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Language exchange in San Francisco

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Karen

Karen

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

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English

Spanish Flag

Spanish

French Flag

French

LEARNS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Korean Flag

Korean

Italian Flag

Italian

My favorite topics

Anything goes, literally up to talk about anything...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me improve my language skills.

My learning goals

To be better at mandarin, be able to understand my friends and just know more languages.

Andrey

Andrey

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

Russian Flag

Russian

Polish Flag

Polish

Ukrainian Flag

Ukrainian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Emoji Flag

Emoji

Dothraki Flag

Dothraki

Ideal language community partner

Anybody how likes Hawaii pizza...

My learning goals

Understand people who don’t like Hawaii pizza

My favorite topics

Science, philosophy, books, art, photography.

Valentino

Valentino

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

Arabic Flag

Arabic

English Flag

English

Brazilian Sign Language Flag

Brazilian Sign Language

LEARNS

French Flag

French

Italian Flag

Italian

American Sign Language Flag

American Sign Language

My learning goals

We Share how to create a great culture that people feel. we learn...

My favorite topics

Languages are food of the soul.I enjoy opposites, I love silence and noise, adore the night and wait for the sun, socialize the return to my shell, born in winter yet dwell in summers. I’m a complex mind looking for simplicity.Books , coffee ☕️ playas

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I love the people who're willing to listen, learn, and share new things, such as languages, books, leadership, and a great moment in life. Also, I'm really into people that willing to learn, help, and not judge. If you are , let’s chat! .hit me up

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Salvador

Salvador

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

English Flag

English

Spanish Flag

Spanish

Emoji Flag

Emoji

LEARNS

French Flag

French

Vietnamese Flag

Vietnamese

Portuguese Flag

Portuguese

My favorite topics

I love plants. My backyard is a jungle ☘️ , cooking , exploring...

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to talk to people from Mexico City :) my next trip is there in the end of July. :) quisiera hablar con gente de CDMX :) voy ahí en julio.

My learning goals

Ameliorate my language skills and make some new friends around the globe. Talk about plants in different languages lol

Eduard

Eduard

San Francisco

SPEAKS

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Catalan

Spanish Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

German Flag

German

French Flag

French

Italian Flag

Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Academic Professional Intelectual Lively Engaged Activ...

My learning goals

High fluency to be able to live and work in a competitive environment in the country where the language originates

My favorite topics

History Cities Urbanism & Architecture Investments Travel

Shan

Shan

San Francisco

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

Persian Flag

Persian

German Flag

German

LEARNS

Korean Flag

Korean

Chinese (Cantonese) Flag

Cantonese

Japanese Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Connect and communcate better with native speaker...

My favorite topics

Music, art, traveling, working out, computer programming, technology, hiking, and so much more!

My language exchange partner is

Curious, friendly, motivated.

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Esteban

Esteban

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

Spanish Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

French Flag

French

LEARNS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Chinese (Traditional) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

Japanese Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Travels, sports(tennis, soccer, swimming, snowboard, triathlon),...

Ideal language community partner

Any Spanish, French, English learner and native from China, Taiwan, Japan or Italy!

My learning goals

I wanna be a Chinese character master!

Sean

Sean

San Francisco

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

Malayalam Flag

Malayalam

Hindi Flag

Hindi

LEARNS

Spanish Flag

Spanish

French Flag

French

Arabic Flag

Arabic

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who shares similar interests or is curious and open minded....

My learning goals

Be proficient in understanding and speaking Spanish

My favorite topics

Culture and customs, languages, religion and technology

Lacus

Lacus

San Francisco

SPEAKS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Emoji Flag

Emoji

Chinese (Cantonese) Flag

Cantonese

LEARNS

Spanish Flag

Spanish

Japanese Flag

Japanese

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Find a friend I can talk t...

