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

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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!

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My learning goals

Ser poligota

My favorite topics

Deportes, Música, Cine, Cultura, Historia, Comida

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My learning goals

Know more about local stuff...

My favorite topics

Film,travel,culture,law,book,music,philosophy,history

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly,patient,interesting

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Films, books, food (both eating and cooking!), politics and social...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I’m here to improve my Hebrew! I started learning it about two years ago, but progress has been a little slow. I’d love to practice Italian and Portuguese too.

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I want a conversation partner who is

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.

My favorite topics

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

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Just to meet new people and new culture...

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can talk about any topic

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我很喜欢豆腐,但是麻婆豆腐太辣了。你觉得呢?这就是为什么我总是点微辣的麻婆豆腐。这样又好吃又不太辣的。从我看来,就是完美的...

Ideal language community partner

A good friend. It's Tandem not Tinder. No dating please

My learning goals

请大家帮助我提高我的中文水平

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I would love to learn more about different cultures while teaching others about my own

My favorite topics

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

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My learning goals

I want to be a polyglot (somebody that speaks lots of languages)...

My favorite topics

Anything really, but especially books! Some of my favourites are Giovanni’s Room, L’étranger, The Great Gatsby, The Temple of The Golden Pavillion, The Vegeterian, Convenience-Store Woman, Maurice…the list could go on forever!

Perfect language exchange 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

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Games, TV, Travel, Politics, History, Scienc...

I want a conversation partner who is

People also studying at university; anyone who can teach me how to get better at Mandarin; anyone who can help with basic Japanese or Korean

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

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Cool people who are chill to talk and do calls...

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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.

Ideal language community partner

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

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Reading, Travelling, Drawing and Playing Guita...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny and kind would be fine.

My learning goals

I just want to learn about new cultures and religions. I want to have some different friends. My instagram is @asude_cekmece

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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

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

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

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My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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Ideal language community partner

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.

My favorite topics

Sports, music, shows, movies, politics, culture. Anything really, bring it on.

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I want to speak fluently someda...

My favorite topics

Anime, Disney movies, and drawing.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, helpful, and funny.

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My favorite topics

Music, comedy, and nature...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

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Cheerful tolerate interestin...

My learning goals

Be able to communicate in Japanese better

My favorite topics

University life drama doodle reading food science

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

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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

My language exchange partner 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

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Anything really, but I have an affinity for history, nature,...

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Я хотел бы выучить русский язык))

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-Strengthen my existing language skills

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Television, music, movies and the news

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Saper intavolare una conversazione basilar...

My favorite topics

Cinema, Letteratura, Tradizioni, Attualità

Perfect language exchange partner

Una persona discreta e disponibile

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

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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

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Open minded. Curious about many topics...

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Improve speaking.

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

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

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Music, tv shows, politics

Ideal language community partner

Someone interesting who wants to develop their language skills

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone talkative and friendly who can help with French or Spanish

My learning goals

I'd like to become fluent in Spanish and French

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I really want to learn Korean, Japanese & French! I can help you with English I’m living in

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

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

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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.

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 <a href=/learn/english/irvine />Irvine, <a href=/learn/english/saint-albans />Saint Albans, and <a href=/learn/english/bournemouth />Bournemouth.

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.