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Language Exchange in Oakland

Meet up for Conversation Exchange


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Find Language Exchange Partners from Oakland

Here are 20 of our most recent Oakland members that could become your language exchange partner in Oakland.

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Name Country
(City)
Native Language Practicing Language Description

person Brian
December 13, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Spanish
Hi! I am a medical professional looking to practice Spanish with native speakers. English is my native language. My interests are medicine, cooking, eating, reading, veganism, travel, and more! My husband and I are both learning Spanish, and love..... translate

person Ray
December 13, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
- Other -
My name is Ray, and I am a university graduate, with a master's degree; I am a native English speaker from California. I speak and write in Spanish. I am also studying, Italian, French and Italian. The picture here, was taken at my home in Mexi..... translate

person duro
December 10, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Pulaar
Wolof
French
Hello, I am a researcher needing practice with Pulaar and Wolof especially. I am an African American living in Canada and would love to speak the language of my ancestors. translate

person Hugo
December 10, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
Spanish
English
Purépecha (Tarascan)
Hola, me llamo Hugo. Nací en EEUU de padres mexicanos. Los dos nacieron en Michoacán. Es probable que son de descendencia purépecha así que me gustaría aprender el lenguaje. translate

person Edward
November 10, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Spanish
Hi, I live in Oakland, California and plan to visit Spain regularly in the future. My interests are music, traveling, tennis and reading. I speak conversational Italian also. translate

person Alice
November 4, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Japanese
Hi, I'm from California, U.S.A and I'm currently traveling around Japan as a tourist! I find language exchanges to be extremely fun. I only speak basic Japanese and I'm a bit shy, but I enjoy meeting people during my travels and learni..... translate

person Jordan
November 3, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
French
Spanish
- Other -
Hi, I'm Jordan from California. I'm looking to practice French. I'm a 54 y.o. father of two teenagers. I'm also a teacher and musician- I teach writing classes and English as a Second Language (ESL) in my professional life. In my ..... translate

person Toni
October 28, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Spanish
Filipino (Tagalog)
Cebuano (Bisaya)
Hola, me llamo Toni. Soy un estudiante de español y quiero mejorar mi habilidad a hablar con mas vocabulario y mi habilidad de entender conversaciones rapidas. Soy de California en los EEUU y trabajo como tutor y profesora sustituta. Mientras que est..... translate

person Ronald
October 20, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Spanish
I have studied Spanish 7 years in school but over the years have lost most of the language. I have spent the last 6 months using Duolingo and am ready to begin practicing more with another student. If you are interested in conversation or practici..... translate

person Christina
October 13, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Chinese, Mandarin
Japanese
Hi, I'm Christina and I just moved to Oakland! I am a heritage Mandarin Chinese speaker but since I don't live near family anymore, I would like someone to practice Mandarin with. I mainly spoke Chinese growing up so I know basic conversati..... translate

person Tierni
September 30, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Chinese, Mandarin
I took 6 years of Mandarin in middle and high school and have retained a fair bit but I'd like to practice my conversation skills more :) translate

person Lucy
September 16, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
Chinese, Taiwanese (Hokkien, Minnanhua)
Italian
Hi, I am interested in learning Italian. I don't speak Italian, but I want to start to learning Italian now. The reason I want to study the Italian is I have been traveling in the Italian 3 times, I love the Italian arts and culture. and I am su..... translate

person Dami
September 16, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Japanese
Spanish
I’m Dami and currently living in California Bay Area. I used to live in Japan from 2014-205 and continue to study the language. Hobbies: exercise, hiking, traveling, music, painting, anime, and reading translate

person Gerald
September 9, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Spanish
I'd like to practice my Spanish conversation skills. I am fluent in English and can help if you'd like to practice. I'm interested to meet in person for conversation during the weekend. translate

person Moira
July 4, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Spanish
Hola! Quiero practicar mi español, y ayudarte con tu inglés. Puedo hablar solamente un poco de español, pero estoy aprendiendo. Yo gustaría platicar en persona o en línea — los dos son buenos! translate

person Ana
July 3, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Adoro viajar e amo o Brasil e da cultura brasileira . Eu tenho praticado Português mas não em uma base regular. Eu gostaria de melhorar o meu Português e ter algum divertimento com ele, oferecendo uma troca. translate

person Josh
April 12, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
French
Hello, My name is Josh. I speak 3 languages fluently (English, Spanish, and Portuguese), but I'm looking to better my French. I studied and college and travelled to Paris a few times, but my French is basic at best and would like to learn how..... translate

person Andrea
March 30, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Spanish
Hola! Me llamo Andrea. Nací en Puerto Rico, pero cuando tenía un año, mi familia y yo mudaron a los estados unidos. Así que, nunca aprendí como hablar en español. Quiero aprender español para conectar con mi cultura y con my familia que estan viviend..... translate

person zechariah
February 6, 2025
United States
(oakland)
English
Amharic (Ethiopian)
I'm a chef working with people from Ethiopia. I want to learn so I can converse with my coworkers translate

person Brian
January 9, 2025
United States
(Oakland)
English
Japanese
Chinese, Mandarin
Hi, my name is Brian, I am from Liverpool, England. I moved to Oakland in October 2011. During the last few years, I spent 2.5 years in Shanghai, China, and 6 months in Tokyo, Japan. I really would like to continue learning Japanese and Mandarin (..... translate

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