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Learn Portuguese in Oakland

Learn to actually speak Portuguese by making friends with native speakers

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K.

Oakland

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Fluent

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Portuguese

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Culture, travels, history, hobbies...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

Be Fluent in English

A.

A.

Oakland

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English

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Portuguese

Ideal language community partner

Someone interested in practicing languages....

My learning goals

Have at least one voice call per week in French or Portuguese. Learn enough Spanish to have a conversation. Fazer pelo menos uma chamada por semana em português.

My favorite topics

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

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N.

Oakland

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English

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Persian

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My learning goals

Understanding different cultures, learning languages, getting...

My favorite topics

MBTI (ENTP), Travel, Cultures, Music, Food, Astronomy, Politics, History, Philosophy, Exercise, anything!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

D.

D.

Oakland

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Vietnamese

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Culture, business, food, drink, clothes, festival, custo...

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, nice, positive, loyalty, hospitality, hard-working, tall, sincere, energetic

My learning goals

Understand natives say, read languages by myself

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Portuguese speakers in Oakland

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K.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, outgoing, funny, easy-goin...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Travel, food, outdoor and recreational activities

K.

K.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I hope to get better at speaking different languages and meet...

My favorite topics

Learning new things, travelling, exploring, movies, tv, reading. But I enjoy talking about anything! Currently living in California and trying to improve my Turkish and Spanish.

My language exchange partner is

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

A.

A.

Oakland

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English

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Emoji

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Programming, music, peopl...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who makes me feel happy

My learning goals

Being able to speak a few phrases

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F.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is ok with being awkward and weird at times and can...

My learning goals

I just want to be more confident in speaking other languages

My favorite topics

Anything! I like current affairs, sports, motorcycles, music. I am open to anything as long as I know something about it!

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G.

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!

F.

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

C.

C.

Oakland

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Fluent French and Igbo speakers who are learning Englis...

My learning goals

Gain French and Igbo skills

My favorite topics

Music, sports, pop culture, reading, singing

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T.

Oakland

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Russian

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English

My learning goals

I want to speak English very well. And find many friends all...

My favorite topics

My Instagram: @hellotati_

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and easy going person. And very kind

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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C.

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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R.

Oakland

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who’s not quick to correct. Someone who’s laid back and...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Culture, travel, and life goals

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I.

Oakland

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Bengali

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French

My learning goals

To be able to carry on conversation...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone interesting, into politics, arts, food, travel, passionate about life

Y.

Y.

Oakland

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

A nice person.

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in korean and also make a korean friend so I can write books in korean.

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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K.

Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Fluently speaking and writing.

My favorite topics

Politics, business, legal, health and music

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S.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

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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!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

A.

A.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, science, current events, music...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish

K.

K.

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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M.

Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I'd love to learn conversational Russian, Japanese, and Mandari...

My favorite topics

Swing dancing, culture, travels

My language exchange partner is

Down-to-earth, curious people!

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J.

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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S.

Oakland

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is outgoing, eager to help and be helped, and also...

My learning goals

Achieve a basic level of Spanish fluency

My favorite topics

Travel, culture, sports, hobbies, lots of things

A.

A.

Oakland

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

At the very least, maintain my level of Spanish. Would be great...

My favorite topics

Language, culture, travel, philosophy, politics, comedy

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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E.

Oakland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

school, theatre, food, youtub...

I want a conversation partner who is

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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I.

Oakland

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English

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

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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K.

Oakland

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in Korea...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, fashion, anything

Ideal language community partner

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

D.

D.

Oakland

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, science, adventure...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A foreign adventurer with a varied opinion

My learning goals

Speak german, make friends

C.

C.

Oakland

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Quiero hablar con gente que está paciente. Mi español es no bueno....

My learning goals

Espero a mantener mejores conversaciones en español que en inglés.

My favorite topics

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

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K.

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/boise />Boise, <a href=/learn/portuguese/milwaukee />Milwaukee, and <a href=/learn/portuguese/knik-fairview />Knik-Fairview.

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.