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Language exchange in San Jose

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Keven

Keven

San Jose

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English

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Spanish

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Emoji

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Vietnamese

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Mình rất thích học tiếng Việt 我很喜欢学中...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, relatable, likes travel, has questions

My learning goals

Learning and making friends

Peijiang

Peijiang

San Jose

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Chinese (Simplified)

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French

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German

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

I don’t know... perhaps a good friend lo...

My learning goals

Communicate with native speakers fluently when I am on the trip

My favorite topics

Tv shows, films, musics, arts, histories, foods.

Shuto

Shuto

San Jose

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Japanese

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I can speak English fluently!...

My favorite topics

Life style ,Culture differences ,Sports , Playing,Fashion !!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind , teach me a lot of English phrases

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Laurent

Laurent

San Jose

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French

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English

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German

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Korean

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Food Korean drama Tech or litterature or movie...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly Have great time chatting Make new friends

My learning goals

Make international friends

Ray

Ray

San Jose

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Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun, sociable. Encantado de conocerte....

My learning goals

Make friends. Read books. Understand movies without subtitles. Speak fluently.

My favorite topics

Everything, stories, news, art work, music, tech, trip, science, education, etc. Shouldn't we start with weather?

Michael

Michael

San Jose

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to get better with my Spanish...

My favorite topics

I’m happy to talk about anything. Feel free to say hi! - IG: @porterleson

My language exchange partner is

Someone who I can have a good conversation with.

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Camilo

Camilo

San Jose

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Spanish

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Russian

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Me gusta conocer la cultura de otros países, conversar sobre...

Ideal language community partner

Alguien que quisiera aprender mi idioma, no soy profesor pero me gusta enseñar español. Enséñame inglés! :D Gente que le encante hablar de todo.

My learning goals

Conocer personas de todo el mundo, aprender varios idiomas, hacer amigos, aprender inglés, si es posible francés...

Joseph

Joseph

San Jose

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Spanish

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English

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French

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Italian

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is open-minded, easy to talk to, and that will reciprocate...

My learning goals

I have in mind learning as many languages as possible. I do this during my spare time, so I will take this step by step, a few words at a time. I am not in a hurry to learn languages, it’s just for enjoyment.

My favorite topics

Culture, Architecture, cooking, nature, travel, the world of education, healthy eating, psychology, watching movies, listening to music, hiking, shopping, family time, and personal AND profressional growth. ️‍ IG: silverprince

Seraya

Seraya

San Jose

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Russian

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German

My learning goals

interested in learning Russian and German...

My favorite topics

instagram @serayaalvarado | |

Perfect language exchange partner

anybody that’s friendly. i want to meet new people.

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Keiondre

Keiondre

San Jose

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Business, Technology, Science Fiction, Marvel, Music (Hip Hop/Rap,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, patient, interesting people who speak the languages I am learning

My learning goals

Mejorar mi español 提高我的中文口语能力

天睿

天睿

San Jose

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English

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Cantonese

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

fun and serciou...

My learning goals

just can talk good russian

My favorite topics

all is okay

My Na

My Na

San Jose

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Vietnamese

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English

My learning goals

Can be more professional in English and use it fluentl...

My favorite topics

It could be anything, the topics that we all are interested in

Ideal language community partner

Can be friendly and helpful

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

Chin Wei Lee

Chin Wei Lee

San Jose

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Japanese

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English

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Running ‍♀️BasketballBadminton️Volleyball️Yoga‍♀️Bicycle‍♀️Hiking‍♀️Weight...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who also love running❤️And people who also love travel around the world

My learning goals

Make new friends from all around the world

Ashlyn

Ashlyn

San Jose

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English

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Spanish

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Mi piace trovare amiche di Italia che possiamo parlare molto...

My learning goals

Voglio essere brava parlare italiano che posso ritornare e non sembra turista ;)

My favorite topics

Alcuni dei miei cose preferiti sono animali, lingue, cibo buono, i libri belli, e persone di bel spirito

Revanth

Revanth

San Jose

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Telugu

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Hindi

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English

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Spanish

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Tamil

My learning goals

Speak fluently in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Culture, arts, movies, passion, love, travel, history, life, sports

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient

Shirley

Shirley

San Jose

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Chinese (Cantonese) Flag

Cantonese

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Spanish

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Hot yoga, belly dance, k pop, Zumba, cooking, new technologies,...

