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Learn English in Birmingham

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Birmingham

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Japanese

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English

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Spanish

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Russian

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Ukrainian

My favorite topics

Language, Cultures, Sports, Music, Fitness, Traveling, Investing,...

My language exchange partner is

People who like adventures!

My learning goals

Able to understand basic conversation

B.

B.

Birmingham

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Fluent

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English

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Emoji

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Arabic

Ideal language community partner

Likeminded people who can hold a good conversation....

My learning goals

To become fluent in my target language.

My favorite topics

Fashion health and fitness food poetry art reading video games

K.

K.

Birmingham

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Norwegian

My learning goals

Fluency and understanding cultures...

My favorite topics

Daily life, travel, athletics, etc.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone interested in language.

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L.

Birmingham

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

I love rivers, waterfalls hot springs/nature.and eating food...

Perfect language exchange partner

anybody willing to help me learn and I can return the favour by teaching some English. Travellers back packers and anybody with experience.

My learning goals

To be able to have a conversation in Portuguese and Spanish..

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Find more than

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English speakers in Birmingham

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M.

Birmingham

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Arabic

I want a conversation partner who is

Respectful, knowledgeable and easy goin...

My learning goals

To improve my language skills and cultural awareness

My favorite topics

Anything but do enjoy discussing science, history and religion People and cultures

J.

J.

Birmingham

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To be conversational in Korean and Japanese...

My favorite topics

Everyday topics, general knowledge, music, art, hobbies... Anything

My language exchange partner is

Likes to talk a lot and can text or talk on the phone

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T.

Birmingham

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Music, tv shows, photography and animals...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is open-minded and likes to laugh!

My learning goals

To improve on my French and to be able to watch shows/videos without subtitles!

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N.

Birmingham

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Albanian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Somebody who is talkative and funny, also someone who could help...

My learning goals

I would like to improve my French and connect with people from other countries.

My favorite topics

I like to talk about anything really!

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A.

A.

Birmingham

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Fluent

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

I am working on my Arabic(MSA) this year as my main objective...

My favorite topics

Conversation about football ⚽️, fitness , linguistics and Travels ✈️ . But i’m open to have different conversations so feel free! I’m a language enthusiast.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone patient, cool and funny. Disclaimer: Serious people needed!!

M.

M.

Birmingham

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I am passionate about the arts, in particular, literature and...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with a good sense of humour and interest in the arts would make a good conversation. Hopefully somebody patient too, as I am very much a beginner with languages. I am a very patient person myself and willing to talk to someone of any English abili

My learning goals

I would like to learn a language fluently and meet interesting people.

C.

C.

Birmingham

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who I can get along with and have a fun language exchange...

My learning goals

I want to get better at the languages I’m learning, be able to have full conversations.

My favorite topics

Hobbies, cultural exchanges etc

K.

K.

Birmingham

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Russian

My learning goals

Develop my Russian (towards fluency)...

My favorite topics

Travel, languages, photography, TV

Ideal language community partner

Any Russian speaker

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Value Community

Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

Value Conversation

Have fun, engaging conversations

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J.

Birmingham

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Pan africanism, Music, Travel, history. Adore cooking. Hairdressing,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone consistent, funny and can carry a conversation

My learning goals

Learn 2 languages fluently

R.

R.

Birmingham

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Can help me improve small tal...

My learning goals

To be able to speak both languages at a casual level

My favorite topics

Anime, Football (Soccer), Music

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I.

Birmingham

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Being able to speak it fluently wo I can talk to foreign people...

My favorite topics

Music, culture, anything really

I want a conversation partner who is

Humorous, kind, caring people who are able to teach me their language

C.

C.

Birmingham

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I like talking about anything. I like talking about what happened...

My language exchange partner is

I want to talk to everyone and anyone. I love meeting new people! I would love to talk to some high school students but also college students. Anyone who can help me to get better at learning my language while still making new friends! ❤️

My learning goals

I want to be able to travel to new countries and be able to speak to people without having a huge language barrier. I wanna be able to go places without needing a translator. But I also wanna meet now people, and get to know about new cultures.

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

C.

C.

Birmingham

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English

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German

Ideal language community partner

Confident, not afraid to correct my mistake...

My learning goals

To keep up my levels (and improve) while I am not studying them at university for the year.

My favorite topics

Politics, modern day world

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R.

Birmingham

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French

My learning goals

I would to be as close to fluency as possible, but first of all...

My favorite topics

Music, TV, Travel, Reading

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Consistent, Reliable, Helpful, Friendly

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I.

Birmingham

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Movies, news, sport, food, trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

Enthusiastic and friendly

My learning goals

Improve my Spanish conversation skills

V.

V.

Birmingham

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

I need friends that can help me with Russian (I am a beginner!)...

My learning goals

I want to improve my knowledge of basic Russian and learn about lots of other languages and cultures.

My favorite topics

I enjoy video games and art, as well as learning about other cultures •°.•☆

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E.

Birmingham

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English

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Urdu

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German

My learning goals

To either be fluent or know enough of the language Im learning...

My favorite topics

Exploring new things, learning and getting to know more people internationally

My language exchange partner is

Have great humour and can be a great help and have similar interests (Kpop, stories , photography/art and science)

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A.

Birmingham

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Cinema, society, basic pyschology, culture...

Ideal language community partner

Has free time! Meeting in person. Intelligent- interested in everything.

My learning goals

Communicate fluently and correctly to level of understanding jokes and idioms

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P.

Birmingham

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Fluent

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English

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French

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyon...

My learning goals

To meet new people from different parts of the world and make new friends

My favorite topics

Pets/animals, travel, music, photography, food, sports

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F.

Birmingham

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluency in Spanish languag...

My favorite topics

I would talk about anything

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who wants to learn

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S.

Birmingham

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Fluent

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English

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Hindi

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

My favourite pass times include learning languages, travelling,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Really nice people that have great character and those that love to talk

My learning goals

To immerse myself and improve the languages that I am learning

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E.

Birmingham

Fluent

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

A student/younger person who wants to share both language knowledge...

My learning goals

Keeping my language skills fresh and up to date and discovering new vocabulary

My favorite topics

Enjoy exploring culture differences, discussing music & current affairs. Mathematics & french student.

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J.

Birmingham

Fluent

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English

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French

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be able to understand Japanese more than I do now and to read...

My favorite topics

Lifestyle, culture, and food

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is nice and funny but can build up a strong lasting bond of friendship with me. Also, it would be nice if they were fluent in Japanese but it isn’t necessary.

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S.

Birmingham

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Russian

My favorite topics

Travelling, music, photography, art + coffe...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone friendly, funny + who wants to have conversations on any topic :)

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak more fluently + confidently

C.

C.

Birmingham

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English

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American Sign Language

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Hebrew

Perfect language exchange partner

Understands me and likes to have conversations with me and enjoys...

My learning goals

To learn and stick with the language I would like to learn.

My favorite topics

I like meeting new people from all around the world

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T.

Birmingham

Fluent

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English

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Emoji

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to be able to at least speak a couple sentences of my...

My favorite topics

I like talking about books, movies, anime, animals... honestly anything I just love talking to people!

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who knows the language/ sign language I wanna learn or wants to learn English and it would be nice if they like talking but honestly I don’t mind.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 341 English speakers in Birmingham 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 Birmingham?

In Birmingham there are 341 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United Kingdom other than Birmingham 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/aberystwyth />Aberystwyth, and <a href=/learn/english/bangor />Bangor.

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 341 of them coming from Birmingham.