Learn Portuguese in Portland
Learn to actually speak Portuguese by making friends with native speakers
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J.
Portland
NEWFluent
Portuguese
LEARNS
French
My favorite topics
J’apprécie discuter d’une grande variété de sujets. Je suis toujours enthousiaste à l’idée de participer à des conversations enrichissantes et d’explorer de nouvelles idées. :)
My language exchange partner is
Respect mutuel, patience, intérêts communs et échange culturel.
My learning goals
En ce moment, j’étudie le français parce que je vais faire un échange, donc mon objectif est d’avoir un niveau avancé en français.
L.
Portland
Fluent
Spanish
English
LEARNS
Portuguese
My learning goals
Conocer muchas personas y aprender portugués.Y quizás, aprender otro idioma
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 conversation exchange partner
Eu quero melhorar meu português. Depois eu gostaria de aprender francês e italiano
J.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Portuguese
My favorite topics
Music, politics, traveling, literature, communism, and history.
Perfect language exchange partner
Someone that is interested in political revolution and is intellectually challenging.
My learning goals
I want to learn more casual conversation, and how to use my Spanish more comfortably.
Find more than
159
Portuguese speakers in Portland
A.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
My learning goals
Practice listening and speaking without overthinking. Learning to understand and recognize different accents.
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
My language exchange partner is
People interested in fun TPRS. TPRS means: 1) telling short stories. 2) describing pictures. 3) asking and answering questions about the stories and pictures.
R.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Simplified)
Ideal conversation 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
F.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
German
My learning goals
Help others with their English, maintain my Spanish, improve my bad German, and meet new people (friends!). I want to practice talking and listening, not writing so much. I have a wife so I'm not looking for more, but new friends are nice!
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
Perfect language exchange partner
-Someone who wants to talk via audio -calls! -Someone who likes to talk about random stuff! -Someone who has something to say!
N.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Spanish
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!
My learning goals
To speak Portuguese fluently!
A.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Russian
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!!
Ideal language community partner
Someone patient with me, and willing to answer not only questions about language, but also things relating to culture
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M.
Portland
Fluent
English
Spanish
LEARNS
German
My learning goals
I want to be fluent in as many languages as possible. I’m looking into a career that would benefit from me knowing many languages.
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.
S.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
French
My favorite topics
J’aime dessiner, parler avec mes amis, étudier les maths et les sciences, et dormir . Oh, et j’aime les enfants et les bébés . Ils sont si adorable
My language exchange partner is
J’aime parler avec tout les personnes! Je peux vous aider avec votre anglais, et vous pouvais m’aider avec mon français :)
My learning goals
Je veux pouvoir visiter la France dans quelques années et pouvoir parler en français « normally »
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J.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Chinese (Traditional)
I want a conversation partner who is
Hmm someone who is interested in learning and in teaching.
My learning goals
I want to be fluent in Mandarin one day!
My favorite topics
Music, movies, philisophy, comedy, language, cultural differences, hobbies, passions.
A.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Samoan
My learning goals
I want to communicate with some of the families in my community by speaking more comfortably in their native language as well as learn a language in general.
My favorite topics
I can talk about pretty much anything, I’m only an expert when it comes to myself or vine references. I enjoy discussing music, culture, current events, food, nature, and technology.
My language exchange partner is
Patient, encouraging, and humorous.
P.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
French
My favorite topics
Music, Art, Dance, Books, Languages, Culture, Geography, Daily Life
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
V.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Arabic
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone who is outgoing, funny, awkward and understanding like I am. Someone who can talk about all sorts of things. So if you’re nice, that’s good too. Oh and if they’re okay with sarcasm. There will probably be a lot of that.
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.
D.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Japanese
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。
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
P.
Portland
NEWFluent
English
German
LEARNS
Spanish
My favorite topics
Travel, food, music, books, TV shows, languages
I want a conversation partner who 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.
K.
Portland
Fluent
Japanese
LEARNS
English
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
My favorite topics
General topics, Computer science. I’m really good at table tennis haha I used to be a state champ in Japan
H.
Portland
Fluent
English
LEARNS
Swedish
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!
I want a conversation partner who is
Someone who loves to have fun and be silly!
Looking for an online language exchange partner in Portland, United States?
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you know how many Tandem members are available for Portuguese language exchange in Portland?
In Portland there are 159 members ready to have a Portuguese language exchange.
Are there other locations in United States other than Portland where I can find a Portuguese language exchange partner?
You can also find a Portuguese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/portuguese/reston />Reston, <a href=/learn/portuguese/brooklyn />Brooklyn, and <a href=/learn/portuguese/honolulu />Honolulu.
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.