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Learn Portuguese in Portland

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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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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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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

Talk about interesting topic...

My learning goals

Learn languages

My favorite topics

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

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Portland

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My learning goals

Practice listening and speaking without overthinking. Learning...

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.

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R.

Portland

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My favorite topics

Music, travel, books, philosophy, culture. ...

Ideal language community partner

Spanish speakers mostly. People who want to get deep into some subjects.

My learning goals

I want to get better at spanish

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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

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My learning goals

Help others with their English, maintain my Spanish, improve...

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!

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N.

Portland

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Spanish

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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M.

Portland

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct m...

My learning goals

Better my flow

My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosophy

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J.

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Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Mandarin one day...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Hmm someone who is interested in learning and in teaching.

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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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Portland

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Perfect language exchange partner

A fun, light-hearted Spanish speaker who will correct my mistakes...

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation with a native speaker and improve my overall comprehension of the language.

My favorite topics

Travel, food, music, books, TV shows, languages

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Japanese

My learning goals

To get better at speaking Japanese and learn more vocabulary....

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。

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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Portland

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Basketball mostly Portland Trail Blazer...

My language exchange partner is

Someone that I can practice Japanese with

My learning goals

I just want to practice Japanese

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Portland

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Ideal language community 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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Swedish

My learning goals

I would love to learn to be pretty fluent for travels and being...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who loves to have fun and be silly!

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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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M.

Portland

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

To become more better and natural

My favorite topics

School:)) and where you come from

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K.

Portland

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Japanese

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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

My language exchange partner is

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’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico...

Ideal language community partner

Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish! I’ve been trying to learn for about a year, but am hoping for someone who wants to speak both Spanish and English with me so I can learn.

My learning goals

I have many plans to visit Mexico soon, and my partner’s family is Mexican. I would like to be able to converse with them and ideally become fluent someday.

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Portland

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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German

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in as many languages as possible. I’m looking...

My favorite topics

Biology, theatre, music, musical theatre, cooking, guitar, medicine

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is passionate about what they’re talking about, can correct me when I’m wrong, and is okay with being corrected.

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Portland

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Russian

My favorite topics

Food, verbs, clothing and any fun vocabulary for russian, I know...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone patient with me, and willing to answer not only questions about language, but also things relating to culture

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.

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Portland

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Arabic

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is outgoing, funny, awkward and understanding like...

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.

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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...

Ideal language community partner

People at a similar stage of their language learning process.

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M.

Portland

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My favorite topics

Música, viajes comida animale...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Que me explique bien el inglés y que le pueda entender

My learning goals

Saber el inglés como segunda lenguaje

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Portland

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Korean

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

I want to talk about life, culture and hobby...

My learning goals

I wanna meet more friends and learn other cultures.

My favorite topics

I like swimming,working out,riding. I love traveling and reading. 我喜欢运动特别游泳还有骑自行车。我爱旅行,读书。

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Portland

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My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Language, science, math, music

I want a conversation partner who is

Interesting, passionate about learning

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/fullerton />Fullerton, <a href=/learn/portuguese/bridgeport />Bridgeport, and <a href=/learn/portuguese/fort-worth />Fort Worth.

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.