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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

Someone patient, and who speak slowly...

My learning goals

Improve my fluentcy

My favorite topics

Relationships, Business, self-help

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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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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

There is a good bit of English I can teach you - from very beginnings,...

My learning goals

I hope to eventually become fluent in Japanese!

My favorite topics

一番好きなはやっぱりSFです。そのあと何でも観ます!犬も飼ってます(グレーハウンド)。今エディンバラに住んでいます(スコットランド)。めっちゃ綺麗です!コロナあと是非来てください!

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Edinburgh

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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.

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Edinburgh

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Italian

My favorite topics

i want to learn, French, Italian and German, I will visit your...

Ideal language community partner

music, astronomy, science, languages, politics, humanity

My learning goals

Learn new cultures and languages

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguien que viva en Edimburgo y quiera hacer intercambio de idiomas...

My learning goals

Ya que estoy trabajando como profesora de inglés, no quiero perder mi nivel de español

My favorite topics

Art, books, history, travelling, music, houseplants, films, writing, tennis, politics

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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

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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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My language exchange partner is

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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Korean

My learning goals

I want to get extremely good at Korean, good enough to read most...

My favorite topics

Science, technology, video games, movies, philosophy, music, life. Im a PhD student researching NLP, I’m originally from the US

Ideal language community partner

Friendly

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Edinburgh

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French

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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Perfect language 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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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

I want a conversation partner who 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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English

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My favorite topics

Travel, outdoor activities/sports, music and ar...

My language exchange partner is

Easy going, funny, interesting, intelligent

My learning goals

Working proficiency in both French and Spanish!

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Edinburgh

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Ideal language community partner

Tout le mond...

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

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Edinburgh

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My learning goals

Improve my colloquial language knowledge and make friend...

My favorite topics

Movies, books, food, anything!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly and understanding

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My favorite topics

Traveling, Exercise, Learning new things....

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is fluent in German

My learning goals

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

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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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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)

My language exchange partner 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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My favorite topics

History, politics, the world, movies, anime, ahything nerdy,...

Ideal language community partner

Energetic and happy to talk about all subjects. Willing to correct and helpe with my target languages.

My learning goals

To become an interpreter in my target languages

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Edinburgh

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I enjoy design, playing/making games, watching anime, learning about different cultures and food! I like running too.

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Edinburgh

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Italian

My learning goals

To be able to speak excellent Italia...

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, literature, film, music, football, politics, philosophy, food,

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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Edinburgh

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French

My favorite topics

Cultures, food, art, sport...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My language exchange partner is

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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Portuguese

My learning goals

To be able to converse with relative eas...

My favorite topics

Linguistics, general topics, feminism, politics, parties

Ideal language community partner

Interested in languages, friendly and open-minded

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Edinburgh

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French

My favorite topics

Im Irish! She/her. Music, baking, travelling, culture, TV shows...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Great speaking skills. For German & French I would like to find someone with whom I can send occasional voice messages back and forth

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Edinburgh

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone open, funny but can have deep discussions :...

My learning goals

I would like to be more fluent, improve my accent and practice speaking with different people

My favorite topics

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

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My learning goals

Quiero mantener mi nivel de español y practicarlo mucho. También,...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Quiero encontrar gente que gusta los idiomas.

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/leeds />Leeds, <a href=/learn/english/stoke-on-trent />Stoke-on-Trent, and <a href=/learn/english/aberystwyth />Aberystwyth.

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.