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Learn Japanese in Portland

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Portland

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My favorite topics

General topics, Computer science. I’m really good at table tennis...

My language exchange partner is

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

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Y.

Portland

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person who corrects my mistake of Englis...

My learning goals

speaking skill and Engish communication skill improvement

My favorite topics

food, beer, wine, movie,

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Portland

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My learning goals

Studying English and making friends who live in Portland :...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, culture and college life.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anybody who studies Japanese seriously!

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S.

Portland

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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.

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Portland

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I want a conversation partner who is

たくさん話してたくさん聞いてくれる人です!Whoever I can talk with...

My learning goals

英語たくさん話したいです。 ネイティブと渡り合えるくらいになりたい!I wanna talk with you in English.

My favorite topics

なんでも!日本のことでも海外のことでも映画でも、スポーツでも、ご飯でも!!Whatever you want to talk.

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M.

Portland

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My learning goals

I want to speak English fluently...

My favorite topics

Sports, movie, Disney,

My language exchange partner is

The man who wants to learn Japanese.

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T.

Portland

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My favorite topics

Basketball mostly Portland Trail Blazer...

Ideal language community partner

Someone that I can practice Japanese with

My learning goals

I just want to practice Japanese

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D.

Portland

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Ideal conversation 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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Portland

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My learning goals

Enhance my language knowledge, make friendships...

My favorite topics

Makeup, music, art, photography, movies, video games, tattoos

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who has no problem asking questions!

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L.

Portland

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My favorite topics

Fashion Design, fashion styling, anime, health + wellness, photography,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to help a beginner!

My learning goals

Be able to read and have conversations

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A.

Portland

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

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!!

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F.

Portland

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My learning goals

Help others with their English, maintain my Spanish, improve...

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

Ideal language community 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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Portland

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French

My favorite topics

Music, Art, Dance, Books, Languages, Culture, Geography, Daily...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Everyone! I enjoy chatting with all sorts of people

My learning goals

I want to practice my German conversation skills and start learning Spanish

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Portland

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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?

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

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M.

Portland

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My learning goals

Better my flo...

My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosophy

I want a conversation partner who is

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct me

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K.

Portland

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My favorite topics

Culture, work, famil...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can speak Korean or Japanese

My learning goals

Become fluent in Korean and Japanese

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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Portland

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Arabic

Ideal language community 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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My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation with a native speaker and improve...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, music, books, TV shows, languages

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A fun, light-hearted Spanish speaker who will correct my mistakes and help me improve my speaking and writing skills.

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Portland

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My favorite topics

I game too much...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone

My learning goals

To be able to understand correctly. As well as speaking the language

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Portland

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I want a conversation partner who is

People at a similar stage of their language learning process...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Spanish and eventually other languages.

My favorite topics

Music, fitness, travel, sports, humor, art...

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Portland

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My learning goals

I want to get better at spanish...

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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

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Portland

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My favorite topics

I would like to talk about any topic, I enjoy watching horror...

Ideal language community partner

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

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Portland

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

whoever interestin...

My learning goals

kill my time

My favorite topics

Animate Science,especially chem

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M.

Portland

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Korean

My learning goals

To become more better and natura...

My favorite topics

School:)) and where you come from

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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Portland

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My favorite topics

Social issues, TV shows, documentaries, cultural differences,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny people who are serious about learning and teaching!

My learning goals

To speak Portuguese fluently!

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M.

Portland

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My language exchange partner is

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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J.

Portland

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My learning goals

advanced leaner and fluent in spanish...

My favorite topics

Music Animals Skateboarding Food

Ideal language community partner

good sense of humor laid back eager to learn

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A.

Portland

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My favorite topics

I like drawing, learning languages, growing vegetables/cacti,...

Ideal conversation 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.

My learning goals

Practice listening and speaking without overthinking. Learning to understand and recognize different accents.

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H.

Portland

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Swedish

Perfect language exchange partner

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!

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Portland

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German

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

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.

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

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

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

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/ogden />Ogden, <a href=/learn/japanese/sidney />Sidney, and <a href=/learn/japanese/glendale />Glendale.

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.