Learn English in Portland
Learn to actually speak English by making friends with native speakers
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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。
F.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
German
My favorite topics
I like to discuss all the crazy things about language (I'm a...
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!
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!
Find more than
159
English speakers 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 learning goals
I want to practice my German conversation skills and start learning...
My favorite topics
Music, Art, Dance, Books, Languages, Culture, Geography, Daily Life
My language exchange partner is
Everyone! I enjoy chatting with all sorts of people
E.
Portland
NEWFluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
My favorite topics
I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico...
Ideal language community 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.
A.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Russian
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone patient with me, and willing to answer not only questions...
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.
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!!
Speaking is the fastest way to fluency
Practice listening, improve your pronunciation, and learn to speak a foreign language with native speakers – no matter where you are.
H.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Swedish
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!
My learning goals
I would love to learn to be pretty fluent for travels and being able to connect to people on another level.
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Join a global community
Learn what matters to you
Have fun, engaging conversations
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.
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.
J.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
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.
I want a conversation partner who is
Hmm someone who is interested in learning and in teaching.
J.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Turkish
My favorite topics
Food, craft beer, aviation, science fiction, outdoor activities,...
My language exchange partner is
Someone interested in nerdy topics like video games and technology
My learning goals
I want to be able to make conversation in my target language with any native speaker I come across.
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!"
C.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Norwegian
Ideal language community partner
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.
S.
Portland
Fluent
English
Japanese
LEARNS
French
My favorite topics
Food ! Movies, tv shows, fashion, politics, education, coffee,...
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone who is willing to have conversation in French and work on my pronunciation. Also, someone who is willing to teach me Swedish basics ! Not looking for a tutor who can speak both, just one or the other.
My learning goals
I would like to become conversational in French as I have studied it in school for a bit, and start learning Swedish too.
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...
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
S.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
French
Ideal conversation exchange partner
J’aime parler avec tout les personnes! Je peux vous aider avec...
My learning goals
Je veux pouvoir visiter la France dans quelques années et pouvoir parler en français « normally »
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
V.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
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.
Perfect language 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.
D.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Japanese
My learning goals
To get better at speaking Japanese and learn more vocabulary....
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。
Ideal language community partner
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
P.
Portland
Fluent
English
German
LEARNS
Spanish
My favorite topics
Travel, food, music, books, TV shows, language...
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.
K.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
Perfect language exchange partner
You have to be really chill and relaxed! And also patient! I...
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!
My favorite topics
I really like art and music. I’m into a lot of current TV shows and I like anime too! I like learning new things and like making new friends.
Looking for an online language exchange partner in Portland, United States?
Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 159 English speakers in Portland looking to learn English 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 English language exchange in Portland?
In Portland there are 159 members ready to have a English language exchange.
Are there other locations in United States other than Portland where I can find a English language exchange partner?
You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/college-park />College Park, <a href=/learn/english/sidney />Sidney, and <a href=/learn/english/kansas-city />Kansas City.
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.