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Learn Turkish in Portland

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Portland

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Turkish

My favorite topics

Food, craft beer, aviation, science fiction, outdoor activities,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone interested in nerdy topics like video games and technology

My learning goals

I want to be able to make conversation in my target language with any native speaker I come across.

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A.

Portland

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Ideal language community partner

People interested in fun TPRS. TPRS means: 1) telling short stories....

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

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R.

Portland

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to get better at spanish...

My favorite topics

Music, travel, books, philosophy, culture. Instagram:shouttodalord

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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R.

Portland

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Bicycles腳踏車, piano tuning鋼琴調音, cryptocurrency加密貨幣, black tea紅茶,...

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。

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?

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F.

Portland

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

-Someone who wants to talk via audio -calls! -Someone who likes...

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

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L.

Portland

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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.

My language exchange partner is

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

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N.

Portland

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Spanish

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Funny people who are serious about learning and teaching!

My learning goals

To speak Portuguese fluently!

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S.

Portland

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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.

My favorite topics

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

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P.

Portland

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French

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Everyone! I enjoy chatting with all sorts of people

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E.

Portland

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Spanish

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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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M.

Portland

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner 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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A.

Portland

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My learning goals

I want to communicate with some of the families in my community...

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.

Ideal language community partner

Patient, encouraging, and humorous.

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Portland

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Russian

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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German

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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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L.

Portland

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German

My learning goals

Espero divertirme mientras aprend...

My favorite topics

Películas, tecnología, música

I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien divertido y extrovertido

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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

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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M.

Portland

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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

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J.

Portland

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My learning goals

advanced leaner and fluent in spanish...

My favorite topics

Music Animals Skateboarding Food

Ideal conversation exchange partner

good sense of humor laid back eager to learn

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Portland

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French

My favorite topics

J’aime dessiner, parler avec mes amis, étudier les maths et les...

Perfect language exchange partner

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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D.

Portland

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

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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H.

Portland

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English

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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!

My language exchange partner is

Someone who loves to have fun and be silly!

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A.

Portland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Language, science, math, musi...

Ideal language community partner

Interesting, passionate about learning

My learning goals

To be fluent in as many languages as possible

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M.

Portland

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct m...

My learning goals

Better my flow

My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosophy

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K.

Portland

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Japanese

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English

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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Y.

Portland

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Korean

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English

My favorite topics

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

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.

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A.

Portland

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Can switch between languages and very patien...

My learning goals

Keep up my chinese bring my spanish up to speed

My favorite topics

Pokemon, jiu-jitsu, travel

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J.

Portland

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English

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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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V.

Portland

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Arabic

My favorite topics

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

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.

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M.

Portland

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

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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C.

Portland

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English

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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.

I want a conversation partner who is

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.

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

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

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

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

You can also find a Turkish Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/turkish/honolulu />Honolulu, <a href=/learn/turkish/tempe />Tempe, and <a href=/learn/turkish/albuquerque />Albuquerque.

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.