Language exchange in Oakland
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N.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Persian
Azerbaijani
Tajik
My favorite topics
MBTI (ENTP), Travel, Cultures, Music, Food, Astronomy, Politics,...
My language exchange partner is
Anybody who enjoys having an interesting conversation, sharing ideas and getting to know other cultures and peoples.
My learning goals
Understanding different cultures, learning languages, getting to know people from around the world.
A.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Portuguese
Ideal language community partner
Someone interested in practicing languages....
My learning goals
Have at least one voice call per week in French or Portuguese. Learn enough Spanish to have a conversation. Fazer pelo menos uma chamada por semana em português.
My favorite topics
Travel, culture, languages, music, history, books, podcasts, food
D.
Oakland
Fluent
Vietnamese
English
LEARNS
French
My learning goals
Understand natives say, read languages by mysel...
My favorite topics
Culture, business, food, drink, clothes, festival, custom
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Funny, nice, positive, loyalty, hospitality, hard-working, tall, sincere, energetic
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62
Tandem partners in Oakland
K.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
My learning goals
I hope to get better at speaking different languages and meet...
My favorite topics
Learning new things, travelling, exploring, movies, tv, reading. But I enjoy talking about anything! Currently living in California and trying to improve my Turkish and Spanish.
My language exchange partner is
Someone with a positive attitude, who likes to learn new things
G.
Oakland
Fluent
French
LEARNS
English
Ideal conversation exchange partner
À un être humain passionné, curieux et amoureux de la vie. À...
My learning goals
Développer mon niveau de grammaire et de construction de phrase afin d’améliorer mon niveau puis ma confiance en conversation orale.
My favorite topics
Creativity, Human being, Traveling, Visual Arts, Communication, Philosophy, Alternative Culture, Social Science, Psychology, Film production, Scriptwriting, TV Series, Politics, Art Therapy, Movies, Ecology
Speaking is the fastest way to fluency
Practice listening, improve your pronunciation, and learn to speak a foreign language with native speakers – no matter where you are.
S.
Oakland
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Arabic
My language exchange partner is
Someone who is outgoing, is curious about the world and loves...
My learning goals
Improve my Spanish skills. Also, learn Portuguese.
My favorite topics
Traveling, food, nature, hiking, football (soccer), music, art, architecture and many more!
Connect with learners around the world
Join a global community
Learn what matters to you
Have fun, engaging conversations
Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.
“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”
A.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Ideal language community partner
Well traveled, kind, open, interested in learning a variety of...
My learning goals
At the very least, maintain my level of Spanish. Would be great to improve my Spanish vocabulary and overall fluency. Learn more portugués and start to learn Italian. All for casual conversation and day to day life uses/context
My favorite topics
Language, culture, travel, philosophy, politics, comedy
K.
Oakland
NEWFluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Japanese
My favorite topics
Cats, animals, writing, martial arts, politics, music, current...
Perfect language exchange partner
I would like to talk with anyone who wants to talk in Japanese and English about anything :)
My learning goals
I would like to meet someone who speaks Japanese and who wants to improve their English so that we can have a mutually beneficial language exchange friendship :)
S.
Oakland
Fluent
English
Chinese (Traditional)
LEARNS
Spanish
My learning goals
Achieve a basic level of Spanish fluenc...
My favorite topics
Travel, culture, sports, hobbies, lots of things
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who is outgoing, eager to help and be helped, and also understands how language learning works.
C.
Oakland
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
German
My favorite topics
Art, Fitness, Society (gossip -_- lol), metaphysics...
I want a conversation partner who is
Quiero hablar con gente que está paciente. Mi español es no bueno. Haha, pero vamos reír juntos!
My learning goals
Espero a mantener mejores conversaciones en español que en inglés.
M.
Oakland
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
My language exchange partner is
Someone patient, yet informative with high attention to details...
My learning goals
Be conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese (中文).
My favorite topics
Music, politics, entrepreneurship (and startups), tech, food, travel, philosophy... I have a wide range of interests.
R.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
French
My learning goals
I’d like to actually be able to hold a 5 minute conversation...
My favorite topics
Culture, travel, and life goals
Ideal language community partner
Someone who’s not quick to correct. Someone who’s laid back and is ok with me making a bunch of mistakes.
C.
Oakland
Fluent
Emoji
LEARNS
Spanish
My favorite topics
Food, Anything Funny, Psychology, Love, Dating, New Things, Art,...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone who is fluent, patient and speaks slowly.
My learning goals
I want to stop using my translator and really try making mistakes. I’m trying to learn past and future tense.
Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Oakland?
Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 62 speakers in Oakland 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 Oakland?
There are 62 members in Oakland on Tandem.
Which other locations in United States other than Oakland are available for language exchange on Tandem?
Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/bridgewater />Bridgewater, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/santa-fe />Santa Fe, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/ogden />Ogden.
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 62 do it in Oakland.