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Learn Japanese in Portland

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I just finished my law master program in LA and will be working...

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I like talking about various cultures, soccer, novels, movies, anime/manga, traveling, cooking,,,

My learning goals

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Ideal language community partner

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

speaking skill and Engish communication skill improvemen...

My favorite topics

food, beer, wine, movie,

Ideal conversation exchange partner

person who corrects my mistake of English

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My favorite topics

Travel, food, culture and college life...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody who studies Japanese seriously!

My learning goals

Studying English and making friends who live in Portland :)

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I want a conversation partner who 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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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.

My language exchange partner 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!

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Portland

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My favorite topics

Sports, movie, Disney...

Ideal language community partner

The man who wants to learn Japanese.

My learning goals

I want to speak English fluently.

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Portland

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Ideal conversation exchange 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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Portland

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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。

Perfect language exchange 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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My favorite topics

Makeup, music, art, photography, movies, video games, tattoo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who has no problem asking questions!

My learning goals

Enhance my language knowledge, make friendships!

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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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My learning goals

Practice listening and speaking without overthinking. Learning...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community 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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My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosoph...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct me

My learning goals

Better my flow

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Portland

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can speak Korean or Japanes...

My learning goals

Become fluent in Korean and Japanese

My favorite topics

Culture, work, family

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Portland

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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!

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny people who are serious about learning and teaching!

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Portland

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My favorite topics

Travel, food, music, books, TV shows, language...

My language exchange partner is

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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Ideal language community partner

Interesting, passionate about learnin...

My learning goals

To be fluent in as many languages as possible

My favorite topics

Language, science, math, music

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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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is passionate about what they’re talking about, can correct me when I’m wrong, and is okay with being corrected.

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Bicycles腳踏車, piano tuning鋼琴調音, cryptocurrency加密貨幣, black tea紅茶,...

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?

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Portland

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Arabic

I want a conversation partner who is

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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My learning goals

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

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

My language exchange partner is

People at a similar stage of their language learning process.

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community 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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Ideal conversation exchange partner

whoever interestin...

My learning goals

kill my time

My favorite topics

Animate Science,especially chem

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Portland

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My learning goals

Saber el inglés como segunda lenguaj...

My favorite topics

Música, viajes comida animales

Perfect language exchange partner

Que me explique bien el inglés y que le pueda entender

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Portland

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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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Portland

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Anyon...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I game too much

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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 language community partner

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

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Music Animals Skateboarding Foo...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

good sense of humor laid back eager to learn

My learning goals

advanced leaner and fluent in spanish.

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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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My learning goals

Be able to read and have conversation...

My favorite topics

Fashion Design, fashion styling, anime, health + wellness, photography, basic conversation to get to know people and form friendships!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to help a beginner!

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/tempe />Tempe, <a href=/learn/japanese/columbus />Columbus, and <a href=/learn/japanese/plano />Plano.

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.