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Learn Chinese (Simplified) in Oakland

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music, business, news, colleg...

My language exchange partner is

Nice, friendly

My learning goals

Learn Korean (can understand and speak it)

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English

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German

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A foreign adventurer with a varied opinio...

My learning goals

Speak german, make friends

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, science, adventure.

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English

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Persian

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My learning goals

Understanding different cultures, learning languages, getting...

My favorite topics

MBTI (ENTP), Travel, Cultures, Music, Food, Astronomy, Politics, History, Philosophy, Exercise, anything!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anybody who enjoys having an interesting conversation, sharing ideas and getting to know other cultures and peoples.

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Oakland

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My favorite topics

Programming, music, peopl...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who makes me feel happy

My learning goals

Being able to speak a few phrases

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Chinese (Simplified) speakers in Oakland

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Oakland

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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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M.

Oakland

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Chinese (Simplified)

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.

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).

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L.

Oakland

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我是中國人,我想通过学习英文交朋友...

Ideal language community partner

他是会说或者想学習普通话的美國人。

My learning goals

会说英文一般的生活用语。

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Oakland

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English

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Portuguese

Ideal conversation exchange 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

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Oakland

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Vietnamese

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French

My learning goals

Understand natives say, read languages by mysel...

My favorite topics

Culture, business, food, drink, clothes, festival, custom

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, nice, positive, loyalty, hospitality, hard-working, tall, sincere, energetic

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Oakland

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Spanish

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English

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Gente que quiera aprender español

My learning goals

Pasar de inglés básico a medio

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone with a positive attitude, who likes to learn new thing...

My learning goals

I hope to get better at speaking different languages and meet cool people!

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.

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Oakland

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English

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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.

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Bengali

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French

My favorite topics

Philosophy, travel, food, art, movies, music, sports, books,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone interesting, into politics, arts, food, travel, passionate about life

My learning goals

To be able to carry on conversations

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K.

Oakland

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in Korean

My favorite topics

Music, movies, fashion, anything

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Oakland

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English

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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!

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, science, current events, music...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish

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Oakland

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English

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German

Ideal language community partner

Quiero hablar con gente que está paciente. Mi español es no bueno....

My learning goals

Espero a mantener mejores conversaciones en español que en inglés.

My favorite topics

Art, Fitness, Society (gossip -_- lol), metaphysics

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in korean and also make a korean friend...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A nice person.

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Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, sports, hobbies, lots of thing...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is outgoing, eager to help and be helped, and also understands how language learning works.

My learning goals

Achieve a basic level of Spanish fluency

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English

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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

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Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

Fluently speaking and writing...

My favorite topics

Politics, business, legal, health and music

My language exchange partner is

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

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Cats, animals, writing, martial arts, politics, music, current...

Ideal language community 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 :)

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English

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Italian

Ideal conversation exchange 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.

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Oakland

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English

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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

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Oakland

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Russian

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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

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Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

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!

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Oakland

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French

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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

Ideal language community 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!

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Oakland

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English

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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

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Oakland

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Likes to learn and practice languages, patient, and outgoing...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

languages, studying, gymnastics, kpop ✨

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

Fluent French and Igbo speakers who are learning English

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Oakland, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 62 Chinese (Simplified) speakers in Oakland looking to learn Chinese (Simplified) together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for Chinese (Simplified) language exchange in Oakland?

In Oakland there are 62 members ready to have a Chinese (Simplified) language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Oakland where I can find a Chinese (Simplified) language exchange partner?

You can also find a Chinese (Simplified) Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/chinese/grand-rapids />Grand Rapids, <a href=/learn/chinese/glendale />Glendale, and <a href=/learn/chinese/baltimore />Baltimore.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 62 of them coming from Oakland.