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Birmingham

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English

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Italian

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Indonesian

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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I.

Birmingham

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Kind, open minded, likes anime or manga, likes sciences, has...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Games, life and science(medicine), food and travelling. I like talking on we chat. My instagram: medifectious. I am currently studying medicine in the UK. I travel between Birmingham and London. I am travelling Malaysia and Vietnam

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B.

Birmingham

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English

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Emoji

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Arabic

My learning goals

To become fluent in my target language...

My favorite topics

Fashion health and fitness food poetry art reading video games

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Likeminded people who can hold a good conversation.

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K.

Birmingham

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Norwegian

My favorite topics

Daily life, travel, athletics, etc...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone interested in language.

My learning goals

Fluency and understanding cultures.

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341

English speakers in Birmingham

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L.

Birmingham

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Portuguese

I want a conversation partner who is

anybody willing to help me learn and I can return the favour...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I love rivers, waterfalls hot springs/nature.and eating food meeting people I can learn from & obviously travelling who doesn’t

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M.

Birmingham

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Arabic

My learning goals

To improve my language skills and cultural awarenes...

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Respectful, knowledgeable and easy going

M.

M.

Birmingham

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning languages, singing 林俊杰 songs, games, and travelling...

Ideal language community partner

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.

My learning goals

To speak Korean and Chinese fluently. Voice and video calls are most welcome to help with that

J.

J.

Birmingham

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

To be conversational in Korean and Japanese

My favorite topics

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

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T.

Birmingham

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English

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French

My learning goals

To improve on my French and to be able to watch shows/videos...

My favorite topics

Music, tv shows, photography and animals.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is open-minded and likes to laugh!

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N.

Birmingham

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Albanian

My favorite topics

I like to talk about anything really...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

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

C.

C.

Birmingham

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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

C.

C.

Birmingham

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English

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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

Ideal language community partner

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

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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R.

Birmingham

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Anime, Football (Soccer), Musi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Can help me improve small talk

My learning goals

To be able to speak both languages at a casual level

V.

V.

Birmingham

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

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 •°.•☆

K.

K.

Birmingham

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English

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Russian

My learning goals

Develop my Russian (towards fluency)...

My favorite topics

Travel, languages, photography, TV

I want a conversation partner who is

Any Russian speaker

R.

R.

Birmingham

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Music, TV, Travel, Readin...

My language exchange partner is

Consistent, Reliable, Helpful, Friendly

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

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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."

I.

I.

Birmingham

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

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

S.

S.

Birmingham

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Hindi

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Spanish

My learning goals

To immerse myself and improve the languages that I am learnin...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

P.

P.

Birmingham

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English

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French

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Korean

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone

My learning goals

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

S.

S.

Birmingham

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Open-minded, patient, cultured and fun!...

My learning goals

Gaining more self confidence in speaking in the target languages

My favorite topics

Travel, tech, languages, literature, birding, culture and fitness

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M.

M.

Birmingham

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I am passionate about the arts, in particular, literature and film. I'm the right hands, film can be nitrate poetry. I also love a good sense of humour, mine is quite bizarre and out there, but I am an easy audience if you like to make someone laugh. :D

My language exchange partner 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

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C.

Birmingham

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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.

I.

I.

Birmingham

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Enthusiastic and friendl...

My learning goals

Improve my Spanish conversation skills

My favorite topics

Movies, news, sport, food, travel

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J.

Birmingham

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Learn 2 languages fluentl...

My favorite topics

Pan africanism, Music, Travel, history. Adore cooking. Hairdressing, Movies, vinyl, book, learning, meditating. Singing, laughing, being a legend.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone consistent, funny and can carry a conversation

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A.

Birmingham

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Cinema, society, basic pyschology, culture...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Communicate fluently and correctly to level of understanding jokes and idioms

S.

S.

Birmingham

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

Someone friendly, funny + who wants to have conversations on...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak more fluently + confidently

My favorite topics

Travelling, music, photography, art + coffee

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E.

Birmingham

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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

Ideal language community partner

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

J.

J.

Birmingham

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English

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French

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Lifestyle, culture, and foo...

Ideal conversation exchange 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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T.

Birmingham

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English

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Emoji

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who knows the language/ sign language I wanna learn or...

My learning goals

I want to be able to at least speak a couple sentences of my chosen language even if I can’t speak fluently.

My favorite topics

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

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C.

Birmingham

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

Confident, not afraid to correct my mistakes

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/warrington />Warrington, <a href=/learn/english/birstall />Birstall, and <a href=/learn/english/sunderland />Sunderland.

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.