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Learn Portuguese in Oakland

Learn to actually speak Portuguese by making friends with native speakers

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Oakland

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Portuguese

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English

My favorite topics

Music, movies, travel and cultures...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly and nice people that want talk about everything

My learning goals

from Brazil I can help with Portuguese. Let's talk about anything you want

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Oakland

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Portuguese

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Ideal language community partner

Fun, polite, open mind, talkative, traveler, friendly...

My learning goals

Be Fluent in English

My favorite topics

Culture, travels, history, hobbies,

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Oakland

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Have at least one voice call per week in French or Portuguese....

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, languages, music, history, books, podcasts, food

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone interested in practicing languages.

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Oakland

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My favorite topics

MBTI (ENTP), Travel, Cultures, Music, Food, Astronomy, Politics,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody who enjoys having an interesting conversation, sharing ideas and getting to know other cultures and peoples.

My learning goals

Understanding different cultures, learning languages, getting to know people from around the world.

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Portuguese speakers in Oakland

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Oakland

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Vietnamese

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, nice, positive, loyalty, hospitality, hard-working, tall,...

My learning goals

Understand natives say, read languages by myself

My favorite topics

Culture, business, food, drink, clothes, festival, custom

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K.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Improve fluency by talking on the phone or through voice messages...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, outdoor and recreational activities

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, outgoing, funny, easy-going

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K.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Learning new things, travelling, exploring, movies, tv, reading....

Ideal language community partner

Someone with a positive attitude, who likes to learn new things

My learning goals

I hope to get better at speaking different languages and meet cool people!

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Oakland

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who makes me feel happy ...

My learning goals

Being able to speak a few phrases

My favorite topics

Programming, music, people

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G.

Oakland

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French

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English

My learning goals

Développer mon niveau de grammaire et de construction de phrase...

My favorite topics

Creativity, Human being, Traveling, Visual Arts, Communication, Philosophy, Alternative Culture, Social Science, Psychology, Film production, Scriptwriting, TV Series, Politics, Art Therapy, Movies, Ecology

Perfect language exchange partner

À un être humain passionné, curieux et amoureux de la vie. À un être humain ouvert d’esprit qui s’efforce à rester optimiste, malgré la situation globale du monde dans lequel on vit!

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F.

Oakland

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Catalan

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Art Travel Pop culture Films Food New...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is interested in what’s going on in the world. Someone well travelled.

My learning goals

Learn Portuguese well enough so I can travel to Brazil and feel confident to use it in practice

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K.

Oakland

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Anyone located in San Francisco Bay Area who wants to meet up...

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in Korean

My favorite topics

Music, movies, fashion, anything

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Oakland

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English

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German

My learning goals

Espero a mantener mejores conversaciones en español que en inglés....

My favorite topics

Art, Fitness, Society (gossip -_- lol), metaphysics

Ideal language community partner

Quiero hablar con gente que está paciente. Mi español es no bueno. Haha, pero vamos reír juntos!

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Join a global community

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Language, culture, travel, philosophy, politics, comed...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Well traveled, kind, open, interested in learning a variety of new things,

My learning goals

At the very least, maintain my level of Spanish. Would be great to improve my Spanish vocabulary and overall fluency. Learn more portugués and start to learn Italian. All for casual conversation and day to day life uses/context

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Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Down-to-earth, curious people...

My learning goals

I'd love to learn conversational Russian, Japanese, and Mandarin

My favorite topics

Swing dancing, culture, travels

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Oakland

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English

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French

My learning goals

Gain French and Igbo skill...

My favorite topics

Music, sports, pop culture, reading, singing

I want a conversation partner who is

Fluent French and Igbo speakers who are learning English

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Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

Politics, business, legal, health and musi...

My language exchange partner is

Fun, patience, grammatically correct, dedication, easy to understand, professional

My learning goals

Fluently speaking and writing.

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​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!"

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Oakland

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

A out going, people person, enjoy life and appreciates nature...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, science, current events, music.

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Oakland

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to meet someone who speaks Japanese and who wants...

My favorite topics

Cats, animals, writing, martial arts, politics, music, current events, law (I am a law student), reading

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would like to talk with anyone who wants to talk in Japanese and English about anything :)

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Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

school, theatre, food, youtub...

Perfect language exchange partner

idk just be nice and be willing to learn and help others learn ig

My learning goals

i want to be fluent in spanish and conversational in italian (i literally don’t know any italian but my cousin speaks it)

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Oakland

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English

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, good sense of humor, helpful, friendl...

My learning goals

Improve my Italian language skills and meet new people!

My favorite topics

Music (classical, rock, rap), working out, sports, dogs, politics, travel and business

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Oakland

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English

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French

My learning goals

I’d like to actually be able to hold a 5 minute conversation...

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, and life goals

My language exchange partner is

Someone who’s not quick to correct. Someone who’s laid back and is ok with me making a bunch of mistakes.

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Oakland

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English

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French

My favorite topics

languages, studying, gymnastics, kpop ...

Ideal language community partner

Likes to learn and practice languages, patient, and outgoing :)

My learning goals

Practice my French (Adv), Spanish (Basic), and Korean (SUPER Basic)

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Oakland

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Russian

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly and easy going person. And very kin...

My learning goals

I want to speak English very well. And find many friends all over the world :)) and of course I will help you to learn Russian

My favorite topics

My Instagram: @hellotati_

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Oakland

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English

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Arabic

My learning goals

Improve my Spanish skills. Also, learn Portuguese...

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, nature, hiking, football (soccer), music, art, architecture and many more!

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is outgoing, is curious about the world and loves learning

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Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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German

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, science, adventure...

I want a conversation partner who is

A foreign adventurer with a varied opinion

My learning goals

Speak german, make friends

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Oakland

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Bengali

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French

My language exchange partner is

Anyone interesting, into politics, arts, food, travel, passionate...

My learning goals

To be able to carry on conversations

My favorite topics

Philosophy, travel, food, art, movies, music, sports, books, politics, dreams, goals

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Oakland

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in korean and also make a korean friend...

My favorite topics

I love writing books. I’m working on my first book right now~!

Ideal language community partner

A nice person.

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Oakland

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Food, Anything Funny, Psychology, Love, Dating, New Things, Art,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is fluent, patient and speaks slowly.

My learning goals

I want to stop using my translator and really try making mistakes. I’m trying to learn past and future tense.

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English

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone with a story to share...

My learning goals

Confidence with forming thoughts and ideas in Italian... not just translating.

My favorite topics

Landscapes, cities, design, ideas, culture, love.

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Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Spanish

My learning goals

Achieve a basic level of Spanish fluenc...

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, sports, hobbies, lots of things

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is outgoing, eager to help and be helped, and also understands how language learning works.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 62 Portuguese speakers in Oakland 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 Oakland?

In Oakland there are 62 members ready to have a Portuguese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Portuguese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/portuguese/tempe />Tempe, <a href=/learn/portuguese/greensboro />Greensboro, and <a href=/learn/portuguese/cupertino />Cupertino.

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 62 of them coming from Oakland.