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Language exchange in San Jose

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P.

San Jose

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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French

My favorite topics

Tv shows, films, musics, arts, histories, foods...

My language exchange partner is

I don’t know... perhaps a good friend lol

My learning goals

Communicate with native speakers fluently when I am on the trip

A.

A.

San Jose

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Mi piace trovare amiche di Italia che possiamo parlare molto...

My learning goals

Voglio essere brava parlare italiano che posso ritornare e non sembra turista ;)

My favorite topics

Alcuni dei miei cose preferiti sono animali, lingue, cibo buono, i libri belli, e persone di bel spirito

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Z.

San Jose

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Make my English level close to the native language and make more...

My favorite topics

Culture, history, music, guitar, art, computer science,enterepreneurship, books, science, AI, finance, video games

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone eager to learn, likemind.

A.

A.

San Jose

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

I will discuss anything. Including video games, sports, music,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is friendly and looking to learn just as much as I am

My learning goals

I want to become proficient in Mandarin and Korean

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S.

San Jose

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Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind , teach me a lot of English phrase...

My learning goals

I can speak English fluently!!

My favorite topics

Life style ,Culture differences ,Sports , Playing,Fashion !!

M.

M.

San Jose

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Fluent

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Vietnamese

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Can be more professional in English and use it fluentl...

My favorite topics

It could be anything, the topics that we all are interested in

My language exchange partner is

Can be friendly and helpful

K.

K.

San Jose

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Feel free to say hi!英語と日本語会話練習をしたいです。中国語も教えます!日常生活、悩み相談、趣味目標なんでもOK‍♀...

Ideal language community partner

You can choose either way you prefer to have a conversation.voice callやchat、なんでもいいのでお任せします

My learning goals

I want to practice my English as well as Japanese 英語と日本語を、流暢に

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Y.

San Jose

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

All friends; if you live in SanJose, that’s awesome! Me too...

My learning goals

To speak English fluently; to know different culture; to meet different and interesting people; to understand the world through talking and sharing

My favorite topics

Fitness/business entrepreneurship/new idea/life/culture/hiking /singing

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K.

K.

San Jose

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Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Italiano Flag

Italian

My learning goals

Fluent in English and Italian...

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, psychology, philosophy, I love deep conversions

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone friendly and patient, who is really interested in learning Spanish and who wants to help me with the language, English or Italian. I can talk about any topic you prefer but I love deep conversations

M.

M.

San Jose

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

I’m happy to talk about anything. Feel free to say hi! -...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who I can have a good conversation with.

My learning goals

I want to get better with my Spanish.

C.

C.

San Jose

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Can we exchange English(Japanese) and Chinese?...

My learning goals

Practice my spoken English. Feel free to talk to me.

My favorite topics

Sports, rock climbing, running, reading, guitar, music

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S.

San Jose

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak Spanish at a strong level while learning...

My favorite topics

I love painting, exercising, the outdoors, hiking, cooking, and baking just to name a few!

Ideal language community partner

I love to talk with anyone that is patient and understanding.

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S.

San Jose

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Fluent

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English

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Hawaiian

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French

My favorite topics

I love plants. My backyard is a jungle ☘️ , cooking , exploring...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone funny and that has cool vibes. Send me new music / Spotify. New show recommendations.

My learning goals

Ameliorate my language skills and make some new friends around the globe. Talk about plants in different languages lol

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S.

San Jose

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Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

anybody that’s friendly. i want to meet new people...

My learning goals

interested in learning Russian and German.

My favorite topics

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H.

San Jose

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Tiếng Việt Flag

Vietnamese

My learning goals

By assisting others, I hope to develop and refine personal skills...

My favorite topics

Teaching and helping others, making new friends, learning different cultures, technology (smartphones, laptops, computers), investments (stocks), movies (action, animation, superheroes), health (exercise, nutrition), Manga (One Piece), foods (all)

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who has a positive mentality on life, who isn't worried about making mistakes or what others may think about them, who stays true to who they are, who doesn't judge a book by its cover, and someone who is eager to improve themselves each day.

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R.

San Jose

Fluent

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Persian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Football, music and anything related to psychology...

