Learn English in Portland
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Portland
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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.
Ideal language community partner
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!
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
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Everyone! I enjoy chatting with all sorts of people
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English speakers in Portland
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.
My favorite topics
Music, psychology, travel, metaphysics, art, fun!
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.
My favorite topics
Really anything I do like talking about dream jobs and accomplishments....
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.
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 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.
Perfect language exchange partner
Patient, encouraging, and humorous.
My favorite topics
Travel, food, skiing, and a ton of other stuff....
I want a conversation partner who is
Someone who wants to learn English can help me with French! I can talk about almost anything!
My learning goals
Conversational proficiency and maybe one day, fluency. I’d really love to be able to hold a conversation with someone in French!
Connect with learners around the world
Join a global community
Learn what matters to you
Have fun, engaging conversations
My favorite topics
Bicycles腳踏車, piano tuning鋼琴調音, cryptocurrency加密貨幣, black tea紅茶,...
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。
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?
My favorite topics
I like to discuss all the crazy things about language (I'm a...
My language exchange partner is
-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!
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!"
My learning goals
I would like to refine my english skills and my german. Also...
My favorite topics
Technology, travelling, sports, philosophy, understanding people, learn new languages, having fun.
Ideal conversation exchange partner
I can talk with anybody who wants to share with me her/his own story. I'm a very good listener.
I want a conversation partner who is
Someone who likes learning languages, and wants to talk about...
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.
My learning goals
I want to improve my language skill...
My favorite topics
Sports, technology, travel, music and language learning or pretty much anything
My language exchange partner is
Someone who is open minded and easy going. Someone who is respectful and embraces other cultures
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.
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone who is willing to help a beginner!...
My learning goals
Be able to read and have conversations
My favorite topics
Fashion Design, fashion styling, anime, health + wellness, photography, basic conversation to get to know people and form friendships!
My favorite topics
Food, craft beer, aviation, science fiction, outdoor activities,...
I want a conversation partner who 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.
My favorite topics
Food, verbs, clothing and any fun vocabulary for russian, I know...
Ideal conversation 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.
Perfect language exchange partner
anyone with an open mind and open heart...
My learning goals
I want to be able to carry a natural conversation in Japanese within 4 years. The goal is to travel Japan by bicycle for 3 months and I am SO excited
My favorite topics
Science, writing and performing music, photography, video games, space exploration and futurology
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/baton-rouge />Baton Rouge, <a href=/learn/english/charleston />Charleston, and <a href=/learn/english/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.