Language exchange directory

From Girona Buddies

Looking for a language exchange partner? This is a list of Girona Buddies members who want to do a language exchange! 🇬🇧🇪🇸🇫🇷🇵🇹🇩🇪🇬🇷🇳🇱🇮🇹

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Find people by the language they speak[edit]

🗣️ Speaks English 🇬🇧[edit]

🗣️ Speaks Catalan 🟨[edit]

🗣️ Speaks Spanish 🇪🇸[edit]

🗣️ Speaks French 🇫🇷[edit]

🗣️ Speaks Dutch 🇳🇱[edit]

🗣️ Speaks German 🇩🇪[edit]

🗣️ Speaks Portuguese 🇧🇷[edit]

🗣️ Speaks Italian 🇮🇹[edit]

🗣️ Speaks Russian🇷🇺[edit]

🗣️ Speaks Chinese (Mandarin / Cantonese) 🇨🇳🇭🇰[edit]

  • Alin (native in both Mandarin and Cantonese)

🗣️ Speaks Greek 🇬🇷[edit]

🗣️ Speaks Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi 🇮🇳🇵🇰[edit]

🗣️ Speaks Fante, Ashanti/Twi, Sissali 🇬🇭[edit]

🗣️ Speaks Basque (Euskera) 🇪🇸[edit]

People[edit]

Núria[edit]

Núria
Speaks 🇬🇧 English, 🟨 Catalan, 🇪🇸 Spanish
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English
About
Contact +34 620 91 29 50
enadenuria@gmail.com
Submitted 6 June 2025


Soraya[edit]

Soraya
Speaks 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🇵🇹 Portuguese
Wants to practice 🇩🇪 German, 🇬🇧 English, 🇫🇷 French, 🟨 Catalan
About
  • Where you're from: I am citizen of the world.
  • Why you want to do a language exchange: Expand cultural experience
  • Hobbies: Read, listen to music, dance, travel.
  • Preferred meeting style (coffee/chat/walk, etc.): coffee, chat, walk...
Contact +34 672 53 89 71
Submitted 6 June 2025

Marta Salvador[edit]

Marta Salvador
Speaks 🟨 Catalan, 🇪🇸 Spanish
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English, 🇫🇷 French
About I'm from Barcelona, live in Girona 12 years ago
Contact +34 692 54 80 20
Instagram: @daramortsalva
Submitted 6 June 2025

Ilya[edit]

Ilya
Speaks 🇷🇺 Russian
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🟨 Catalan
About
Contact +34 692 84 54 24
Submitted 6 June 2025

Sonia[edit]

Sonia
Speaks 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🟨 Catalan
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English
About I was born in Girona and I’m 44 years old. I’d like to improve my English, as I haven’t practiced it in a long time.

I can switch between Catalan and Spanish. We can exchange both languages while going for a walk or doing something similar.

Availability Thursday and Friday afternoons or Saturdays
Contact 646 22 81 12
Submitted 1 June 2025

Tom[edit]

Tom
Speaks 🇳🇱 Dutch, 🇪🇸 Spanish
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English, 🟨 Catalan
About hey, I am from Belgium. I am especially looking for a native English speaker to learn some extra vocabulary and get some more fluency. I like having a drink (especially not too late) or walking with my dog, maybe an excursion.
Contact 676 69 78 11
Submitted 1 June 2025

Georgia Cameron[edit]

Georgia Cameron
Speaks 🇬🇧 English
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🟨 Catalan (beginner!)
About I’m from New Zealand and have been living in the UK / Europe for 5 years. I would love to practice my Spanish, learn Catalan and get to know some interesting lovely people. I love hiking / playing sports & going to cultural venues, so I’m up for music, a walk etc.
Contact +64 27 281 4723
camerongeorgia@gmail.com
Submitted 27 May 2025

Anna Maria[edit]

Anna Maria
Speaks 🟨 Catalan, 🇪🇸 Spanish
Wants to practice 🇸🇪 Swedish
About Hello, here a catalan living in Fornells family who used to live in Sweden, looking for keeping ghe language!
Contact (No phone number provided, enter the WhatsApp group at https://chat.whatsapp.com/LXGWCHHS2CJ43Ti8OxH9oH and search for Anna Maria)
Submitted 10 May 2025

Jhoselin Llanos Bautista[edit]

