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Jaz

Jaz

Irvine

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My favorite topics

Books, movies, dreams, pets, culture, traditions, thoughts, recipes,...

My language exchange partner is

Fun, friendly

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation in the languages I'm learning.

DAVID

DAVID

Irvine

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Ideal language community partner

kind patient open native speake...

My learning goals

native speaker

My favorite topics

life friends love culture travel

澍

Irvine

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My learning goals

I’m preparing for my ielts test and I have just started to learn...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone

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English speakers in Irvine

Bouba

Bouba

Irvine

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My favorite topics

I like speak about everything, i like sport...

Perfect language exchange partner

Be open minded is the most important

My learning goals

Être bilingue en Anglais

Джейсон

Джейсон

Irvine

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I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Хочу свободно говорить на моих языках.

My favorite topics

Фильмы, музыка, спорт, тренажёрный зал, языки, путешествия. Helping people with English.

Risa

Risa

Irvine

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My learning goals

Be fluent in Chinese and eventually be able to speak Cantones...

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)

My language exchange partner is

Respectful and funny people ; who doesn't ask for phone # or other SNS app so quickly

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Bella

Bella

Irvine

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My favorite topics

Everything really, but some main ones are feminism, art, books,...

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

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

Zao

Zao

Irvine

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Eclectic, educated, likes ar...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Life, business, movies , tv, travel, food

Cole

Cole

Irvine

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My learning goals

I want to be be able to speak basic Spanish and French. I would...

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice, friendly, patient, funny, understanding

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Karen

Karen

Irvine

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Italian

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, food, restaurants, cooking, photography, weather,...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Reviewing the basics of French will be a good start. I would like to improve my conversational skills, and learn useful common everyday phrases.

Brian

Brian

Irvine

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My language exchange partner is

Willing to practice Japanese with me...

My learning goals

Able to communicate fluently with Japanese.

My favorite topics

Culture. Food. Traveling.

Julie

Julie

Irvine

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My learning goals

I work in captioning so want to expand my knowledge. I also travel...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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

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주안

주안

Irvine

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My favorite topics

스포츠, 여행, 외국어 배우기, 넷플릭스, 영화, 독서, 음악, 명상, 요가, 헬스, 일기쓰기, 게임 (닌텐도...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

한국어를 자유자재로 구사하고 싶습니다 // improve my Korean

Vivian

Vivian

Irvine

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Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, kind, open minde...

My learning goals

Speaking and writing fluently in spanish, korean.

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, cars, sports

Anthony

Anthony

Irvine

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Arabic

My learning goals

Conversational or mastering the languag...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Helpful and patient

Sean

Sean

Irvine

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My favorite topics

Food, Movie , Car, travel ...

My language exchange partner is

Funny and passional

My learning goals

Have some new friends

Sella

Sella

Irvine

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Ideal language community partner

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.

Daniel

Daniel

Irvine

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My learning goals

French fluency is the goa...

My favorite topics

I love to talk about culture, travel, social issues, entertainment (music, movies, TV), science, and just about every subject.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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Haoming

Haoming

Irvine

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My favorite topics

Sports, music, programming, life in America. I am currently study...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody!

My learning goals

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

Cesar

Cesar

Irvine

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I want a conversation partner who is

Interested in learning about cultures and peopl...

My learning goals

Practice Italian

My favorite topics

Broadway Shows, Movies, Theology, Philosophy, Flamenco and music in general (Not in that order necessarily)

Nick

Nick

Irvine

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My learning goals

Conversational fluency 、生活對話講的沒問...

My favorite topics

Food, music, travel. 料理, 音樂, 旅遊

My language exchange partner is

Critical but constructive 歡迎建設性的批評

Kristine

Kristine

Irvine

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My favorite topics

Movies, music, travel and different culture...

Ideal language community partner

Fun, patient people who has similar interests

My learning goals

Improve Japanese

Katey

Katey

Irvine

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

All sorts! Hopefully with patience for learnin...

My learning goals

Better understanding and comfort with ASL

My favorite topics

Arts and crafts, animals, life stories, funny things, meaning of life, nature of personal ethics, theatre, costumes

Alex Wenfei

Alex Wenfei

Irvine

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My learning goals

Get more positive thing...

My favorite topics

Movie Cars Sport

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny Friendly

Christine

Christine

Irvine

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Computer science, books, traveling, & skateboardin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who will correct my grammar and teach me new words

My learning goals

To be comfortable having conversations

Joshua

Joshua

Irvine

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My language exchange partner is

Understanding and patient, willing to teach/learn. Someone who...

My learning goals

I want to be able to say phrases and understand basic Japanese! My secondary goal is to increase my Korean vocabulary and improve my formal Korean (존댓말). I also enjoy teaching English!

My favorite topics

We can chat about anything! But some of my interests are music, travel, culture, food, technology, wine, whisky, cats, exercising, history, politics, science, philosophy, religion

Youssef

Youssef

Irvine

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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...

My favorite topics

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, TV, music, traveling, exploring cultural differences, politics, philosophy, LGBT issues.

Ideal language community partner

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

Steven

Steven

Irvine

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hobbies, daily life, school and study, relationshi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easygoing, love to share,brave to try

My learning goals

Communicate like natives

Markus 민준

Markus 민준

Irvine

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Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, informative, meaningful, sincer...

My learning goals

Be able to speak korean sufficiently.

My favorite topics

Young Adult Culture, Volunteer Work, Design, Photography, Business

Sam

Sam

Irvine

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My learning goals

Be a fluent speaker in casual conversation...

My favorite topics

Entrepreneurship, travel, food, relationships

I want a conversation partner who is

Intelligent, witty, funny, understanding, goal-driven

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 Sale, Washington, and 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.