Meet and mingle with local Japanese language and culture lovers! Practice your Japanese, learn culture, share stories, swap recipes, find the best restaurants or whatever. Join and bring friends. Since we are a growing group, event date/time and location may vary until we achieve wa... or find what works best for everyone! 18 and older and all levels welcome.

Fala Portugues!! We are the local Portuguese speakers that had one common language . Come build a better relationship with Portugues conversation, cultural events, music, dinners, and other fun get togethers! Whether you're a native speaker, just starting to learn, or anywhere in-between, come join the conversation! "Everything is practice." — Pele Brazil/Brasil    Portugal    Angola Other countries that speak Portuguese Cape Verde— Português cabo-verdiano (Cape Verdean Portuguese) Daman …

We're a diverse group from beginning Russian learners to native speakers. We're a new group who meets to practice our Russian and learn about and discuss the history, traditions, and cultures of Russia and the former Soviet Republics. Meetings are conducted in English but half of the meeting time will be used to practice our listening and speaking skills in Russian with each other-all ages and levels are welcome. If you're interested, please join!

The Portland MahJong Society is a group devoted to the ancient tile-game of MahJong, originally developed centuries ago in China. We are devoted to not only playing MahJong but, also reaching out to new players and giving them a fun, friendly group of people to learn the game from. -------------------- MAHJONG IN THE GARDEN : Thursdays, Lan Su Gardens @ 1:00pm - 3pm We have a regular game that plays in the blissful surroundings of the Portland Chinese Gardens. May - September:  Every Thursday, f …

Are you learning Mandarin Chinese and want an opportunity to practice with others? Or maybe you learned it before and want a chance to refresh.  Or perhaps you are a Mandarin speaker and would like to help people who want to improve. Join us on Saturdays to practice simple conversations in Mandarin as well as discussing Chinese language, culture and history. This is not a strict mandarin-only conversation group. We encourage everyone to participate. Since there is often a wide range of skills, s …

Portland has a large assortment of Asian Foods, some Americanized, some are a fusion of both, and some of them are more traditional. If you are a foodie or just a lover of Asian foods, come and join our outings and explore the Asian food scene in Portland and beyond! Note:  Member and Organizer etiquette is expected for participation in this group.  Please take time to familiarize yourself with these rules. Members -- http://www.meetup.com/Asianfoodgroup/pages/Membership_Etiquette_Rules_and_Poli …

We are a group of thirty and forty-something Nikkei and Nihonjin gathering to meet new people, share experiences and just have fun. Nikkei and Nihonjin ages 35 to 49 years old welcome.

This group is about learning and interacting with Korean language and culture as well as helping Koreans who recently came to America to learn or practice English by language exchange. The goal is to help one another no matter what cultural background.

I am Italian from Milan and I have been in Portlan OR since 2005. I am always looking for new friends and I feel very confortable with people who love my country. I know many people had a good time in Italy and many people also speak Italian, but it is hard to find a place to practice the language. So if you speak Italian, live on the West side and would like to find a place practice and find new friends, please join me. We will also have night of Italian culture where you don't need to be able …

A group dedicated to enjoying tea and great company. We specialize in socializing around a pot of tea. Come one, come all especially those who are new in town.

For those who would like a couple of hours of French conversation in their lives. À practiquer, s'ameliorer, partager, faire un connection, faire des amies...n'importe de quoi! Its not necessary to be perfect or fluent in French but to have an interest in learning more about the French language, and the many francophone cultures etc...The objective is to have fun and learn together through cooking, cultural games, excursions etc...If you have any activity suggestions please feel free to share!

This is a group for those in the Portland area who are interested in beginning to learn or increase their knowledge of the Arabic language. The group will be open to the curious, the beginner, the intermediate, and on up. Native speakers are surely welcome, including those that would like to improve their English skills!

Czesc! (Hello in Polish) We are a group of Polish language speakers who would like to meet up to speak Polish and learn about the Polish culture.

This social group meets to discuss translation, interpretation, and linguistics in the Portland metro area. Professionals and enthusiasts can meet new people, share stories, and collaborate.

