Learn English in Edinburgh
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M.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
Hokkien
Chinese (Traditional)
LEARNS
Spanish
Berber
Arabic
Ideal language community partner
Language enthusiast & people with dark humour...
My learning goals
Would really love to work on Crimean Tatar and Austrian & Swiss German but also have to focus on Castellano for work
My favorite topics
Not Chinese. My fluency in the language is a result of colonisation Culture•Cuisine•Academic Knowledge
Find more than
433
English speakers in Edinburgh
R.
Edinburgh
Fluent
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
English
LEARNS
French
German
Japanese
My learning goals
Enhance my confidence in speaking English (or French and German...
My favorite topics
I am open to various topics; I study food literature and it will be so nice that you can share your local food custom with me!
My language exchange partner is
Open-minded, responsive, friendly
S.
Edinburgh
Fluent
Finnish
Swedish
English
LEARNS
Spanish
French
German
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Anyone who is open-minded, willing to learn themselves and help...
My learning goals
Simply improve in as many languages as I possibly can, have fun and make lots of mistakes on the way
My favorite topics
books & poetry / travel / living abroad / dance / linguistics / philosophy / lotr, fantasy & dragons
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A.
Edinburgh
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
Finnish
Norwegian
Chinese (Simplified)
My favorite topics
Art, languages, travel, books and history! And everything else...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Anyone as long as you can handle me being a bit awkward
My learning goals
Improve listening and spoken. My focus is on listening as I struggle with that most.
R.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Scottish Gaelic
Polish
My learning goals
Quiero mejorar mi español, de todas las maneras posibles...
My favorite topics
Ciencia, un poco de deportes, politica, cultura, libros y la vida en general. Puedo hablar de cualquier tema con la persona correcta
I want a conversation partner who is
Una persona paciente
L.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
LEARNS
British Sign Language
Spanish
American Sign Language
My favorite topics
I love languages! I currently study Spanish and BSL at uni, aiming...
My language exchange partner is
Someone who is friendly and just generally is good at chatting
My learning goals
Being able to easily converse in languages other than my native language
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L.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
Polish
LEARNS
Spanish
French
Italian
Ideal language community partner
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
E.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
Irish
LEARNS
French
German
Bavarian
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
S.
Edinburgh
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
French
Korean
Japanese
My favorite topics
Dance, Art, music, musicals, movies, travel, tv, food, YouTube,...
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who wants to be friends and work on our language exchange with preferably some topics in common to make conversations flow
My learning goals
Better at conversation without hesitating so much to translate the language in my head
D.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
Portuguese
LEARNS
French
Italian
Russian
I want a conversation partner who is
music, astronomy, science, languages, politics, humanit...
My learning goals
Learn new cultures and languages
My favorite topics
i want to learn, French, Italian and German, I will visit your European country in a heartbeat
K.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
German
Japanese
My learning goals
I want to start learning simple words through conversation. Then...
My favorite topics
Food and Cooking, Technology, Recent Events, Culture Difference's. I'm pretty happy to discuss anything really.
My language exchange partner is
I want to talk with someone who is patient and will be willing to talk to me slowly so that I can learn! I want to find someone who will help me acquire the languages I want to learn.
E.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
LEARNS
French
Korean
Chinese (Simplified)
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone that's pretty talkative and just a generally nice perso...
My learning goals
Français & 한국어: practice my conversational skills, build up vocab, and practice speaking. 中文：learn some more basic phrases and vocab, practice tones
My favorite topics
Music, different cultures, foreign languages
M.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
Irish
LEARNS
French
Chinese (Simplified)
Korean
My learning goals
Attain conversational fluency in French, and be able to have...
My favorite topics
Popular culture, politics, literature
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone patient and relaxed who enjoys similar topics and can commit to regular chats.
S.
Edinburgh
NEWFluent
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
LEARNS
Spanish
Korean
My favorite topics
Native in both English and Mandarin! A very very beginner in...
I want a conversation partner who is
Are willing to learn and make progress on another language
My learning goals
Able to understand what people are talking about!
Z.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Italian
Korean
Spanish
My language exchange partner is
Someone who is friendly and willing to help me learn a language,...
My learning goals
I would love to learn hawaiian just because I find it so interesting, if anyone wants to help me learn let me know :)
My favorite topics
Music, musicals, Netflix, language learning, traveling
B.
Edinburgh
Fluent
Slovak
English
Czech
LEARNS
Spanish
My learning goals
To be able to become as fluent as possible in Spanis...
My favorite topics
Psychology, philosophy, music, films, travelling
Ideal language community partner
Someone open minded with a sense of humour who can talk about anything and everything
M.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
German
Spanish
LEARNS
Italian
French
My favorite topics
Culture, travel, literature, film, music, football, politics,...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Friendly, down to earth, liberal minded and with a wide range of interests
My learning goals
To be able to speak excellent Italian
N.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Korean
Chinese (Simplified)
French
Perfect language exchange partner
Friendl...
My learning goals
I want to get extremely good at Korean, good enough to read most books. Could also really use help on chinese. Let’s talk about whatever!
My favorite topics
Science, technology, video games, movies, philosophy, music, life. Im a PhD student researching NLP. Currently doing an internship
G.
Edinburgh
Fluent
English
Scottish Gaelic
LEARNS
Finnish
German
Italian
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
I want a conversation partner who is
friendly, progressive people who don't mind me butchering their language a little (a lot)
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/king's-lynn />King's Lynn, <a href=/learn/english/middlesbrough />Middlesbrough, and <a href=/learn/english/glasgow />Glasgow.
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.