Jhoselin Llanos Bautista
Speaks 🇪🇸 Spanish
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English
About Bolivian graphic Designer who has been living in Spain for more than 10 years. I would like to do the exchange to improve my English and I would like to do it over a beer or coffee
Contact +34 622 93 74 85
Submitted 19 May 2025

Ana[edit]

Ana
Speaks 🟨 Catalan (native), 🇪🇸 Spanish (native), 🇬🇧 English (C1)
Wants to practice 🇳🇱 Dutch
About Hello!! I’m Ana, a 33 yo catalan/spanish girl living in Girona. I’m starting to study dutch (very basic) and I wonder if somebody would have the patience to help me in the very beginning. I can exchange catalan and spanish and i’m also happy to help with the grammar. I’m pretty fluent in english (not perfect). I’d like to go for a walk or a coffee. I’m also into books, hiking, animals, traveling, sewing and crafts. Happy to be part of this group.
Contact +34 696 45 43 44
Submitted 29 April 2025

Gabriela[edit]

Gabriela
Speaks 🇵🇪 Spanish
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English, 🟨 Catalan
About I'm from Peru
Contact +32 622 65 11 67
Submitted 26 April 2025

Carol Monticeli[edit]

Carol Monticeli
Speaks 🇧🇷 Portuguese (native), 🇬🇧 English, 🇪🇸 Spanish
Wants to practice 🟨 Catalan
About
Contact +34 641 51 00 22
Submitted 26 April 2025

Laura[edit]

Laura
Speaks 🟨 Catalan (native), 🇪🇸 Spanish (native)
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English
About Hello, my name is Laura. I’m 25 years old and I’m from Girona. I want to practise my english and meet new people. I think that my english level is beginer-intermediate. My hobbies are play music, go to the concerts, make sport and ride a horse. I prefear coffee meeting style.
Contact +34 622 18 36 79
Submitted 13 April 2025

Anna Suarez[edit]

Anna Suarez
Speaks 🟨 Catalan (native), 🇪🇸 Spanish (native)
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English (C1), 🇲🇫 French (C1)
About Hi! i'm from Girona and I need to practise English... I used to speak it very well, but now I notice that my English level is getting worse. I'm free on Monday and Tuesday afternoons or evenings, to go for a drink or for a walk while speaking.

Salut! Je suis de Girona et je suis interessée à pratiquer le français. Je suis dispo lundi et mardi à l'apres midi et le soir. On peut aller prendre un verre ou se promener pensant on parle.

Availability Monday and Tuesday afternoons or evenings
Contact +34 650 69 01 35
Submitted 4 April 2025

Paul Tovey[edit]

Paul Tovey
Speaks 🇬🇧 English (Native)
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish
About I'm from UK, 44 y.o. lawyer on sabbatical and enjoying ‘pretirement’ cycling and learning padel in the best place in the world! I'd like to improve my (currently fairly basic) Spanish picked up travelling decades ago in South America and more recently in Girona and via DuoLingo (Section 3 (A1), Level 24). In return I can offer a patient listening ear and a native ‘King’s English’ tongue. I can be flexible on days/times and locations (inc. remote).

Soy del Reino Unido, tengo 44 años, soy abogado y estoy en un año sabático. ¡Disfruto de mi jubilación practicando ciclismo y aprendiendo pádel en el mejor lugar del mundo! Me gustaría mejorar mi español (actualmente bastante básico), adquirido viajando hace décadas por Sudamérica y, más recientemente, en Girona y en DuoLingo (Sección 3 (A1), nivel 24). A cambio, puedo ofrecerte una atención paciente y un inglés nativo. Puedo ser flexible con los días, horarios y lugares (incluso remoto).

Contact +44 7444-156252
Submitted 3 April 2025

Khyati[edit]

Khyati
Speaks 🇬🇧 English
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish
About
Contact +34 610 47 77 66
Submitted 27 March 2025

Marc Toone[edit]

Marc Toone
Speaks 🇬🇧 English
Wants to practice 🟨 Catalan, 🇪🇦Spanish
About I'm from Manchester and I'd like to improve my A2 level of Catalan & my B2 level of Spanish.

