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Berkeley

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French

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

The most topic I like to discuss about it is histor...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes to history geography literature and traveling

My learning goals

My goal Is to master 7 language. Actually I’m mastering 4. I would like to master more languages to use it in my professional career

M.

M.

Berkeley

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Fluent

العربية Flag

Arabic

LEARNS

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English

Ideal language community partner

Someone who wants to learn with m...

My learning goals

I want to improve my English,and help others with Arabic

My favorite topics

Movies and cultures and traveling

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D.

Berkeley

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Russian

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Kazakh

My learning goals

I want to improve my Kazakh to the point where I am able to have...

My favorite topics

Technology, visual design, traditional Kazakh music, learning languages, Hawaii, surfing, entrepreneurship, photography, digital nomadism

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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A.

Berkeley

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English

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Spanish

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German

My favorite topics

Food, nature, travel, current world events, and politics. Generally,...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

My top priority now is to learn a little bit of conversational Italian before my trip to Rome in late July. Longer term, I am also interested in learning German as well.

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D.

Berkeley

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Fluent

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Russian

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

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

J.

J.

Berkeley

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German

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would to improve my language skills! Feel free to correct...

My favorite topics

hiking, mountains, languages, animals (dogs), rainforest, climate change, pollution, books, nature

My language exchange partner is

Language lovers, adventurers, sunny smiles, nature lovers

J.

J.

Berkeley

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de cualquier cos...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is at least at an intermediate level, and is serious about learning

My learning goals

Hablar con fluidez

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I.

Berkeley

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Food, travel, anything really just love to practice!

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D.

D.

Berkeley

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to eventually be able to form sentences without...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing traveling, politics, history, pop culture, and food.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is easy to talk to

Q.

Q.

Berkeley

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

travel, daily staff, music, news, et...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, educated, open to talk tons of topics.

My learning goals

English is for living and work. Other languages are maybe sometimes for travel, and new friends.

B.

B.

Berkeley

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Fluent

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English

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

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.

A.

A.

Berkeley

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

Just got back from 서울! I can’t wait to go back in spring. I’d...

My favorite topics

Daily life, fashion, beauty, travel, and food! I have a beauty/lifestyle blog. I’m really into small everyday happiness.

Ideal language community 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.

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B.

Berkeley

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

religion, social justice, math and scienc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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My learning goals

improve conversation, poetry a plus

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H.

Berkeley

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

a good listener/compassionate and supportive person who also...

My learning goals

I want to practice speaking, improve my grammar and understanding of how to formulate sentences

My favorite topics

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

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C.

Berkeley

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Intentar defenderme en cualquier situación ...

My favorite topics

Sobre lugares, ciudades, historias, cultura,deporte me general de todo un poco.

I want a conversation partner who is

Pensaría alguien que me tuviera un poco de paciencia , alegre y con muy buena actitud.

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G.

Berkeley

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Food, hobbies, animals, tv show...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who wants to have fun conversations and learn

My learning goals

Speak Spanish more fluently

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

Y.

Y.

Berkeley

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

I speak English and Mandarin....

My learning goals

French; and Dutch probably.

My favorite topics

Life, travel, culture and legal.

Y.

Y.

Berkeley

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

My learning goals

my vocabulary reaches -- 20,000 by this semeste...

My favorite topics

reading, literature, math, philosophy, cooking,travel comics(esp. one piece), sports(esp. shuttlecork, badminton, volleyball, long run) わたしは(労)ろうです。

Ideal conversation exchange partner

kind, friendly, warm-hearted, nice

Y.

Y.

Berkeley

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Popular Culture, Manga, Anime, Literature, Politics, Food, anything...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, tolerant, loves to share and interested in and curious about many things

My learning goals

Understand other cultures more

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C.

Berkeley

Fluent

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Arabic

LEARNS

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Une personne qui soit ouverte et aime partage...

My learning goals

J’aimerai avoir plus de vocabulaire et améliorer mon anglais

My favorite topics

De musique, d’art, d’histoire,... de tout

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K.

Berkeley

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Fluent

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English

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Cantonese

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Thai

My learning goals

Become fluent in Thai in one yea...

My favorite topics

Traveling food photography startup business entrepreneurship technology cooking

My language exchange partner is

Like-minded entrepreneur who loves traveling, learning and exploring the tech world.

A.

A.

Berkeley

Fluent

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English

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Swedish

My favorite topics

I really like languages, and in particular I like helping people...

Ideal language community partner

I'm willing to talk with anyone! But I would much prefer to talk to someone who would be willing to talk regularly (once a month, once every 2 weeks, once a week, etc). I sometimes get really busy, so I prefer to set a block of time when we can just talk.

My learning goals

I want to improve as much as I can, and hopefully make a friend.

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P.

Berkeley

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Pусский Flag

Russian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who likes memes and is funny af...

My learning goals

Learn little things about languages I already know

My favorite topics

Humor. Random humor in any language.

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M.

Berkeley

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Japanese: advanced speake...

My favorite topics

No romance please. I am looking for serious language exchange partner. 真面目な方と一緒に勉強したい

Perfect language exchange partner

Delicated. Consistent. Inspiring

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S.

Berkeley

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Sports, culture, music, philosphy, or anything for that matter....

I want a conversation partner who 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

My learning goals

To be able to speak naturally in different languages and come across more as a "local" if possible

L.

L.

Berkeley

Fluent

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

A flexible and kind native French speake...

My learning goals

I want to fine tune my accent and accelerate my vocabulary

My favorite topics

Culture, food, travel, environment, nature

A.

A.

Berkeley

Fluent

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English

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한국어 Flag

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 language community partner

Not sure yet! 그냥 한국인 친구 만나면 좋겠어요! 반가워요

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Y.

Berkeley

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

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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R.

Berkeley

Fluent

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English

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한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

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

B.

B.

Berkeley

Fluent

English Flag

English

नेपाली Flag

Nepali

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Français Flag

French

My learning goals

I hope to be able to get more in tune with the day-to-day ways...

My favorite topics

I like to talk about the environment and global health, differences and similarities between different parts of the world, and learn about other people’s lives.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone friendly and observational who needs to practice English and is fluent in Spanish.

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Berkeley?

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

There are 88 members in Berkeley on Tandem.

Which other locations in United States other than Berkeley are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/san-francisco />San Francisco, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/palo-alto />Palo Alto, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/cape-coral />Cape Coral.

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 88 do it in Berkeley.