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Partille

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Fluent

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English

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Emoji

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Korean

My favorite topics

I like Music, sport, movies and drawing...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who wants to tell me about their culture and everyday life :D

My learning goals

I want to make friend all over the world

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Gothenburg

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Swedish

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English

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

Fun, easy going and chill people who knows how to be sass...

My learning goals

How to converse in a general way with people I’ve just met

My favorite topics

Music, Culture and Travelling

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Karlskrona

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Swedish

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

I'd like to practice listening/speaking through audio messages...

My favorite topics

Music, tv-series, games, fashion, makeup, animals

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, fun people who want to learn together and make friends

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Gothenburg

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Swedish

My favorite topics

Hi! I'm a Spanish guy in his Gap Year in Gothenburg trying to...

Perfect language exchange partner

My learning goals

Learn Swedish

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1,369

English speakers in Umea

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Kristianstad

Fluent

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Swedish

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English

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Any kind of person :...

My learning goals

To talk and write to other people

My favorite topics

Listening to music, watching series & films and sleeping is the only thing I do all day long.

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Kungälv

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Swedish

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Emoji

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Korean

My learning goals

Confidence to talk and a greater understanding of the language...

My favorite topics

Pop culture; music, tv/film, games and esport, art, travelling.

My language exchange partner is

Someone who’s funny and relaxed. Kind and patient when I mess up their language.

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A.

Gothenburg

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Spanish

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English

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Dutch

My favorite topics

Nature, Hiking, Local food and culture, University, football...

Ideal language community partner

Basically everyone patient to teach and learn! :)

My learning goals

Improve my level from the very basics

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Norrköping

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Spanish

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Aventureros, divertidos, interesantes...

My learning goals

Mejorar mi nivel, compartir cultura, conocer personas.

My favorite topics

Intercambio cultural, experiencias, viajes, libros.

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Gothenburg

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Persian

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Italian

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English

My learning goals

I'm seeking job and I need to good level of englis...

My favorite topics

Career and daily conversation

Perfect language exchange partner

I would prefer that my English partner be a woman or girl with advanced english level.

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G.

Gävle

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Sports: NBA, MMA, football Music, guitar ...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who's fluent in French and can help me practice.

My learning goals

I'd like to become more fluent and quicker in French, be able to speak and write without having to think so much about it.

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A.

Halmstad

Fluent

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Swedish

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

A kind and funny person who can teach younger people...

My learning goals

Fluent Communication, reading and writing fluently

My favorite topics

Music, boys (hehe), dance, gossip, friend ship and other

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A.

Kungälv

Fluent

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Arabic

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English

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Swedish

My learning goals

Become fluen...

My favorite topics

Sports, movies, novel, politics, history, football

Ideal language community partner

No specific thought

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Gothenburg

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Hungarian

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

我對很多事情感興趣 文化、歷史、語言、美食、爬山、旅遊、電影、底片攝影 什麼都可...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

我希望能練習說中文,找好朋友

My learning goals

我學了4-5年中文了,之前也在台灣留學一年。希望能練習中文,提升程度。我曾經住在愛爾蘭,也會說英文,可以幫你練習一下

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Jönköping

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Outgoin...

My learning goals

For getting a higher ielts score

My favorite topics

Studying.

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Eskilstuna

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Swedish

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

my goals are to not get homeless than...

My favorite topics

i love puns

I want a conversation partner who is

id like to talk to someone who can get me through school with all As

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Stockholm

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Swedish

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

culture music tv shows et...

My language exchange partner is

someone that can give me the feeling of motivation in learning korean that can speak english too off course

My learning goals

to one day be fluent In korean and to cross any hurdle that I may come across

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Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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Gothenburg

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Hungarian

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English

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German

Ideal language community partner

Cool, open to the world, think out of the box and speaks clearl...

My learning goals

To reach intermediate level

My favorite topics

General topic almost anything except Politics and economy. So I am pretty open to speak about any topic

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Enköping

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Tigrinya

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Spanish

My learning goals

Improve my Spanish since I'm just a high school student...