My language exchange partner is

An honest easygoing and caring friend

My learning goals

Most importantly improving my speaking

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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“Tandem Pro has given me lifelong friends. I met them all through the “Near me” feature, which shows people practicing languages in the city where you live. 100% recommend.”

A.

A.

San Jose

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and good at continuing a conversation...

My learning goals

Just to try my best at learning something new

My favorite topics

I love to dance, paint, and bake

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S.

San Jose

Fluent

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Cantonese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Speak fluent English + make new friends all over the world...

My favorite topics

Hot yoga, belly dance, k pop, Zumba, cooking, new technologies, jewelry, interested in new culture

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, humorous, smart, knowledgeable, open minded !!

J.

J.

San Jose

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

Philosophy. Medicine. Truth. All kinds of theories. Knowledg...

Perfect language exchange partner

Love thinking. Want to know the world with thinking.

My learning goals

Practice English to the native speaker level. Express my point of view fluently.

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D.

San Jose

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is nice and very detailed in their teaching...

My learning goals

To be fully fluent in Understanding, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.

My favorite topics

Cities, Business, Traveling, Culture, Food!

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R.

San Jose

Fluent

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German

English Flag

English

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Russian

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak different language...

My favorite topics

I will just like to learn more language

My language exchange partner is

Anyone that's could teach me well

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B.

San Jose

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Deporte, fitness, viajes, cultura, música, comida, salud, entretenimient...

Ideal language community partner

I like with nice , funny ,respecfull And relaxing people

My learning goals

I want improve my English

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J.

San Jose

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is open-minded, easy to talk to, and that will reciprocate...

My learning goals

I have in mind learning as many languages as possible. I do this during my spare time, so I will take this step by step, a few words at a time. I am not in a hurry to learn languages, it’s just for enjoyment.

My favorite topics

Culture, Architecture, cooking, nature, travel, the world of education, healthy eating, psychology, watching movies, listening to music, hiking, shopping, family time, and personal AND profressional growth. ️‍ IG: silverprince

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A.

San Jose

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Emoji Flag

Emoji

My learning goals

Learning Vietnames...

My favorite topics

Clash Royale, YouTube, Bloon TD games, Mobile games, technology, photoshop, code, online money making, school

Perfect language exchange partner

A nice person who is willing to help me out and is loyal.

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E.

San Jose

NEW

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

My favorite topics

Languages, technology, music, movies, photograph...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that i can help to practice spanish or english and that can help me practice italian or korean

My learning goals

Talk , practice italian and korean

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D.

San Jose

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Anyone with open minded, respects others viewpoint, chill and...

My learning goals

I want to able to speak the language fluently.

My favorite topics

Everyday story, astronomy, new places, food, robots, Dragon ball Z.

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M.

San Jose

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

To help improve my target language...

My favorite topics

Language, food, tv/movies

Ideal language community partner

Someone funny and friendly

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T.

San Jose

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My favorite topics

Traveling, cultural differences, and movie...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone willing to hold a conversation.

My learning goals

I want to become confident in the languages that I know.

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C.

San Jose

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

Spanish Sign Language Flag

Spanish Sign Language

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

Perfect language exchange partner

Alguien que quisiera aprender mi idioma, no soy profesor pero...

My learning goals

Conocer personas de todo el mundo, aprender varios idiomas, hacer amigos, aprender inglés, si es posible francés...

My favorite topics

Me gusta conocer la cultura de otros países, conversar sobre cualquier tema, inglés, español ,so, go ahead!

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K.

San Jose

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Mejorar mi español 提高我的中文口语能...

My favorite topics

Business, Technology, Science Fiction, Marvel, Music (Hip Hop/Rap, Jazz, R&B, Afrobeats, Reggaeton), Basketball, Reading, International Relations, Philosophy, Supply Chain, Travel

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, patient, interesting people who speak the languages I am learning

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in San Jose?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 138 speakers in San Jose looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in San Jose?

There are 138 members in San Jose on Tandem.

Which other locations in Costa Rica other than San Jose are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/costa-rica/alajuela />Alajuela, <a href=/language-exchange/costa-rica/guadalupe />Guadalupe, and <a href=/language-exchange/costa-rica/heredia />Heredia.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 138 do it in San Jose.