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Learn Japanese in Oakland

Learn to actually speak Japanese by making friends with native speakers

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My favorite topics

Culture, travel, and life goal...

My language exchange partner is

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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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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N.

Oakland

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My learning goals

Understanding different cultures, learning languages, getting...

My favorite topics

MBTI (ENTP), Travel, Cultures, Music, Food, Astronomy, Politics, History, Philosophy, Exercise, anything!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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My favorite topics

Creativity, Human being, Traveling, Visual Arts, Communication,...

Perfect language exchange partner

À un être humain passionné, curieux et amoureux de la vie. À un être humain ouvert d’esprit qui s’efforce à rester optimiste, malgré la situation globale du monde dans lequel on vit!

My learning goals

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

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Oakland

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Korean

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I want a conversation partner who is

Likes to learn and practice languages, patient, and outgoing...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

languages, studying, gymnastics, kpop ✨

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Oakland

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My learning goals

Achieve a basic level of Spanish fluenc...

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, sports, hobbies, lots of things

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is outgoing, eager to help and be helped, and also understands how language learning works.

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Oakland

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My favorite topics

Places to travel , sites to see in new cities , best restaurant...

Ideal language community partner

Nice happy person positive

My learning goals

Full conversations about the world, cities

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K.

Oakland

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English

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would like to talk with anyone who wants to talk in Japanese...

My learning goals

I would like to meet someone who speaks Japanese and who wants to improve their English so that we can have a mutually beneficial language exchange friendship :)

My favorite topics

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

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My learning goals

Fluently speaking and writing...

My favorite topics

Politics, business, legal, health and music

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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T.

Oakland

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My favorite topics

My Instagram: @hellotati_...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and easy going person. And very kind

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

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Igbo

My language exchange partner is

Fluent French and Igbo speakers who are learning Englis...

My learning goals

Gain French and Igbo skills

My favorite topics

Music, sports, pop culture, reading, singing

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Oakland

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My learning goals

Improve fluency by talking on the phone or through voice messages...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, outdoor and recreational activities

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, outgoing, funny, easy-going

Connect with learners around the world

Value Community

Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Turkish

My favorite topics

Learning new things, travelling, exploring, movies, tv, reading....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I hope to get better at speaking different languages and meet cool people!

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is ok with being awkward and weird at times and can...

My learning goals

I just want to be more confident in speaking other languages

My favorite topics

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

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Oakland

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Italian

My learning goals

i want to be fluent in spanish and conversational in italian...

My favorite topics

school, theatre, food, youtube

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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K.

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

Simone

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

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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Oakland

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Ideal language community partner

A foreign adventurer with a varied opinio...

My learning goals

Speak german, make friends

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, science, adventure.

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Oakland

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Mongolian

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French

My learning goals

Improve my languag...

My favorite topics

Tech, Travel, Stories

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, Talkative, Smart

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Oakland

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Catalan

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Art Travel Pop culture Films Food New...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is interested in what’s going on in the world. Someone well travelled.

My learning goals

Learn Portuguese well enough so I can travel to Brazil and feel confident to use it in practice

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Oakland

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I want a conversation partner who is

Well traveled, kind, open, interested in learning a variety of...

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

My favorite topics

Language, culture, travel, philosophy, politics, comedy

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My learning goals

To speak fluent Spanish or at least hold a conversation...

My favorite topics

Politics, art, books

My language exchange partner is

Outgoing, smart, and interested in the world. Someone who is curious about other people!

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Oakland

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Art, philosophy, science, technology, film/movies, literature/books,...

Ideal language community partner

Someone that just really wants to help and is a good teacher that understands my current level but can push for improvement.

My learning goals

Conversational fluency.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, nice, positive, loyalty, hospitality, hard-working, tall,...

My learning goals

Understand natives say, read languages by myself

My favorite topics

Culture, business, food, drink, clothes, festival, custom

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My learning goals

I want to become fluent in korean and also make a korean friend...

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

A nice person.

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Oakland

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

My favorite topics

Food, music, and fun stuff! I also like to workout/weight-lift,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, friendly, outgoing.

My learning goals

Get basic command of Tagalog AND really basic grasp of Japanese.

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Someone who makes me feel happy ...

My learning goals

Being able to speak a few phrases

My favorite topics

Programming, music, people

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Oakland

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My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Traveling, science, current events, music.

Ideal language community partner

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

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About relationshi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Honest and nice person

My learning goals

Learn Spanish French Chinese and Arabic

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone interested in practicing languages....

My learning goals

Have at least one voice call per week in French or Portuguese. Learn enough Spanish to have a conversation. Fazer pelo menos uma chamada por semana em português.

My favorite topics

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

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Oakland

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My learning goals

Learn Korean (can understand and speak it...

My favorite topics

Music, business, news, college

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, friendly

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 62 Japanese speakers in Oakland 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 Oakland?

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

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/arlington />Arlington, <a href=/learn/japanese/mountain-view />Mountain View, and <a href=/learn/japanese/manhattan />Manhattan.

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.