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Language exchange in Portland

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Japanese

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Greek

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I just finished my law master program in LA and will be working...

My language exchange partner is

I like talking about various cultures, soccer, novels, movies, anime/manga, traveling, cooking,,,

My learning goals

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Portland

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

People interested in fun TPRS. TPRS means: 1) telling short stories....

My learning goals

Practice listening and speaking without overthinking. Learning to understand and recognize different accents.

My favorite topics

I like drawing, learning languages, growing vegetables/cacti, being with animals, paying attention to events, and more. Wenn du Mandarin lernen möchtest kann ich dir helfen. 中文水平是大概HSK四五吧,还说得不流畅,要练习听力. Quiero comprender todas las formas de español en el

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Portland

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to get better at spanish...

My favorite topics

Music, travel, books, philosophy, culture. Instagram:shouttodalord

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Spanish speakers mostly. People who want to get deep into some subjects.

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Portland

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Bicycles腳踏車, piano tuning鋼琴調音, cryptocurrency加密貨幣, black tea紅茶,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who can message back and forth throughout the day. 可以跟我偶爾交流訊息的人。

My learning goals

Improve my conversational Mandarin. Learn more Chinese sayings and euphemisms. Maybe help someone with their English?多學習比較口語的說法,也許幫你學英文?

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L.

Portland

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Portuguese

I want a conversation partner who is

Eu quero melhorar meu português. Depois eu gostaria de aprender...

My learning goals

Conocer muchas personas y aprender portugués.Y quizás, aprender otro idioma

My favorite topics

I would like to talk about any topic, I enjoy watching horror movies and documentaries. // Eu gostaria falar sobre cualquier coisa, Eu me divirto assistindo Filmes de terror é documentários.

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N.

Portland

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English

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Spanish

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!

My language exchange partner is

Funny people who are serious about learning and teaching!

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S.

Portland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, fitness, travel, sports, humor, art.....

Ideal language community partner

People at a similar stage of their language learning process.

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Spanish and eventually other languages.

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P.

Portland

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Everyone! I enjoy chatting with all sorts of peopl...

My learning goals

I want to practice my German conversation skills and start learning Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, Art, Dance, Books, Languages, Culture, Geography, Daily Life

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M.

Portland

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Saber el inglés como segunda lenguaj...

My favorite topics

Música, viajes comida animales

Perfect language exchange partner

Que me explique bien el inglés y que le pueda entender

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M.

Portland

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosoph...

I want a conversation partner who is

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct me

My learning goals

Better my flow

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K.

Portland

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Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

No preference. Just someone really fun to talk to. I would love...

My learning goals

Being able to speak English just like native speakers

My favorite topics

General topics, Computer science. I’m really good at table tennis haha I used to be a state champ in Japan

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V.

Portland

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English

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Arabic

My learning goals

I just really want to improve my knowledge of these languages....

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.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is outgoing, funny, awkward and understanding like I am. Someone who can talk about all sorts of things. So if you’re nice, that’s good too. Oh and if they’re okay with sarcasm. There will probably be a lot of that.

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Portland

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English

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Spanish

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German

My favorite topics

Biology, theatre, music, musical theatre, cooking, guitar, medicin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is passionate about what they’re talking about, can correct me when I’m wrong, and is okay with being corrected.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in as many languages as possible. I’m looking into a career that would benefit from me knowing many languages.

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Y.

Portland

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

I want to talk about life, culture and hobby...

My learning goals

I wanna meet more friends and learn other cultures.

My favorite topics

I like swimming,working out,riding. I love traveling and reading. 我喜欢运动特别游泳还有骑自行车。我爱旅行,读书。

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H.

Portland

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English

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Swedish

My learning goals

I would love to learn to be pretty fluent for travels and being...

My favorite topics

Music, psychology, travel, metaphysics, art, fun!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who loves to have fun and be silly!

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D.

Portland

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Spanish

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Science, history, tech, curious facts, politics and pretty much...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who wants to practice spanish or english, and willing to share his/her culture (and language) any age, any gender (:

My learning goals

My goal is to learn Chinese and french, and meet new people along the way

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Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“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!”

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J.

Portland

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

good sense of humor laid back eager to lear...

My learning goals

advanced leaner and fluent in spanish.

My favorite topics

Music Animals Skateboarding Food

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J.

Portland

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Mandarin one day...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, philisophy, comedy, language, cultural differences, hobbies, passions.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Hmm someone who is interested in learning and in teaching.

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A.

Portland

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English

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Samoan

My favorite topics

I can talk about pretty much anything, I’m only an expert when...

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.

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Portland

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English

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Norwegian

I want a conversation partner who is

Mexican Spanish native learning English. Mandarin Chinese native...

My learning goals

I want to be able to easily understand any movies in the languages I'm learning and carry a deep conversation with people when I travel.

My favorite topics

I like talking about various languages, technology, health, piano music, skill and business development and self improvement.

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S.

Portland

Fluent

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

Be able to be fluent in Italian, learn more about Italian culture,...

My favorite topics

Art, culture,travel, food, politics, feminism.

My language exchange partner is

A funny, intelligent person, that doesn’t take themselves too seriously.

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M.

Portland

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

School:)) and where you come fro...

Ideal language community partner

That can talk often and has a lot of interest in each other

My learning goals

To become more better and natural

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A.

Portland

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Interesting, passionate about learnin...

My learning goals

To be fluent in as many languages as possible

My favorite topics

Language, science, math, music

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P.

Portland

Fluent

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English

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German

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation with a native speaker and improve...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, music, books, TV shows, languages

Perfect language exchange partner

A fun, light-hearted Spanish speaker who will correct my mistakes and help me improve my speaking and writing skills.

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T.

Portland

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Basketball mostly Portland Trail Blazer...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that I can practice Japanese with

My learning goals

I just want to practice Japanese

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R.

Portland

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English

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Polish

My language exchange partner is

Someone open-minded and non-judgementa...

My learning goals

Why do I need to answer this?

My favorite topics

Anything! Art, language, science, movies, pop culture.

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L.

Portland

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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German

My learning goals

Espero divertirme mientras aprend...

My favorite topics

Películas, tecnología, música

Ideal language community partner

Alguien divertido y extrovertido

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Portland

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English

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French

My favorite topics

J’aime dessiner, parler avec mes amis, étudier les maths et les...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

J’aime parler avec tout les personnes! Je peux vous aider avec votre anglais, et vous pouvais m’aider avec mon français :)

My learning goals

Je veux pouvoir visiter la France dans quelques années et pouvoir parler en français « normally »

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D.

Portland

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who has similar interests as I do, isn't timid and can...

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.

My favorite topics

Music, anime, food, video games, animals, art, cars etc. I can converse about most subjects though. 音楽、アニメ、食べ物、ビデオゲーム、動物、芸術、カルマ。私はほとんどの科目について話すことができます。

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A.

Portland

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Keep up my chinese bring my spanish up to spee...

My favorite topics

Pokemon, jiu-jitsu, travel

I want a conversation partner who is

Can switch between languages and very patient

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/cleveland />Cleveland, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/bowling-green />Bowling Green, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/oklahoma-city />Oklahoma City.

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.