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Berkeley

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German

My favorite topics

Food, nature, travel, current world events, and politics. Generally,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is able to balance having fun and engaging conversations about interesting subjects with helping me learn the language.

My learning goals

My top priority now is to learn a little bit of conversational Italian before my trip to Rome in late July. Longer term, I am also interested in learning German as well.

J.

J.

Berkeley

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who is at least at an intermediate level, and is serious...

My learning goals

Hablar con fluidez

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de cualquier cosa

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Berkeley

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English

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French

My learning goals

I am planning on moving to France so want to get comfortable...

My favorite topics

Food, travel, anything really just love to practice!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who wants to help me learn French and who I can help learn English.

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D.

Berkeley

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English

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My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing traveling, politics, history, pop culture,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is easy to talk to

My learning goals

I would like to eventually be able to form sentences without having to spend long periods of time trying to translate English to another language.

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A.

Berkeley

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Not sure yet! 그냥 한국인 친구 만나면 좋겠어요! 반가워...

My learning goals

I want to practice my fluency with Korean. I hope I can learn to sound more natural. 더 자연스럽개 쓰고 얘기하고 싶어요.

My favorite topics

I like discussing music, science, culture, and literature

K.

K.

Berkeley

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Cantonese

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Thai

My learning goals

Become fluent in Thai in one yea...

My favorite topics

Traveling food photography startup business entrepreneurship technology cooking

My language exchange partner is

Like-minded entrepreneur who loves traveling, learning and exploring the tech world.

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L.

Berkeley

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French

My favorite topics

Culture, food, travel, environment, natur...

Ideal language community partner

A flexible and kind native French speaker

My learning goals

I want to fine tune my accent and accelerate my vocabulary

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G.

Berkeley

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who wants to have fun conversations and lear...

My learning goals

Speak Spanish more fluently

My favorite topics

Food, hobbies, animals, tv shows

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H.

Berkeley

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to practice speaking, improve my grammar and understanding...

My favorite topics

philosophy, feminism, books, movies, tv shows, politics

Perfect language exchange partner

a good listener/compassionate and supportive person who also wants to learn

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A.

Berkeley

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Daily life, fashion, beauty, travel, and food! I have a beauty/lifestyle...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who would like to practice their English and help me with my Korean. It would be awesome to meet in Korea in the Spring! ‍♀️ not here for dating.

My learning goals

Just got back from 서울! I can’t wait to go back in spring. I’d like to have beginner level conversation skills by then.

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A.

Berkeley

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French

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes to history geography literature and travelin...

My learning goals

My goal Is to master 7 language. Actually I’m mastering 4. I would like to master more languages to use it in my professional career

My favorite topics

The most topic I like to discuss about it is history

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Berkeley

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English

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Russian

My learning goals

Learn little things about languages I already kno...

My favorite topics

Humor. Random humor in any language.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who likes memes and is funny af.

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Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

Value Conversation

Have fun, engaging conversations

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B.

Berkeley

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Искусство, литература, политика, математика, философия, история...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Веселые люди, которые хотят учиться. I’d also like to meet people to be silly and make jokes with in Mandarin.

My learning goals

Хочу говорить свободно!

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T.

Berkeley

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Thai

Perfect language exchange partner

You...

My learning goals

Thai: I want to learn more language, learn about cultural norms, traditions, and pop culture. Hebrew: It's been a long time since I've spoken Hebrew and I am very rusty. I also want to refamiliarize myself with Israeli culture

My favorite topics

History Technology and science Global Politics Anime DIY Looks like I’m getting famous on here for my love of Thai songs and culture. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, I just love Isaan songs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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J.

Berkeley

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German

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would to improve my language skills! Feel free to correct...

My favorite topics

hiking, mountains, languages, animals (dogs), rainforest, climate change, pollution, books, nature

I want a conversation partner who is

Language lovers, adventurers, sunny smiles, nature lovers

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S.

