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Learn Portuguese in Chicago

Learn to actually speak Portuguese by making friends with native speakers

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Books, languages, movies, history, culture, and food. I love...

My language exchange partner is

Similar interests to mine because the conversation can keep flowing.

My learning goals

I want to be able to practice the language I am learning.

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Ideal language community partner

Anyone who is interested in helping!...

My learning goals

Improve my English. Learn polish.

My favorite topics

Psychology, Yoga, meditation, music, astronomy

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My learning goals

Practice Spanish and help people that want to practive Portuguese...

My favorite topics

Traveling!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Outgoing and fun

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My favorite topics

Food, filmmaking, k-dramas, languages, cultures, musi...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone serious about languages only

My learning goals

Having more courage to just speak/write

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who loves the world, loves exploring, and someone who...

My learning goals

Hope to learn more of the other languages I'm learning, and would love to help others with their English and French!

My favorite topics

Exploring the World and Learning Languages! ✈️, Political Science and International Relations , Neuroscience, Psychology, & Medicine ‍⚕️, Writing Letters & Sending Postcards ✒️✉️

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My learning goals

Be able to communicate well with native speaker...

My favorite topics

Languages, Video Games, Star Wars, Music, Books

My language exchange partner is

I'm open so I don't care

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Ideal language community partner

Christian friends

My learning goals

Making the kingdom of God

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person who always have something to talk about and is interested...

My learning goals

I want to practice speech, I would also love if anyone could suggest movies, music and books.

My favorite topics

What I mostly do is play games, I also love music, movies, series, anything related to story telling usually gets my attention. Ps. I started reading Harry Potter about a a couple months ago and I’m in the 4th book and It’s so much fun !!!

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My learning goals

Be able to express my most deepest thoughts in English....

My favorite topics

Anything! Music, books, movies, sports, food.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is open to chat about anything while we improving each other languages.

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IT, Nature, Animals, culture, Cars, Music, Movies, Travel, anything....

I want a conversation partner who is

Like me, like the same things

My learning goals

Learn English and Spanish. Can I help you? Quiero ayudarte.

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My language exchange partner is

Uma pessoa aberta para ensinar e aprende...

My learning goals

Fluir em uma conversa sem a preocupação com as palavras que devem ser usadas

My favorite topics

Comida, viagens e vida

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My learning goals

I want to improve my grasp on fluency in foreign languages, specifically...

My favorite topics

Science, engineering, medicine, technology, politics, ethics, debate, languages, culture, going out, relationships

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient and understands that it takes time and continuous feedback to learn a language. Someone who is energetic, optimistic, and interesting. Overall, I hope we both share excitement for learning languages together!

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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All of the...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone respectful it’s enough for me

My learning goals

Trying to have a basic conversation it’s my goal right now

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Perfect language exchange partner

I am mostly self taught therefore I would love to meet natives...

My learning goals

I’m considering learning 6 languages or more.

My favorite topics

I am passionate about languages and language learning. I also love traveling and making new friends along the way.

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My learning goals

Learn some language, make some friend...

My favorite topics

Traveling, sports, technology

I want a conversation partner who is

People who like to have fun, travelling, sports

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My favorite topics

Esportes,cultura,seriados e filme...

My language exchange partner is

Pessoa divertida que preferer curtir as coisas boas e da vida

My learning goals

Desenvolver a escrita e fala para aumentar o meu vocabulário

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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Ideal language community partner

Someone from a different country who wants to make friends...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak Spanish with native speakers just as smoothly as I speak English. And I want to become more comfortable with my French.

My favorite topics

Biking, Music, urban gardening, The Sims, Sim City, movies, Netflix, and culture.

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My learning goals

Keep up Spanish and learn new languages! Italian,Portuguese,...

My favorite topics

Culture, politics, science, education, conservation, travel.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Likes the outdoors, the arts, owns their own business, self-starter, looking for advice or to share experiences.

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My favorite topics

Psychology,social justice, writing, reading, working with kids,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded insightful and funny people ☺️IG:ioanafantaa

My learning goals

I want to learn as much as possible

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I want a conversation partner who is

Patience Easy goin...

My learning goals

I want to improve my English

My favorite topics

Traveling Food Sports What makes you happy

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My learning goals

Learn French, German and also improve my Englis...

My favorite topics

Movies, Dance, travel, sports

My language exchange partner is

Someone fun to have a nice conversation

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My favorite topics

Travels, movies, coffee, beach, emotionally talk. I'd really...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who also speaks in English so we can understand each other and learn our primary languages so it can be easier to communicate. I'm not asking to respond right away, I can't do it either.

My learning goals

Being able to understand the language and to express myself in another country. Also, to be able to read texts that were originally written in another language.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone like me trying to improve his Spanish vocabulary, pronunciation...

My learning goals

I want to reach a fluent spoken English due to develop better my work in an international office.

My favorite topics

Economy, Sports, culture, movies...

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I want to be more comfortable with speaking with someone and...

My favorite topics

I love discussion about music, food, and travel.

Perfect language exchange partner

The perfect tandem buddy would be willing to converse with me about anything and help me learn not only the language but introduce me to the culture as well

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De tudo um pouc...

I want a conversation partner who is

Extrovertida que possa me ajudar sempre a melhorar meu idioma

My learning goals

Quero muito aprender espanhol e outros idiomas e poder ajudar outras pessoas a aprender a língua brasileira

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Je ne sais pas vraiment car je suis vraiment ouverte à tous....

My learning goals

C’est juste une passion que j’ai maintenant et qui me pousse à apprendre les mots et phrases dans une autre langue que la mienne à laquelle j’ai un fort intérêt.

My favorite topics

Les sujets dont j’aime beaucoup parler sont l’art, la danse classique (ou aussi les danses classiques), les langues en général, les cultures des peuples, la géographie, etc. Je suis prête et ouverte à parler de beaucoup de choses différentes.

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My learning goals

aprimorar meu inglê...

My favorite topics

Filmes, música, faculdade, o futuro do planeta, veganismo

Ideal language community partner

Que não deixa o assunto morrer

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My favorite topics

Swiming, jogging, reading, working out and meeting new people....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People interested in improving their English and Spanish skills, I really wanna know more about their cultures and life stories, open minded, fun and kind people

My learning goals

Improve my language skills

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Perfect language exchange partner

Alguém que me ajudaria a corrigir os meus erros e que está disposto...

My learning goals

Adquirir fluência até o final de 2017.

My favorite topics

Viagens, profissões, culturas, comidas, livros

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My learning goals

Practice and perfect the language. Make some friends...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, travel, sports, photography, games, professional development, mentoring.

I want a conversation partner who is

Smart and funny people.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 735 Portuguese speakers in Chicago 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 Chicago?

In Chicago there are 735 members ready to have a Portuguese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Portuguese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/portuguese/baltimore />Baltimore, <a href=/learn/portuguese/tulsa />Tulsa, and <a href=/learn/portuguese/fullerton />Fullerton.

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 735 of them coming from Chicago.