My favorite topics

Photography and travel! I’m a foodie so food is my life! Japanese animo is also my favorite

Perfect language exchange partner

As funny as me :D I can tell u anything about Chinese culture! (most of time)

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Kenny

Kenny

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

Japanese Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

Portuguese Flag

Portuguese

Spanish Flag

Spanish

Russian Flag

Russian

My favorite topics

taking a long walk on the beach...

I want a conversation partner who is

Chinese culture, history and cuisine.

My learning goals

Language exchange

Adrian

Adrian

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

Spanish Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Italian Flag

Italian

German Flag

German

My language exchange partner is

Love to speak, I’m open to different topics also I’m psychologists...

My learning goals

Speaking, writing, listening

My favorite topics

Psychology, food, cultures, books, movies

Samantha

Samantha

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

Italian Flag

Italian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

German Flag

German

Spanish Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I’d like to learn new languages practicing it with people who...

My favorite topics

I love music, going to concerts and clubs. I love traveling and meeting new friends!

Ideal language community partner

I’d like to become friends with someone easygoing, funny, nice and sincere, who I can share my thoughts to and also learn from

Grace

Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

Mike

Mike

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

Russian Flag

Russian

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italian Flag

Italian

Portuguese Flag

Portuguese

German Flag

German

My favorite topics

I want know more about you and your people and natur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

In Tandem I search for interesting people

My learning goals

Empathy and attention for other

Mi

Mi

San Francisco

SPEAKS

Chinese (Cantonese) Flag

Cantonese

English Flag

English

Chinese (Traditional) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

Spanish Flag

Spanish

German Flag

German

French Flag

French

Perfect language exchange partner

Any kind...

My learning goals

Practice Spanish and French.

My favorite topics

Travel!

Dastan

Dastan

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

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Uzbek

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Azerbaijani

Indonesian Flag

Indonesian

Russian Flag

Russian

My learning goals

To speak in majority languages fluently and travel all of the...

My favorite topics

Business, science,cultures, moovies and ofcourse music

I want a conversation partner who is

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Jeffrey

Jeffrey

San Francisco

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Japanese Flag

Japanese

French Flag

French

Vietnamese Flag

Vietnamese

My favorite topics

Travel, anime, video game...

My language exchange partner is

Someone willing to help correct and review what I say and type. Willing to get feedback even if corrections

My learning goals

Pass the Japanese National Language exam

Rocco

Rocco

San Francisco

SPEAKS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Japanese Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

Korean Flag

Korean

Spanish Flag

Spanish

German Flag

German

Ideal language community partner

Willing to help me 한국어의 발음을 고쳐 주실 ...

My learning goals

Hello, I'm going to make an Korean speech soon. I want to correct my pronunciation. Who can help me? 한국어에서 연설을 하 고 싶다, 그러나 누구가 한국어의 발음을 쓰고 있습니까?

My favorite topics

cryptocurrency, Global travel

Chloe

Chloe

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

French Flag

French

Spanish Flag

Spanish

Italian Flag

Italian

My learning goals

I teach English as a second language in California and can definitely...

My favorite topics

Philosophy, culture/anthropology, language, linguistics, love, art, travel, the human condition, music, etc

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who has an open mind and loves sharing stories; chi ha una mente aperta e piace parlare :)

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Olivia

Olivia

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

Vietnamese Flag

Vietnamese

English Flag

English

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

Japanese Flag

Japanese

French Flag

French

My favorite topics

Learning languages, traveling, rock climbing, aerial hoops, cooking,...

Perfect language exchange partner

I enjoy making new friends and talking with everyone but I highly appreciate it if you’re friendly and patient. Thanks!

My learning goals

I’m learning Mandarin, French, Japanese and Korean. And I’m happy to chat in any of those languages and of course English/ Vietnamese

Carrie

Carrie

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

Chinese (Cantonese) Flag

Cantonese

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Chinese (Traditional) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

I want a conversation partner who is

Who wants to learn Cantonese and Mandarin...

