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Learn Russian in Berkeley

Learn to actually speak Russian by making friends with native speakers

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Berkeley

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Kazakh

My favorite topics

Technology, visual design, traditional Kazakh music, learning...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

I want to improve my Kazakh to the point where I am able to have a conversation with native speakers.

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Berkeley

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Ideal language community partner

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

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Berkeley

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My learning goals

My goal Is to master 7 language. Actually I’m mastering 4. I...

My favorite topics

The most topic I like to discuss about it is history

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who likes to history geography literature and traveling

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Berkeley

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My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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.

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Berkeley

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Thai

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone...

My learning goals

MAKE MORE FRIENDS!

My favorite topics

An engineer working hard to get Master degree at UCB. It's exciting to meet everyone around the world.

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Berkeley

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Indonesian

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Japanese

My learning goals

Learning as much as i can...

My favorite topics

Anything

My language exchange partner is

Friendly

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is easy to talk to

My learning goals

I would like to eventually be able to form sentences without having to spend long periods of time trying to translate English to another language.

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Berkeley

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Thai

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Become fluent in Thai in one year

My favorite topics

Traveling food photography startup business entrepreneurship technology cooking

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Berkeley

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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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Berkeley

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French

My favorite topics

swimming/music/travel/✍️writing/Watch series (of American, Korean,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who is good to chat with☺️

My learning goals

Pass test/Study aboard/Make friends around the world

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Berkeley

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Korean

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My language exchange partner is

Kin...

My learning goals

To improve my language skills

My favorite topics

Game, food, Diet

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Berkeley

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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 language community partner

kind, friendly, warm-hearted, nice

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Berkeley

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange 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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Berkeley

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Perfect language 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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Berkeley

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German

My learning goals

To develop speaking in German .. To learn some diff German words...

My favorite topics

About anything, food , hobbies ,life culture , love , fun , party , musics ,sports .. I love to discuss any topics ;)

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, cool , can spend time when you are free .. Jovial and easy going ,chatter box :D

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Y.

Berkeley

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English

My favorite topics

Everything...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who are patient and willing to help me

My learning goals

Improving my spoken English

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Berkeley

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Ideal language community 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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Berkeley

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My learning goals

Improving conversation and getting new friend...

My favorite topics

Business, news, sport, world's big things, new cultures

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun, polite, international,

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Berkeley

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My favorite topics

Movies, music, paint...

Perfect language exchange partner

respectful, friendly, nice, funny, with different topics in mind.

My learning goals

Be able to speak English fluently. I know I selected "I also speak English. However, I just selected with the purpose of having more access to English speakers, even if the algorithm of this app doesn't work in that way, I just wanted to try it

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Berkeley

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American Sign Language

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone into sharing rad music/art/etc...

My learning goals

Improving my grammar

My favorite topics

Art, music, books, film, philosophy, linguistics, languages

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Berkeley

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English

My learning goals

I want to improve my English,and help others with Arabi...

My favorite topics

Movies and cultures and traveling

My language exchange partner is

Someone who wants to learn with me

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Berkeley

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My favorite topics

religion, social justice, math and scienc...

Ideal language community partner

ਤੋਹੀ ਮੋਹੀ ਮੋਹੀ ਤੋਹੀ ਅੰਤਰੁ ਕੈਸਾ

My learning goals

improve conversation, poetry a plus

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Berkeley

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone interested in everything...

My learning goals

Gain fluency, learn about culture and differences.

My favorite topics

I like to discuss culture, trivia, movies.

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Berkeley

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My learning goals

My top priority now is to learn a little bit of conversational...

My favorite topics

Food, nature, travel, current world events, and politics. Generally, I enjoy meeting interesting people and learning about other cultures.

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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Berkeley

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Music and concerts, TV shows (currently watching Game of Thrones...

I want a conversation partner who is

Preferably lives near Berkeley and wouldn’t mind meeting up over food e.g. having brunch together etc

My learning goals

I would like to learn how to speak Mandarin because I am half Chinese but I was born in raised in Canada. I’ve only visited China once, however I wasn’t able to understand anything or communicate with my relatives.

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Berkeley

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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.

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Berkeley

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My learning goals

I want to fine tune my accent and accelerate my vocabular...

My favorite topics

Culture, food, travel, environment, nature

Ideal language community partner

A flexible and kind native French speaker

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Berkeley

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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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Berkeley

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Perfect language exchange partner

You...

My learning goals

Thai: I want to learn more language, learn about cultural norms, traditions, and pop culture. Hebrew: It's been a long time since I've spoken Hebrew and I am very rusty. I also want to refamiliarize myself with Israeli culture

My favorite topics

History Technology and science Global Politics Anime DIY Looks like I’m getting famous on here for my love of Thai songs and culture. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, I just love Isaan songs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Berkeley

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

Not sure yet! 그냥 한국인 친구 만나면 좋겠어요! 반가워요

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

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

In Berkeley there are 88 members ready to have a Russian language exchange.

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

You can also find a Russian Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/russian/tuscaloosa />Tuscaloosa, <a href=/learn/russian/nashville />Nashville, and <a href=/learn/russian/miami />Miami.

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 88 of them coming from Berkeley.