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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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
F.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone who is ok with being awkward and weird at times and can...
My learning goals
I just want to be more confident in speaking other languages
My favorite topics
Anything! I like current affairs, sports, motorcycles, music. I am open to anything as long as I know something about it!
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.
G.
Oakland
Fluent
French
LEARNS
English
My learning goals
Développer mon niveau de grammaire et de construction de phrase...
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
Perfect language exchange partner
À un être humain passionné, curieux et amoureux de la vie. À un être humain ouvert d’esprit qui s’efforce à rester optimiste, malgré la situation globale du monde dans lequel on vit!
E.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
My favorite topics
school, theatre, food, youtub...
I want a conversation partner who is
idk just be nice and be willing to learn and help others learn ig
My learning goals
i want to be fluent in spanish and conversational in italian (i literally don’t know any italian but my cousin speaks it)
Connect with learners around the world
Join a global community
Learn what matters to you
Have fun, engaging conversations
A.
Oakland
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
My favorite topics
Language, culture, travel, philosophy, politics, comed...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Well traveled, kind, open, interested in learning a variety of new things,
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
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
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.
M.
Oakland
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
My favorite topics
Music, politics, entrepreneurship (and startups), tech, food,...
My language exchange partner is
Someone patient, yet informative with high attention to details and nuances. And, who simply loves to help people grow and learn (in anything, not just languages).
My learning goals
Be conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese (中文).
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!”
C.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
German
My learning goals
Espero a mantener mejores conversaciones en español que en inglés....
My favorite topics
Art, Fitness, Society (gossip -_- lol), metaphysics
Perfect language exchange partner
Quiero hablar con gente que está paciente. Mi español es no bueno. Haha, pero vamos reír juntos!
T.
Oakland
Fluent
Russian
LEARNS
English
My favorite topics
My Instagram: @hellotati_...
I want a conversation partner who is
Friendly and easy going person. And very kind
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
K.
Oakland
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
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
Ideal language community partner
I would like to talk with anyone who wants to talk in Japanese and English about anything :)
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.
I.
Oakland
Fluent
Bengali
LEARNS
French
My learning goals
To be able to carry on conversation...
My favorite topics
Philosophy, travel, food, art, movies, music, sports, books, politics, dreams, goals
I want a conversation partner who is
Anyone interesting, into politics, arts, food, travel, passionate about life
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/albuquerque />Albuquerque, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/eugene />Eugene, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/buffalo />Buffalo.
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.