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London

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Music, health, self improvement, psychology, technolog...

My language exchange partner is

Fun, active, motivated

My learning goals

Achieve a B2 in french. Become bilingual

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London

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Italian

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Ideal language community partner

Simpatic...

My learning goals

Parlare fluentemente l'inglese

My favorite topics

Hobby, relazioni, sport, amicizia

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Stockton-on-Tees

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

To be confident to speak Portuguese on holidays and visits to...

My favorite topics

Food and drink, music, films, places to visit, animals

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, a beginner, informal, friendly, forgiving, similar age,

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Edinburgh

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel, outdoor activities/sports, music and ar...

Perfect language exchange partner

Easy going, funny, interesting, intelligent

My learning goals

Working proficiency in both French and Spanish!

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1,369

English speakers in Ilford

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London

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Korean

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I want a conversation partner who is

긍정적인 사...

My learning goals

꾸준한 자기계발

My favorite topics

영화, 패션, 여행장소,동물

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Manchester

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My learning goals

I’m a Taiwanese medic currently taking a gap year in Manchester....

My favorite topics

I enjoy deep conversation a lot, though I think my English level doesn’t really enable me to talk on those kind of topics fluently. I like to exchange with people cultural differences and life experiences.

My language exchange partner is

As enthusiastic as me about learning new things in another language/happy to share their own point of view/most important of all, kind and friendly:)

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London

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Arabic

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English

My favorite topics

De vacance...

Ideal language community partner

Jeune, sociable, enthousiaste

My learning goals

Parler courament l'anglais et l'espagnol

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Wembley

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French

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Tout le monde dans un but Linguistique, mariee...

My learning goals

Devenir bilingue en Anglais ce qui est indispensable dans mon secteur d’activité

My favorite topics

Hobbies, food, sport, marketing, work, holidays..

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Hayes

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

I just want to learn something ne...

My favorite topics

Video games, art, design, fashion, food , anime, animation, food, cats, indie rock music, anything I'm open minded :)

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone :)

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Newton Abbot

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English

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French

My favorite topics

art, music, politics, philosophy, film...

I want a conversation partner who is

very patient, good humoured, easy going, friendly, talkative

My learning goals

to hold basic conversations with ease, to talk about a variety of topics, to connect with people who speak that language and not just be able understand them, to make friends with people in another language

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Frinton-on-Sea

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

My perfect partner would be funny, intelligent, understanding,...

My learning goals

My language learning goals are to gradually start to learn the basic skills and to interact more fluently as time moves on. Life is about learning, so my main goal is to be able to communicate in social surroundings.

My favorite topics

Languages, Geography, History, Sport, Football, Social Media, Internet, Vacations, Comedies, Films, Learning, Facts, Health, Nutrition, TV, Culture, Trivia, Humour, Friendships, Laughter, Music, Love, Europe.

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Loughborough

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

leaning each othe...

My favorite topics

Movies sports anything

Ideal language community partner

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Sale

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English

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German

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Persian

My favorite topics

...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Evry1

My learning goals

To know more than yesterday

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London

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English

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Hebrew

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone as passionate in languages as me...

My learning goals

Be able to order a beer with confidence

My favorite topics

Music, movies, football, tv shows, history, geography, the meaning of life (oh wait I already said football)

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Reading

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Turkish

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English

My learning goals

Speak fluently, learn about british culture, spend good tim...

My favorite topics

Culture, places to see, gym, healthy food, drinks

I want a conversation partner who is

Drinks coffee, gym, drinks

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Guildford

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Anything! Travel, politics, language learning, all sorts. I play...

My language exchange partner is

Funny, interested in learning new things, ok with not being in contact for a little while if things are busy, relaxed

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak and read Japanese to a level good enough that I could live there with few problems. As a half-Chilean, I want my Spanish to be perfect with a Chilean accent!

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London

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English

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Persian

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Kind,patient,clever and happy:...

My learning goals

To increase my info

My favorite topics

Paint,Sing,Photography,Art

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Bristol

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English

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German

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Hebrew

My learning goals

I’d love to practice my speaking and writing in Hebrew, which...

My favorite topics

Anything to do with art: cinema, literature, painting, photography (and video games!). I love talking about human rights of all kinds, and particularly LGBT rights. I also enjoy talking politics, travel, and technology, as well as about spirituality.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone open-minded, curious, and patient, with something to say - even if that’s something small - on most topics :)

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London

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Pizz...

Perfect language exchange partner

Pop up and hold a decent convo ✌

My learning goals

DK~

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London

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Portuguese

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and funn...

My learning goals

Be able to speak 5 languages

My favorite topics

Music, cinema

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Penarth

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Hablar con fluidez el inglé...

My favorite topics

Temas generales, viajes, cultura, música, series, etc.

My language exchange partner is

Una persona que sea extrovertida, sincera, paciente, empática y divertida

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Pontypridd

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Engineering, movies, philosophy, musi...

Ideal language community partner

Open to talking about anything and corrects without discouraging

My learning goals

B1 by April

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Waterloo

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My ideal Tandem partner would be helpful, funny and kind and...

My learning goals

My goal is to get a good grade in my A Level to get into university. I also would like to go on holiday to France and would love to be able to chat with the locals with my new french skills! :)

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music and film (especially Disney!) as well as sharing jokes! I’m studying french for my A Level (similar to the french ‘baccalauréat’) and would love to discuss anything relevant to it! ;)

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London

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Greek

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Maori

My learning goals

Here to learn Te reo Māori and help out with Greek...

My favorite topics

born, based, I'm an aerospace engineer and my dream is to one day move to NZ. I can chat about anything pop culture, history, weird music, rockets, queer struggles and making trips around the world when I'm not broke. :)

Perfect language exchange partner

I'm tired of the virtual. We'll get along if you're someone open minded who is interested in meeting in person one day ☀️

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London

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

サッカー、音楽、ビール、コーヒ...

I want a conversation partner who is

失敗を恐れないで、英語をどんどん身につけたい人!それと、完全な間違いではなくても不自然な日本語をより自然にしてくれる人。

My learning goals

どんなトピックでも自分の言いたい事をはっきり伝えられるようになりたいです。

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Woodford

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Spanish

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Open-minde...

My learning goals

I would like to learn some Japanese ahead of my trip to Japan in October 2025

My favorite topics

News, Culture, Food, Music, LGBT

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London

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Make small progress everyda...

My favorite topics

Music, rock n roll, films, art.

Ideal language community partner

Anyone interested in language exchange

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Alton

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English

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Hawaiian

My favorite topics

pretty much anything, i'm really into deep conversations with...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

anyone willing to help me please

My learning goals

i've always wanted to have a spanish only conversation with my grandma as english is her second language. i want to know about her life and so i need to be almost fluent. please be ruthless if i make mistakes, i need to learn fast.

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Guildford

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative, friendly and helpful - I am really busy at the moment...

My learning goals

To be able to achieve a C1 by the end of the year

My favorite topics

Films, books, current events

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Edinburgh

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English

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German

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Italian

My learning goals

To be able to speak excellent Italia...

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, literature, film, music, football, politics, philosophy, food,

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/dundee />Dundee, <a href=/learn/english/poole />Poole, and <a href=/learn/english/dunfermline />Dunfermline.

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.