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Learn Portuguese in Detroit

Learn to actually speak Portuguese by making friends with native speakers

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Detroit

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Portuguese

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My favorite topics

Me gusta platicar sobre tecnología, educación, cuestiones sociales,...

My language exchange partner is

Espero conocer personas con la paciencia para enseñar, proporcionar retroalimentación, y aprender nuevas cosas por medio de mensajes de voz y llamadas. También que tienen pasión por una vida dinámica y profesional.

My learning goals

Mis objetivos son: 1) desarrollar mi habla y oído por medio de práctica diaria usando nuevas palabras y frases ; 2) conocer gente genial para tener una perspectiva local cuando viajo.

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Detroit

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Ideal language community partner

Someone interested in Portuguese, English, or Japanes...

My learning goals

Improve my fluency in Portuguese and Japanese while making new friends.

My favorite topics

In general I'm very open minded!

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Detroit

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French

My learning goals

Let's learn first and then have a goal but I would like to start...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, hiking, swimming, Netflix, Cars Snap: amnshf

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny and crazy Talkative and kind

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

I enjoy meeting people, COOKING, talking about mysteries of the...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open to anyone but I think it would be fun to speak with energetic, fun, talkative, open minded, ambitious to learn types

My learning goals

Expand my vocabulary, speak more fluently without hesitation to form sentences. To build relationships with people to hopefully someday meet on our travels!

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Portuguese speakers in Detroit

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I want a conversation partner who is

Intelligent, kind, open minded, well spoke...

My learning goals

I'd like to enhance my German! I'd like to achieve fluency in German and also expand my cultural views and knowledge.

My favorite topics

Science, philosophy, life in general, open minded politics, culture, religion, and language

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M.

Detroit

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Expand my Chinese vocabulary and increase my ability to express...

My favorite topics

‍♀️yoga&meditation good food travel dark humor

My language exchange partner is

Curious individuals, conversationalists, humorous types come drop a line! ✌ 你已经看了这么多,干嘛不说几句话?

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Detroit

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Vietnamese

My favorite topics

Culture, music, tradition...

Ideal language community partner

Someone that is open to share his/her culture

My learning goals

Speak Vietnamese and Japanese

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Detroit

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Looking for anyone who can chat regularly on a daily or atleast...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish in the next 10 months.

My favorite topics

Would love to talk about life,depression, anxiety and philosophy. I am a big football fan as well. Very confused in life right now.

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Detroit

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My learning goals

¡Mejorar mi nivel de español y portugués...

My favorite topics

Viajes: He visitado a muchos pais. Música: ¡Me encanta Sigur Rós! Peliculas: Veo mucho Netflix. Otros: ¡Star Wars!

Perfect language exchange partner

Alguien que es guay y divertido.

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Sports, Science, Engineering,Comic...

I want a conversation partner who is

He or she should be like fluent in his native language and share a common interests with me so it can make conversation interesting.

My learning goals

I need to be fluent in English

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Detroit

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My language exchange partner is

Someone in their 20s-30s who just want to chat...

My learning goals

I want to get more practice with my Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel

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Detroit

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Cantonese

My learning goals

Find a friend whom I can often practice English wit...

My favorite topics

Reading;music;movie; TV series; playing badminton...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly ; open-minded

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Mobile legends(any kinds of 5v5 mobile games), hiking, tennis,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Outgoing, patient, enthusiastic, and point out my mistakes directly, if he is interested in Chinese, I would like to share with him

My learning goals

Speaking English fluently and using English to express my thoughts clearly and efficiently, moreover, expand my English vocabulary. I really hope to communicate with native speakers without any barrier and make them understand my ideas easily.

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Detroit

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Perfect language exchange partner

Personnes Drôles, Sympathiques, Intéressantes ...

My learning goals

Des Ami(e)s, ect...

My favorite topics

Sport, Cinéma, Actualité...