My favorite topics

Movies, series, travels, culture and school

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Enjoys what I like and is a good Spanish speaker. Someone who'd like to discuss and argue. Is not to shy to give me a call and try out verbal language. Last but not least someone funny

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Jönköping

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English

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Swedish

My favorite topics

Normal life including hobbies, cultures, foo...

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, nice, a Swedish person who likes China

My learning goals

Communicate with local people

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Växjö

Fluent

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Swedish

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind, funny, helpful etc... ¯\_(ツ)_/...

My learning goals

To not have F in English :)

My favorite topics

Society, politic, economic, the environment

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Stockholm

Fluent

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Swedish

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Passable fluency in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Cultural differences, news, and the weather

My language exchange partner is

Open, out-going, and talkative

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Uppsala

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Kurdish (Kurmanji)

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English

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Kurdish (Pehlewani)

My favorite topics

Sport, languages, sharing experience...

Ideal language community partner

I can teach (Kurdish, Swedish, Arabic or English). And would love to learn french, or perhaps another interesting language :)

My learning goals

To be able to manage a simple conversation

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Boden

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English

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Russian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone friendly!...

My learning goals

I want to learn basic phrases and make some friends at the same time

My favorite topics

I love photography ❤️ Also interested in football, hockey, badminton, running, traveling, hiking, anime, K-drama, and much more, I'm an open minded person! ☺️

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Stockholm

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Swedish

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Bulgarian

My learning goals

Becoming a polyglot...

My favorite topics

Lingustic history, culture, movies, food, art, fashion. My instagram is; sandra.svandotter

Perfect language exchange partner

Social and open minded people who don't judge

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Kinna

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

¨̮♫⋆ Video games, music and movies. Photography. Nature, exercisen/gym....

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone is welcome. I prefer social people. Open-minded, who can make descent conversations and not just short replies.何でもの話をかけましょう

My learning goals

Japanese language.

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J.

Gothenburg

Fluent

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Korean

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English

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Swedish

My language exchange partner is

Any person in thr worl...

My learning goals

I want to learn swedish because I am studying in Sweden now. I respect people and give positive energy. I can help any people who want to learn korean

My favorite topics

I want to be the leader in engineering and science technology. My hobby is to go the gym, listening to the music, watching movie, and travel over the world.

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Nolvik

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German

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English

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Norwegian

My learning goals

To learn Swedish til B2/C1 level so that I can work in a job...

My favorite topics

Sustainability, Nature, Politics, Philosophy, Economics and Sociology

Ideal language community partner

Someone who likes to write a lot and over a longer period, ideally someone with an upcoming examination or an ambitious language learning goal.

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Partille

Fluent

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Swedish

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English

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Esperanto

My favorite topics

Organic farming , Forest gardening, handicraft, pedagogics,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

All type of people , but I guess i prefer those hwom have at least 500xp in duolingo Esperanto course. Those hwo have determination to go on with Esperanto. I have 600 points, and listen quite alot to Youtube channels and the android app muzaiko, radio

My learning goals

Esperanto and Advanced English. I prefer penpal so maybe exchange email and Send One mail Per week/month? This will be easier for me since I have dyslexic reading skills. Chat is stressful. If I write long text in Esperanto - use Google translate

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Gothenburg

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

A friendly person who helps me improve my German language through...

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently in German

My favorite topics

Culture, food and travel

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Stockholm

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English

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German

My learning goals

Know more about this world...

My favorite topics

Anything u r interested. I welcome anyone who want to really have a real conversation with me.

I want a conversation partner who is

German native speaker,english speaker,who want to learn chinese. I don't like small talk, we can talk about politics、history、music、culture differences、psychology、philosophy instead of saying hello to each other.

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Umea, Sweden?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 1,369 English speakers in Umea 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 Umea?

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

Are there other locations in Sweden other than Umea where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/helsingborg />Helsingborg, <a href=/learn/english/halmstad />Halmstad, and <a href=/learn/english/karlskrona />Karlskrona.

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 Umea.