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Learn Japanese in San Francisco

Learn to actually speak Japanese by making friends with native speakers

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My favorite topics

I can speak English little bit. アニメ 映画 小説 カルチャー 旅行 everything,...

My language exchange partner is

友好的でフレンドリーで会話が好きな人 the person who is so friendly and likes to talk.

My learning goals

他の言語を話せる様になりたい 友達を作りたい I wanna be able to speak another language and I want to be a friend with the other countries people.

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Ideal language community partner

I wanna talk by English and Japanese. Because my English is not...

My learning goals

I want to be able to take daily conversation fluently.

My favorite topics

Sports Movie Hobby Food Shopping Another country culture

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My learning goals

By the end of October2018, I would be able to have a daily conversation...

My favorite topics

Culture Food Lifestyle Travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anybody who’s open-minded

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My favorite topics

Business Daily life / eat and drink How to study language...

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind Improve language skills each other

My learning goals

Making correct sentences Good pronounce

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Japanese speakers in San Francisco

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I want a conversation partner who is

The person who likes Japan and speaks English...

My learning goals

I want to become able to talk like a native speaker.

My favorite topics

Fashion, foods, movies and snowboard.

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San Francisco

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My learning goals

Talk with you guys with no barriers of language...

My favorite topics

Rugby, baseball, football, golf, hiking, food & drinking

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can kindly help me studying English, or someone who wants language exchange partners

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Italian

My favorite topics

#travel #technology #video #fil...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who likes travel video and travel documentary

My learning goals

discussion with friends deeply. Storytelling in my video.

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San Francisco

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is interested in Japanese culture, design or anime,...

My learning goals

I've been living in the U.S. for three years and am working as a designer but I'm still learning English and think that never stop. I want to speak English fluently and reduce grammar mistakes.

My favorite topics

Design, Anime, Gaming, Netflix, Travel, Japanese foods, Cooking, Tea

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My learning goals

Conversation in a group of native speakers....

My favorite topics

Whatever is fine. I like traveling, food, and culture.

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly.

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San Francisco

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My favorite topics

日常会話ができるようになりたいです...

I want a conversation partner who is

私はサンフランシスコに住んでいます。アメリカにお住いの方に色々教えてもらいたいです。

My learning goals

日常会話が話せる程度に上達したい。

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me with learning introductory Spanish grammar...

My learning goals

Ideally be conversationally fluent in Spanish. Able to speak with a good accent and read at an intermediate level.

My favorite topics

Cooking, pop culture, movies, sports, medical topics, anything about life

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My learning goals

Learn conversational Japanese so I can talk casually with friends...

My favorite topics

Business, tech consultancy, software development, learning, people, stories, experiences. I also love games.

Ideal language community partner

Growth-oriented, respectful, curious, and kind.

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My favorite topics

Food, travel, current events, every day lif...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Cheerful, friendly, chit chatty

My learning goals

Practice, and make friends.. I would like to chat about daily life, and improve fluency when I travel and be able to chat about various topics

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San Francisco

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Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, patient since I’m still learning...

My learning goals

Become more fluent in conversational Japanese

My favorite topics

Video games, computers, technology, books, movies, tv shows

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San Francisco

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My learning goals

brushing up my contersation skil...

My favorite topics

any things that are interest ing

I want a conversation partner who is

anyones who speak English

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San Francisco

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My favorite topics

Movie Fashion Sport...

My language exchange partner is

Exchange languages

My learning goals

To be like a native

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Ideal language community partner

I don’t kno...

My learning goals

To Speak English well

My favorite topics

Everything

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San Francisco

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Korean

My learning goals

Hello, I'm going to make an Korean speech soon. I want to correct...

My favorite topics

cryptocurrency, Global travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Willing to help me 한국어의 발음을 고쳐 주실 분

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My favorite topics

I've made a website about alt music (metal, electro and rock)...

Perfect language exchange partner

Whoever wants to talk about music, videogames, movies or even food and trips!!

My learning goals

I'm looking to speak a bit of Japanese. Enough to get a discussion first and then to read it! I could give advices on english and french as well. :)

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San Francisco

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I want a conversation partner who is

お互いに言語を教え合える...

My learning goals

ビジネスで通用する英語を身につけること

My favorite topics

日常会話

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Language exchange...

My favorite topics

taking a long walk on the beach.

My language exchange partner is

Chinese culture, history and cuisine.

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Vietnamese

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My favorite topics

Learning languages, traveling, rock climbing, aerial hoops, cooking,...

Ideal language community partner

I enjoy making new friends and talking with everyone but I highly appreciate it if you’re friendly and patient. Thanks!

My learning goals

I’m learning Mandarin, French, Japanese and Korean. And I’m happy to chat in any of those languages and of course English/ Vietnamese

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San Francisco

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who can give me suggestions/feedback to my pronunciations....

My learning goals

Improve my pronunciation in English!

My favorite topics

I like soccer, bikes, traveling, new technology, and so on.

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San Francisco

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English

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My learning goals

Pass the Japanese National Language exa...

My favorite topics

Travel, anime, video games

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone willing to help correct and review what I say and type. Willing to get feedback even if corrections

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My favorite topics

日本と外国の文化違い。音楽、映画、アニメ、旅行、人生、文化、食事、ウイスキー、変な漢字(連濁とか...

I want a conversation partner who is

I like talking to people who are open to speaking in a casual friendly manner, which is how English can be. I’d like to meet serious learners who can in turn help me learn more Japanese

My learning goals

安心で日本語を話せるようになって、友達作ろう。

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Swiss German

My language exchange partner is

Fun/talkative, interest in grammar, detail orientatio...

My learning goals

Language practice, exposure to new ideas

My favorite topics

Languages (German/Swiss German/French/Mandarin), economics, tech/coding/startups/CS, typography/lettering, philosophizing, art

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My learning goals

I can understand Portuguese and French much better than i can...

My favorite topics

Food, music, culture, art, science.

Ideal language community partner

Easy going, fun, with a good sense of humor, smart.

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San Francisco

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Spanish

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My favorite topics

Comidas, musica, viajes, paisajes, T...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Personas simpaticas y sociables

My learning goals

Poder hablar con fluidez para poder conocer cada detalle del pais que quiero conocer

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Perfect language exchange partner

Like talk to an old frien...

My learning goals

Leave me in these countries and I can survive by myself

My favorite topics

Culture; food; traveling; music; anything If you wanna share with me

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My learning goals

I want to be able to read about pretty much any topics and entertain...

My favorite topics

I like to see animations, movies, travels also learn a lot of kind of culture and language

I want a conversation partner who is

I want to talk with people who are polite, kind

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 524 Japanese speakers in San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

In San Francisco there are 524 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/milwaukee />Milwaukee, <a href=/learn/japanese/santa-fe />Santa Fe, and <a href=/learn/japanese/san-diego />San Diego.

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 524 of them coming from San Francisco.