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Nick

Nick

Oxford

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My favorite topics

I'm a designer, so I love talking about most things art-related....

My language exchange partner is

Queer friendly is a must, the rest is just details! ️‍❤️

My learning goals

I lived in France, so I'd love to keep up my French fluency by chatting at native speed. I'd really like to be conversational in Russian and Japanese, and fluent in Spanish one day!

Chris

Chris

Oxford

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Extrovertid...

My learning goals

Ser poligota

My favorite topics

Deportes, Música, Cine, Cultura, Historia, Comida

Kasia

Kasia

Oxford

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My learning goals

I’m here to improve my Hebrew! I started learning it about two...

My favorite topics

Films, books, food (both eating and cooking!), politics and social issues, the environment, linguistics, travel (for cheap!), music, dogs and cats, fanfiction...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient, open-minded and hopefully as passionate about languages as I am.

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Chloe

Chloe

Oxford

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My favorite topics

music, literature, science and politics. But talk to me about...

Perfect language exchange partner

You with a good heart, an open mind and lots of stories to tell.

My learning goals

I’m a Chinese native speaker. I also speak fairly good English. Message me if you need help! Right now I’m learning French and I wish to improve my skills.

Sarah

Sarah

Oxford

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can talk about any topi...

My learning goals

Just to meet new people and new cultures

My favorite topics

Art and Music. Also I like to learn about new cultures

Camila

Camila

Oxford

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My learning goals

I would love to learn more about different cultures while teaching...

My favorite topics

I love music, especially: pop, R&B, etc. However, I would also like talk about anything you like

My language exchange partner is

I'd love to meet people who'd want to start a long term friendship :)

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Alicia

Alicia

Oxford

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Anything really, but especially books! Some of my favourites...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who’s looking to make a friend and wants to chat! And teach me about what you like, I love learning about new things :D

My learning goals

I want to be a polyglot (somebody that speaks lots of languages) and I’m starting with trying to be fluent in French! Another big dream I have is to read a Yukio Mishima novel in the native Japanese, far in the future I’m sure!

Michael

Michael

Oxford

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

People also studying at university; anyone who can teach me how...

My learning goals

Become fluent in Mandarin reading and better at writing as well improving speaking ability; become able to speak basic Korean and Japanese

My favorite topics

Games, TV, Travel, Politics, History, Science

Leca

Leca

Oxford

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My learning goals

I just want to improve my languag...

My favorite topics

Travel Business Movies Fitness Nutrition

Perfect language exchange partner

A chatty bubbly easy to talk to person

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Chris

Chris

Oxford

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My favorite topics

Football, self-improvement, dragon ball, travel, fitness, running,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who understands that the exchange should be 50-50. Someone who actively corrects me without worrying about offending me!

My learning goals

Chinese - to improve pronunciation and overall verbal expression French - to hold a conversation on a range of topics Spanish - to be able to have a basic conversation

Prisca

Prisca

Oxford

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My language exchange partner is

Kind, helpful, and funny...

My learning goals

I want to speak fluently someday

My favorite topics

Anime, Disney movies, and drawing.

Öykü

Öykü

Oxford

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Korean

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My learning goals

I just want to learn about new cultures and religions. I want...

My favorite topics

Reading, Travelling, Drawing and Playing Guitar

Ideal language community partner

Funny and kind would be fine.

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

Sebastian

Sebastian

Oxford

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My favorite topics

Art, photography, philosophy, films, literature, history and...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone that wants to learn and who wants to teach. Not only languages but anything new

My learning goals

I'm not sure yet. Maybe just learn

Louis

Louis

Oxford

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone talkative and friendly who can help with French or Spanis...

My learning goals

I'd like to become fluent in Spanish and French

My favorite topics

Swimming, history, languages, cultures, movies, TV shows, anything really

Sanaa

Sanaa

Oxford

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My learning goals

I want to improve my german and japanese and become fluent enough...

My favorite topics

Art, indie music, photography, languages~ i like learning about different perspectives

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone talkative and interesting! Jetzt suche ich eine Person in Wien, weil ich für drei Wochen dort wird und möchte mehr über die Stadt zu lernen.

