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Learn German in Oakland

Learn to actually speak German by making friends with native speakers

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Gaetan

Gaetan

Oakland

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French

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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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.

Lo

Lo

Oakland

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German

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Spanish

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

Miguel

Miguel

Oakland

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Portuguese

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German

My learning goals

Learn Spanish French Chinese and Arabi...

My favorite topics

About relationship

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Honest and nice person

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Find more than

62

German speakers in Oakland

Nima

Nima

Oakland

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Tajik

My favorite topics

Travel, Cultures, Music, anything...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Understanding different cultures, learning languages, getting to know people from around the world.

Jill

Jill

Oakland

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I want a conversation partner who is

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.

David

David

Oakland

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English

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Cantonese

My learning goals

Be able to speak more formally and learn character...

My favorite topics

Traveling Food Technology

My language exchange partner is

Willing to practice with me through recordings.

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John

John

Oakland

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Korean

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Spanish

My favorite topics

languages, studying, gymnastics, kpop ...

Ideal language community partner

Likes to learn and practice languages, patient, and outgoing :)

My learning goals

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

Daniel

Daniel

Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A foreign adventurer with a varied opinio...

My learning goals

Speak german, make friends

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, science, adventure.

Sasha

Sasha

Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

My learning goals

Achieve a basic level of Spanish fluenc...

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, sports, hobbies, lots of things

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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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

Rob

Rob

Oakland

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English

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French

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Japanese

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, and life goal...

I want a conversation partner who is

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.

Christopher

Christopher

Oakland

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English

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Lithuanian

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Outgoing, friendly & intelligent. Creative...

My learning goals

Conversational fluency in a few languages

My favorite topics

Games, technology, philosophy, comedy, pop culture, travel

Fletcher

Fletcher

Oakland

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English

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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

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!"

Enya

Enya

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

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Italian

My favorite topics

school, theatre, food, youtub...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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)

Caitlin

Caitlin

Oakland

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Perfect language exchange partner

Quiero hablar con gente que está paciente. Mi español es no bueno....

My learning goals

Espero a mantener mejores conversaciones en español que en inglés.

My favorite topics

Art Movies Video games Philosophy

Mich

Mich

Oakland

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

Down-to-earth, curious people!

Dona

Dona

Oakland

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English

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Japanese

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Spanish

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

Flora

Flora

Oakland

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Catalan

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Spanish

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English

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Portuguese

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

Anna

Anna

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Language, culture, travel, philosophy, politics, comedy

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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Alireza

Alireza

Oakland

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Persian

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Arabic

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French

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Anything just teach me...

Perfect language exchange partner

Traveler

My learning goals

To speak their own language

Kristine

Kristine

Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Spanish

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Hindi

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Fluently speaking and writing.

My favorite topics

Politics, business, legal, health and music

Trey

Trey

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Italian

My learning goals

To speak fluent Spanish or at least hold a conversation...

My favorite topics

Politics, art, books

My language exchange partner is

Outgoing, smart, and interested in the world. Someone who is curious about other people!

Katy

Katy

Oakland

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music, movies, fashion, anythin...

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in Korean

deanna

deanna

Oakland

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Cantonese

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice, friendl...

My learning goals

Learn Korean (can understand and speak it)

My favorite topics

Music, business, news, college

Yasmeen

Yasmeen

Oakland

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English

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Korean

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~!

Perfect language exchange partner

A nice person.

Tati

Tati

Oakland

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Korean

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My favorite topics

My Instagram: @hellotati_...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and easy going person. And very kind

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

Kendra

Kendra

Oakland

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My language exchange partner is

Friendly, outgoing, funny, easy-goin...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Travel, food, outdoor and recreational activities

Diễm

Diễm

Oakland

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English

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French

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Understand natives say, read languages by mysel...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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

Munkhsuuri

Munkhsuuri

Oakland

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Mongolian

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English

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Russian

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Korean

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French

My favorite topics

Tech, Travel, Storie...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, Talkative, Smart

My learning goals

Improve my language

Aaron

Aaron

Oakland

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English

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Emoji

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Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who makes me feel happy ...

My learning goals

Being able to speak a few phrases

My favorite topics

Programming, music, people

Aaron

Aaron

Oakland

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English

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French

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone interested in practicing languages.

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 Newark, Berkeley, and Clifton.

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.