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Learn Spanish in Oakland

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Oakland

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Catalan

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Art Travel Pop culture Films Food New...

My language exchange partner is

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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Ideal language community partner

Anybody who enjoys having an interesting conversation, sharing...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

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M.

Oakland

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English

My learning goals

I want to improve my speakin...

My favorite topics

Music and nature

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who are native speaker English

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Oakland

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English

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French

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Korean

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Spanish

My favorite topics

languages, studying, gymnastics, kpop ...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

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Spanish speakers in Oakland

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I want a conversation partner who is

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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Oakland

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English

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French

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Japanese

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Spanish

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, and life goals

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.

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Oakland

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Cats, animals, writing, martial arts, politics, music, current...

Ideal language community partner

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

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 :)

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Oakland

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English

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Hindi

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Fluently speaking and writing.

My favorite topics

Politics, business, legal, health and music

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Oakland

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English

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Arabic

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Portuguese

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!

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is outgoing, is curious about the world and loves learning

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T.

Oakland

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Russian

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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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K.

Oakland

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English

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My language exchange partner is

Spanish as first language - people my age with similar interests...

My learning goals

Gain fluency in Spanish

My favorite topics

Learning, fitness, outdoors

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Oakland

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Bengali

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English

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French

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My learning goals

To be able to carry on conversation...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Anyone interesting, into politics, arts, food, travel, passionate about life

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Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Oakland

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English

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My favorite topics

Anything! Music especially thoug...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who likes to chat and will help me not feel nervous about speaking. Someone who will force me to do audio messages

My learning goals

I want to learn Spanish!

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Oakland

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English

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Spanish

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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English

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French

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Japanese

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My learning goals

Full conversations about the world, citie...

My favorite topics

Places to travel , sites to see in new cities , best restaurants

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice happy person positive

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Oakland

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English

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German

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Spanish

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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Oakland

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English

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Turkish

Ideal language community partner

Someone with a positive attitude, who likes to learn new thing...

My learning goals

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

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.

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M.

Oakland

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Japanese

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Russian

My learning goals

I'd love to learn conversational Russian, Japanese, and Mandari...

My favorite topics

Swing dancing, culture, travels

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Down-to-earth, curious people!

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Oakland

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English

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Portuguese

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Spanish

My favorite topics

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

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.

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Oakland

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I want a conversation partner who is

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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Oakland

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My learning goals

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My favorite topics

I study chemistry, I’m interested in other languages, I play the guitar. Estudio química, me interesan otras lenguas, y toco la guitarra.

My language exchange partner is

Iré a vivir por 2 años en Peru empezando en Marzo entonces quisiera practicar un poco antes.

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A.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, science, current events, music...

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish

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Oakland

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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Oakland

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Portuguese

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Be Fluent in Englis...

My favorite topics

Culture, travels, history, hobbies,

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun, polite, open mind, talkative, traveler, friendly.

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Oakland

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My favorite topics

Food, Anything Funny, Psychology, Love, Dating, New Things, Art,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is fluent, patient and speaks slowly.

My learning goals

I want to stop using my translator and really try making mistakes. I’m trying to learn past and future tense.

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G.

Oakland

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French

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English

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German

My language exchange partner 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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English

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Spanish

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French

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Italian

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Politics, art, books

Ideal language community partner

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

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M.

Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Music, politics, entrepreneurship (and startups), tech, food,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient, yet informative with high attention to details and nuances. And, who simply loves to help people grow and learn (in anything, not just languages).

My learning goals

Be conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese (中文).

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Oakland

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice, friendl...

My learning goals

Learn Korean (can understand and speak it)

My favorite topics

Music, business, news, college

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Oakland

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English

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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

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

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

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

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

You can also find a Spanish Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/spanish/parsippany-troy-hills />Parsippany-Troy Hills, <a href=/learn/spanish/hartford />Hartford, and <a href=/learn/spanish/berkeley />Berkeley.

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.