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Learn Spanish in Oakland

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Oakland

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Catalan

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Spanish

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Art Travel Pop culture Films Food New...

My language exchange partner is

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

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M.

Oakland

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Spanish

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English

Ideal language community partner

Someone who are native speaker Englis...

My learning goals

I want to improve my speaking

My favorite topics

Music and nature

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J.

Oakland

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English

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French

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Korean

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Spanish

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

languages, studying, gymnastics, kpop ✨

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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S.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange 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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Spanish speakers in Oakland

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R.

Oakland

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English

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French

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Japanese

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

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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K.

Oakland

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to meet someone who speaks Japanese and who wants...

My favorite topics

Cats, animals, writing, martial arts, politics, music, current events, law (I am a law student), reading

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk with anyone who wants to talk in Japanese and English about anything :)

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K.

Oakland

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English

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Hindi

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Fluently speaking and writing.

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S.

Oakland

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English

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Arabic

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Portuguese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is outgoing, is curious about the world and loves...

My learning goals

Improve my Spanish skills. Also, learn Portuguese.

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, nature, hiking, football (soccer), music, art, architecture and many more!

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T.

Oakland

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Russian

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English

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Korean

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My learning goals

I want to speak English very well. And find many friends all...

My favorite topics

My Instagram: @hellotati_

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly and easy going person. And very kind

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M.

Oakland

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English

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My favorite topics

Music, politics, entrepreneurship (and startups), tech, food,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone patient, yet informative with high attention to details and nuances. And, who simply loves to help people grow and learn (in anything, not just languages).

My learning goals

Be conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese (中文).

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G.

Oakland

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French

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

À un être humain passionné, curieux et amoureux de la vie. À...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Creativity, Human being, Traveling, Visual Arts, Communication, Philosophy, Alternative Culture, Social Science, Psychology, Film production, Scriptwriting, TV Series, Politics, Art Therapy, Movies, Ecology

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I.

Oakland

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Bengali

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English

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French

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My learning goals

To be able to carry on conversation...

My favorite topics

Philosophy, travel, food, art, movies, music, sports, books, politics, dreams, goals

Ideal language community partner

Anyone interesting, into politics, arts, food, travel, passionate about life

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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K.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel, food, outdoor and recreational activitie...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, outgoing, funny, easy-going

My learning goals

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

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A.

Oakland

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English

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Portuguese

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange 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.

My favorite topics

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

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T.

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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K.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

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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!

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."

A.

A.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Well traveled, kind, open, interested in learning a variety of...

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

My favorite topics

Language, culture, travel, philosophy, politics, comedy

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C.

Oakland

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English

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German

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Spanish

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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C.

Oakland

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English

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Italian

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Lithuanian

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Korean

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Outgoing, friendly & intelligent. Creative.

My learning goals

Conversational fluency in a few languages

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D.

Oakland

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English

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French

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Japanese

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice happy person positiv...

My learning goals

Full conversations about the world, cities

My favorite topics

Places to travel , sites to see in new cities , best restaurants

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Oakland

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Cantonese

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Korean

My learning goals

Learn Korean (can understand and speak it...

My favorite topics

Music, business, news, college

My language exchange partner is

Nice, friendly

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N.

Oakland

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English

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Persian

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Tajik

My favorite topics

Travel, Cultures, Music, anything...

Ideal language community 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.

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C.

Oakland

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Emoji

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is fluent, patient and speaks slowly....

My learning goals

I want to stop using my translator and really try making mistakes. I’m trying to learn past and future tense.

My favorite topics

Food, Anything Funny, Psychology, Love, Dating, New Things, Art, Magic, Money, Adventures, Travel

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C.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to learn Spanish...

My favorite topics

Anything! Music especially though

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who likes to chat and will help me not feel nervous about speaking. Someone who will force me to do audio messages

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M.

Oakland

NEW

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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 favorite topics

Swing dancing, culture, travel...

I want a conversation partner who is

Down-to-earth, curious people!

My learning goals

I'd love to learn conversational Russian, Japanese, and Mandarin

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K.

Oakland

Fluent

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Portuguese

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Spanish

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English

My language exchange partner is

Fun, polite, open mind, talkative, traveler, friendly...

My learning goals

Be Fluent in English

My favorite topics

Culture, travels, history, hobbies,

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K.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Gain fluency in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Learning, fitness, outdoors

Ideal language community partner

Spanish as first language - people my age with similar interests

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E.

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)

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J.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Iré a vivir por 2 años en Peru empezando en Marzo entonces quisiera...

My learning goals

N/A

My favorite topics

I study chemistry, I’m interested in other languages, I play the guitar. Estudio química, me interesan otras lenguas, y toco la guitarra.

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F.

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!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is ok with being awkward and weird at times and can be silly but enjoys serious conversations as well

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

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

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

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

You can also find a Spanish Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/spanish/nashville />Nashville, <a href=/learn/spanish/north-bergen />North Bergen, and <a href=/learn/spanish/chapel-hill />Chapel Hill.

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.