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Jaz

Jaz

Irvine

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French

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English

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Spanish

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Korean

German Flag

German

My favorite topics

Books, movies, dreams, pets, culture, traditions, thoughts, recipes,...

My language exchange partner is

Fun, friendly

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation in the languages I'm learning.

澍

Irvine

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Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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Emoji

English Flag

English

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Cantonese

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Spanish

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Chinese (Traditional)

Ideal language community partner

Anyon...

My learning goals

I’m preparing for my ielts test and I have just started to learn Spanish. Planning to study abroad, most likely in Singapore.

My favorite topics

Everything. I love book, movies, rock music, football and video games.

DAVID

DAVID

Irvine

SPEAKS

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English

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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French

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Spanish

Russian Flag

Russian

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Catalan

My learning goals

native speake...

My favorite topics

life friends love culture travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

kind patient open native speaker

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Sean

Sean

Irvine

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Spanish

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Korean Flag

Korean

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Russian

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French

My favorite topics

Food, Movie , Car, travel ...

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny and passional

My learning goals

Have some new friends

Джейсон

Джейсон

Irvine

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Russian

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Turkish Flag

Turkish

Persian Flag

Persian

I want a conversation partner who is

Хочу практиковать свои языки, люблю интересных людей. Также хочу...

My learning goals

Хочу свободно говорить на моих языках.

My favorite topics

Фильмы, музыка, спорт, тренажёрный зал, языки, путешествия. Helping people with English.

miras

miras

Irvine

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Persian

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Japanese Flag

Japanese

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I'd like to improve my knowledge of Japanese and English languages...

My favorite topics

Culture,communication skills,music,art,animals,movies

My language exchange partner is

Talkative, chatty and good behavior person also has a sense of humor and a good laugh

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Risa

Risa

Irvine

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Japanese Flag

Japanese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Chinese (Cantonese) Flag

Cantonese

Chinese (Traditional) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

Photography, hiking, badminton/ 拍照,徒步旅行,羽毛球/ Major: Anatomy/Physiology...

Ideal language community partner

Respectful and funny people ; who doesn't ask for phone # or other SNS app so quickly

My learning goals

Be fluent in Chinese and eventually be able to speak Cantonese

Othman

Othman

Irvine

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Arabic Flag

Arabic

LEARNS

German Flag

German

Russian Flag

Russian

Italian Flag

Italian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Everyone who is ambitious to make lasting friendships, teach...

My learning goals

I'd love to reach an intermediate level in the languages I am still learning. Learn more about the cultures of those languages. Arrange for future travels.

My favorite topics

Master's in Education~I teach Kids & Adults: Arabic/English/French/Spanish~Guaranty:You'll speak/read/write in record time~My classes are fun~I use music/film/poetry/media/even cartoon to teach culture & language~All my students=friends.

Zehui

Zehui

Irvine

SPEAKS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Chinese (Traditional) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

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Emoji

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

communicating without being awkward and stutterin...

My favorite topics

I’m a TOEFLer now, especially, I really want to improve my aspects of speaking and listening, so Let’s study together ~

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, outgoing, Optimistic, college student, whatever ~

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Cesar

Cesar

Irvine

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

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Portuguese

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French

My favorite topics

Broadway Shows, Movies, Theology, Philosophy, Flamenco and music...

I want a conversation partner who is

Interested in learning about cultures and people

My learning goals

Practice Italian

Sam

Sam

Irvine

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English

LEARNS

Korean Flag

Korean

Spanish Flag

Spanish

French Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

Intelligent, witty, funny, understanding, goal-drive...

My learning goals

Be a fluent speaker in casual conversations

My favorite topics

Entrepreneurship, travel, food, relationships

游娟

游娟

Irvine

SPEAKS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Japanese Flag

Japanese

Korean Flag

Korean

My learning goals

提高英语 理解差异的不同 了解到不同的兴趣爱好 分享开心与不开心的地...

My favorite topics

旅游 读书 学习 其实什么都ok 聊聊自己的兴趣爱好 l

Ideal language community partner

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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!”

Kristine

Kristine

Irvine

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SPEAKS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

Emoji Flag

Emoji

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Japanese Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Movies, music, travel and different culture...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun, patient people who has similar interests

My learning goals

Improve Japanese

Ivy Tsai

Ivy Tsai

Irvine

SPEAKS

Chinese (Traditional) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

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Japanese

Korean Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative, Interesting persons...

My learning goals

Wanna be able to speak well in English and Japanese!

My favorite topics

Watching drama. Violin

Sella

Sella

Irvine

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SPEAKS

Korean Flag

Korean

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Emoji

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

Thai Flag

Thai

My learning goals

to be fluent in German someday! Just started to learn a few words...

My favorite topics

culture, food, people, movies, books, tech, and exercise. Anything. I love swimming, dancing, reading, working out, and riding a motorcycle.

I want a conversation partner who is

fun and easygoing people with enthusiasm. For german speakers, hope them to be patient, understanding, and interested in different cultures. For those who want to talk in Korean, I’m happy to be the patient one ;)

Bouba

Bouba

Irvine

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French

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English

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Spanish

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Spanish Flag

Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

I like speak about everything, i like sport...

