Learn French in Oakland
Learn to actually speak French by making friends with native speakers
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G.
Oakland
NEWFluent
French
LEARNS
English
Chinese (Simplified)
German
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.
N.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Persian
Azerbaijani
Tajik
Ideal language community partner
Anybody who enjoys having an interesting conversation, sharing...
My learning goals
Understanding different cultures, learning languages, getting to know people from around the world.
My favorite topics
Travel, Cultures, Music, anything.
R.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
French
Japanese
Spanish
My favorite topics
Culture, travel, and life goal...
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who’s not quick to correct. Someone who’s laid back and is ok with me making a bunch of mistakes.
My learning goals
I’d like to actually be able to hold a 5 minute conversation in another language.
Find more than
62
French speakers in Oakland
D.
Oakland
Fluent
Vietnamese
English
LEARNS
French
Chinese (Simplified)
My favorite topics
Culture, business, food, drink, clothes, festival, custo...
Ideal language community partner
Funny, nice, positive, loyalty, hospitality, hard-working, tall, sincere, energetic
My learning goals
Understand natives say, read languages by myself
Speaking is the fastest way to fluency
Practice listening, improve your pronunciation, and learn to speak a foreign language with native speakers – no matter where you are.
F.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
My learning goals
I just want to be more confident in speaking other language...
My favorite topics
Anything! I like current affairs, sports, motorcycles, music. I am open to anything as long as I know something about it!
Ideal language community partner
Someone who is ok with being awkward and weird at times and can be silly but enjoys serious conversations as well
Connect with learners around the world
Join a global community
Learn what matters to you
Have fun, engaging conversations
J.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
German
Perfect language exchange partner
Responsive and fun. Old enough to know that we don’t know everything....
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.
My favorite topics
The world is your oyster. Talk to me about outdoor sports, food, politics, relationships, science, health and fitness and your language learning experience. Bonus points if you can quote GoT and Westworld.
K.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Turkish
My favorite topics
Learning new things, travelling, exploring, movies, tv, reading....
My language exchange partner is
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 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."
T.
Oakland
Fluent
Russian
LEARNS
English
Korean
Spanish
Ideal language community 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_
A.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Portuguese
Spanish
My learning goals
Have at least one voice call per week in French or Portuguese....
My favorite topics
Travel, culture, languages, music, history, books, podcasts, food
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone interested in practicing languages.
G.
Oakland
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
French
My favorite topics
Politics, community events, church, music, movies, school, outdoor...
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who is a male (preferred), who is 21-40yrs old, and open to having a new friend. Someone who likes to have fun, speaks French, and can laugh. Maybe I can come to France and visit with my new friend?
My learning goals
I would like to be able to speak French with a little easy, and be able to hold conversation with a native speaker.
E.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Italian
I want a conversation partner who is
idk just be nice and be willing to learn and help others learn...
My learning goals
i want to be fluent in spanish and conversational in italian (i literally don’t know any italian but my cousin speaks it)
My favorite topics
school, theatre, food, youtube
A.
Oakland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
My favorite topics
Language, culture, travel, philosophy, politics, comed...
Ideal language community partner
Well traveled, kind, open, interested in learning a variety of new things,
My learning goals
At the very least, maintain my level of Spanish. Would be great to improve my Spanish vocabulary and overall fluency. Learn more portugués and start to learn Italian. All for casual conversation and day to day life uses/context
F.
Oakland
Fluent
Catalan
Spanish
English
LEARNS
Portuguese
My favorite topics
Art Travel Pop culture Films Food New...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone who is interested in what’s going on in the world. Someone well travelled.
My learning goals
Learn Portuguese well enough so I can travel to Brazil and feel confident to use it in practice
Looking for an online language exchange partner in Oakland, United States?
Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 62 French speakers in Oakland looking to learn French 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 French language exchange in Oakland?
In Oakland there are 62 members ready to have a French language exchange.
Are there other locations in United States other than Oakland where I can find a French language exchange partner?
You can also find a French Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/french/miami />Miami, <a href=/learn/french/mission-viejo />Mission Viejo, and <a href=/learn/french/tulsa />Tulsa.
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.