Learn German in Portland
Learn to actually speak German by making friends with native speakers
Portland
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I like drawing, learning languages, growing vegetables/cacti,...
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.
My learning goals
Practice listening and speaking without overthinking. Learning to understand and recognize different accents.
Ideal language community partner
Everyone! I enjoy chatting with all sorts of peopl...
My learning goals
I want to practice my German conversation skills and start learning Spanish
My favorite topics
Music, Art, Dance, Books, Languages, Culture, Geography, Daily Life
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
Ideal conversation 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.
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.
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German speakers in Portland
My learning goals
I want to be more fluent in languages that I'm learning as well...
My favorite topics
I like to talk about music, travel, and family.
My language exchange partner is
Someone who likes learning languages, and wants to talk about something cool in their life. Also someone who isn't afraid to correct my grammar and accent.
My favorite topics
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.
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone who is open minded and easy going. Someone who is respectful...
My learning goals
I want to improve my language skills
My favorite topics
Sports, technology, travel, music and language learning or pretty much anything
My language exchange partner is
Open-minded, not afraid to correct my writin...
My learning goals
I want to learn more specialized vocabulary, practice using complex tenses and moods, and learn more colloquialisms in Italian. I have similar goals for French and Latin but I'm a bit less advanced.
My favorite topics
Languages, science, cooking
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My favorite topics
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.
My learning goals
Improve my German fluency before traveling to Germany in September...
My favorite topics
Soccer, hockey, transit, playing and listening to music, engineering
I want a conversation partner who is
Someone who’s enthusiastic about sharing their language and culture with others.
My favorite topics
Food, verbs, clothing and any fun vocabulary for russian, I know...
My language exchange partner 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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Ideal language community partner
Someone who is friendly, nice, and can understand that I’m not...
My learning goals
I would like to improve my Spanish, Farsi and Hebrew.
My favorite topics
I like talking about psychology, music (Florence and the Machine, Sia, Of Monsters and Men, etc.), food, cooking, eating, Game of Thrones, traveling, and so much more
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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.
My learning goals
To speak Portuguese fluently!...
My favorite topics
Social issues, TV shows, documentaries, cultural differences, life stories, and food. Languages are my passion!
Perfect language exchange partner
Funny people who are serious about learning and teaching!
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.
My language exchange partner is
Someone interested in nerdy topics like video games and technolog...
My learning goals
I want to be able to make conversation in my target language with any native speaker I come across.
My favorite topics
Food, craft beer, aviation, science fiction, outdoor activities, and technology.
My learning goals
To be able to talk fluently (ish...
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Hello! My name is Angelika, you may go with Lika. I'm from Russia, currently studying/working in the US. I'm open to practicing German with natives but if you want to improve your English/Russian, I’d be happy to chat in those languages as well
Ideal language community partner
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 favorite topics
Music, psychology, travel, metaphysics, art, fun...
Ideal conversation 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.
Perfect language exchange partner
Amable, inteligente, paciente, gracioso...
My learning goals
Español: alburear, mejorar mi vocabulario | Português: aprimorar tudo | Русский: учиться
My favorite topics
Música, naturaleza, gastronomía, idiomas
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
I want a conversation partner who is
-Someone who wants to talk via audio -calls! -Someone who likes to talk about random stuff! -Someone who has something to say!
Looking for an online language exchange partner in Portland, United States?
Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 159 German speakers in Portland looking to learn German 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 German language exchange in Portland?
In Portland there are 159 members ready to have a German language exchange.
Are there other locations in United States other than Portland where I can find a German language exchange partner?
You can also find a German Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/german/chula-vista />Chula Vista, <a href=/learn/german/riverside />Riverside, and <a href=/learn/german/beaumont />Beaumont.
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.