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Learn Spanish in Portland

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I would like to talk about any topic, I enjoy watching horror...

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

My learning goals

Conocer muchas personas y aprender portugués.Y quizás, aprender otro idioma

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Que me explique bien el inglés y que le pueda entende...

My learning goals

Saber el inglés como segunda lenguaje

My favorite topics

Música, viajes comida animales

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Espero divertirme mientras aprend...

My favorite topics

Películas, tecnología, música

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguien divertido y extrovertido

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Science, history, tech, curious facts, politics and pretty much...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who wants to practice spanish or english, and willing to share his/her culture (and language) any age, any gender (:

My learning goals

My goal is to learn Chinese and french, and meet new people along the way

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I want a conversation partner who is

Looking for someone in Seattle and Portland. I'll be there in...

My learning goals

Poder tener la confianza y fluidez que requiero para viajar sola.

My favorite topics

Cine, música, lugares por visitar, libros,

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Improve my speaking skill...

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Science, travelling, hobbies, nature, movies

My language exchange partner is

A talkative and inquiry person

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Technology, travelling, sports, philosophy, understanding people,...

Ideal language community partner

I can talk with anybody who wants to share with me her/his own story. I'm a very good listener.

My learning goals

I would like to refine my english skills and my german. Also I can help you with your spanish.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Have a deep understanding of the languag...

My learning goals

Understand the language and get a grasp of the nuances

My favorite topics

Work, family and science

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Learn language...

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Talk about interesting topics

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My favorite topics

Biology, theatre, music, musical theatre, cooking, guitar, medicin...

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.

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.

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Portland

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who can speak Korean or Japanes...

My learning goals

Become fluent in Korean and Japanese

My favorite topics

Culture, work, family

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Portland

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To be able to understand correctly. As well as speaking the languag...

My favorite topics

I game too much

Ideal language community partner

Anyone

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

Ideal conversation exchange 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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Someone who is just learning English as I am just learning Spanish....

My learning goals

I’m on duolingo, which is great, but feels like I’m reading a dictionary. I’d like to be more comfortable *speaking* rather than being good at *reading*

My favorite topics

Family life (I have 2 little kids), running, trail running, home improvement, political injustices, futurist technology, health, running, did I mention running?

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My learning goals

Keep practicing Spanish, learn Italian and a little germa...

My favorite topics

Biking, camping hiking are activities that occupy my time during the summer. During winter I enjoy skiing, sewing, art and music

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone friendly and kind that wants to learn together our languages and maybe be good friends

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Music Animals Skateboarding Foo...

My language exchange partner is

good sense of humor laid back eager to learn

My learning goals

advanced leaner and fluent in spanish.

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Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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Ideal language community partner

Interesting, passionate about learnin...

My learning goals

To be fluent in as many languages as possible

My favorite topics

Language, science, math, music

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Portland

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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

Ideal conversation 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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Catalan

My favorite topics

Travel, philosophy, languag...

Perfect language exchange partner

A tolerant person

My learning goals

Increase my fluency

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Portland

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I want a conversation partner who is

You have to be really chill and relaxed! And also patient! I...

My learning goals

I really want to become fluent in Spanish but I love other languages as well. A lot of customers at my work assume I speak Spanish so it is disappointing to let them don’t when I am not fluent!

My favorite topics

I really like art and music. I’m into a lot of current TV shows and I like anime too! I like learning new things and like making new friends.

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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

My language exchange partner is

Can switch between languages and very patient

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Makeup, music, art, photography, movies, video games, tattoo...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who has no problem asking questions!

My learning goals

Enhance my language knowledge, make friendships!

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Portland

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Spanish speaker who is interested in learning Englis...

My learning goals

I would like to get my Spanish to a conversational level

My favorite topics

Computer science, martial arts, wrestling, culture, political science, philosophy, mathematics, natrual sciences, linguistics

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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

Perfect language exchange partner

A fun, light-hearted Spanish speaker who will correct my mistakes and help me improve my speaking and writing skills.

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Portland

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

I want a conversation partner who is

People at a similar stage of their language learning process.

My learning goals

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

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Portland

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My language exchange partner is

Sports fans, Funny, Open, Enjoys talking about experiences, ect...

My learning goals

I’d like to become fully fluent in Spanish.

My favorite topics

Sports, Food, Politics and Culture.

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Portland

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To speak Portuguese fluently!...

My favorite topics

Social issues, TV shows, documentaries, cultural differences, life stories, and food. Languages are my passion!

Ideal language community partner

Funny people who are serious about learning and teaching!

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Portland

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

Ideal conversation exchange 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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Portland

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Perfect language 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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Portland

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French

My learning goals

Just enough to have a normal conversation, nothing too professiona...

My favorite topics

Travel, other cultures, and woodworking

I want a conversation partner who is

One who will be interested in learning English or spanish

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

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

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

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

You can also find a Spanish Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/spanish/bowling-green />Bowling Green, <a href=/learn/spanish/waco />Waco, and <a href=/learn/spanish/knoxville />Knoxville.

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.