Nolan

Nolan

Oxford

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My favorite topics

Sports, music, shows, movies, politics, culture. Anything really,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone open-minded, free-thinking, intelligent, funny, and adventurous.

My learning goals

Just to better my language skills overall. Keep my brain running and tuned. Hoping for a fun language adventure.

Eric

Eric

Oxford

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

Open minded. Curious about many topics...

My learning goals

Improve speaking.

My favorite topics

Movies. Classical music. Books. Science. Technology. Medicine. Neuroscience. Travel. Culture.

Alan

Alan

Oxford

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My learning goals

-Strengthen my existing language skill...

My favorite topics

Television, music, movies and the news

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient and friendly people

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Guy

Guy

Oxford

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Perfect language exchange partner

Cool people who are chill to talk and do calls

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Andrew

Andrew

Oxford

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who isn’t too serious and wants to have a good time while...

My learning goals

I want to work on Italian, which I’m a total beginner at

My favorite topics

Music, comedy, and nature.

Alberto

Alberto

Oxford

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My learning goals

I would like to become more fluent in German, as part of my family...

My favorite topics

Apart from my job in motorsport, I like the outdoors, travelling and anything science related.

My language exchange partner is

Ideally German speakers with an interest in Spanish/Catalan. But, anyone is welcome to say hi!

Siobhan

Siobhan

Oxford

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English

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German

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, tv shows, politics...

Ideal language community partner

Someone interesting who wants to develop their language skills

My learning goals

Become fluent in French again and continue to learn German and Spanish

Alice Wj

Alice Wj

Oxford

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Cheerful tolerate interestin...

My learning goals

Be able to communicate in Japanese better

My favorite topics

University life drama doodle reading food science

Keren

Keren

Oxford

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English

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Korean

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My learning goals

I really want to learn Korean, Japanese & French! I can help...

My favorite topics

Art, travel, language, anything fun and anything with facts.

Perfect language exchange partner

Open-minded, Kind, humorous, fun attitude

Jessie

Jessie

Oxford

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My favorite topics

I can talk about anything...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who will correct my mistakes and tell me why! Also someone that can teach me about the culture side of things too

My learning goals

More fluency and more comfort in all of the languages I know!

Nailah-Amandla

Nailah-Amandla

Oxford

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My language exchange partner is

Patient, curious, friendl...

My learning goals

Improve my Spanish speaking

My favorite topics

Languages (although I'm not even bilingual yet); sci-fi/fantasy TV & films

Matt

Matt

Oxford

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My learning goals

Я хотел бы выучить русский язык)...

My favorite topics

Anything really, but I have an affinity for history, nature, and cinema. I love reading, games, movies, camping, hiking, collecting and shooting guns, fencing, boating, and I recently started painting miniatures.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is honest regardless of what others may think of them. Being friendly goes a long way too.

MariaSharon

MariaSharon

Oxford

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My favorite topics

Cinema, Letteratura, Tradizioni, Attualit...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Una persona discreta e disponibile

My learning goals

Saper intavolare una conversazione basilare

Gary

Gary

Oxford

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient and committed to learning...

My learning goals

Conversational Spanish/Italian

My favorite topics

Art, history, sport, music ... many things

Tascha

Tascha

Oxford

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Swedish

My learning goals

- get to know more about cultural customs, food, drinks, traditions...

My favorite topics

Cultural differences, especially involving the UK (where I live), Germany (where I am from) and Austria, Ireland and France (where I used to live) and also Sweden (where I want to live sometime in the future). Also, I love to talk about films on the cinem

I want a conversation partner who is

I'd like to consider my tandem buddy a new friend and not just an opportunity to acquire some knowledge. I'd like to learn and/or teach a language whilst engaging in fun leisure activities at the same time. Also I think language learning is much more than

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 205 English speakers in Oxford 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 Oxford?

In Oxford there are 205 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in Aberystwyth, Dunfermline, and Swindon.

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 205 of them coming from Oxford.