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Learn Turkish in Oakland

Learn to actually speak Turkish by making friends with native speakers

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My favorite topics

MBTI (ENTP), Travel, Cultures, Music, Food, Astronomy, Politics,...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

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

K.

K.

Oakland

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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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G.

Oakland

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My learning goals

Développer mon niveau de grammaire et de construction de phrase...

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

Ideal conversation 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!

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Oakland

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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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Turkish 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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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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M.

Oakland

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Russian

My favorite topics

Swing dancing, culture, travel...

Ideal language community partner

Down-to-earth, curious people!

My learning goals

I'd love to learn conversational Russian, Japanese, and Mandarin

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K.

Oakland

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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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T.

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My learning goals

I want to speak English very well. And find many friends all...

My favorite topics

My Instagram: @hellotati_

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly and easy going person. And very kind

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T.

Oakland

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French

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Italian

My favorite topics

Politics, art, book...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

To speak fluent Spanish or at least hold a conversation!

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A.

Oakland

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English

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My language exchange partner 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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K.

Oakland

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in Korea...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, fashion, anything

Ideal language community partner

Anyone located in San Francisco Bay Area who wants to meet up!

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Oakland

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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Oakland

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Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, science, current events, music.

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Oakland

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My learning goals

Being able to speak a few phrase...

My favorite topics

Programming, music, people

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who makes me feel happy

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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...

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

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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Igbo

Ideal language community partner

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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Korean

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~!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A nice person.

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My favorite topics

Travel, food, outdoor and recreational activitie...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, outgoing, funny, easy-going

My learning goals

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

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I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone with a story to share...

My learning goals

Confidence with forming thoughts and ideas in Italian... not just translating.

My favorite topics

Landscapes, cities, design, ideas, culture, love.

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My learning goals

Understand natives say, read languages by mysel...

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Funny, nice, positive, loyalty, hospitality, hard-working, tall, sincere, energetic

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Oakland

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Cantonese

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music, business, news, colleg...

Ideal language community partner

Nice, friendly

My learning goals

Learn Korean (can understand and speak 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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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice happy person positiv...

My learning goals

Full conversations about the world, cities

My favorite topics

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

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Oakland

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English

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Portuguese

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My learning goals

Have at least one voice call per week in French or Portuguese....

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone interested in practicing languages.

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Oakland

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French

My favorite topics

Tech, Travel, Storie...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, Talkative, Smart

My learning goals

Improve my language

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Oakland

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

i want to be fluent in spanish and conversational in italian (i literally don’t know any italian but my cousin speaks it)

My favorite topics

school, theatre, food, youtube

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My learning goals

Speak german, make friend...

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, science, adventure.

Ideal language community partner

A foreign adventurer with a varied opinion

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English

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My favorite topics

Anything! I like current affairs, sports, motorcycles, music....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is ok with being awkward and weird at times and can be silly but enjoys serious conversations as well

My learning goals

I just want to be more confident in speaking other languages

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K.

Oakland

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Japanese

Perfect language 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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Oakland

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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!

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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

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

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

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

You can also find a Turkish Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/turkish/fayetteville />Fayetteville, <a href=/learn/turkish/bridgewater />Bridgewater, and <a href=/learn/turkish/rochester />Rochester.

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.