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Learn English in Ilford

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London

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French

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English

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My favorite topics

Study, Work, movies, musi...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can give me good advice about studies, work, and share with me his/her experience

My learning goals

Hope to be more comfortable speaking English and Chinese and if possible sound like a native

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Lymington

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British Sign Language

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can help with saying or signing the words/ can go...

My learning goals

To know British sign language more Latvian and learn Spanish sign language

My favorite topics

Singing, dancing, acting

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Aylesbury

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Russian

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My learning goals

I like a process...

My favorite topics

Languages and art, psychology

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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Slough

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French

My favorite topics

Jesus, dance, food, family, music, drawing, science, reading...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who will help me learn and correct my French and who can answer my questions and who I will be able to help learn English.

My learning goals

To be able to speak French at a conversational level by the end of the year!

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1,369

English speakers in Ilford

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London

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阳光幽默积极主动 喜欢中国喜欢音乐 爱看电影和古典音...

My learning goals

我认识朋友,提高英语能力

My favorite topics

音乐 电影 游戏 娱乐 声乐 歌剧 音乐剧 健身

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Scarborough

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My learning goals

Fluency hopefully, competence realisticall...

My favorite topics

Food, travel, games, books, tv, movies, games, politics

My language exchange partner is

Easy-going, fun and has the patience to deal with my bad spanish

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London

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Catalan

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German

My favorite topics

Languages, Cultures, Trips, Books, Movies, Food, Fashion, Design,...

Ideal language community partner

I'm looking for someone with lots of interests and hobbies, relaxed, proactive and open-minded, who enjoys cooking, talking to people and having fun

My learning goals

I would like to perfect my English and become fluent in German

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London

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind and interesting peopl...

My learning goals

Meeting nice people

My favorite topics

Yoga, meditation, movies, books, food

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Slough

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Urdu

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Arabic

My learning goals

Understanding the basics/origins/flow of the language I am trying...

My favorite topics

Continuous Learning- I’m passionate about business, helping people & gaining knowledge & trying new ventures. My hobbies include sports, music, and tapping into anything creative... I’m in the process of making a portfolio and expanding!!!

Perfect language exchange partner

Lifestyle - Open Ended conversations, questions and answers are what I’m trying to grasp. French, Arabic & German are the amazing languages I’m trying to learn at the moment... I can help you speak English :)

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Edinburgh

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My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

I need a friend who can teach me english to improve my ielts degree. My main aim is to do my master in UK.

My learning goals

Want to speak fluently about everything

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Earley

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is mature, yet, likes a bit of fun! Someone who is...

My learning goals

Being able to travel, as well as develop a conversational understanding in French and Spanish languages. I don’t mind if the person is just keen to teach me French, or just Spanish. In exchange, I offer excellent language skills in English and Hindi.

My favorite topics

Philosophy Spirituality Business

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Bristol

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Learn more Speak to peopl...

My favorite topics

Sport Music Culture Movies Clubbing

Ideal language community partner

Same as me Funny Enjoys talking Tolerant for me not knowing the language very well

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London

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

I am a person who relishes in frivolous discussions, such as...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Helpful I guess - it does not bother me much that my partner might be serious...I simply want a person who can train me up in my target languages.

My learning goals

To speak as fluently as possible - well, to be honest, just to be able to hold a basic conversation and read books.

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Leeds

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Cantonese

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Perfect language exchange partner

I want to acquire new knowledge from my language partner...

My learning goals

English-advanced German-daily chat

My favorite topics

Chinese culture, Tea, Music, Movie⭕️NO FLIRTING⭕️

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London

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My learning goals

To improve my Mandari...

My favorite topics

My favourite topics are food and travel

I want a conversation partner who is

A Chinese speaker who wants to improve their English

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Carshalton

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French

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English

My favorite topics

Music, cinema, trave...

My language exchange partner is

Someone open-minded

My learning goals

Being fluent

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Peterborough

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English

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Polish

Ideal language community partner

Someone patient and passionate....

My learning goals

To be fluent in Polish by 2025, I take private lessons but want to practice with native speakers to aid in my learning.

My favorite topics

Music, technology, history, books, games, politics, philosophy

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Irvine

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My learning goals

I work in captioning so want to expand my knowledge. I also travel...

My favorite topics

I love talking about music, literature, art, anime, movies and cultural differences

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, open minded and friendly with a good sense of humour!

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London

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Arabic

My favorite topics

I am married so I will only respond to women أنا متزوجة، لذلك...

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, interesting, intelligent woman!

My learning goals

Find a partner to speak to every week on the phone for an hour. Half your language, half mine :)

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Bushey

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I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, good sense of humour, patient (!), fun and knowledgable....

My learning goals

Feel more comfortable speaking the language, build vocabulary and nail the grammar!

My favorite topics

Generally socialising and talking about current culture e.g. events, music, films, fashion etc. Learning more about Italian culture such as food and the differentiations between regions. Learning about business tone, to help when working in Italy.

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Southampton

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My learning goals

i want to speak English frequentl...

My favorite topics

shopping, sport, movie

My language exchange partner is

can help me practice spoken English

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Sevenoaks

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Italian

My favorite topics

Music, film, art, gaming, Italy and Sardinia...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone with a passion for art, music and film - and loves talking about Italy.

My learning goals

To become fluent in Italian.

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London

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

I live in London so ideally I’d like to chat in person sometimes!...

My learning goals

Having a confidence, more vocabularies!

My favorite topics

Art, movie, travel...

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Paisley

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to be able to understand a bit so that i can travel in...

My favorite topics

I’m really curious and open minded so basically, I enjoy talking about music, hobbies, food, lifestyles and so on :)

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect Tandem partner does not exist, perfection is boring ;).

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Bath

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English

My favorite topics

Cualquiera interesant...

I want a conversation partner who is

Con quien aprenda

My learning goals

Fluidez

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London

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Someone who lives / works in London so that it’s easy to meet...

My learning goals

To dust off my rusty French in order to have more confidence when I visit (which is often).

My favorite topics

Travel, food, books, films, as well as anything I don’t know much about already. I always love to learn new things from people.

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London

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Turkish

My learning goals

Improvin...

My favorite topics

Sport, politics, daily events

Ideal language community partner

Someone who I learn from!

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Nuneaton

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

日本語を勉強したり、ゲームをしたり、YouTubeやNetflixを見たりすることが好...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

親切で面白い人

My learning goals

日本語を練習して友達になりたい!

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Cardiff

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

有耐心,可以纠正我的发音,给我一些思路和启发...

My learning goals

考雅思

My favorite topics

音乐、购物、时尚

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London

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My learning goals

Hablar perfectamente en inglés sin ningún titubeo...

My favorite topics

Conocimiento, ciencia, espacio, todo en general

I want a conversation partner who is

Divertido, abierto, cercano, con autoestima, con carácter.

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Ilford, United Kingdom?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 1,369 English speakers in Ilford looking to learn English together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for English language exchange in Ilford?

In Ilford there are 1,369 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United Kingdom other than Ilford where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/worthing />Worthing, <a href=/learn/english/hull />Hull, and <a href=/learn/english/northampton />Northampton.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 1,369 of them coming from Ilford.