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Language exchange in San Francisco

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E.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Pусский Flag

Russian

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Français Flag

French

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Portuguese

ייִדיש Flag

Yiddish

My favorite topics

Food, music, culture, art, science...

My language exchange partner is

Easy going, fun, with a good sense of humor, smart.

My learning goals

I can understand Portuguese and French much better than i can speak it. I'd like to improve my conversational ability.

W.

W.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

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German

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Swiss German

Ideal language community partner

Fun/talkative, interest in grammar, detail orientatio...

My learning goals

Language practice, exposure to new ideas

My favorite topics

Languages (German/Swiss German/French/Mandarin), economics, tech/coding/startups/CS, typography/lettering, philosophizing, art

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R.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Bahasa Indonesia Flag

Indonesian

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Javanese

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

安心で日本語を話せるようになって、友達作ろう...

My favorite topics

日本と外国の文化違い。音楽、映画、アニメ、旅行、人生、文化、食事、ウイスキー、変な漢字(連濁とか)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I like talking to people who are open to speaking in a casual friendly manner, which is how English can be. I’d like to meet serious learners who can in turn help me learn more Japanese

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L.

San Francisco

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Italiano Flag

Italian

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Food hobbies trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone interested in what I like to talk about

My learning goals

Learn new language

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J.

San Francisco

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

I want a conversation partner who is

Everyone who likes to chat...

My learning goals

Improve myself a little everyday.

My favorite topics

Traveling, training and healthy lifestyle, love to talk ,trying new food and walk a lot!

K.

K.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To be better at mandarin, be able to understand my friends and...

My favorite topics

Anything goes, literally up to talk about anything.

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me improve my language skills.

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M.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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German

My favorite topics

J’suis très intéressé par la langue Allemande et en général pour...

Ideal language community partner

Plutôt des gens qui aiment bien sa langue et de parler plusieurs d’autres, et voilà bien sûre de partager. I like to meet people from everywhere but they love to learn new languages and share with others (=

My learning goals

Améliorer la langue, improve my skills in different languages. Looking for a good German teacher ‍!

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T.

San Francisco

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Tagalog, Filipino

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English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I like to talk to someone who is friendly. Let’s be friends...

My learning goals

To brush up my English speaking skills for studying abroad

My favorite topics

I want to talk about career, business. I’m into travel and culture.

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L.

San Francisco

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Fluent

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Cantonese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Speak fluently, can communicate with English speakers without...

My favorite topics

I want to practice English speaking. My favorite topics are culture, food education, business, industry, environmental protection, etc.

Perfect language exchange partner

Easy-going people. Especially people living in the Pacific time zone.

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M.

San Francisco

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My favorite topics

Tecnología, comida, deporte...

I want a conversation partner who is

Padre o madre de familia, estudiante universitario, trabajador en empresa privada

My learning goals

Deseo aprender a entender, escuchar, hablar, leer y escribir portugués brasileño

K.

K.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Gente simpatica a cui piacciono l’arte, i film, la musica e i...

My learning goals

Parlo abbastanza bene ma vorrei migliorare il mio italiano

My favorite topics

Abito a San Francisco, cresciuto alle Hawaiʻi. Sono uno scrittore (inglese), un fotografo e un musicista. Cerco di ritornare in Italia fra qualche mese. Vedi le mie foto su Instagram: @keanetravels

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B.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

I want to be able to enjoy entertainment in Chinese.. podcasts,...

My favorite topics

Anything! Travel, music, food, art, software engineering, 3D graphics, gaming, LGBTQ+ issues ️‍

Ideal language community partner

Someone who would like to voice chat occasionally, or meet up in person if we live close to each other

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B.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Animals, nature, technology, biology, music, business, photograph...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is interested in a lot of things

My learning goals

I'd like to be able to actually carry a conversation in Spanish and sound fluent

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M.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Perfect language exchange partner

Any relatively laid back person like me...

My learning goals

Imrpoving my français and the basics of 中文. I can speak a medium amount of French, but I have bad grammar, small vocabulary, and pronounce things terribly .

My favorite topics

I enjoy a lot of technology related topics (possibly because I'm a software developer ), but I also enjoy deeper conversation about relationships, life goals. A few interests Photography (dslr) ‍ Coding Sports (playing them) Netflix

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C.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

I teach English as a second language in California and can definitely...

My favorite topics

Philosophy, culture/anthropology, language, linguistics, love, art, travel, the human condition, music, etc

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who has an open mind and loves sharing stories; chi ha una mente aperta e piace parlare :)

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O.