I live in Girona so would love to do a language exchange over ☕

Contact +34 616 19 54 05
Submitted 28 March 2025

David[edit]

David
Speaks 🇬🇧 English
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish
About Would like conversation, either in a cafe or activity walking or Mountain bike. Preferably Alt Emporda/figueras area?
Contact
Submitted 28 March 2025

Kristin Sherwood[edit]

Kristin Sherwood
Speaks 🇬🇧 English
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish
About I’d love to practice over a coffee or beer!
Contact +1 650 796 8230
Submitted 27 March 2025

Jordi Arxer[edit]

Jordi Arxer
Speaks 🟨 Catalan, 🇪🇸 Spanish
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English
About My name is Jordi and I'm from Girona. My level of English is low (I'm defending myself because I'm going on vacation) but I would like to be able to hold conversations, to be able to speak and listen in English. The teacher with whom I have class one day a week sent me the information about this group.

Em dic Jordi i sóc de Girona. El meu nivell d'anglès és baix (em defenso per anar de vacances) però m'agradaria poder mantenir converses, per poder parlar i escoltar en anglès. M'han fet arribar la informació d'aquest grup la professora amb la que faig classe un dia a la setmana.

Contact +34 659 69 90 61
Submitted 26 March 2025

Iu (IuTeixidor)[edit]

Iu (IuTeixidor)
Speaks 🟨 Catalan, 🇪🇸 Spanish
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English
About I want to learn several languages to travel and see the world. I've recently been to Finland and the USA, and I want more. I love to be with people, a beer always before a coffee. I like sports, but practice them is a different story... hahaha
Contact +34 667 21 78 32
Submitted 25 March 2025

Eddie (Special Ed)[edit]

Eddie (Special Ed)
Speaks 🇬🇧 Native English Speaker, Fante, Ashanti/Twi, Sissali
Wants to practice 🟨 Catalan and 🇪🇸 Spanish
About
Contact +34 631 46 15 43
Submitted 20 March 2025

Ernest Tufft[edit]

Ernest Tufft
Speaks 🇺🇸 English
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish
About Native Californian former English teacher, wants to practice Spanish.
Contact +34 685 82 64 36
Submitted 11 March 2025

Alin[edit]

Alin
Speaks 🇬🇧 Fluent English, 🇨🇳 Native Mandarin, 🇭🇰 Native Cantonese 🇲🇫 Fluent French 🇪🇦 Fluent Spanish
Wants to practice 🟨 Catalan, 🇩🇪 German, 🇮🇹 Italian 🇵🇹🇧🇷Portugues
About Hola! Sóc Alin.Sóc de Xina.M'agradan les idiomes i la cultura en General.Fa poc que he tornat a viure a Girona i vull practicar el català.En canvi et puc ajudar amb anglès, francès.i xinès.Et puc ensenyar també euskera ja que vaig viure a País Basc.
Contact +34 632 76 19 55
Submitted 11 March 2025

Laura[edit]

Laura
Speaks 🇪🇸 Spanish (Native), 🇬🇧 English (C1), 🟨 Catalan (B2), 🇵🇹 Portuguese (A2), 🇫🇷 French (A2)
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English, 🇵🇹 Portuguese, 🇫🇷 French
About Hi 😊 I am Laura, I am Spanish and I would like to do language exchange. I know spanish (native) and I would love to improve my English (~C1) and my Portuguese or French(~A2). I also know how to speak Catalan but I am not native 😅. If anyone is interested, let me know, I will be happy to meet 🤗

Also my father in law is looking for language exchange spanish/catalan - danish, in case anyone is interested.

Contact +34 617-xxx-xxx (phone number hidden by request, please find Laura in the language exchange instead if you want to contact her)
Submitted 11 March 2025

Claudia[edit]

Claudia
Speaks 🇪🇸 Native Spanish
Wants to practice 🇫🇷 French, 🇬🇧 English
About Hello everybody! I am studying French for work and I would like to find a partner in crime to speak with. I understand French in writing and in films with French subtitles but when I speak... oops! Stage fright. Thank you and good night!🙏
Contact +1 425 786 8196
Submitted 6 March 2025

Felix[edit]

Felix
Speaks 🇪🇸 Spanish (Native), 🇬🇧 English (B2.1)
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English
About
Contact +34 684 74 71 99
Submitted 6 March 2025

Mun Bau[edit]

Mun Bau
Speaks 🟨 Catalan and 🇪🇸 Spanish
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English
About Hi everyone 😁 My morher -native Catalan and bilingual in Spanish- would like to meet someone who’s willing to do a weekly language exchange for her to improve her English while helping with Cat / Sp.
Contact +34 644 34 84 18
Submitted 13 February 2025

Sofia Sem[edit]