Are you an expat wishing to connect with other French-speaking families? Do you speak French but find yourself speaking English most of the time to your children? Do you want your children to interact with other French-speaking children so they can practice the language? Do you love the French language and just want to hang out with French-speaking families? Then this group is for you. Any member can suggest a meetup, anywhere (park, coffee house, museum, hike, your home, etc.). So, think about …

I searched for bilingual Korean/American for baby group and found none in Portland, Oregon. So, I decided to start one to see if anyone would be interested in teaching the Korean language to their babies. I speak fluent Korean and English.  I am a mom with 6 month old twin boys. I started reading Korean story book and also singing Korean children songs. I am hoping to meet more moms and dads who are willing to share ideas and also participate in children play-time in Korean/American language. Yo …

Do you value diversity? Enjoy learning about other cultures and just people different than you in general? If so come join us! The purpose of the Portland Culture Exchange is simple.  Gather together people from different cultural backgrounds and bring them together to share culture, stories, conversation and have some fun together! Everyone is welcome to join.  The only thing you need to bring is an open attitude and willingness to learn, have some fun and share some of your story with us!

Somos un grupo informal que se reúne los sábados para conversar en español. Para la mayoría el español es el segundo idioma, aunque para algunos es el primero. Hemos pasado tiempo viviendo o viajando en países donde se habla español. Es un ambiente acogedor. No hay estructura, ni líder, ni tema, sólo conversación informal. Si tienes interés en mejorar o mantener tu nivel, por favor, ven a visitarnos.

This is a meet-up for families with interest in the French language. This is a place for families with children who are learning French to come together in one place. We can create social events like dinners, picnics, or even camping in a French rich environment. We can organize group conversational classes for kids and teens. The sky is really the limit. I thought I would start this group to see if there was a need to organize with so many French educational institutions here in Portland. Lets …

Oregonians from Uzbekistan, let's meet up! This is a group aimed at bringing together people who moved to Portland from Uzbekistan. I does not matter whether you speak Uzbek, Russian or Tajik, everyone is welcome. Even if you don't speak any of those languages and are interested in Uzbekistan is welcome.

This is a group for anyone interested in international traveling. Whether it's your first international trip or there are stamps galore in your passport, everyone is welcome. We're a group of people who want to make friends while traveling the world. Meet fellow travel enthusiasts and dreamers near you. Join World Travelers to learn about discounted group travel and meet new travel buddies! Become part of this organized travel group to join trips to amazing and adventurous places around the worl …

What? No Cantonese language meetup in Portland? How can this be? This group originated as a place to practice conversational Cantonese over a few too many pints. This group has developed into something much better: we all collaboratively figure out neat things to do and try to converse in Cantonese while doing such neat things. Come join the Portland Cantonese-English Speakeasy where we'll take over local area bars/restaurants/venues/parks/whatever while learning how to speak Cantonese. Anyone i …

Дорогие друзья! This is a group designed to bring together individuals who are studying Russian, wishing to practice and utilize their Russian speaking skills, and those who wish to explore the Russian language in general. The hope is to unite individuals from the all over the greater PDX area, including also the PSU, REED College, and PCC Russian learning communities in order to expand our potential by sharing our knowledge, passion, resources, and support as we build community. Everyone is wel …

This is a group for anyone who is interested in meeting up and celebrating our Filipino heritage and do some fun stuff along the way like dining, hiking, bar hopping, movie or karaoke nights or whatever the group decides to do. I started this group because I'm new in town and I could not find any pinoy meetup groups like where I originally came from. Looking forward to exploring Portlandia with everybody.

Hello moms of Portland. This group is for Russian, Russian/American and any other nationalities who want to expose their toddlers and young kids to the Russian language. I am Russian born but raised here in the US and would love to meet with other parents to be able to speak more Russian with all our children. I would love to find moms who want to have playmates where speaking and learning Russian is encourages and I'd love to find mom who can read stories in Russian and do Russian songs and eve …

FREE CONVERSATIONAL MEETINGS! COME PRACTICE YOUR SPANISH! We have a friendly “fiesta” every Thursday. Beginner’s don’t miss out on a chance to practice your Spanish for FREE. Don't miss out on the great Salvadorean style salsa and guacamole, chips and drinks.

A group for ASL students (and patient fluent signers!) to practice chatting in ASL. No voicing, please!

This is a one-day event on May 18, 2013. We're meeting up at Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon (and hopefully, continuing the group after!). The group is for anyone interested in the Irish language and culture in the Portland Metro Area. It's a place to meet new people and practice your Irish! There have been groups of people meeting for several years for language, music, dance, etc., we're hoping to bring these groups together--and make new friends, too! The event started six years ago …