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life friends love culture trave...

My language exchange partner is

kind patient open native speaker

My learning goals

native speaker

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Anyon...

My learning goals

I’m preparing for my ielts test and I have just started to learn Spanish. Planning to study abroad, most likely in Singapore.

My favorite topics

Everything. I love book, movies, rock music, football and video games.

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Irvine

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Être bilingue en Anglai...

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I like speak about everything, i like sport

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Be open minded is the most important

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Irvine

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Фильмы, музыка, спорт, тренажёрный зал, языки, путешествия. Helping...

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Хочу практиковать свои языки, люблю интересных людей. Также хочу долгосрочных друзей.

My learning goals

Хочу свободно говорить на моих языках.

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I want a conversation partner who is

Respectful and funny people ; who doesn't ask for phone # or...

My learning goals

Be fluent in Chinese and eventually be able to speak Cantonese

My favorite topics

Photography, hiking, badminton/ 拍照,徒步旅行,羽毛球/ Major: Anatomy/Physiology (人體解剖和生理學)

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Irvine

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My learning goals

To converse~ not sure what I can get out of this app yet...

My favorite topics

Everything really, but some main ones are feminism, art, books, lesbians, language learning, school, news, science (space, bio/medicine, tech, etc)

My language exchange partner is

Someone that is okay with answers that may take days and a somewhat awkward person lol

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Irvine

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Ideal language community partner

Eclectic, educated, likes art

My learning goals

Get better at Mandarin Chinese-reading and writing. Learn Spanish. Learn about culture.

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My learning goals

I want to be be able to speak basic Spanish and French. I would also like to teach English

My favorite topics

Cats, School, Art, Photography, Games, Family, Food, the television show Stranger Things

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Reviewing the basics of French will be a good start. I would...

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, food, restaurants, cooking, photography, weather, FitBit, iPhone and iPad apps and games.

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice, kind, friendly, smart, understanding, helpful, willing to teach, good sense of humor, and fun.

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Irvine

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都市計画、筋トレ、テレビ、音楽、政治、旅行、文化の違いを話し合う、哲学 urban planning, weightlifting,...

I want a conversation partner who is

世界の人/多文化的な人。A person who values multiculturalism.

My learning goals

将来にペラペラほぼ程を話せるようになりたいと思う特に日本語とフランス語で。I’d like to achieve fluency at some point in my life. Mainly in Japanese and French.

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Irvine

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My language exchange partner is

fun and easygoing people with enthusiasm. For german speakers,...

My learning goals

to be fluent in German someday! Just started to learn a few words.

My favorite topics

culture, food, people, movies, books, tech, and exercise. Anything. I love swimming, dancing, reading, working out, and riding a motorcycle.

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Irvine

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Conversational or mastering the languag...

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Music, personal/skin care, TV shows, movies, and video games.

Ideal language community partner

Helpful and patient

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My favorite topics

I love to talk about culture, travel, social issues, entertainment...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

An interesting person that has similar interests and can help me learn French while I help them learn English

My learning goals

French fluency is the goal

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Irvine

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Anybody...

My learning goals

Speak English fluently. Hope to get an internship next year.

My favorite topics

Sports, music, programming, life in America. I am currently study in UCI. Hope to find someone who can help me with my English skill.

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Communicate like native...

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hobbies, daily life, school and study, relationship

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Easygoing, love to share,brave to try

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Broadway Shows, Movies, Theology, Philosophy, Flamenco and music...

My language exchange partner is

Interested in learning about cultures and people

My learning goals

Practice Italian

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Irvine

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Funny and passiona...

My learning goals

Have some new friends

My favorite topics

Food, Movie , Car, travel ,

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한국어를 자유자재로 구사하고 싶습니다 // improve my Korean...

My favorite topics

스포츠, 여행, 외국어 배우기, 넷플릭스, 영화, 독서, 음악, 명상, 요가, 헬스, 일기쓰기, 게임 (닌텐도 스위치)... // sports travel languages Netflix movies books meditation yoga gym diary games

Ideal conversation exchange partner

마음이 따뜻한 사람 // anyone that's a nice person ‍♂️

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Young Adult Culture, Volunteer Work, Design, Photography, Busines...

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, informative, meaningful, sincere

My learning goals

Be able to speak korean sufficiently.

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Irvine

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Patient, open minded and friendly with a good sense of humour...

My learning goals

I work in captioning so want to expand my knowledge. I also travel a lot and have plans to visit China and Korea - so it would be useful to have a decent grasp on the language!

My favorite topics

I love talking about music, literature, art, anime, movies and cultural differences

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Improve Japanes...

My favorite topics

Movies, music, travel and different cultures

My language exchange partner is

Fun, patient people who has similar interests

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Irvine

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Music, travel, movies, computers, scienc...

Ideal language community partner

A male or female between 16 and 30 who is energetic, passionate about the things they do, and is as excited about language learning as I am.

My learning goals

I want to improve my conversational Spanish skills as well as broaden my perspective of Latin culture and people.

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Irvine

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Willing to practice Japanese with me...

My learning goals

Able to communicate fluently with Japanese.

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Culture. Food. Traveling.

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Irvine

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I hope to learn basic communication skills in Spanish and learn...

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My favorite topics to talk about are music, politics and mental health.

Perfect language exchange partner

A friendly and open-minded person who likes to laugh

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Irvine

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Food, music, travel. 料理, 音樂, 旅...

I want a conversation partner who is

Critical but constructive 歡迎建設性的批評

My learning goals

Conversational fluency 、生活對話講的沒問題

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Irvine

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Funny, kind, open minde...

My learning goals

Speaking and writing fluently in spanish, korean.

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Traveling, food, cars, sports

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Irvine

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Be a fluent speaker in casual conversation...

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Entrepreneurship, travel, food, relationships

Ideal language community partner

Intelligent, witty, funny, understanding, goal-driven

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Irvine

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Arts and crafts, animals, life stories, funny things, meaning...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

All sorts! Hopefully with patience for learning

My learning goals

Better understanding and comfort with ASL

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Irvine

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Someone who will correct my grammar and teach me new word...

My learning goals

To be comfortable having conversations

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Computer science, books, traveling, & skateboarding

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Irvine

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Get more positive thing...

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Movie Cars Sport

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 107 English speakers in Irvine 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 Irvine?

In Irvine there are 107 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/middlesbrough />Middlesbrough, <a href=/learn/english/swindon />Swindon, and <a href=/learn/english/london />London.

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 107 of them coming from Irvine.