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Learn French in Berkeley

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My favorite topics

The most topic I like to discuss about it is histor...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes to history geography literature and traveling

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

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Berkeley

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Ideal language community partner

Simple and kind perso...

My learning goals

I want to learn more languages

My favorite topics

Geography music culture

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Berkeley

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My learning goals

Become fluent while having fu...

My favorite topics

Travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Engaged

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Berkeley

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My favorite topics

Food, travel, anything really just love to practice...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

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Berkeley

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I want a conversation partner who is

A flexible and kind native French speake...

My learning goals

I want to fine tune my accent and accelerate my vocabulary

My favorite topics

Culture, food, travel, environment, nature

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Berkeley

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French

My learning goals

French; and Dutch probably....

My favorite topics

Life, travel, culture and legal.

My language exchange partner is

I speak English and Mandarin.

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Berkeley

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Arabic

My favorite topics

Voyage aventure bateaux musiques art sport photographie...

Ideal language community partner

⛵️⛰⛺️

My learning goals

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B.

Berkeley

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English

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Nepali

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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Berkeley

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French

My learning goals

Personal growth, of which language learning is a bug part of...

My favorite topics

I'll talk about whatever, but I love reading and making music. Movies, Philosophical discussions, and political ones are also something I could go on about for hours. I moved to Paris from California il y a 2 mois :)

Perfect language exchange partner

An open person that's not afraid to say something "stupid" , "weird" , or "awkward" . I don't judge

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Berkeley

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Arabic

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English

My favorite topics

Movies and cultures and travelin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who wants to learn with me

My learning goals

I want to improve my English,and help others with Arabic

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Y.

Berkeley

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English

My language exchange partner is

I hope we can keep talking like friends...

My learning goals

Improve my spoken English.

My favorite topics

Music,Movies,Travels,Geophysics...anything

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Berkeley

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to practice my fluency with Korean. I hope I can learn...

My favorite topics

I like discussing music, science, culture, and literature

Ideal language community partner

Not sure yet! 그냥 한국인 친구 만나면 좋겠어요! 반가워요

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Berkeley

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English

My favorite topics

Lifestyle, politics, movies, travelling, cultural life, food,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Any people which live in English speaken countries:)

My learning goals

To increase my level of conversational English

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G.

Berkeley

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Spanish

Perfect language 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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Berkeley

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

To be able to speak naturally in different languages and come...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to be accomodating to varying levels in speaking and understanding and who may know more than 2 languages so they know the difficulty of picking up new languages

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Berkeley

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My favorite topics

hiking, mountains, languages, animals (dogs), rainforest, climate...

My language exchange partner is

Language lovers, adventurers, sunny smiles, nature lovers

My learning goals

I would to improve my language skills! Feel free to correct my mistakes :)

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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K.

Berkeley

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Cantonese

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Thai

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Become fluent in Thai in one year

My favorite topics

Traveling food photography startup business entrepreneurship technology cooking

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Berkeley

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Kazakh

My learning goals

I want to improve my Kazakh to the point where I am able to have...

My favorite topics

Technology, visual design, traditional Kazakh music, learning languages, Hawaii, surfing, entrepreneurship, photography, digital nomadism

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who's into talking and learning a different language, which should cover everyone here

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Berkeley

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My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de cualquier cos...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is at least at an intermediate level, and is serious about learning

My learning goals

Hablar con fluidez

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Berkeley

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is able to balance having fun and engaging conversations...

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.

My favorite topics

Food, nature, travel, current world events, and politics. Generally, I enjoy meeting interesting people and learning about other cultures.

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Berkeley

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

Just got back from 서울! I can’t wait to go back in spring. I’d...

My favorite topics

Daily life, fashion, beauty, travel, and food! I have a beauty/lifestyle blog. I’m really into small everyday happiness.

My language exchange partner 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.

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Berkeley

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French

My favorite topics

I love animals, and I’m planning on becoming a veterinarian....

Ideal language community partner

Someone to help me practice my French and share interesting conversations with

My learning goals

Maintain and improve my French level, learn new and more common phrases

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Berkeley

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easy to talk t...

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.

My favorite topics

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

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Berkeley

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My learning goals

English is for living and work. Other languages are maybe sometimes...

My favorite topics

travel, daily staff, music, news, etc

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice, educated, open to talk tons of topics.

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Berkeley

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My favorite topics

philosophy, feminism, books, movies, tv shows, politic...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

I want to practice speaking, improve my grammar and understanding of how to formulate sentences

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Berkeley

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes memes and is funny af...

My learning goals

Learn little things about languages I already know

My favorite topics

Humor. Random humor in any language.

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Berkeley

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My learning goals

Хочу говорить свободно...

My favorite topics

Искусство, литература, политика, математика, философия, история и глупые шутки.

Ideal language community partner

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

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Berkeley

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Japanese

My favorite topics

No romance please. I am looking for serious language exchange...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Delicated. Consistent. Inspiring

My learning goals

Japanese: advanced speaker

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Berkeley

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Perfect language exchange partner

ਤੋਹੀ ਮੋਹੀ ਮੋਹੀ ਤੋਹੀ ਅੰਤਰੁ ਕੈਸ...

My learning goals

improve conversation, poetry a plus

My favorite topics

religion, social justice, math and science

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Berkeley

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My learning goals

Intentar defenderme en cualquier situación ...

My favorite topics

Sobre lugares, ciudades, historias, cultura,deporte me general de todo un poco.

I want a conversation partner who is

Pensaría alguien que me tuviera un poco de paciencia , alegre y con muy buena actitud.

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

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

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

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

You can also find a French Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/french/austin />Austin, <a href=/learn/french/el-paso />El Paso, and <a href=/learn/french/coventry />Coventry.

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.