My language exchange partner is

Be open minded is the most important

My learning goals

Être bilingue en Anglais

Alex Wenfei

Alex Wenfei

Irvine

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Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Chinese (Traditional) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

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Chinese Sign Language

LEARNS

Spanish Flag

Spanish

Korean Flag

Korean

Japanese Flag

Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Funny Friendl...

My learning goals

Get more positive things

My favorite topics

Movie Cars Sport

Anthony

Anthony

Irvine

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

Spanish Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Japanese Flag

Japanese

Hebrew Flag

Hebrew

Arabic Flag

Arabic

My learning goals

Conversational or mastering the languag...

My favorite topics

Music, personal/skin care, TV shows, movies, and video games.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Helpful and patient

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Vivian

Vivian

Irvine

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SPEAKS

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English

LEARNS

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Vietnamese

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Chinese (Simplified)

German Flag

German

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, cars, sport...

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, kind, open minded

My learning goals

Speaking and writing fluently in spanish, korean.

Karen

Karen

Irvine

SPEAKS

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English

Emoji Flag

Emoji

LEARNS

French Flag

French

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American Sign Language

Italian Flag

Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, kind, friendly, smart, understanding, helpful, willing...

My learning goals

Reviewing the basics of French will be a good start. I would like to improve my conversational skills, and learn useful common everyday phrases.

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, food, restaurants, cooking, photography, weather, FitBit, iPhone and iPad apps and games.

Haoming

Haoming

Irvine

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SPEAKS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Emoji Flag

Emoji

English Flag

English

LEARNS

German Flag

German

My learning goals

Speak English fluently. Hope to get an internship next year...

My favorite topics

Sports, music, programming, life in America. I am currently study in UCI. Hope to find someone who can help me with my English skill.

My language exchange partner is

Anybody!

주안

주안

Irvine

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SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Korean Flag

Korean

Spanish Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

스포츠, 여행, 외국어 배우기, 넷플릭스, 영화, 독서, 음악, 명상, 요가, 헬스, 일기쓰기, 게임 (닌텐도...

Ideal language community partner

마음이 따뜻한 사람 // anyone that's a nice person ‍♂️

My learning goals

한국어를 자유자재로 구사하고 싶습니다 // improve my Korean

Andy

Andy

Irvine

SPEAKS

Chinese (Traditional) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Japanese Flag

Japanese

Korean Flag

Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendl...

My learning goals

Make new friends and practice language

My favorite topics

Lifestyle

Zao

Zao

Irvine

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Chinese (Traditional) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

Spanish Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Get better at Mandarin Chinese-reading and writing. Learn Spanish....

My favorite topics

Life, business, movies , tv, travel, food

Perfect language exchange partner

Eclectic, educated, likes art

Joshua

Joshua

Irvine

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SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Japanese Flag

Japanese

Korean Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

We can chat about anything! But some of my interests are music,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Understanding and patient, willing to teach/learn. Someone who can engage in conversations, not just one or two messages at a time.

My learning goals

I want to be able to say phrases and understand basic Japanese! My secondary goal is to increase my Korean vocabulary and improve my formal Korean (존댓말). I also enjoy teaching English!

Steven

Steven

Irvine

SPEAKS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Japanese Flag

Japanese

Korean Flag

Korean

Thai Flag

Thai

My language exchange partner is

Easygoing, love to share,brave to tr...

My learning goals

Communicate like natives

My favorite topics

hobbies, daily life, school and study, relationship

Haruka

Haruka

Irvine

SPEAKS

Japanese Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

French Flag

French

Korean Flag

Korean

My learning goals

To practice speaking English...

My favorite topics

Movies, especially related to Disney

Ideal language community partner

Someone who will trying to have conversation. Who won't hesitate to point out my incorrectness.

Cole

Cole

Irvine

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

Emoji Flag

Emoji

LEARNS

French Flag

French

Spanish Flag

Spanish

American Sign Language Flag

American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Cats, School, Art, Photography, Games, Family, Food, the television...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice, friendly, patient, funny, understanding

My learning goals

I want to be be able to speak basic Spanish and French. I would also like to teach English

Bella

Bella

Irvine

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

American Sign Language Flag

American Sign Language

Korean Flag

Korean

Spanish Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that is okay with answers that may take days and a somewhat...

My learning goals

To converse~ not sure what I can get out of this app yet.

My favorite topics

Everything really, but some main ones are feminism, art, books, lesbians, language learning, school, news, science (space, bio/medicine, tech, etc)

Youssef

Youssef

Irvine

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SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Chinese (Traditional) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

Japanese Flag

Japanese

Arabic Flag

Arabic

My learning goals

将来にペラペラほぼ程を話せるようになりたいと思う特に日本語とフランス語で。I’d like to achieve fluency...

My favorite topics

都市計画、筋トレ、テレビ、音楽、政治、旅行、文化の違いを話し合う、哲学 urban planning, weightlifting, TV, music, traveling, exploring cultural differences, politics, philosophy, LGBT issues.

I want a conversation partner who is

世界の人/多文化的な人。A person who values multiculturalism.

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Irvine?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 107 speakers in Irvine 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 Irvine?

There are 107 members in Irvine on Tandem.

Which other locations in United Kingdom other than Irvine are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as Edinburgh, Dunfermline, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-kingdom/king's-lynn />King's Lynn.

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 107 do it in Irvine.