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Learn Korean in Berkeley

Learn to actually speak Korean by making friends with native speakers

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M.

Berkeley

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Korean

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Japanese

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English

My favorite topics

Photography, Movie, Programmin...

My language exchange partner is

Person who I admire

My learning goals

Get to the level I can discuss and express my thoughts

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Berkeley

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Ideal language community partner

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My learning goals

To improve my language skills

My favorite topics

Game, food, Diet

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Berkeley

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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 conversation exchange partner

Not sure yet! 그냥 한국인 친구 만나면 좋겠어요! 반가워요

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Berkeley

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Daily life, fashion, beauty, travel, and food! I have a beauty/lifestyle...

Perfect language exchange partner

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.

My learning goals

Just got back from 서울! I can’t wait to go back in spring. I’d like to have beginner level conversation skills by then.

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R.

Berkeley

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I want a conversation partner who is

Native Korean speakers who enjoy life...

My learning goals

I hope to learn conversation Korean and to make friends that living in Korea. I'll be studying at Yonsei in the fall and would love to make new connections.

My favorite topics

Music, KDramas, Singing, Badminton

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C.

Berkeley

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

For culture learning and fu...

My favorite topics

Music, guitar, sports, design.

My language exchange partner is

Patient

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Y.

Berkeley

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Books, movies, and food...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is open-minded.

My learning goals

To improve my grammar and learn new words.

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T.

Berkeley

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Love to take initiative and talk about life in general...

My learning goals

Be able to understand or at least speak better

My favorite topics

Traveling

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Berkeley

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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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M.

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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S.

Berkeley

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone interested in everything...

My learning goals

Gain fluency, learn about culture and differences.

My favorite topics

I like to discuss culture, trivia, movies.

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A.

Berkeley

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German

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.

Ideal language community partner

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

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Y.

Berkeley

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English

My favorite topics

Music,Movies,Travels,Geophysics...anythin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I hope we can keep talking like friends.

My learning goals

Improve my spoken English.

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D.

Berkeley

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Perfect language exchange partner

Any people which live in English speaken countries:...

My learning goals

To increase my level of conversational English

My favorite topics

Lifestyle, politics, movies, travelling, cultural life, food, technology, video games

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Y.

Berkeley

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French

My learning goals

French; and Dutch probably....

My favorite topics

Life, travel, culture and legal.

I want a conversation partner who is

I speak English and Mandarin.

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K.

Berkeley

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Thai

My favorite topics

Traveling food photography startup business entrepreneurship...

My language exchange partner is

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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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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C.

Berkeley

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English

Ideal language community 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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L.

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A flexible and kind native French speaker

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D.

Berkeley

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Kazakh

My favorite topics

Technology, visual design, traditional Kazakh music, learning...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

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D.

Berkeley

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

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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English

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Spanish

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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.

My language exchange partner 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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G.

Berkeley

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Food, hobbies, animals, tv show...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who wants to have fun conversations and learn

My learning goals

Speak Spanish more fluently

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B.

Berkeley

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Russian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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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P.

Berkeley

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English

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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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J.

Berkeley

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German

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English

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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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I.

Berkeley

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English

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French

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Food, travel, anything really just love to practice!

Ideal language community partner

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

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M.

Berkeley

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English

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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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English

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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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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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

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

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

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

You can also find a Korean Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/korean/bakersfield />Bakersfield, <a href=/learn/korean/springfield />Springfield, and <a href=/learn/korean/columbus />Columbus.

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.