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My favorite topics

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

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 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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Alguien divertido y extrovertid...

My learning goals

Espero divertirme mientras aprendo

My favorite topics

Películas, tecnología, música

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Hello! My name is Angelika, you may go with Lika. I'm from Russia, currently studying/working in the US. I'm open to practicing German with natives but if you want to improve your English/Russian, I’d be happy to chat in those languages as well

Ideal conversation exchange partner

German speaking ppl who want to practice English/Russian but if you are not - that's okay, I'm open to any experience haha

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My favorite topics

Soccer, hockey, transit, playing and listening to music, engineerin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who’s enthusiastic about sharing their language and culture with others.

My learning goals

Improve my German fluency before traveling to Germany in September for vacation.

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone smart, funny, sarcasti...

My learning goals

Better conversational skills and improved grammar in German

My favorite topics

Comedy, podcasts, books, travel, cooking, feminism, television, live music

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My learning goals

Keep practicing Spanish, learn Italian and a little germa...

My favorite topics

Biking, camping hiking are activities that occupy my time during the summer. During winter I enjoy skiing, sewing, art and music

My language exchange partner is

Someone friendly and kind that wants to learn together our languages and maybe be good friends

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My favorite topics

Technology, travelling, sports, philosophy, understanding people,...

Ideal language community partner

I can talk with anybody who wants to share with me her/his own story. I'm a very good listener.

My learning goals

I would like to refine my english skills and my german. Also I can help you with your spanish.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Intellectual, nice and open minded people...

My learning goals

Improving language skills and sharing cultural and personal experiments

My favorite topics

Fitness - Cooking

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My learning goals

Practice listening and speaking without overthinking. Learning...

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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

Perfect language exchange partner

People interested in fun TPRS. TPRS means: 1) telling short stories. 2) describing pictures. 3) asking and answering questions about the stories and pictures.

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Music, travel, books, philosophy, culture. ...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

I want to get better at spanish

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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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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!

Ideal language community partner

Someone who loves to have fun and be silly!

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My favorite topics

I like to discuss all the crazy things about language (I'm a...

Ideal conversation 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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Perfect language exchange partner

Que me explique bien el inglés y que le pueda entende...

My learning goals

Saber el inglés como segunda lenguaje

My favorite topics

Música, viajes comida animales

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

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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Korean

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My favorite topics

I like swimming,working out,riding. I love traveling and reading....

My language exchange partner is

I want to talk about life, culture and hobby.

My learning goals

I wanna meet more friends and learn other cultures.

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Portland

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Ideal language community partner

Someone that I can practice Japanese wit...

My learning goals

I just want to practice Japanese

My favorite topics

Basketball mostly Portland Trail Blazers

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My learning goals

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

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.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Eu quero melhorar meu português. Depois eu gostaria de aprender francês e italiano

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My favorite topics

Music Animals Skateboarding Foo...

Perfect language exchange partner

good sense of humor laid back eager to learn

My learning goals

advanced leaner and fluent in spanish.

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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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My learning goals

Better my flo...

My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosophy

My language exchange partner is

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct me

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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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Ideal conversation exchange 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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My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Language, science, math, music

Perfect language exchange partner

Interesting, passionate about learning

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Portland

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My favorite topics

I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico...

I want a conversation partner who is

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.

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Portland

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

To become more better and natural

My favorite topics

School:)) and where you come from

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Portland

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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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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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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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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

I want a conversation partner who is

Everyone! I enjoy chatting with all sorts of people

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Portland, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 159 German speakers in Portland looking to learn German 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 German language exchange in Portland?

In Portland there are 159 members ready to have a German language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Portland where I can find a German language exchange partner?

You can also find a German Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/german/mount-laurel />Mount Laurel, <a href=/learn/german/littleton />Littleton, and <a href=/learn/german/indianapolis />Indianapolis.

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.