Language exchange in Portland
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A.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
My favorite topics
I like drawing, learning languages, growing vegetables/cacti,...
My language exchange partner is
People interested in fun TPRS. TPRS means: 1) telling short stories. 2) describing pictures. 3) asking and answering questions about the stories and pictures.
My learning goals
Practice listening and speaking without overthinking. Learning to understand and recognize different accents.
R.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
My learning goals
Improve my conversational Mandarin. Learn more Chinese sayings...
My favorite topics
Bicycles腳踏車, piano tuning鋼琴調音, cryptocurrency加密貨幣, black tea紅茶, oolong tea烏龍茶, matcha抹茶, vegan/vegetarian cooking 素食
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Anyone who can message back and forth throughout the day. 可以跟我偶爾交流訊息的人。
L.
Portland
Fluent
Spanish
English
LEARNS
Portuguese
My favorite topics
I would like to talk about any topic, I enjoy watching horror...
Perfect language exchange partner
Eu quero melhorar meu português. Depois eu gostaria de aprender francês e italiano
My learning goals
Conocer muchas personas y aprender portugués.Y quizás, aprender otro idioma
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159
Tandem partners in Portland
N.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
I want a conversation partner who is
Funny people who are serious about learning and teaching...
My learning goals
To speak Portuguese fluently!
My favorite topics
Social issues, TV shows, documentaries, cultural differences, life stories, and food. Languages are my passion!
P.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
French
My favorite topics
Music, Art, Dance, Books, Languages, Culture, Geography, Daily...
Ideal language community partner
Everyone! I enjoy chatting with all sorts of people
My learning goals
I want to practice my German conversation skills and start learning Spanish
E.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish!...
My learning goals
I have many plans to visit Mexico soon, and my partner’s family is Mexican. I would like to be able to converse with them and ideally become fluent someday.
My favorite topics
I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico and Peru soon. I love learning, history, playing music, comedy, and all kinds of art!
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S.
Portland
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
Italian
My favorite topics
Art, culture,travel, food, politics, feminism...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
A funny, intelligent person, that doesn’t take themselves too seriously.
My learning goals
Be able to be fluent in Italian, learn more about Italian culture, and make a friend overseas.
S.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
French
My learning goals
Je veux pouvoir visiter la France dans quelques années et pouvoir...
My favorite topics
J’aime dessiner, parler avec mes amis, étudier les maths et les sciences, et dormir . Oh, et j’aime les enfants et les bébés . Ils sont si adorable
I want a conversation partner who is
J’aime parler avec tout les personnes! Je peux vous aider avec votre anglais, et vous pouvais m’aider avec mon français :)
Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.
“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”
V.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Arabic
Ideal language community partner
Someone who is outgoing, funny, awkward and understanding like...
My learning goals
I just really want to improve my knowledge of these languages. I wanted to click more but the limit is three. Which I think is just silly. But I’d love to be able to have conversations and understand more.
My favorite topics
Really anything I do like talking about dream jobs and accomplishments. I love 60-80s rock music. So if you like that kind of music, that would be a good topic. I love art, I’m actually an artist and trying to get my work out there, so that’s another.
K.
Portland
Fluent
Japanese
LEARNS
English
My learning goals
Being able to speak English just like native speaker...
My favorite topics
General topics, Computer science. I’m really good at table tennis haha I used to be a state champ in Japan
Ideal conversation exchange partner
No preference. Just someone really fun to talk to. I would love to help you with Japanese!
D.
Portland
Fluent
Spanish
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
I want a conversation partner who is
Anyone who wants to practice spanish or english, and willing...
My learning goals
My goal is to learn Chinese and french, and meet new people along the way
My favorite topics
Science, history, tech, curious facts, politics and pretty much any topic.
M.
Portland
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
German
My learning goals
I want to be fluent in as many languages as possible. I’m looking...
My favorite topics
Biology, theatre, music, musical theatre, cooking, guitar, medicine
My language exchange partner is
Someone who is passionate about what they’re talking about, can correct me when I’m wrong, and is okay with being corrected.
K.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
My favorite topics
I really like art and music. I’m into a lot of current TV shows...
Ideal language community partner
You have to be really chill and relaxed! And also patient! I love having fun and making new friends too so I look forward to chatting!
My learning goals
I really want to become fluent in Spanish but I love other languages as well. A lot of customers at my work assume I speak Spanish so it is disappointing to let them don’t when I am not fluent!
J.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Traditional)
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Hmm someone who is interested in learning and in teaching...
My learning goals
I want to be fluent in Mandarin one day!
My favorite topics
Music, movies, philisophy, comedy, language, cultural differences, hobbies, passions.
D.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Japanese
My favorite topics
Music, anime, food, video games, animals, art, cars etc. I can...
I want a conversation partner who is
Someone who has similar interests as I do, isn't timid and can make me laugh. 私と同じような興味を持っていて、私を笑わせることができる人。If you live near by hmu! I'm always looking to meet new people and have more practice time
My learning goals
To get better at speaking Japanese and learn more vocabulary. I'll help teach you English if you'd like to chat in Japanese with me.
A.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Samoan
Perfect language exchange partner
Patient, encouraging, and humorous...
My learning goals
I want to communicate with some of the families in my community by speaking more comfortably in their native language as well as learn a language in general.
My favorite topics
I can talk about pretty much anything, I’m only an expert when it comes to myself or vine references. I enjoy discussing music, culture, current events, food, nature, and technology.
Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Portland?
Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 159 speakers in Portland 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 Portland?
There are 159 members in Portland on Tandem.
Which other locations in United States other than Portland are available for language exchange on Tandem?
Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/new-haven />New Haven, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/fort-lauderdale />Fort Lauderdale, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/bellevue />Bellevue.
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 159 do it in Portland.