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Hobbies, vacation, travel, romance...

My language exchange partner is

Someone easygoing and relaxed looking forward to making friends and exchanging language and culture

My learning goals

I wish to extensively improve and solidify my Mandarin

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San Diego

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Ideal language community partner

A Talkative person! I like when the conversation flows naturally...

My learning goals

Learning a new language or just some phrases

My favorite topics

Love talking and learning about new cultures! I also really love history!

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San Diego

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I just wanna talk and meet new people from anywher...

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I'm photographer and graphic designer so my passion and hobbies: Art in general, Music, Design, Sports, Travel, Books, Party, Lifestyle, Foreign languages and culture. Lived in now

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would like talk to you!! yeah you who's reading this text me

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San Diego

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Conservation, climate change, movies, tv series, trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, considerate and enthusiastic

My learning goals

Improve my conversational Spanish and Lear to converse in French and German

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English speakers in San Diego

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I want a conversation partner who is

With someone that is seriously passionated about languages and...

My learning goals

I want to become bilingual in Spanish and learn German, russian

My favorite topics

Pretty much anything, but really like talking about travels and languages but also everyday problems since i like to solve problems

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San Diego

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My learning goals

To be fluent in the language that I’m learning...

My favorite topics

I like to converse about many topics.

My language exchange partner is

Funny, outgoing, and loves a good conversation.

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San Diego

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I enjoy talking about video games or just life in general. I...

Ideal language community partner

Well, I mean I prefer someone who can help me learn. Someone who could make time out of their busy schedule, but I’m okay with whoever and whatever!

My learning goals

I’d like to learn to speak fluently. Or In just downtime so I’ll be able to converse with friends from other countries!

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San Diego

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone open-minded and fun to talk with. Anything is fine with...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak multiple languages reasonably well. I don’t expect to be perfect in any of them, but I want to be able to connect with people and translate for them if need be.

My favorite topics

Half and half /. I like languages, music, going to the gym, and food. I sing, play and study // . I work in hospitality and am traveling to Bruxelles and Paris in March! ️‍

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My learning goals

I want to learn how to use a language in everyday life...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing football (soccer), space, and pets.

Perfect language exchange partner

A perfect Tandem buddy for me would be someone that I can help while they help me. Also, it would be interesting to learn about different cultures.

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

I like to talk about science, research, art, culture, traveling,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy-going, open-minded, kind and friendly person.

My learning goals

Improve my language skills, learn about other cultures and ways of thinking.

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San Diego

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My language exchange partner is

Anybody outgoing and friendly! Likes fashion, anime, kpop, traveling,...

My learning goals

Make many friends!

My favorite topics

Work out, Christianity, Kpop, anime, China, Japan, South Korea (Asia in general), traveling, food, music, and etc.

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San Diego

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My learning goals

basic conversation and improving pronunciatio...

My favorite topics

music, stories

Ideal language community partner

Patient, fun, eager to learn

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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My favorite topics

I enjoy kayaking and biking and hiking and traveling....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

You!

My learning goals

Learn a little Spanish, and a little Russian. Most important: make real friends in other countries.

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San Diego

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Perfect language exchange partner

Travelers, musicians, weirdos, photographers, readers...

My learning goals

I'm from Costa Rica, my native lenguages are: Spanish and English. Learning more lenguages, for expand my mind. To meet new great individuals and making friends.

My favorite topics

History, music, photography, art, books, cinema, travels.

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San Diego

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My learning goals

Learn a new language and practice my fluency for languages I’m...

My favorite topics

Movies, languages, glasses!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who helps me learn their native language

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

BTS, LGBTQ+, Writing, Books, Psychology...

My language exchange partner is

Someone nice, interested in the same music as me, and LGBTQ+ friendly

My learning goals

I want to learn Korean and hopefully learn other languages once I finish!

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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Ideal language community partner

Someone who is willing, or interested in working with me for...

My learning goals

I am also personally invested on becoming conversational in Georgian. I am currently studying it's grammar, so I am eager to learn on the side

My favorite topics

I am a student of linguistics at UCSD looking to talk about the Georgian language, and conduct a sort of study on the phoneticism of the Georgian language. It's just so fascinating, more people need to know about it !

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San Diego

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My learning goals

Learn to speak and soon relocate to that country / or culture...

My favorite topics

Life, collaborating ideas, self improvement and solving global issues

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone open minded, and honest and adventurous. A thinker. A seeker of knowledge

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

Hello, I really like to travel and learn about new cultures....

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who likes to talk.

My learning goals

Conversational skill improvement

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San Diego

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A person experience in their language, wants to learn, or is...

My learning goals

To Learn Spanish! ¡Aprender Español!

My favorite topics

Anything really.

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My learning goals

Improving my written French and developing a voice in Spanish....

My favorite topics

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My language exchange partner is

Anyone interested in learning English or Italian and who can teach me some of their native tongue

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

Viajes, negocios, buceo, volar helicopteros y aviones, canciones...

Ideal language community partner

mujeres que les guste hablar de bucear, volar aviones y helicopteros, negocios bienes raices y network marketing, canciones, peliculas, ciudades.

My learning goals

Speak with the world, hablar con el mundo, говорить с миром, 与世界交谈

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San Diego

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easy to talk with! Meet people from other cultures...

My learning goals

To find people to talk with in Mandarin firstly as I can speak it but don’t have enough people to practice with where I live (maybe learn some new things too). Learn basic words for the other languages I said I’m learning/interested in

My favorite topics

Netflix, Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Basketball. Good food from other countries!

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San Diego

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My learning goals

I want to learn korean, spanish, as well as brush up on my American...

My favorite topics

Current events, general discussion, music, history, travel, languages,

Perfect language exchange partner

Conversational, helpful,

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San Diego

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My favorite topics

I like to discuss, art and Theatre, the magic of music and human...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who loves language enough to not be precious with it. Someone who is playful, and hopefully passionate about what they are building for themselves or those around them. Someone who loves history. Someone who is empathetic.

My learning goals

I’d like to speak fluently in the next 12-24 months as I make a transition to moving in Northern Italy (Emilia Romagna)

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San Diego

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My language exchange partner is

Someone nice, funny, and someone who will help me out and correct...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak well in other languages and work on my accents.

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Books, school, travel, culture, and learning. I also love theatre and music! I love to draw and make art. I also like to talk about vegetarianism.

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San Diego

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My learning goals

M'améliorer en anglais et pourquoi pas apprendre de nouvelles...

My favorite topics

Idées et points de vue de la vie

Ideal language community partner

Sociable, intéressée et pédagogue

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My favorite topics

Video games, programming, cooking, movies, and Dungeons and Dragon...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who is learning English and who can help me out

My learning goals

Be able to hold a decent conversation in my target language

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San Diego

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with patience and very talkative lo...

My learning goals

To improve my listening and speaking skills!

My favorite topics

Adventurous things. Like rock climbing or fun ideas. I love learning about a new culture.

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San Diego

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My learning goals

I live and work in west Africa and want to improve my language...

My favorite topics

Je viens de Californie, j’habite en Afrique l’ouest maintenant. Je veux améliorer mon français. Je veux parle des sujets comme les problèmes que les filles et les femmes confrontées dans la monde, pauvreté, la santé, les arts...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who is awesome and easy to talk to and helps me learn!

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 351 English speakers in San Diego looking to learn English 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 English language exchange in San Diego?

In San Diego there are 351 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than San Diego where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/bridgeport />Bridgeport, <a href=/learn/english/palo-alto />Palo Alto, and <a href=/learn/english/ogden />Ogden.

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 351 of them coming from San Diego.