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Learn English in Christchurch

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Christchurch

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English

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My favorite topics

Culture, history, travel, sports, fitness and food etc. 文化,历史,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone easygoing, fun and friendly :)

My learning goals

Improve my spoken and written language and make some nice buddies 想多学多一点儿汉字,北京话和东北话, 考HSK6

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Christchurch

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English

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Emoji

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Divertid@, interesante y amabl...

My learning goals

Practicar español y aprender nuevo palabras y frases

My favorite topics

Películas, musica, deportes, culturas, comida, cualquier cosa

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Christchurch

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English

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French

My learning goals

I want to be comfortable enough to have conversations with people...

My favorite topics

Sports, TV and Movies, Nature/Geography, Current Events, Travel Gaming

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I'm looking for people from France who I can meet and practise my French with. I also want to learn more about the country, and know where I should go on my travels through the country.

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Christchurch

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Photography, languages, horse riding, friends, music, vega...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who speaks French so that I can get better at the language. I only know a bit of French but I want to get better, especially for a French speech coming up!

My learning goals

Hopefully I can become fluent at some stage

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English speakers in Christchurch

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Christchurch

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English

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, kind, funny, patient and just someone enjoyable to talk...

My learning goals

I’m hoping to become fluent in Korean in a year. I’m pretty new too learning Korean

My favorite topics

I really don’t mind what we talk about. I like to talk about anything and everything.

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Christchurch

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Basically everyone interestin...

My favorite topics

Let's talk about everything!

My language exchange partner is

Everyone ,interesting person

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Christchurch

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Travelling, languages and cultures, reading, televisio...

Ideal language community partner

Someone funny and laid back who is easy to get along with.

My learning goals

To become fluent in as many languages as I can. Ideally Italian to start with.

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Christchurch

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English

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Russian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone humorous and easy to get on wit...

My learning goals

Would love to learn about your cutlure and what makes you who you are

My favorite topics

Food Culture and history Cool experiences

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Christchurch

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to brush up on my spanish as I've forgotten so many words...

My favorite topics

I love hiking and the outdoors! I love to socialize most days and enjoying racing stock cars in the US when I can travel to visit my family

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that is positive and wants to have a good chat

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Christchurch

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English

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French

My favorite topics

History, music, fashion, films...

I want a conversation partner who is

Good conversationalist, patient, kind

My learning goals

To understand and possibly speak another language(s)

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Christchurch

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Talkative, funny, has a sense of humo...

My learning goals

Learn more thing more than languages

My favorite topics

Anything you would like to share with me, including travel, culture, people, food...

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M.

Christchurch

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German

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would love to develop my intermediate Spanish skills to be...

My favorite topics

Travel, culture and traditions, Hobby, learning new skills, Family and friends, anything fun

Ideal language community partner

People who love traveling especially from Latin America

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

Value Conversation

Have fun, engaging conversations

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Christchurch

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English

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German

My favorite topics

History, Art, Culture, film and game...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Curious about foreign cultures

My learning goals

Complete fluency

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Christchurch

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Malay

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

As long as you are not a pervert, I am fine. I want to meet people...

My learning goals

I wish I can improve my language. I am planning to add Japanese into my language list, too.

My favorite topics

I am very interested in learning new languages. I have been learning three languages so far - Arabic, Mandarin and Korean. I love watching dramas and movies. Sports I am interested in are badminton and table tennis.

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Christchurch

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

...

My favorite topics

Books 书, 책 Movies 电影, 영화 Hiking 远足, 도보 여행 Art 美术, 예술 Travel 旅行, 여행 Teach 教学, 가르침 ‍

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly ☺️

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Christchurch

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travelling, politics, current events, ideas, languages...

My language exchange partner is

Talkative, enthusiastic and friendly people

My learning goals

I want to become completely fluent in Spanish

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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Christchurch

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is serious about helping me with grammar—so someone...

My learning goals

I’m constantly working to improve my grammar in Spanish.

My favorite topics

Literature, TV, music, ideas, grammar, language, teaching, children

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Christchurch

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English

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British Sign Language

My learning goals

Improve my skills in languages to help me in the future...

My favorite topics

Sport and everyday life.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone that has the same interests as me and will reply!!!

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Christchurch

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Crying myself to sleep, going for long walks, painting people...

Perfect language exchange partner

Somehow friendly with a good sense of humor

My learning goals

As a half korean born and raised in New Zealand, I don’t really have any knowledge about korean culture or language. So I want to dedicate to learning more about my roots!

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Christchurch

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone enthusiastic about language...

My learning goals

Improve my french

My favorite topics

Languages Food Film

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Christchurch

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English

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Emoji

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French

My learning goals

Getting more language knowledge...

My favorite topics

Travel, cycling, hiking, photography

My language exchange partner is

Someone know the languages I do not know

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Christchurch

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English

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Emoji

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Interest...

Ideal language community partner

Likes hearing me talk about myself and helps me and makes me feel welcomed

My learning goals

Being able to understand and respond to basic sentences Being able to say a little about me in language Being able to memorise colours, numbers, and greetings

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Christchurch

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Female, similar interest...

My learning goals

To Skype with people in Spanish so I can get better y hacer amigos para mi viaje a españa muy pronto // para hacker Skype con la gente para mejorar mi español

My favorite topics

Musicals, Languages, Environmentalism, Vegetarianism, The Lord of the Rings, Reading

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Christchurch

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

More language learning more effectivel...

My favorite topics

Animé music life choices

Perfect language exchange partner

No idea not used tandem

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D.

Christchurch

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German

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Life, the universe and everything...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who likes to travel, is enthusiastic about new cultures and experiences and enjoys the outdoors.

My learning goals

I want to learn and practice Korean.

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M.

Christchurch

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone spontaneous with a good sense of humour...

My learning goals

Hope to improve all my languages and to make some friends from different cultures

My favorite topics

Travels, culture, food, music, geek stuff.. Abit of everything I guess? Hahaha

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Christchurch

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

fluenc...

My favorite topics

anything

Ideal language community partner

someone who I can speak to on a regular basis

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D.

Christchurch

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Sports, films, TV, reading, socialisin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, easy to talk to, same interests

My learning goals

To eventually be fluent

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Christchurch

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

Perfect language exchange partner

...

My learning goals

Make some new friends, and also improve my language abilities

My favorite topics

I love eating!

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B.

Christchurch

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English

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French

My learning goals

Become better at taking in Frenc...

My favorite topics

Travel, skiing and cooking

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, good to talk to...

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 132 English speakers in Christchurch 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 Christchurch?

In Christchurch there are 132 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/manchester />Manchester, <a href=/learn/english/bristol />Bristol, and <a href=/learn/english/dunfermline />Dunfermline.

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 132 of them coming from Christchurch.