San Francisco

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Vietnamese

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Learning languages, traveling, rock climbing, aerial hoops, cooking,...

My language exchange partner is

I enjoy making new friends and talking with everyone but I highly appreciate it if you’re friendly and patient. Thanks!

My learning goals

I’m learning Mandarin, French, Japanese and Korean. And I’m happy to chat in any of those languages and of course English/ Vietnamese

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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H.

San Francisco

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Fluent

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Turkish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Freindly and helpfull peopl...

My learning goals

My goal is better chinese

My favorite topics

Aviation, Tv series, Basketball

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S.

San Francisco

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Fluent

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Italian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

I’d like to learn new languages practicing it with people who...

My favorite topics

I love music, going to concerts and clubs. I love traveling and meeting new friends!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’d like to become friends with someone easygoing, funny, nice and sincere, who I can share my thoughts to and also learn from

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V.

San Francisco

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Fluent

العربية Flag

Arabic

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Languages are food of the soul.I enjoy opposites, I love silence...

Perfect language exchange partner

I love the people who're willing to listen, learn, and share new things, such as languages, books, leadership, and a great moment in life. Also, I'm really into people that willing to learn, help, and not judge. If you are , let’s chat! .hit me up

My learning goals

We Share how to create a great culture that people feel. we learn tips in which how to memorize vocabulary and learn languages easily, and share how to be a great leader. Also, learning about their cultures. Let's talk and ask each other questions.

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W.

San Francisco

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

I want a conversation partner who is

Native English speakers who are learning mandarin. People who...

My learning goals

Speak English fluently. I’d like to find a long-term partner so we could help each other improve gradually and don’t need to talk about something repetitively : )

My favorite topics

Tennis, acting, jazz dance, piano, travel

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D.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Learn conversational Japanese so I can talk casually with friends...

My favorite topics

Business, tech consultancy, software development, learning, people, stories, experiences. I also love games.

My language exchange partner is

Growth-oriented, respectful, curious, and kind.

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D.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Vietnamese

My favorite topics

Work, cars, friends, and technology. I am proud to be Vietnamese...

Ideal language community partner

A patient and funny person.

My learning goals

Speak Vietnamese and Cantonese fluently.

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S.

San Francisco

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Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Could you correct my wrong sentence?...

My learning goals

I wanna speak like native.

My favorite topics

:) i wanna learn English ! Only English native plz :)

B.

B.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

粵語 Flag

Cantonese

My learning goals

I'd like to become proficient in Mandarin...

My favorite topics

Running, cycling, swimming, computer science, literature, geography, culture, geopolitics, economics. 跑步,自行车,游泳,计算机科学,文学,地理,文化。

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who's interested in learning together.

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M.

San Francisco

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Fluent

Français Flag

French

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

I've made a website about alt music (metal, electro and rock)...

I want a conversation partner who is

Whoever wants to talk about music, videogames, movies or even food and trips!!

My learning goals

I'm looking to speak a bit of Japanese. Enough to get a discussion first and then to read it! I could give advices on english and french as well. :)

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L.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My language exchange partner is

A fun and interesting person that is nice to talk to....

My learning goals

I want to improve my Portuguese and meet cool people in Brazil

My favorite topics

Californian living in São Paulo who's interested in traveling the world, climbing mountains, DJing, blockchain, and most of all enjoying all the natural beauty the world has to offer..

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A.

San Francisco

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Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

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Polish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Understand people who don’t like Hawaii pizza...

My favorite topics

Science, philosophy, books, art, photography.

Ideal language community partner

Anybody how likes Hawaii pizza

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A.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

My favorite topics

Music- films- travel adventures-- good Living...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People that have great conversation skills and would like to share fun facts about their cultures.

My learning goals

Become fluent in French,ítalian and meet interesting people.

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M.

San Francisco

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Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

In Tandem I search for interesting peopl...

My learning goals

Empathy and attention for other

My favorite topics

I want know more about you and your people and nature

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H.

San Francisco

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Fluent

فارسی Flag

Persian

Italiano Flag

Italian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Becoming a fluent English speaker as fast as possible...

My favorite topics

Movies, Culture, Travel experiences, Science, Technology, Success stories, Finance & Business, sci-fi movies; Game of Thrones | How I met your mother

I want a conversation partner who is

{funny} {communicative} {open-minded};{determined} & {consistent} in their learning goals

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in San Francisco?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 524 speakers in San Francisco 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 Francisco?

There are 524 members in San Francisco on Tandem.

Which other locations in United States other than San Francisco are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tucson />Tucson, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/queens />Queens, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/clifton />Clifton.

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 524 do it in San Francisco.