiano Flag

Italian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Can you help me with my English? Please...

My favorite topics

I'm very quiet guy e anche molto CURIOSO, I like meet new people, have new friends and speak about everything... The Adventure is part of me, I love to travel, go to the mountains and stay in the nature (The sport is my natural drug)

Perfect language exchange partner

I'm happy to speak with everyone

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I.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Deporte, anécdotas, aspiraciones en la vid...

I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien simpático/a y con ganas de divertirse

My learning goals

Aprender inglés a nivel muy fluido

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C.

Edinburgh

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Energetic and happy to talk about all subjects. Willing to correct...

My learning goals

To become an interpreter in my target languages

My favorite topics

History, politics, the world, movies, anime, ahything nerdy, self-help, travel, health, education

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F.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

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English Flag

English

My learning goals

Aprender nuevas experiencias y costumbres y idioma...

My favorite topics

Deportes, actualidad, costumbres, experiencias de vida, etc

Ideal language community partner

Alguien sin complicaciones y que este dispuesto a ayudar

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Edinburgh

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English Flag

English

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German

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Italian

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, literature, film, music, football, politics,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, down to earth, liberal minded and with a wide range of interests

My learning goals

To be able to speak excellent Italian

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T.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

I’m always looking to meet people of different walks of life...

My learning goals

There’s always more to learn, and that’s what I’m looking for, be it about language or life.

My favorite topics

My current obsession is cycling, in case you need a riding buddy too. I love traveling, reading, listening to podcasts, taking a walk. In terms of topics, I particularly like psychology and economics, although I’m open to anything really.

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G.

Edinburgh

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Italiano Flag

Italian

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

• Mastering English • Reading Japanese • Basic conversation in...

My favorite topics

I'm trying to maintain and develop my English language skills. I'll be studying at a high level soon and I want to be prepared. Please feel free to correct me anytime! I'm currently teaching myself Japanese. I'm only a beginner!

I want a conversation partner who is

I'd like to talk to any English, Dutch or Japanese native speakers. Please help me to improve and correct my mistakes!

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Z.

Edinburgh

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

I would like to share something about traveling, food and gym...

My language exchange partner is

I would like to find a partner who is good at English and we can have a meeting once a week.

My learning goals

I want to improve my oral English.

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Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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T.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Everyone is welcome! Ideally, people who will be patient with...

My learning goals

Improving my Japanese/Spanish. Practicing writing in hiragana/katakana and learning kanji.

My favorite topics

I love sports! Tennis, football and swimming in particular. I also like to read, watch anime/tv shows and play music. If you play games then please talk to me about them too!

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B.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Currently, I'm studying towards the JLPT Level 5 exam in December....

My favorite topics

I enjoy design, playing/making games, watching anime, learning about different cultures and food! I like running too.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Japanese speakers, who are also interested in learning English.

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N.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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French

My favorite topics

Really anything, random news articles, current events, science...

Perfect language exchange partner

Pretty relaxed (wont mind if i accidentally disappear for days and forget to respond), funny, and passionate about something

My learning goals

Hopefully to become fluent enough to be able to study abroad in france without too much trouble.

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L.

Edinburgh

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German

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

I'd love to meet new people from all over the world who are just...

My learning goals

I‘d love to get better in Scottish Gaelic.

My favorite topics

Books. Movies. Music. Taekwondo. Hiking. Everything creative.

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Edinburgh

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

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English Flag

English

Pусский Flag

Russian

My learning goals

I would love to speak a lot of languages fluently...

My favorite topics

I do love music - usually listen to all kind but my favorites are r&b, soul, 80s/90s disco, dance, funky. I also love learning new languages, cultures and getting to know new people from all over the world - that’s why I’m basically on here.

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk with someone open minded, someone who is open to have a friendship and be language buddies.

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L.

Edinburgh

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

I went back to school after years of work, I'm studying Astrobiology...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly ^_^ , mature,serious learner.

My learning goals

Make my speaking more fluent and natural. Written English is also important to me, someone help me?

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R.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

粵語 Flag

Cantonese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

No dry, No dating, No romance...

My learning goals

I like casual chatting, no matter long-term or short term... I d say I m observing the way human speak and how listeners inferred the speaker s intended meaning

My favorite topics

Earth Need Funny People!!! ๑⃙⃘´༥`๑⃙⃘ ig:cheung.ryan3 Holaaaa, yo soy RyannnI speak Canto, Mandarin and English I am a student in AI& cognitive science, my research interest is English linguistic(especially pragmatic) I love traveling to city of art

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G.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Gàidhlig Flag

Scottish Gaelic

LEARNS

Suomi Flag

Finnish

My learning goals

learning every language on eart...

My favorite topics

trying to make the world a better place, eating, making a mess while cooking, music in the languages I'm learning

Perfect language exchange partner

friendly, progressive people who don't mind me butchering their language a little (a lot)

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Z.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Major in teaching Chinese to speakers of other language. I m...

I want a conversation partner who is

Easygoing and polite people. INS: zitingyu98

My learning goals

Everyday native English. YES I m working on becoming an English native speaker (no wayy)>:-<

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V.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

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Italian

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Positive and nice people......

My learning goals

I have to improve my english urgently...

My favorite topics

I love sports mainly football and basketball, I like to travel and to practice extreme sports...

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D.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

The more languages the better! Feel that learning how to teach...

My favorite topics

Feel that any topic is worth to be discussed! I Am always open to suggestions

Ideal language community partner

Someone who loves teaching me as much as learning from me

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L.

Edinburgh

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing current affairs, sport and business....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A native French speaker, who is learning English, who also enjoys speaking about current affairs, sport or business.

My learning goals

Developing my fluency in spoken French.

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G.

Edinburgh

Fluent

қазақ тілі Flag

Kazakh

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

I need a friend who can teach me english to improve my ielts...

My learning goals

Want to speak fluently about everything

My favorite topics

TV, media, travel, education, phycology. Can talk about everything

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J.

Edinburgh

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Looking to practice my chinese oral fluency and listening abilit...

My favorite topics

Tech stuff, podcasts, boardgames, good food, chilling with friends

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who likes to laugh and nerd out on stuff!

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Edinburgh?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 433 speakers in Edinburgh looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in Edinburgh?

There are 433 members in Edinburgh on Tandem.

Which other locations in United Kingdom other than Edinburgh are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-kingdom/cambridge />Cambridge, <a href=/language-exchange/united-kingdom/middlesbrough />Middlesbrough, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-kingdom/bangor />Bangor.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 433 do it in Edinburgh.