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Learn German in Oakland

Learn to actually speak German by making friends with native speakers

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My favorite topics

Creativity, Human being, Traveling, Visual Arts, Communication,...

My language exchange partner is

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!

My learning goals

Développer mon niveau de grammaire et de construction de phrase afin d’améliorer mon niveau puis ma confiance en conversation orale.

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L.

Oakland

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Ideal language community partner

I'd like to meet people that are open-minde...

My learning goals

Keep my level of English and Spanish and - best case - improve my language skills - are there any people that live in Freiburg?

My favorite topics

Movies, book, culture, politics, history

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Oakland

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My learning goals

Understanding different cultures, learning languages, getting...

My favorite topics

Travel, Cultures, Music, anything.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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J.

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My favorite topics

The world is your oyster. Talk to me about outdoor sports, food,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Responsive and fun. Old enough to know that we don’t know everything. Native speakers please.

My learning goals

Oh, just seeing where the path leads. Ich habe vor vielen Jahren in Deutschland gewohnt und kann noch einigermaßen Deutsch sprechen. Mir fehlt nur die Gelegenheit zu üben.

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I want a conversation partner who is

Likes to learn and practice languages, patient, and outgoing...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

languages, studying, gymnastics, kpop ✨

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D.

Oakland

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My learning goals

Speak german, make friend...

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, science, adventure.

My language exchange partner is

A foreign adventurer with a varied opinion

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My favorite topics

Travel, culture, sports, hobbies, lots of thing...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is outgoing, eager to help and be helped, and also understands how language learning works.

My learning goals

Achieve a basic level of Spanish fluency

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R.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who’s not quick to correct. Someone who’s laid back and...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, and life goals

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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

Perfect language exchange partner

Down-to-earth, curious people!

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Hindi

My favorite topics

Politics, business, legal, health and musi...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Fluently speaking and writing.

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My language exchange partner is

Nice, friendl...

My learning goals

Learn Korean (can understand and speak it)

My favorite topics

Music, business, news, college

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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 language community partner

A nice person.

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Oakland

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My favorite topics

Games, technology, philosophy, comedy, pop culture, trave...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Outgoing, friendly & intelligent. Creative.

My learning goals

Conversational fluency in a few languages

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K.

Oakland

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in Korean

My favorite topics

Music, movies, fashion, anything

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To speak their own languag...

My favorite topics

Anything just teach me

I want a conversation partner who is

Traveler

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My favorite topics

Places to travel , sites to see in new cities , best restaurant...

My language exchange partner is

Nice happy person positive

My learning goals

Full conversations about the world, cities

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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Catalan

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who is interested in what’s going on in the world. Someone...

My learning goals

Learn Portuguese well enough so I can travel to Brazil and feel confident to use it in practice

My favorite topics

Art Travel Pop culture Films Food News

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My learning goals

i want to be fluent in spanish and conversational in italian...

My favorite topics

school, theatre, food, youtube

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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Turkish

My favorite topics

Learning new things, travelling, exploring, movies, tv, reading....

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with a positive attitude, who likes to learn new things

My learning goals

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

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I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, Talkative, Smar...

My learning goals

Improve my language

My favorite topics

Tech, Travel, Stories

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My learning goals

At the very least, maintain my level of Spanish. Would be great...

My favorite topics

Language, culture, travel, philosophy, politics, comedy

My language exchange partner is

Well traveled, kind, open, interested in learning a variety of new things,

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community 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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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Honest and nice perso...

My learning goals

Learn Spanish French Chinese and Arabic

My favorite topics

About relationship

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My learning goals

Understand natives say, read languages by mysel...

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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My favorite topics

Travel, food, outdoor and recreational activitie...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, outgoing, funny, easy-going

My learning goals

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

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My language exchange partner is

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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My learning goals

Being able to speak a few phrase...

My favorite topics

Programming, music, people

Ideal language community partner

Someone who makes me feel happy

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My favorite topics

Politics, art, book...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly and easy going person. And very kin...

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

My favorite topics

My Instagram: @hellotati_

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My learning goals

Espero a mantener mejores conversaciones en español que en inglés....

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Quiero hablar con gente que está paciente. Mi español es no bueno. Haha, pero vamos reír juntos!

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

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

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

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

You can also find a German Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/german/waco />Waco, <a href=/learn/german/atlanta />Atlanta, and <a href=/learn/german/madison />Madison.

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.