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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.

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Portland

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Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

I want to get better at spanish

My favorite topics

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

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Portland

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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。

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Portland

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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!

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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!

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Portland

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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

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Portland

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Russian

My favorite topics

Food, verbs, clothing and any fun vocabulary for russian, I know...

Ideal language community 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.

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Portland

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct m...

My learning goals

Better my flow

My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosophy

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Portland

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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!

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who loves to have fun and be silly!

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Portland

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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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Portland

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Japanese

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who is willing to have conversation in French and work...

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.

My favorite topics

Food ! Movies, tv shows, fashion, politics, education, coffee, etc.

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Portland

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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

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Portland

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Polish

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone open-minded and non-judgemental

My learning goals

Why do I need to answer this?

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Portland

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

An upbeat, energetic person with lots to shar...

My learning goals

I want to be more comfortable in everyday, informal conversations.

My favorite topics

Music, fashion, and food!

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Portland

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My learning goals

advanced leaner and fluent in spanish...

My favorite topics

Music Animals Skateboarding Food

I want a conversation partner who is

good sense of humor laid back eager to learn

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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.

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Portland

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Chinese (Traditional)

Ideal language community 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.

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Portland

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Samoan

My learning goals

I want to communicate with some of the families in my community...

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.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, encouraging, and humorous.

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Portland

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My favorite topics

Pokemon, jiu-jitsu, trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

Can switch between languages and very patient

My learning goals

Keep up my chinese bring my spanish up to speed

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Portland

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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

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Portland

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Croatian

My learning goals

be able to speak certain languages in a casual and fluent manne...

My favorite topics

art, music, movies, tv shows, drama, nature + people!

My language exchange partner is

i love talking to anyone friendly and outgoing! also comedy is a big plus

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Portland

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community 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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Portland

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Ideal conversation 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.

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Portland

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to at least understand the language...

My favorite topics

I like talking about music, books, and food.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone funny and easy to talk to.

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Portland

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Italian

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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.

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Portland

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Norwegian

My language exchange partner 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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Portland

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My learning goals

To be fluent in as many languages as possibl...

My favorite topics

Language, science, math, music

Ideal language community partner

Interesting, passionate about learning

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Portland

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German

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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.

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Portland

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Arabic

Perfect language exchange 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.

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Portland

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Korean

My learning goals

To become more better and natura...

My favorite topics

School:)) and where you come from

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/west-lafayette />West Lafayette, <a href=/learn/english/sarasota />Sarasota, and <a href=/learn/english/chapel-hill />Chapel Hill.

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.