learn languages travel

Learn Russian in Portland

Learn to actually speak Russian by making friends with native speakers

Other FlagRussian
keyboard_arrow_down

Portland

keyboard_arrow_down
A.

A.

Portland

NEW

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Hello! My name is Angelika, you may go with Lika. I'm from Russia,...

My language exchange partner is

German speaking ppl who want to practice English/Russian but if you are not - that's okay, I'm open to any experience haha

My learning goals

To be able to talk fluently (ish)

I.

I.

Portland

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

українська Flag

Ukrainian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal language community partner

Fluent in englis...

My learning goals

To improve my English

My favorite topics

Travelling

M.

M.

Portland

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Anything ne...

My favorite topics

Games Films Software Dogs Tech Finance Life hacks Programming Design

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Communicative Passionate

C.

C.

Portland

format_quote
1

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing philosophy, or really just how one views life....

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who loves wordplay and jokes and dosnt get tired of questions! I ask alot of questions when I'm learning! Sometimes I can be a почемучка

My learning goals

I want to be fluent and grammatical correct in Russian. It's a beautiful language!

Members Count Background
Other Flag

Find more than

159

Russian speakers in Portland

S.

S.

Portland

format_quote
1

Fluent

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

ελληνικά Flag

Greek

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

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!

A.

A.

Portland

format_quote
3

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

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.

R.

R.

Portland

format_quote
11

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

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

R.

R.

Portland

format_quote
2

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

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

Speaking is the fastest way to fluency

Practice listening, improve your pronunciation, and learn to speak a foreign language with native speakers – no matter where you are.

Google Play Store BadgeGoogle Play Store Badge
Practice speaking language fluent
L.

L.

Portland

format_quote
3

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

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.

Perfect language exchange partner

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

N.

N.

Portland

format_quote
15

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

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!

A.

A.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

gagana fa'a Samoa Flag

Samoan

My language exchange partner is

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.

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.

T.

T.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

I just want to practice Japanes...

My favorite topics

Basketball mostly Portland Trail Blazers

Ideal language community partner

Someone that I can practice Japanese with

Connect with learners around the world

Value Community

Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

Value Conversation

Have fun, engaging conversations

M.

M.

Portland

NEW

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

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

H.

H.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Svenska Flag

Swedish

Perfect language exchange partner

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!

A.

A.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

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

P.

P.

Portland

format_quote
14

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Everyone! I enjoy chatting with all sorts of people

My learning goals

I want to practice my German conversation skills and start learning Spanish

Grace

Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

starstarstarstarstar

"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

M.

M.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal language community 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

M.

M.

Portland

format_quote
16

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Better my flo...

My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosophy

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct me

P.

P.

Portland

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

Deutsch Flag

German

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel, food, music, books, TV shows, language...

Perfect language exchange partner

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.

Y.

Y.

Portland

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

I want a conversation partner who is

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。

You may know us from…
Mashable accolade
Accolade tech-crunch
Accolade life-hacker
Accolade evening-standard
Accolade insider
Accolade best-of-app-store-grey
Accolade best-of-play-store-grey
D.

D.

Portland

format_quote
1

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

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。

My language exchange partner 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

A.

A.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Pokemon, jiu-jitsu, trave...

Ideal language community partner

Can switch between languages and very patient

My learning goals

Keep up my chinese bring my spanish up to speed

V.

V.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

العربية Flag

Arabic

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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.

C.

C.

Portland

format_quote
1

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Norsk Flag

Norwegian

My learning goals

I want to be able to easily understand any movies in the languages...

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Mexican Spanish native learning English. Mandarin Chinese native learning English and a Norwegian native or someone non-native who also needs to practice speaking in conversation.

M.

M.

Portland

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

To become more better and natural

K.

K.

Portland

format_quote
1

Fluent

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

No preference. Just someone really fun to talk to. I would love...

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

J.

J.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

advanced leaner and fluent in spanish...

My favorite topics

Music Animals Skateboarding Food

Ideal language community partner

good sense of humor laid back eager to learn

S.

S.

Portland

format_quote
5

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People at a similar stage of their language learning process.

My learning goals

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

J.

J.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

Perfect language exchange partner

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.

S.

S.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Je veux pouvoir visiter la France dans quelques années et pouvoir...

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

I want a conversation partner who is

J’aime parler avec tout les personnes! Je peux vous aider avec votre anglais, et vous pouvais m’aider avec mon français :)

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 159 Russian speakers in Portland looking to learn Russian 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 Russian language exchange in Portland?

In Portland there are 159 members ready to have a Russian language exchange.

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

You can also find a Russian Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/russian/clifton />Clifton, <a href=/learn/russian/hialeah />Hialeah, and <a href=/learn/russian/greensboro />Greensboro.

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.