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Leeds

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My favorite topics

Travel, science, tech, books, people watchin...

My language exchange partner is

Someone I can learn from

My learning goals

Improve my mandarin and refresh italian

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Leeds

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Ideal language community partner

Sense of humour, patience, curiosit...

My learning goals

To be near fluent, and travel internationally without a language barrier

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, food, wine, tea, arts

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Leeds

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My learning goals

To improve my French to a decent conversational level...

My favorite topics

Sport, skiing, health, fitness, food, jobs, music, travel.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

French speakers looking to improve their English. Hopefully with a love of the outdoors and mountains!

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Leeds

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My favorite topics

Entrepreneurship, philosophy, music, travelling, food and education....

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with a good sense of humour!

My learning goals

To be able to talk about a range of topics and to be able to use grammatical structures appropriately. I’m trying to learn Persian.

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English speakers in Leeds

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Leeds

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I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who is down to exchange language...

My learning goals

I enjoy discussing various topics with people, which I believe is one of the best ways to learn a language, as it helps us step out of our comfort zone. This is my main focus and the reason why I want to achieve a high level in Mandarin Chinese and German

My favorite topics

Books, Language learning lol, Poetry, Online games.

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C.

Leeds

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My learning goals

To speak Spanish perfectly/ almost fluently Pronunciation improvement....

My favorite topics

Holidays Law Food Dogs Countries Shopping Travelling

My language exchange partner is

Funny Smart Friendly. People with the same interests as me

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N.

Leeds

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My favorite topics

Philosophy, literature, books, art, cinema, science, history,...

Ideal language community partner

Anybody, I'm open-minded.

My learning goals

I'd like to learn new languages and meet new people.

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Leeds

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone friendl...

My learning goals

I studied m Spanish and Italian at university I’m now trying to improve my French to B2 level.

My favorite topics

I like having interesting conversations about all sorts of different topics really. I like to read, cook, watch films / series and play video games.

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S.

Leeds

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My learning goals

Building the confidence to speak in my target languages...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, music, TV series/movies, literature, languages (of course) and other cultures.

Perfect language exchange partner

Open-minded, patient, fun and cultured.

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A.

Leeds

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Catalan

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning languages, watching Netflix, going to the cinema,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Catalan and Portuguese speakers who can help me with my conversational skills and who have similar interests to me.

My learning goals

I would like to improve my conversational Catalan and Portuguese. I made a goal to learn a language with a non Latin alphabet by the time I’m 30, so I chose Korean. I’m still a beginner and I’d like to improve my speaking and writing skills.

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S.

Leeds

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My language exchange partner is

Funny and open minded...

My learning goals

Making friends, sharing experience and learning language :)

My favorite topics

Book, movie, sciences, travel, LGBT & life

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O.

Leeds

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Russian

My learning goals

Good Russian pronunciation & colloquial, natural grammar...

My favorite topics

Anything!! I don't respond too well to games, math or aircrafts. But I love learning all about it!

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who would like to talk :3

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Leeds

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My favorite topics

La vita ✌✨ cibo, cultura, filosofia, giustizia social...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Qualcunx interessante che non ha paura di correggermi

My learning goals

Migliorare abbastanza per trovare lavoro in Italia

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A.

Leeds

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Norwegian

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, kind, encouraging, enthusiasti...

My learning goals

Improve speaking, listening, grammar and increase vocabulary

My favorite topics

Music, films, tv, history, science

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J.

Leeds

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Korean

My learning goals

Talk comfortably in other languages and make friends all over...

My favorite topics

Reading, drawing, music, movies, travel

I want a conversation partner who is

Outgoing people with similar interests, who don't mind me making many mistakes and will help me correct them

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H.

Leeds

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My favorite topics

Climbing, excercise, politics, world news, technology, books,...

My language exchange partner is

Easy going, happy to help, keen to learn, patient, not afraid to point out when I'm wrong

My learning goals

Improve my writing skills to at least an intermediate level

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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T.

Leeds

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Someone who has similar interests to me and can speak both English...

My learning goals

To be able to speak Japanese

My favorite topics

Dancing, singing.... Being creative

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B.

Leeds

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My learning goals

I want to learn a language, have fun doing it and maybe make...

My favorite topics

I play rugby and enjoy climbing. I love eating food and watching good tv shows and films. I also like meeting new people

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is understanding, funny, and patient.

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S.

Leeds

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My favorite topics

Everyday conversations Useful phrases Colloquial conversatio...

Perfect language exchange partner

Speaks Spanish Wants to learn English

My learning goals

Improve my beginners Spanish Eventually to become fluent

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Leeds

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I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, understanding and funny people who have similar interest...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in other languages mostly French and Dutch. I am looking to read the languages and speak it as I am not very good at writing and spelling just yet, treat me as a complete beginner!

My favorite topics

Language, fashion, travel, food

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K.

Leeds

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Arabic

My learning goals

To be able to talk to people confidently and correct mistakes...

My favorite topics

Travel, Food, Music, Movies.

My language exchange partner is

Somebody who wants to have good conversation through learning arabic.

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A.

Leeds

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sport, language learning, travelling, holiday. Anything in Spanish...

Ideal language community partner

I need to work on speaking skills, somebody with whom I can converse in Spanish (beginner) to develop my confidence. Somebody who I could perhaps support with learning English

My learning goals

Develop confidence with speaking Spanish. Continue the journey to fluency!

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B.

Leeds

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is very relaxed and outgoing/confiden...

My learning goals

To be able to converse comfortably

My favorite topics

Anything..Culture, Food, Music

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Leeds

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French

My learning goals

Improve my Portuguese and Frenc...

My favorite topics

Sport, Football, Soccer, Makeup, Fashion, Politics, Business, Culture, Food

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, funny, confident

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J.

Leeds

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel, movies, food, games, music. A lot of everything :...

I want a conversation partner who is

Native speakers of either Mexican Spanish or Castillian Spanish

My learning goals

Eventually I want to become fluent in Spanish, but my main problem is attempting to translate from English. I need to have a better grasp of Spanish structure and idioms, as well as quicker recall of grammar.

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F.

Leeds

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Energetic, funny, kind, anyone tbh...

My learning goals

I want to be able to learn more vocabulary and better my grammar

My favorite topics

Drawings, books, shows, studying, reading, music, kpop, photography

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A.

Leeds

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French

My learning goals

I really want to hopefully become a fluent or at least gain an...

My favorite topics

I'm a pretty well rounded person who enjoys most things although if I were to give an answer I'd say food, drink, art galleries, museums, sights, photography, different cultures, travel.

Ideal language community partner

Someone whose silly, up for a laugh, good conversation and generally a nice person

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H.

Leeds

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German

My favorite topics

Travel, politics, music, film, the environment, natur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone exciting about language, the possibilities of travel and global affairs!

My learning goals

I want to become conversationally confident in German, and be able to connect with people in a fun and exciting way!

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C.

Leeds

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect Tandem buddy would be someone who is patient, kind...

My learning goals

My learning goals are to become fluent of course (^_-)

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about most things, but in particular languages and cultures.

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K.

Leeds

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My learning goals

I would like to be able to have a proper conversation in Spanish...

My favorite topics

Books, music, film, teaching and education and travel.

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone with similar interests to mine who is willing to be patient with my terrible Spanish!

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 214 English speakers in Leeds 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 Leeds?

In Leeds there are 214 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/ipswich />Ipswich, <a href=/learn/english/basildon />Basildon, 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 214 of them coming from Leeds.