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Learn Portuguese in Portland

Learn to actually speak Portuguese by making friends with native speakers

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My favorite topics

J’apprécie discuter d’une grande variété de sujets. Je suis toujours...

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.

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Portland

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Ideal language community partner

Com pessoas que ajudem com a língua ingles...

My learning goals

Avançar no inglês

My favorite topics

Music, movie, theater, art, psychology, etc

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L.

Portland

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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 conversation exchange partner

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

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Portland

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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.

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Portuguese speakers in Portland

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Portland

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I want a conversation partner who is

I like talking about various cultures, soccer, novels, movies,...

My learning goals

My favorite topics

I just finished my law master program in LA and will be working temporarily in Cyprus starting this September. Anyone helps me with Greek? I’m totally a beginner but would love to have a basic conversation while living there!

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B.

Portland

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Learn language...

My favorite topics

sports, science, philosophy, biology, civil engineering and music

My language exchange partner is

Talk about interesting topics

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Portland

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My favorite topics

I like drawing, learning languages, growing vegetables/cacti,...

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.

My learning goals

Practice listening and speaking without overthinking. Learning to understand and recognize different accents.

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R.

Portland

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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R.

Portland

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My learning goals

Improve my conversational Mandarin. Learn more Chinese sayings...

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

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。

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N.

Portland

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My favorite topics

Social issues, TV shows, documentaries, cultural differences,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny people who are serious about learning and teaching!

My learning goals

To speak Portuguese fluently!

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J.

Portland

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My language exchange partner is

good sense of humor laid back eager to lear...

My learning goals

advanced leaner and fluent in spanish.

My favorite topics

Music Animals Skateboarding Food

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Portland

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in as many languages as possibl...

My favorite topics

Language, science, math, music

Ideal language community partner

Interesting, passionate about learning

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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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J.

Portland

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My favorite topics

Music, movies, philisophy, comedy, language, cultural differences,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Hmm someone who is interested in learning and in teaching.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Mandarin one day!

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S.

Portland

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Perfect language exchange partner

J’aime parler avec tout les personnes! Je peux vous aider avec...

My learning goals

Je veux pouvoir visiter la France dans quelques années et pouvoir parler en français « normally »

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

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Portland

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My learning goals

Keep up my chinese bring my spanish up to spee...

My favorite topics

Pokemon, jiu-jitsu, travel

I want a conversation partner who is

Can switch between languages and very patient

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Y.

Portland

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Korean

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My favorite topics

I like swimming,working out,riding. I love traveling and reading....

My language exchange partner is

I want to talk about life, culture and hobby.

My learning goals

I wanna meet more friends and learn other cultures.

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Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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D.

Portland

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Ideal language community partner

Someone who has similar interests as I do, isn't timid and can...

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。

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K.

Portland

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My learning goals

Being able to speak English just like native speaker...

My favorite topics

General topics, Computer science. I’m really good at table tennis haha I used to be a state champ in Japan

Ideal conversation exchange partner

No preference. Just someone really fun to talk to. I would love to help you with Japanese!

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Portland

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My favorite topics

I can talk about pretty much anything, I’m only an expert when...

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, encouraging, and humorous.

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.

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H.

Portland

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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.

My favorite topics

Music, psychology, travel, metaphysics, art, fun!

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M.

Portland

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English

My learning goals

Saber el inglés como segunda lenguaj...

My favorite topics

Música, viajes comida animales

My language exchange partner is

Que me explique bien el inglés y que le pueda entender

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M.

Portland

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

School:)) and where you come fro...

Ideal language community partner

That can talk often and has a lot of interest in each other

My learning goals

To become more better and natural

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Portland

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Norwegian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Mexican Spanish native learning English. Mandarin Chinese native...

My learning goals

I want to be able to easily understand any movies in the languages I'm learning and carry a deep conversation with people when I travel.

My favorite topics

I like talking about various languages, technology, health, piano music, skill and business development and self improvement.

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S.

Portland

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My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

People at a similar stage of their language learning process.

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V.

Portland

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English

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Arabic

My favorite topics

Really anything I do like talking about dream jobs and accomplishments....

I want a conversation partner who is

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.

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T.

Portland

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

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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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Better my flo...

My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosophy

Ideal language community partner

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct me

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Portland

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French

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange 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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M.

Portland

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is passionate about what they’re talking about, can...

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

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Portland

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My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation with a native speaker and improve...

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.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 159 Portuguese speakers in Portland 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 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/ashburn />Ashburn, <a href=/learn/portuguese/eugene />Eugene, and <a href=/learn/portuguese/madison />Madison.

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.