My learning goals

English vocabulary and conversion

My favorite topics

Practice my English speaking skills. Talk to me if you want to learn Chinese.

Olivia

Olivia

San Francisco

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Chinese (Cantonese) Flag

Cantonese

Russian Flag

Russian

Mongolian Flag

Mongolian

My learning goals

*Become verbally conversational (improve speaking & listening)...

My favorite topics

We could talk about daily life, and anything else :) I’m an open book online, and love reading, as well as spending time with my dog, watching movies with friends, and traveling. Interested in meeting new people, & currently writing a book on languages!

My language exchange partner is

Kind, fun, honest, and patient!

Savannah

Savannah

San Francisco

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Arabic Flag

Arabic

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Spanish Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Anything and everything. But also depends on the language. Politics...

Ideal language community partner

Perfect tandem partner actively corrects my mistakes.

My learning goals

Maintain arabic and mandarin, learn spanish.

Elena

Elena

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

Russian Flag

Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Italian Flag

Italian

Turkish Flag

Turkish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I like speaking with interesting people who prefer art. Artists,...

My learning goals

I want to make friend and be inspired.

My favorite topics

Hello :) I'm fashion designer and illustrator. I like traveling and taking photo. I feel happy when I do my job. IG@lenaitali

Alice

Alice

San Francisco

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

French Flag

French

Korean Flag

Korean

Japanese Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent hopefully...

My favorite topics

I like talking about psychology and I like BTS. I like talking about anything really, so there’s no specific topic of interest.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who has a good sense of humor and will joke around with me. They would be able to teach me without making fun of me for being stupid.

Laiah

Laiah

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

French Flag

French

Hebrew Flag

Hebrew

Turkish Flag

Turkish

My favorite topics

Travel, politics/current events, foo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone patient! Friendly and funny

My learning goals

Improve French conversational skills

cydell

cydell

San Francisco

SPEAKS

Cebuano Flag

Cebuano

Tagalog, Filipino Flag

Tagalog, Filipino

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Spanish Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

who likes to cook and also has a travel bu...

My learning goals

i like to learn different languages

My favorite topics

i enjoy talking about food usually pastry

Daniel

Daniel

San Francisco

SPEAKS

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Chinese (Traditional) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Japanese Flag

Japanese

Spanish Flag

Spanish

French Flag

French

My learning goals

使我想学的语言有一个学习的雏形,并且交一些好朋...

My favorite topics

互联网,教育,语言学习等等

Ideal language community partner

很热心,有耐心,能够成为好朋友

Kulpreet

Kulpreet

San Francisco

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

Punjabi Flag

Punjabi

LEARNS

Persian Flag

Persian

Chinese (Simplified) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Korean Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Cities, travel, culture, food, family and friend...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who’ll correct me when I make mistakes

My learning goals

I just love learning about new cultures through language

Nuno

Nuno

San Francisco

SPEAKS

English Flag

English

Portuguese Flag

Portuguese

American Sign Language Flag

American Sign Language

LEARNS

Brazilian Sign Language Flag

Brazilian Sign Language

Esperanto Flag

Esperanto

Japanese Flag

Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun, easy going, not too serious, laid bac...

My learning goals

Conversational fluency in multiple languages.

My favorite topics

Culture, food, language, linguistics

Will

Will

San Francisco

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SPEAKS

English Flag

English

LEARNS

French Flag

French

German Flag

German

Swiss German Flag

Swiss German

My learning goals

Language practice, exposure to new idea...

My favorite topics

Languages (German/Swiss German/French/Mandarin), economics, tech/coding/startups/CS, typography/lettering, philosophizing, art

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun/talkative, interest in grammar, detail orientation

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in San Francisco?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 524 speakers in San Francisco looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in San Francisco?

There are 524 members in San Francisco on Tandem.

Which other locations in United States other than San Francisco are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as New York, Provo, and Chandler.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 524 do it in San Francisco.