My language exchange partner is

Kind, humorous, smart, knowledgeable, open minded !!

My learning goals

Speak fluent English + make new friends all over the world

Jinky

Jinky

San Jose

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Tagalog, Filipino

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English

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Korean

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Everyone who's willing to be friends with me...

My learning goals

Anything

My favorite topics

I like to hear everything about you!

Deepak

Deepak

San Jose

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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German

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to able to speak the language fluently...

My favorite topics

Everyday story, astronomy, new places, food, robots, Dragon ball Z.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone with open minded, respects others viewpoint, chill and cool.

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Chi

Chi

San Jose

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English Flag

English

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Japanese

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Dutch

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French

My favorite topics

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Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone open-minded

My learning goals

Like everyone else, I just want to be more fluent in Japanese. Learning German, Dutch and French for work

彦博

彦博

San Jose

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Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

有知识爱读书,有开放的心态,做事认...

My learning goals

让自己可以和更多国家的人交流无障碍

My favorite topics

生活,旅行,书,谈心,分享知识,交更多的朋友,学习英语和其他的语言

Ashley

Ashley

San Jose

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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Catalan

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Danish

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French

My learning goals

I want friends...

My favorite topics

I’m Mexican American . I’m pretty cool.

My language exchange partner is

I can talk to any1 This is my number for those of you who wanna talk to me : 4089307927

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Yi

Yi

San Jose

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Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

Fitness/business entrepreneurship/new idea/life/culture/hiking...

Ideal language community partner

All friends; if you live in SanJose, that’s awesome! Me too!

My learning goals

To speak English fluently; to know different culture; to meet different and interesting people; to understand the world through talking and sharing

Sherry

Sherry

San Jose

SPEAKS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, patient, share similar interes...

My learning goals

To improve my Japanese

My favorite topics

Anime, Japanese culture, College life

Muhammadjon

Muhammadjon

San Jose

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Tajik

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Russian

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Turkish

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English

My learning goals

I want to make friendl...

My favorite topics

Let's talk about how our life will be in 10 years

Perfect language exchange partner

I want to make practice with friends

Mavlonbek

Mavlonbek

San Jose

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Uzbek

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Russian

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English

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Spanish

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German

My favorite topics

Игр...

I want a conversation partner who is

Умные обшитьелные

My learning goals

Изучения Английского и Русского языка

Karen

Karen

San Jose

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Arabic

My language exchange partner is

Someone friendly! // Alguien amable...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Spanish and meet new people // Quiero tener fluidez en español y conocer a gente nueva

My favorite topics

Politics, art, food, traveling, reading, knitting, parties // Política, arte, comida, viajar, leer, hacer punto, fiestas

Sarah

Sarah

San Jose

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English

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Khmer

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to understand more words and be able to speak with better...

My favorite topics

tv shows, movies, reading books , listening to music, dancing even though I’m not very good, and acting

Ideal language community partner

I like talking with people who are nice and funny

Ke

Ke

San Jose

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English

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French

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Japanese

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Turkish

My favorite topics

Reading the news, eating all kinds of food, art, design, film,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A curious person

My learning goals

Be able to speak with my boyfriend’s family. Stop my cousins from making fun of my “baby robot” language skills.

Zack

Zack

San Jose

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Russian

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who enjoys similar shows and such, someone easy to talk...

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in other languages

My favorite topics

Shows, movies, books, music, writing, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe , Rick and Morty , Shadowhunters , Harry Potter , Milo Murphy's Law,

Alec

Alec

San Jose

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English

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French

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German

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Japanese

My learning goals

Maintain my speaking level in Spanish and French, learn German,...

My favorite topics

Literature, TV, movies, music, podcast, journalism, philosophy, writing, cultural things, sports things.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with a lot of patience because I'm definitely still learning a lot.

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in San Jose?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 138 speakers in San Jose looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in San Jose?

There are 138 members in San Jose on Tandem.

Which other locations in Costa Rica other than San Jose are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as Heredia, Colima, and Alajuela.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 138 do it in San Jose.