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Learn English in Edinburgh

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My favorite topics

Life , humans, chillin, hiking, music, cultural differences,...

My language exchange partner is

Relaxed, open personality

My learning goals

Communicating at a good level with ppl around the world

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Ideal language community partner

Anyone basically :) would like to know more about different cultures...

My learning goals

Being fluent in both French and Spanish, and ultimately becoming a hyper-polyglot fluent in eight languages

My favorite topics

learning languages; reading books, hiking, cooking and travelling; cultural exchanges

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Edinburgh

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Cantonese

My learning goals

Able to hold casual conversatio...

My favorite topics

Anything in general really, world issues to small talks, I’m all up for it

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Humorous, patience and easy to talk to

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Edinburgh

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Korean

My favorite topics

Everything. TV shows and music...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone. 착한 사람이라면 연락해 주세요!

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent and natural.

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English speakers in Edinburgh

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I want a conversation partner who is

I want to talk with someone who is patient and will be willing...

My learning goals

I want to start learning simple words through conversation. Then work on greetings and then getting more advanced. I want to work on milestones of 500, 1000 and 2000 words in each language!

My favorite topics

Food and Cooking, Technology, Recent Events, Culture Difference's. I'm pretty happy to discuss anything really.

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Edinburgh

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Finnish

My learning goals

learning every language on eart...

My favorite topics

trying to make the world a better place, eating, making a mess while cooking, music in the languages I'm learning

My language exchange partner is

friendly, progressive people who don't mind me butchering their language a little (a lot)

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Edinburgh

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Tech stuff, podcasts, boardgames, good food, chilling with friends...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who likes to laugh and nerd out on stuff!

My learning goals

Looking to practice my chinese oral fluency and listening ability

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Edinburgh

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Everyone is welcome! Ideally, people who will be patient with...

My learning goals

Improving my Japanese/Spanish. Practicing writing in hiragana/katakana and learning kanji.

My favorite topics

I love sports! Tennis, football and swimming in particular. I also like to read, watch anime/tv shows and play music. If you play games then please talk to me about them too!

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My learning goals

There’s always more to learn, and that’s what I’m looking for,...

My favorite topics

My current obsession is cycling, in case you need a riding buddy too. I love traveling, reading, listening to podcasts, taking a walk. In terms of topics, I particularly like psychology and economics, although I’m open to anything really.

Perfect language exchange partner

I’m always looking to meet people of different walks of life who are willing talk and correct my Spanish as well as teach me new things.

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Edinburgh

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy design, playing/making games, watching anime, learning...

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Japanese speakers, who are also interested in learning English.

My learning goals

Currently, I'm studying towards the JLPT Level 5 exam in December. I'll be back in Japan next year!

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Edinburgh

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German

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is fluent in Germa...

My learning goals

I’m looking for someone who lives in Edinburgh Scotland who speaks German.

My favorite topics

Traveling, Exercise, Learning new things.

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Edinburgh

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French

My learning goals

I would like to be more fluent, improve my accent and practice...

My favorite topics

Traveling and languages, The outdoors and adventure, Life in general

Ideal language community partner

Someone open, funny but can have deep discussions :)

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French

My favorite topics

Cultures, food, art, sport...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is open, likes a chat, open minded and likes to share ideas

My learning goals

To keep working on my french language skills and progress with my grammar. Try and convince people I am less of a foreigner when I speak. Broaden my variety of vocab and fluidity of speech

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Edinburgh

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly and understandin...

My learning goals

Improve my colloquial language knowledge and make friends

My favorite topics

Movies, books, food, anything!

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Edinburgh

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My learning goals

Hopefully to become fluent enough to be able to study abroad...

My favorite topics

Really anything, random news articles, current events, science and technology (especially transportation/engineering)

I want a conversation partner who is

Pretty relaxed (wont mind if i accidentally disappear for days and forget to respond), funny, and passionate about something

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Edinburgh

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Theatre, art, politics, international relations, fashio...

My language exchange partner is

Someone willing to work with me on my fluency!

My learning goals

To develop good habits linguistically and to enrich my vocabulary

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Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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Edinburgh

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Ideal language community partner

A native French speaker, who is learning English, who also enjoys...

My learning goals

Developing my fluency in spoken French.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing current affairs, sport and business.

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Edinburgh

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French

My learning goals

Great speaking skills. For German & French I would like to find...

My favorite topics

Im Irish! She/her. Music, baking, travelling, culture, TV shows and anything interesting really!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Chatty, open-minded, not afraid to correct me, friendly

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Edinburgh

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Dutch

My favorite topics

Travel, Geography, History, Literature, Politics, Sport, Nature,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is interesting & willing to help others learn. Someone who is equally keen to learn languages fast.

My learning goals

Learn Dutch fluently in as short a time as possible

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Edinburgh

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient, easy going and not too serious....

My learning goals

To be able to speak German more confidently

My favorite topics

My passions are good food, socialising, beer (preferably a good pale ale), sustainable living and renewable energy.

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Edinburgh

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Swedish

My learning goals

To maintain/improve upon my level of fluency not that I've moved...

My favorite topics

Books, veganism, films, tv, music, language history

My language exchange partner is

Understanding, patient and willing to help...but mostly actually fun and interesting and easy to chat to.

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Edinburgh

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German

My favorite topics

Adventures and discovering the world, cultures and values around...

Ideal language community partner

I'd like to talk with someone that is curious and has seen the world beyond their hometown.

My learning goals

I'd like to be able to hold casual conversation in German. I don't want to ask, Sprechen Sie Englisch?, when I meet people on the street or in a Biergarten.

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Edinburgh

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone fluent in Spanish who is learning English who likes to...

My learning goals

Be able to speak Spanish st the level I’m at and be comfortable making mistakes.

My favorite topics

Food, travel, academics, family, work, outdoors.

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Edinburgh

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Working proficiency in both French and Spanish...

My favorite topics

Travel, outdoor activities/sports, music and art

Perfect language exchange partner

Easy going, funny, interesting, intelligent

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Edinburgh

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Italian

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, literature, film, music, football, politics,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, down to earth, liberal minded and with a wide range of interests

My learning goals

To be able to speak excellent Italian

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Edinburgh

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My language exchange partner is

Quiero encontrar gente que gusta los idiomas....

My learning goals

Quiero mantener mi nivel de español y practicarlo mucho. También, me gustaría hablar más. En cuanto al francés, necesito que preparar para la universidad.

My favorite topics

Hola. Estoy aprendiendo español ahora y quiero hablar con alguien para mejorarlo. Enviarme un mensaje :) o DM en Instagram

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Edinburgh

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My learning goals

Améliorer mon accent français et mon expression orale...

My favorite topics

je trouve un binôme de langue qui veuille parler avec moi sur skype/zoom en français, je vais lui enseigner l’anglais

Ideal language community partner

Tout le monde

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Edinburgh

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Linguistics, general topics, feminism, politics, partie...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Interested in languages, friendly and open-minded

My learning goals

To be able to converse with relative ease

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Edinburgh

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Energetic and happy to talk about all subjects. Willing to correct...

My learning goals

To become an interpreter in my target languages

My favorite topics

History, politics, the world, movies, anime, ahything nerdy, self-help, travel, health, education

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Edinburgh

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My learning goals

Improve and not forget my German, make new friend...

My favorite topics

Music, travelling, movies

I want a conversation partner who is

Open, friendly, patient and fun

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 433 English speakers in Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh?

In Edinburgh there are 433 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/loughborough />Loughborough, <a href=/learn/english/london />London, and <a href=/learn/english/boston />Boston.

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 433 of them coming from Edinburgh.