Learn Chinese (Simplified) in Portland
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Chinese (Simplified)Portland
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R.
Portland
Fluent
Chinese (Simplified)
LEARNS
English
My learning goals
Make Friends, and practice perfect English.
My favorite topics
I enjoy discussing every topics, food, basketball, football, outdoors, fishing, travels, music, movies, etc. As long as we will be friends, I could find a topic to discussing.
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Everyone is unique.
R.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
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
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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159
Chinese (Simplified) speakers in Portland
H.
Portland
Fluent
English
Chinese (Simplified)
LEARNS
Spanish
My learning goals
To become fluent enough in any languages studied that it’s possible to discuss nuances of art & politics, write credible articles on botany & comedy, and use various vernaculars evangelizing all to know that friends don’t let friends wear Crocs.
My favorite topics
Politics, religion, film, pop culture, science, foodways & folkways I love embracing outdoor adventures of all kinds and am an equal enthusiast of indoor engagements. Chat away.
My language exchange partner is
I seek to serve others by decreasing harm & increasing joy and am unopposed to having many happy adventures along the way. Any & all co-conspirators are always absolutely welcome.
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D.
Portland
NEWFluent
Spanish
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
My favorite topics
Science, history, tech, curious facts, politics and pretty much any topic.
Ideal language community partner
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
A.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
My learning goals
I want to be more fluent in languages that I'm learning as well as help other people practice their English.
My favorite topics
I like to talk about music, travel, and family.
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who likes learning languages, and wants to talk about something cool in their life. Also someone who isn't afraid to correct my grammar and accent.
P.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
French
My language exchange partner is
Everyone! I enjoy chatting with all sorts of people
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
Connect with learners around the world
Join a global community
Learn what matters to you
Have fun, engaging conversations
E.
Portland
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
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!
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish! I’ve been trying to learn for about a year, but am hoping for someone who wants to speak both Spanish and English with me so I can learn.
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.
H.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Swedish
My learning goals
I would love to learn to be pretty fluent for travels and being able to connect to people on another level.
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!
N.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
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!
My learning goals
To speak Portuguese fluently!
Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.
"I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"
A.
Portland
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
Russian
My favorite topics
Food, verbs, clothing and any fun vocabulary for russian, I know most things I just need to add to my vocabulary. For German, conversational skills please!!
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone patient with me, and willing to answer not only questions about language, but also things relating to culture
My learning goals
To be fully fluent in Russian, and live in Russia for a few years. For German, I’d like to become at least partially fluent.
M.
Portland
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
German
I want a conversation partner who is
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.
My favorite topics
Biology, theatre, music, musical theatre, cooking, guitar, medicine
L.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
My learning goals
Increase my fluency and vocabulary in Chinese. Learn some common phrases in Japanese.
My favorite topics
我想提高我的中文水平, 所以正在我认真得找一个 Language Partner. I also want to learn Japanese because I just started watching Terrace House!
My language exchange partner is
Everyone.
P.
Portland
Fluent
English
German
LEARNS
Spanish
Ideal conversation exchange partner
A fun, light-hearted Spanish speaker who will correct my mistakes and help me improve my speaking and writing skills.
My learning goals
To be able to hold a conversation with a native speaker and improve my overall comprehension of the language.
My favorite topics
Travel, food, music, books, TV shows, languages
F.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
German
My learning goals
Help others with their English, maintain my Spanish, improve my bad German, and meet new people (friends!). I want to practice talking and listening, not writing so much. I have a wife so I'm not looking for more, but new friends are nice!
My favorite topics
I like to discuss all the crazy things about language (I'm a linguist!). I also love books, mindfulness / meditation, music, coffee. But I'm willing to talk about anything if someone is interesting ;) I prefer to avoid politics and I'm not into sports
Perfect language exchange partner
-Someone who wants to talk via audio -calls! -Someone who likes to talk about random stuff! -Someone who has something to say!
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D.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Japanese
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。
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.
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L.
Portland
Fluent
Spanish
English
LEARNS
Portuguese
My language exchange partner is
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
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.
V.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Arabic
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 conversation exchange 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.
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.
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K.
Portland
Fluent
Japanese
LEARNS
English
Perfect language exchange partner
No preference. Just someone really fun to talk to. I would love to help you with Japanese!
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
A.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
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
I want a conversation partner who 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.
Looking for an online language exchange partner in Portland, United States?
Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 159 Chinese (Simplified) speakers in Portland looking to learn Chinese (Simplified) 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 Chinese (Simplified) language exchange in Portland?
In Portland there are 159 members ready to have a Chinese (Simplified) language exchange.
Are there other locations in United States other than Portland where I can find a Chinese (Simplified) language exchange partner?
You can also find a Chinese (Simplified) Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/chinese/allentown />Allentown, <a href=/learn/chinese/derby />Derby, and <a href=/learn/chinese/el-paso />El Paso.
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 159 of them coming from Portland.