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Detroit

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My learning goals

Practice French! I'm already A2, and want to get to B1 with conversations!...

My favorite topics

Movies, music, past adventures and embarrassing secrets!

I want a conversation partner who is

You. Yes that's right, it's you.

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Me gustan los temas de comida, deportes, música, arte, me gusta...

My language exchange partner is

Alguien curioso que tenga paciencia y sea dinámico, me gustaría hablar con personas que miren la vida con alegría y que sean diferentes

My learning goals

Poder dominar el idioma inglés y el francés, poder estar tranquilo cuando viaje, quiero aprender y hacer amigos

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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Detroit

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Ideal language community partner

I’m hoping for a female language partner that enjoys conversation...

My learning goals

I can read and understand Spanish pretty well, but speaking has always been my weakness. I want to overcome shyness and awkwardness to finally feel confident speaking Spanish.

My favorite topics

Books, politics, animals, art, family, movies & tv, travel

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Detroit

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to learn Japanese so I can share and create music with...

My favorite topics

Music, Hip-Hop, Technology, Science, Art

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Musicians and people from Japan and Detroit

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Detroit

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music, culture, opinions, traveling and et...

Perfect language exchange partner

I have no idea. Just don't be dry.

My learning goals

Learning a third language to help with my travels would be the best

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Detroit

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone similar but different enough from me to keep things interesting...

My learning goals

I want to increase my skills in Spanish

My favorite topics

Hobbies, TV shows, movies, music, politics, anthropology, archeology, history, celebrities, feminism, social movements, LGBTQA stuff

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Detroit

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My learning goals

To be better motivated to continue studying languages by having...

My favorite topics

Video games, science, language, theater, programming, religion, science fiction, biology, hiking, learning in general

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient with others, since I know I will be making lots of mistakes as I start!

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Music movies philosophy, you know, stoner stuf...

Ideal language community partner

Flexibility in meeting times/locations and likes coffee shops and bars

My learning goals

Sharpen my spanish

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Detroit

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who love Italian language and would love to visit the...

My learning goals

Learn to speak italian very well like a native!

My favorite topics

Travel Movies Books

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Detroit

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My learning goals

To continue speaking Spanish so as to not lose it and to be conversational...

My favorite topics

Politics, racial disparities, social work, societal norms

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone authentic, honest, respectful, and fun!

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about anything! Im really into music, reading,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who wants to become friends, even english speakers too :)

My learning goals

To improve my written and oral French, and help others too

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Detroit

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My language exchange partner is

Someone funny and nice and patien...

My learning goals

Learn as many languages as I can!

My favorite topics

Environment, Relationships, Politics

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Detroit

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My learning goals

I want to learn about new languages and cultures!...

My favorite topics

Culture Food Social Justice Movies/Series

Ideal language community partner

Friendly Patient Considerate (Not racist)

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Detroit

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My favorite topics

Games (video/board), books, deep philosophical topics, adrenaline...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect Tandem buddy would be someone who is patient with my million questions and who wants to learn with me! A sense of humor is preferred but not required, and I would prefer someone who is 18 years old. I don't want any more drama in my life! :)

My learning goals

I'd like to be able to converse with relative comfort, and to be able to inderstand what I am reading with accuracy as well. I'd also like to help someone else learn English!

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Detroit

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is willing to help me with my language, likes to...

My learning goals

Learn French and Spanish to a B2 level.

My favorite topics

Politics, technology, travel.

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Detroit

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My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation in Spanish and to perfect my...

My favorite topics

Traveling, social justice...everything really

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, kind and funny:)

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 45 Portuguese speakers in Detroit looking to learn Portuguese 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 Portuguese language exchange in Detroit?

In Detroit there are 45 members ready to have a Portuguese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Portuguese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/portuguese/madison />Madison, <a href=/learn/portuguese/anchorage />Anchorage, and <a href=/learn/portuguese/denver />Denver.

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 45 of them coming from Detroit.