Berkeley

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Art, music, books, film, philosophy, linguistics, language...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone into sharing rad music/art/etc!

My learning goals

Improving my grammar

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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M.

Berkeley

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English

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Delicated. Consistent. Inspirin...

My learning goals

Japanese: advanced speaker

My favorite topics

No romance please. I am looking for serious language exchange partner. 真面目な方と一緒に勉強したい

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Berkeley

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English

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Swedish

My learning goals

I want to improve as much as I can, and hopefully make a friend...

My favorite topics

I really like languages, and in particular I like helping people with pronunciation (I've studied Phonetics), but I also just like seeing people improve. I really like Snowboarding, Science (I used to be a tutor), and Fighting Games. I'm bilingual.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I'm willing to talk with anyone! But I would much prefer to talk to someone who would be willing to talk regularly (once a month, once every 2 weeks, once a week, etc). I sometimes get really busy, so I prefer to set a block of time when we can just talk.

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Y.

Berkeley

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Life, travel, culture and legal...

Perfect language exchange partner

I speak English and Mandarin.

My learning goals

French; and Dutch probably.

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Y.

Berkeley

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, tolerant, loves to share and interested in and curious...

My learning goals

Understand other cultures more

My favorite topics

Popular Culture, Manga, Anime, Literature, Politics, Food, anything!

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K.

Berkeley

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English

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German

My learning goals

Practice! Also, better vocab and colloquial terms are a trea...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, shows, language, travel, music

My language exchange partner is

It's always fun to learn a language with a fellow linguist, but really anyone would be great!

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B.

Berkeley

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

religion, social justice, math and scienc...

Ideal language community partner

ਤੋਹੀ ਮੋਹੀ ਮੋਹੀ ਤੋਹੀ ਅੰਤਰੁ ਕੈਸਾ

My learning goals

improve conversation, poetry a plus

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S.

Berkeley

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is willing to be accomodating to varying levels in...

My learning goals

To be able to speak naturally in different languages and come across more as a "local" if possible

My favorite topics

Sports, culture, music, philosphy, or anything for that matter. Like deeper conversations that enrich my understanding for life.

J.

J.

Berkeley

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English

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Arabic

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Italian

My learning goals

Holding a conversation...

My favorite topics

Anything and everything.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone to practice with!

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R.

Berkeley

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music, KDramas, Singing, Badminto...

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Korean speakers who enjoy life.

My learning goals

I hope to learn conversation Korean and to make friends that living in Korea. I'll be studying at Yonsei in the fall and would love to make new connections.

B.

B.

Berkeley

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English

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Nepali

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French

My language exchange partner is

Someone friendly and observational who needs to practice English...

My learning goals

I hope to be able to get more in tune with the day-to-day ways that people speak in Madrid before going there for an internship this summer.

My favorite topics

I like to talk about the environment and global health, differences and similarities between different parts of the world, and learn about other people’s lives.

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T.

Berkeley

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English

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Hindi

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Korean

My learning goals

Be able to understand or at least speak bette...

My favorite topics

Traveling

Ideal language community partner

Love to take initiative and talk about life in general.

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D.

Berkeley

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Culture, family, hobbies, movies, TV, travel, book...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is passionate about learning and sharing language knowledge; someone who is patient with the many mistakes I’ll be making; someone who loves to ask questions

My learning goals

Greater speaking confidence, help with using vocabulary appropriately, improved vocabulary, cultural exchange

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B.

Berkeley

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English

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Hawaiian

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who is committed to learning...

My learning goals

Improve the language I'm practicing

My favorite topics

Traveling, language learning

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Y.

Berkeley

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To improve my grammar and learn new words...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, and food.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is open-minded.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 88 English speakers in Berkeley looking to learn English 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 English language exchange in Berkeley?

In Berkeley there are 88 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Berkeley where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/charlottesville />Charlottesville, <a href=/learn/english/newark />Newark, and <a href=/learn/english/st-louis />St Louis.

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 88 of them coming from Berkeley.