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URL:https://bob.guide/events/birmingham-language-exchange
SUMMARY:Birmingham Language Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Come and practise your languages in Birmingham!🌍 Connecting 
 locals and internationals in Birmingham 🌍Join us every Thursday evening
  for the Birmingham Language Exchange\, where over 40 people gather each w
 eek to practice new languages\, share cultures\, and make new friends.See 
 pics of our previous events on our Instagram\, and chat to other members w
 ho are coming via our whatsapp group.🙋 Who is this for?All languages an
 d levels are welcome\, and we are inclusive of all ages\, races\, religion
 s etc. Whether you're a polyglot\, a beginner just starting with Duolingo 
 Spanish\, or you just want to come and socialise\, you will be welcomed to
  our community of language learners and international friends.🙌 What to
  Expect:Language Practice: Whether you’re fluent in Spanish\, Italian\, 
 English\, Arabic\, Russian\, Mandarin\, or any other language\, our hosts 
 will help you connect with people who match your language interests.Friend
 ly Hosts: Our hosts will greet you at the entrance\, give you a label wher
 e you can write the language(s) you speak and the ones you’d like to lea
 rn or practice.Inclusive Atmosphere: We welcome all languages and levels\,
  and make sure everyone feels comfortable—especially if you're coming al
 one! It’s a relaxed environment perfect for making new friends and pract
 icing languages at your own pace.Socialising - Coming alone or with friend
 s\, this is a great opportunity to meet new people in the city. Unlike som
 e other meetup ‘groups’\, we do not fill our events with fake members\
 , and you can check how many people attend each week via our Instagram.
 👋 How does it work?Arrive! No need to register\, just come to our event
  any time between 7-9pm and our event host will welcome you. They will hav
 e an orange lanyard and will be sitting next to our sign.Write your ‘Lan
 guage Label’. Here you can write your name\, the languages you are learn
 ing\, and the languages you can help others with.Pay. Our £1 event fee pa
 ys for our lovely event hosts and keeps the event going. Card only please.
 Get talking! With the help of our host you will be able to find other peop
 le attending the event with compatible language interests - we are all ver
 y friendly and the majority of our attendees come alone\, so there’s no 
 need to worry about getting involved!📌 Where are we?We’re normally lo
 cated in the middle room at O'Neill's Broad Street\, Birmingham B1 2HG htt
 ps://g.co/kgs/71LzcuvHowever\, always check the location on this meetup ev
 ent and in our WhatsApp Group just in case there is a change.💡 Importan
 t Info: Please disregard the attendee numbers shown on Meetup or Facebook.
  Because we meet at the same time and place every week\, many regulars do 
 not sign up beforehand\, but we always have a great turnout\, often exceed
 ing 40 people. We also have many more participants who join through other 
 platforms.🔗 Connect With Us: Stay updated by joining our WhatsApp and F
 acebook groups or following us on Instagram. You’ll get event updates an
 d stay connected with the community!linktr.ee/birminghamlanguageexchangesF
 AQ:Who is this for?Anyone interested in languages\, from complete beginner
 s to fluent speakers! We welcome all levels and languages.Do I need to sig
 n up?You don’t need to sign up\, but feel free to join our WhatsApp grou
 p for updates and announcements.Can I come alone?Absolutely! Many people c
 ome solo\, and it’s a great way to meet new friends in a relaxed environ
 ment.How do I know if language X\, Y\, Z will be spoken?With so many peopl
 e coming to our events\, most of the more popular languages will always be
  present\, however if you want you can also check on our whatsapp group or
  Facebook group to see who is coming for a particular date.What if I don
 ’t speak multiple languages?No problem! Whether you’re fluent or just 
 starting out with a new language\, everyone is welcome.More Questions?Chec
 k out our full FAQ here.💛 WHAT THEY SAY🗣 “It's so great that peopl
 e are very friendly and nice here. I practised my English speaking and lis
 tening.” - Gerome🗣 “The language exchange events are a really great
  way not just to practise languages but also to meet new people in your ar
 ea. I’ve made many local friends since I moved to the area” - Monika
 🗣 “Everything was perfect. The host was so friendly and wonderful!”
  - Mojtaba🗣 "It was a lovely language exchange\, with lovely people. I 
 practised so much German!" - SaraAbout LanguagexchangesWe started in Leeds
  back in 2014 with the desire to provide a welcoming space that brings peo
 ple together from all different walks of life\, with a shared love of lear
 ning languages and culture. We now have communities across the UK includin
 g Birmingham\, Bristol\, Edinburgh\, Glasgow\, Leeds\, London\, Liverpool\
 , Manchester\, Newcastle\, Sheffield and York - see all our locations.👔
  Interested in working with us? https://languagexchanges.com/work-with-us/
 ✍️ Feedback form: https://languagexchanges.com/events-feedback📩 Ema
 il: info@languagexchanges.com
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