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Language exchange in Oakland

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N.

Oakland

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Fluent

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English

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Persian

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Azerbaijani

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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.

A.

Oakland

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

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.

D.

Oakland

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Fluent

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Vietnamese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

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

A.

A.

Oakland

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Me encanta admirar los paisajes ⛰ Me encanta viajar Me encanta...

Perfect language exchange partner

Gente que quiera aprender español

My learning goals

Pasar de inglés básico a medio

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K.

Oakland

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, outgoing, funny, easy-goin...

My learning goals

Improve fluency by talking on the phone or through voice messages!

My favorite topics

Travel, food, outdoor and recreational activities

K.

K.

Oakland

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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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

A.

A.

Oakland

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Fluent

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English

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Emoji

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Programming, music, peopl...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who makes me feel happy

My learning goals

Being able to speak a few phrases

G.

G.

Oakland

Fluent

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

English Flag

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

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E.

E.

Oakland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

i want to be fluent in spanish and conversational in italian...

My favorite topics

school, theatre, food, youtube

Perfect language exchange partner

idk just be nice and be willing to learn and help others learn ig

J.

J.

Oakland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

languages, studying, gymnastics, kpop ...

I want a conversation partner who is

Likes to learn and practice languages, patient, and outgoing :)

My learning goals

Practice my French (Adv), Spanish (Basic), and Korean (SUPER Basic)

A.

A.

Oakland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

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.

K.

Oakland

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in Korea...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, fashion, anything

Ideal language community partner

Anyone located in San Francisco Bay Area who wants to meet up!

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Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

C.

C.

Oakland

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Fluent

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Emoji

LEARNS

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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.

S.

S.

Oakland

Fluent

English Flag

English

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is outgoing, eager to help and be helped, and also...

My learning goals

Achieve a basic level of Spanish fluency

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, sports, hobbies, lots of things

C.

C.

Oakland

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

Espero a mantener mejores conversaciones en español que en inglés....

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!

K.

K.

Oakland

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

Politics, business, legal, health and musi...

My language exchange partner is

Fun, patience, grammatically correct, dedication, easy to understand, professional

My learning goals

Fluently speaking and writing.

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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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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I.

Oakland

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

Anyone with a story to share...

My learning goals

Confidence with forming thoughts and ideas in Italian... not just translating.

My favorite topics

Landscapes, cities, design, ideas, culture, love.

C.

C.

Oakland

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English

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French

My learning goals

Gain French and Igbo skill...

My favorite topics

Music, sports, pop culture, reading, singing

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fluent French and Igbo speakers who are learning English

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Y.

Oakland

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I love writing books. I’m working on my first book right now~...

Perfect language exchange partner

A nice person.

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in korean and also make a korean friend so I can write books in korean.

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M.

Oakland

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

Down-to-earth, curious people...

My learning goals

I'd love to learn conversational Russian, Japanese, and Mandarin

My favorite topics

Swing dancing, culture, travels

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S.

S.

Oakland

Fluent

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English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

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Arabic

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!

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is outgoing, is curious about the world and loves learning

A.

A.

Oakland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, science, current events, music...

Ideal language community partner

A out going, people person, enjoy life and appreciates nature.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish

M.

M.

Oakland

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Fluent

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English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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.

K.

K.

Oakland

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to meet someone who speaks Japanese and who wants...

My favorite topics

Cats, animals, writing, martial arts, politics, music, current events, law (I am a law student), reading

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to talk with anyone who wants to talk in Japanese and English about anything :)

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R.

Oakland

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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French

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, and life goal...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who’s not quick to correct. Someone who’s laid back and is ok with me making a bunch of mistakes.

My learning goals

I’d like to actually be able to hold a 5 minute conversation in another language.

I.

I.

Oakland

Fluent

বাংলা Flag

Bengali

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

Anyone interesting, into politics, arts, food, travel, passionate...

My learning goals

To be able to carry on conversations

My favorite topics

Philosophy, travel, food, art, movies, music, sports, books, politics, dreams, goals

K.

K.

Oakland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

My learning goals

Improve my Italian language skills and meet new people...

My favorite topics

Music (classical, rock, rap), working out, sports, dogs, politics, travel and business

Ideal language community partner

Patient, good sense of humor, helpful, friendly

D.

D.

Oakland

Fluent

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English

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, science, adventure...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A foreign adventurer with a varied opinion

My learning goals

Speak german, make friends

T.

T.

Oakland

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Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly and easy going person. And very kin...

My learning goals

I want to speak English very well. And find many friends all over the world :)) and of course I will help you to learn Russian

My favorite topics

My Instagram: @hellotati_

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E.

Oakland

Fluent

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Portuguese

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Emoji

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

from Brazil I can help with Portuguese. Let's talk about anything...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, travel and cultures.

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and nice people that want talk about everything

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/portland />Portland, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/santa-fe />Santa Fe, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/chula-vista />Chula Vista.

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.