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My favorite topics

Love talking and learning about new cultures! I also really love...

My language exchange partner is

A Talkative person! I like when the conversation flows naturally.

My learning goals

Learning a new language or just some phrases

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San Diego

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Ideal language community partner

I would like talk to you!! yeah you who's reading this text...

My learning goals

I just wanna talk and meet new people from anywhere

My favorite topics

I'm photographer and graphic designer so my passion and hobbies: Art in general, Music, Design, Sports, Travel, Books, Party, Lifestyle, Foreign languages and culture. Lived in now

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San Diego

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My learning goals

Improve my conversational Spanish and Lear to converse in French...

My favorite topics

Conservation, climate change, movies, tv series, travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, considerate and enthusiastic

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

Pretty much anything, but really like talking about travels and...

Perfect language exchange partner

With someone that is seriously passionated about languages and that is talkative, so one that can talk continuously without getting bored

My learning goals

I want to become bilingual in Spanish and learn German, russian

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I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, outgoing, and loves a good conversation...

My learning goals

To be fluent in the language that I’m learning.

My favorite topics

I like to converse about many topics.

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San Diego

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My learning goals

I’d like to learn to speak fluently. Or In just downtime so I’ll...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about video games or just life in general. I don’t mind what to talk about as long as it’s interesting!

My language exchange partner is

Well, I mean I prefer someone who can help me learn. Someone who could make time out of their busy schedule, but I’m okay with whoever and whatever!

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

California /. I like languages, music, going to the gym, and...

Ideal language community partner

Someone open-minded and fun to talk with. Anything is fine with me. I like learning and helping other people learn, too.

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak multiple languages reasonably well. I don’t expect to be perfect in any of them, but I want to be able to connect with people and translate for them if need be.

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San Diego

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is curious about how the world work...

My learning goals

Listening and reading comprehension. I am mainly studying Spanish and Mandarin, but I would still like to learn a little about Japanese and Korean

My favorite topics

Stories, science, daily life

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My learning goals

Improve my language skills, learn about other cultures and ways...

My favorite topics

I like to talk about science, research, art, culture, traveling, different topics in life...

Perfect language exchange partner

Easy-going, open-minded, kind and friendly person.

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

I like talking about psychology, music (Florence and the Machine,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is friendly, nice, and can understand that I’m not on here as often as I would like to be.

My learning goals

I would like to improve my Spanish, Farsi and Hebrew.

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San Diego

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My language exchange partner is

mujeres que les guste hablar de bucear, volar aviones y helicopteros,...

My learning goals

Speak with the world, hablar con el mundo, говорить с миром, 与世界交谈

My favorite topics

Viajes, negocios, buceo, volar helicopteros y aviones, canciones cantar karaoke, programas comicos de television, hablar muchos idiomas, youtube, facebook, hablar en programas de radio y television, ciencia ficcion, ir al cine.

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San Diego

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My learning goals

To Learn Spanish! ...

My favorite topics

Anything really.

Ideal language community partner

A person experience in their language, wants to learn, or is just fun to talk to.

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

Work out, Christianity, Kpop, anime, China, Japan, South Korea...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anybody outgoing and friendly! Likes fashion, anime, kpop, traveling, and more. Like to have deep conversation about religion, life, and so on.

My learning goals

Make many friends!

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San Diego

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Perfect language exchange partner

Sociable, intéressée et pédagogu...

My learning goals

M'améliorer en anglais et pourquoi pas apprendre de nouvelles langues

My favorite topics

Idées et points de vue de la vie

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San Diego

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I'm from Costa Rica, my native lenguages are: Spanish and English....

My favorite topics

History, music, photography, art, books, cinema, travels.

I want a conversation partner who is

Travelers, musicians, weirdos, photographers, readers.

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

BTS, LGBTQ+, Writing, Books, Psychology...

My language exchange partner is

Someone nice, interested in the same music as me, and LGBTQ+ friendly

My learning goals

I want to learn Korean and hopefully learn other languages once I finish!

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San Diego

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Ideal language community partner

You!...

My learning goals

Learn a little Spanish, and a little Russian. Most important: make real friends in other countries.

My favorite topics

I enjoy kayaking and biking and hiking and traveling.

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San Diego

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My learning goals

To improve my listening and speaking skills...

My favorite topics

Adventurous things. Like rock climbing or fun ideas. I love learning about a new culture.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with patience and very talkative lol

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

I like to discuss, art and Theatre, the magic of music and human...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who loves language enough to not be precious with it. Someone who is playful, and hopefully passionate about what they are building for themselves or those around them. Someone who loves history. Someone who is empathetic.

My learning goals

I’d like to speak fluently in the next 12-24 months as I make a transition to moving in Northern Italy (Emilia Romagna)

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San Diego

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I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, fun, eager to lear...

My learning goals

basic conversation and improving pronunciation

My favorite topics

music, stories

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San Diego

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My learning goals

I live and work in west Africa and want to improve my language...

My favorite topics

Je viens de Californie, j’habite en Afrique l’ouest maintenant. Je veux améliorer mon français. Je veux parle des sujets comme les problèmes que les filles et les femmes confrontées dans la monde, pauvreté, la santé, les arts...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who is awesome and easy to talk to and helps me learn!

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

Anime lover, Basketball , Stephen Curry, Cooking, Japanese Cuisine,...

Ideal language community partner

I can speak Cantonese, Mandarin and English fluently. I l’d like to talk with people from different cultural backgrounds, and I love Japanese Cuisine and Anime.

My learning goals

Anime Characters and Japanese

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San Diego

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easy to talk with! Meet people from other cultures...

My learning goals

To find people to talk with in Mandarin firstly as I can speak it but don’t have enough people to practice with where I live (maybe learn some new things too). Learn basic words for the other languages I said I’m learning/interested in

My favorite topics

Netflix, Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Basketball. Good food from other countries!

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San Diego

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My learning goals

Improving my written French and developing a voice in Spanish....

My favorite topics

Instagram - ddgdc

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone interested in learning English or Italian and who can teach me some of their native tongue

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

Books, school, travel, culture, and learning. I also love theatre...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone nice, funny, and someone who will help me out and correct me!

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak well in other languages and work on my accents.

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San Diego

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My language exchange partner is

Anyone who likes to talk....

My learning goals

Conversational skill improvement

My favorite topics

Hello, I really like to travel and learn about new cultures. I also like to learn different languages. Nice to meet you!

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San Diego

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My learning goals

Learn to speak and soon relocate to that country / or culture...

My favorite topics

Life, collaborating ideas, self improvement and solving global issues

Ideal language community partner

Someone open minded, and honest and adventurous. A thinker. A seeker of knowledge

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

Movies, languages, glasses...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who helps me learn their native language

My learning goals

Learn a new language and practice my fluency for languages I’m already studying.

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San Diego

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Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who is learning English and who can help me ou...

My learning goals

Be able to hold a decent conversation in my target language

My favorite topics

Video games, programming, cooking, movies, and Dungeons and Dragons

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San Diego

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My learning goals

I am also personally invested on becoming conversational in Georgian....

My favorite topics

I am a student of linguistics at UCSD looking to talk about the Georgian language, and conduct a sort of study on the phoneticism of the Georgian language. It's just so fascinating, more people need to know about it !

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing, or interested in working with me for my documentation of the varying, and unique sounds of their native tongue.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 351 English speakers in San Diego 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 San Diego?

In San Diego there are 351 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/buffalo />Buffalo, <a href=/learn/english/dallas />Dallas, and <a href=/learn/english/orlando />Orlando.

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 351 of them coming from San Diego.