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Learn Japanese in Berkeley

Learn to actually speak Japanese by making friends with native speakers

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Berkeley

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English

My favorite topics

英語で雑談したい、そこで分からない言葉があった時は、そこから学んでいきた...

My language exchange partner is

まじめで、丁寧に英語を教えてくれる人。また、面白い人。

My learning goals

英語でスムーズに会話のやり取りができるようになる

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Berkeley

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Korean

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Ideal language community partner

Person who I admir...

My learning goals

Get to the level I can discuss and express my thoughts

My favorite topics

Photography, Movie, Programming

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Berkeley

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My learning goals

Making new friend...

My favorite topics

Grad student here!! Exploring around. Love sports and food-hopping!!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easy-going, kind, people from different cultures

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Berkeley

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My favorite topics

自分の紹介、普段の生活、最近きになる事など、日常会...

Perfect language exchange partner

英会話のレベルがかなり低いため、考えながら伝える時間が必要です。待ってもらえることと、直接会える方が話ができそうだと思っています。

My learning goals

語学学校と並行し、半年後に日常会話がある程度スラスラ出てくるようになりたい。

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Japanese speakers in Berkeley

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Berkeley

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I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

speking fluentl...

My favorite topics

daily life

My language exchange partner is

kind person. teach how I can improve

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Berkeley

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My favorite topics

Anime, games, art, fanfics, musicアニメ、ゲーム、絵、二次創作、音楽など全般好...

Ideal language community partner

Talks and lets talk 気軽く話す

My learning goals

Have fun 楽しくストレス解消

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Berkeley

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

easy-goin...

My learning goals

no expectation

My favorite topics

Traveling Gaming Pop music Japanese animation

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Spanish

My learning goals

My goal Is to master 7 language. Actually I’m mastering 4. I...

My favorite topics

The most topic I like to discuss about it is history

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who likes to history geography literature and traveling

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Arabic

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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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Berkeley

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Spanish

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 :)

My favorite topics

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

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Berkeley

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My learning goals

I would like to eventually be able to form sentences without...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is easy to talk to

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Thai

My favorite topics

Traveling food photography startup business entrepreneurship...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Become fluent in Thai in one year

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Berkeley

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Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who's into talking and learning a different language,...

My learning goals

I want to improve my Kazakh to the point where I am able to have a conversation with native speakers.

My favorite topics

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

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Berkeley

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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

Food, hobbies, animals, tv show...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who wants to have fun conversations and learn

My learning goals

Speak Spanish more fluently

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Food, travel, anything really just love to practice!

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Berkeley

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English

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My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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My favorite topics

travel, daily staff, music, news, et...

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice, educated, open to talk tons of topics.

My learning goals

English is for living and work. Other languages are maybe sometimes for travel, and new friends.

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Berkeley

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I want a conversation partner who is

Веселые люди, которые хотят учиться. I’d also like to meet people...

My learning goals

Хочу говорить свободно!

My favorite topics

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

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Berkeley

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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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My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Any people which live in English speaken countries:)

My learning goals

To increase my level of conversational English

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Berkeley

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Pensaría alguien que me tuviera un poco de paciencia , alegre...

My learning goals

Intentar defenderme en cualquier situación .

My favorite topics

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

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Berkeley

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English

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French

My learning goals

I want to fine tune my accent and accelerate my vocabular...

My favorite topics

Culture, food, travel, environment, nature

Perfect language exchange partner

A flexible and kind native French speaker

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Berkeley

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Russian

My favorite topics

Humor. Random humor in any language...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who likes memes and is funny af.

My learning goals

Learn little things about languages I already know

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Berkeley

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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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My learning goals

French; and Dutch probably....

My favorite topics

Life, travel, culture and legal.

Ideal language community partner

I speak English and Mandarin.

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Berkeley

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My favorite topics

religion, social justice, math and scienc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

ਤੋਹੀ ਮੋਹੀ ਮੋਹੀ ਤੋਹੀ ਅੰਤਰੁ ਕੈਸਾ

My learning goals

improve conversation, poetry a plus

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Berkeley

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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My learning goals

My top priority now is to learn a little bit of conversational...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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

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

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

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/detroit />Detroit, <a href=/learn/japanese/glendale />Glendale, and <a href=/learn/japanese/san-bernardino />San Bernardino.

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.