Sofia Sem
Speaks 🇬🇷 Greek (Native), 🇬🇧 English (Fluent), 🇪🇸 Spanish (Intermediate), 🟨 Catalan (Basic), 🇳🇱 Dutch (Basic)
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🟨 Catalan
About
Contact +34 644 11 89 17
Submitted 13 February 2025

Ali Mangat[edit]

Ali Mangat
Speaks 🇬🇧 English (C1), 🇮🇳 Urdu (Native), 🇮🇳 Punjabi (Native), 🇮🇳 Hindi (Native), 🇪🇸 Spanish (A2), 🟨 Catalan (A1)
Wants to practice 🇫🇷 French, 🟨 Catalan
About
Contact +34 685 08 40 79
Submitted 13 February 2025

Anthony Consolaro[edit]

Anthony Consolaro
Speaks 🇫🇷 French (Native), 🇬🇧 English (C2), 🟨 Catalan
Wants to practice Italian, Catalan, Spanish
About
Contact +33 6 27 30 63 35
Submitted 13 February 2025

Cristina Díez[edit]

Cristina Díez
Speaks 🟨 Catalan, 🇪🇸 Spanish
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English
About Bones, soc la Cris, també, parlo Català i Castellà i m'agradaria ensenyar i seguir aprenent Anglès 😊✨
Contact +34 630 83 54 35
Submitted 12 February 2025

Keyt[edit]

Keyt
Speaks 🟨 Catalan (Native), 🇪🇸 Spanish (Native), 🇬🇧 English, 🇫🇷 French (Some)
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English, 🇫🇷 French
About Hi! I’m Keyt, gironina de tota la vida😄 I speak catalan and spanish and can speak in english and some french
Contact +34 626 17 89 39
Submitted 11 February 2025

Suus[edit]

Suus
Speaks 🇳🇱 Dutch, 🇬🇧 English
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🟨 Catalan
About Hi All, I am living in Girona since December 2024 and want to learn to speak Spanish and Catalan with more confidence. Currently going to both Spanish (A2) and Catalan (A1) classes but want to practice a bit more. If anyone is interested in a coffee and / or a walk around town, let me know.
Contact +31 6 31938763
Submitted 11 February 2025

Susanna Longo[edit]

Susanna Longo
Speaks 🇮🇹 Italian (Native), 🇬🇧 English (Fluent)
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish
About Hi everyone! My partner and I recently moved to Girona and we would like to learn Spanish.
Contact +39 349 xxx xxxx (to contact Susanna, find her in the Language exchange WhatsApp group)
Submitted 11 February 2025

Yakine[edit]

Yakine
Speaks 🇬🇧 English, 🇫🇷 French
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🟨 Catalan
About
Contact +34 632 10 02 54
Submitted 11 February 2025

Èrica (È)[edit]

Èrica (È)
Speaks 🇪🇸 Spanish (Native), 🟨 Catalan (Native), 🇬🇧 English (C1)
Wants to practice 🇩🇪 German (A2)
About I'm a native spanish + catalan speaker and I am moving to Vienna in September. Really looking forward to practice German.

I live in Girona City Center so I am up for a coffee🙆🏻‍♀️

Contact +34 699 94 12 53
Submitted 11 February 2025

Loli (Dolors)[edit]

Loli (Dolors)
Speaks 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🟨 Catalan
Wants to practice 🇩🇪 German (Advanced), 🇫🇷 French (Advanced), 🇷🇴 Romanian (Beginner)
About I want to practice my German, I’m a local. I can teach you Spanish and/or Catalan.
Contact +34 683 54 10 20
Submitted 11 February 2025

Jakob[edit]

Jakob
Speaks 🇩🇪 German, 🇬🇧 English, 🇳🇱 Dutch (Basic)
Wants to practice 🇪🇸 Spanish
About Looking to learn Spanish… I can offer German, English and some basic Dutch in return 😅
Contact +49 1575 4142394
Submitted 11 February 2025

Yasmina (Yas)[edit]

Yasmina (Yas)
Speaks 🇪🇸 Spanish (native), 🟨 Catalan (native), 🇬🇧 English (B2)
Wants to practice 🇬🇧 English
About
Contact +34 646 02 97 39
Submitted 11 February 2025

Lara[edit]

Lara
Speaks 🇪🇸 Spanish
Wants to practice 🇫🇷 French
About
Contact +34 623 16 25 56
Submitted 11 February 2025