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Learn Italian in Oakland

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Oakland

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My favorite topics

MBTI (ENTP), Travel, Cultures, Music, Food, Astronomy, Politics,...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

Understanding different cultures, learning languages, getting to know people from around the world.

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Oakland

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English

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Italian

Ideal language community 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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K.

Oakland

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Italian

My learning goals

Improve my Italian language skills and meet new people...

My favorite topics

Music (classical, rock, rap), working out, sports, dogs, politics, travel and business

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, good sense of humor, helpful, friendly

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M.

Oakland

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Anything! I enjoy cooking, music, sports, really whatever...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can help me learn more colloquial phrases and to help me take my speaking to a more natural level.

My learning goals

Become proficient in speaking and listening to carry on natural conversations

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Italian speakers in Oakland

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Oakland

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I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone willing to help with my Italian (beginner level) and who...

My learning goals

I want to be able to have a conversation in Italian comfortably

My favorite topics

Movies, Art, Cooking

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A.

Oakland

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Have at least one voice call per week in French or Portuguese....

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, languages, music, history, books, podcasts, food

My language exchange partner is

Someone interested in practicing languages.

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D.

Oakland

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Vietnamese

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French

My favorite topics

Culture, business, food, drink, clothes, festival, custo...

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Understand natives say, read languages by myself

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Oakland

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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K.

Oakland

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Spanish

My learning goals

I hope to get better at speaking different languages and meet...

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.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with a positive attitude, who likes to learn new things

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A.

Oakland

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Programming, music, peopl...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who makes me feel happy

My learning goals

Being able to speak a few phrases

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E.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

idk just be nice and be willing to learn and help others learn...

My learning goals

i want to be fluent in spanish and conversational in italian (i literally don’t know any italian but my cousin speaks it)

My favorite topics

school, theatre, food, youtube

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Oakland

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Spanish

My learning goals

I just want to be more confident in speaking other language...

My favorite topics

Anything! I like current affairs, sports, motorcycles, music. I am open to anything as long as I know something about it!

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is ok with being awkward and weird at times and can be silly but enjoys serious conversations as well

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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R.

Oakland

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, and life goal...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who’s not quick to correct. Someone who’s laid back and is ok with me making a bunch of mistakes.

My learning goals

I’d like to actually be able to hold a 5 minute conversation in another language.

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S.

Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is outgoing, eager to help and be helped, and also...

My learning goals

Achieve a basic level of Spanish fluency

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, sports, hobbies, lots of things

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C.

Oakland

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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

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Oakland

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music, movies, fashion, anythin...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in Korean

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

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Oakland

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Ideal language community partner

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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Oakland

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English

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French

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

languages, studying, gymnastics, kpop ✨

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Likes to learn and practice languages, patient, and outgoing :)

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Oakland

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German

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Quiero hablar con gente que está paciente. Mi español es no bueno. Haha, pero vamos reír juntos!

My learning goals

Espero a mantener mejores conversaciones en español que en inglés.

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G.

Oakland

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French

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

À un être humain passionné, curieux et amoureux de la vie. À...

My learning goals

Développer mon niveau de grammaire et de construction de phrase afin d’améliorer mon niveau puis ma confiance en conversation orale.

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

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Oakland

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German

My learning goals

Speak german, make friend...

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, science, adventure.

My language exchange partner is

A foreign adventurer with a varied opinion

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Oakland

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Italian

My favorite topics

Food, travel and art. Van Gogh and Renoir are my favorite artists....

Ideal language community partner

Anybody who wants to learn English and is simpatico

My learning goals

I want to eventually be fluent in Italian and the other languages

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Oakland

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone interesting, into politics, arts, food, travel, passionate...

My learning goals

To be able to carry on conversations

My favorite topics

Philosophy, travel, food, art, movies, music, sports, books, politics, dreams, goals

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Oakland

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Traveling, science, current events, music.

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

Politics, business, legal, health and musi...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Fluently speaking and writing.

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Y.

Oakland

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

A nice person...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in korean and also make a korean friend so I can write books in korean.

My favorite topics

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

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K.

Oakland

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to meet someone who speaks Japanese and who wants...

My favorite topics

Cats, animals, writing, martial arts, politics, music, current events, law (I am a law student), reading

Ideal language community partner

I would like to talk with anyone who wants to talk in Japanese and English about anything :)

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A.

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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Russian

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly and easy going person. And very kin...

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

My favorite topics

My Instagram: @hellotati_

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Oakland

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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

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 62 Italian speakers in Oakland looking to learn Italian 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 Italian language exchange in Oakland?

In Oakland there are 62 members ready to have a Italian language exchange.

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

You can also find a Italian Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/italian/colchester />Colchester, <a href=/learn/italian/clifton />Clifton, and <a href=/learn/italian/knoxville />Knoxville.

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.