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Birmingham

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My favorite topics

Games, life and science(medicine), food and travelling. I like...

My language exchange partner is

Kind, open minded, likes anime or manga, likes sciences, has some degree of Japanese fluency and is patient with me

My learning goals

Be able to hold a conversation in Japanese and make new friends

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B.

Birmingham

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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

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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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English speakers in Birmingham

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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

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M.

Birmingham

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Korean

My learning goals

To speak Korean and Chinese fluently. Voice and video calls are...

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning languages, singing 林俊杰 songs, games, and travelling amongst many things. I play lots of fighting games (e.g street fighter, Dragonball FighterZ) as well as participating in tournaments for these games :)

My language exchange partner is

Patient, kind and very easygoing. I can promise I’ll be just as patient back when you want to practise speaking English. Would prefer to find someone who is eager to speak so that we can communicate using voice messages or voice calling.

J.

J.

Birmingham

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

To be conversational in Korean and Japanese

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T.

Birmingham

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French

Ideal conversation exchange 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!

My favorite topics

Music, tv shows, photography and animals.

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N.

Birmingham

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Albanian

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I like to talk about anything really!

Perfect language exchange partner

Somebody who is talkative and funny, also someone who could help me to improve my French.

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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.

I.

I.

Birmingham

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Enthusiastic and friendl...

My learning goals

Improve my Spanish conversation skills

My favorite topics

Movies, news, sport, food, travel

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R.

Birmingham

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be able to speak both languages at a casual leve...

My favorite topics

Anime, Football (Soccer), Music

Ideal language community partner

Can help me improve small talk

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Birmingham

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French

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Korean

My favorite topics

Pets/animals, travel, music, photography, food, sport...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone

My learning goals

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

C.

C.

Birmingham

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

I want to talk to everyone and anyone. I love meeting new people!...

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.

My favorite topics

I like talking about anything. I like talking about what happened in my day and I I like talking about fun new hobbies and different projects I’m starting. I like art, food, sports, music, tv, and video games. I also like traveling and learning new things

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C.

Birmingham

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Hobbies, cultural exchanges etc

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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Birmingham

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Someone consistent, funny and can carry a conversation

My learning goals

Learn 2 languages fluently

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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R.

Birmingham

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French

Ideal language community partner

Consistent, Reliable, Helpful, Friendl...

My learning goals

I would to be as close to fluency as possible, but first of all to reach a conversational level which will help to work in France

My favorite topics

Music, TV, Travel, Reading

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T.

Birmingham

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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!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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.

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V.

Birmingham

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French

My favorite topics

I enjoy video games and art, as well as learning about other...

Perfect language exchange partner

I need friends that can help me with Russian (I am a beginner!) or chat with me in French :)

My learning goals

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

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I.

Birmingham

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Music, culture, anything really

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M.

Birmingham

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to improve and become fluent in Spanish. I also want to...

My favorite topics

Travel, writing, philosophy, film and TV, ancient mysteries, something new

My language exchange partner is

I need somebody who will make sure I stick to it and practice every day. Someone that enjoys learning about new cultures and loves to travel!

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J.

Birmingham

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French

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Lifestyle, culture, and foo...

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.

My learning goals

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

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E.

Birmingham

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Urdu

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Have great humour and can be a great help and have similar interests...

My learning goals

To either be fluent or know enough of the language Im learning to get my way around the country

My favorite topics

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

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C.

Birmingham

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English

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American Sign Language

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Hebrew

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Understands me and likes to have conversations with me and enjoys being around

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S.

Birmingham

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak more fluently + confidently

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K.

Birmingham

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English

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

Any Russian speaker...

My learning goals

Develop my Russian (towards fluency)

My favorite topics

Travel, languages, photography, TV

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C.

Birmingham

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English

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German

My learning goals

To keep up my levels (and improve) while I am not studying them...

My favorite topics

Politics, modern day world

Ideal language community partner

Confident, not afraid to correct my mistakes

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A.

Birmingham

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Cinema, society, basic pyschology, culture...

Ideal conversation exchange 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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S.

Birmingham

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English

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Hindi

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Really nice people that have great character and those that ...

My learning goals

To immerse myself and improve the languages that I am learning

My favorite topics

My favourite pass times include learning languages, travelling, meeting new people. I am also a huge Liverpool FC fan

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Birmingham

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English

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French

My learning goals

Keeping my language skills fresh and up to date and discovering...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/wolverhampton />Wolverhampton, <a href=/learn/english/chelmsford />Chelmsford, and <a href=/learn/english/sale />Sale.

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.