The purpose of this group is to expose little ones to learn Mandarin Chinese through song, play, rhymes, craft and reading books out loud. If your first or second language is Mandarin Chinese or you would like your child to learn or hear another language, please come and join us. Our mission is for our children to learn Mandarin Chinese with other children through fun and play. 1st Wednesday at the Cafe Sip n Play - Story Time Corner 10:00-10:30am (Ongoing FREE Event) 2nd/4th Friday at the New S …

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. Each week we will use a topic to start the dis …

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!

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!

This is a group for all ethnic backgrounds to gather and get to know and understand each others cultures in many different ethnically diverse social settings. Challenge yourself, I welcome you to join us today.

Our group for all people from the Middle East and north Africa. If you're between 25-55 year old, lives in Portland, from the ME or interested to learn about the culture of Middle Easterners, friendly, single or married then you can join this group. It's for fun, socializing, meet singles, learn different languages, learn about music and dance and other culture aspects.

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 …

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 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!

… The group is led by Darren Packard, a speech-language pathologist who specializes in accent reduction and communication training. He has over 17,000 hours and 11 years of experience training people in accent reduction and communication, is currently on the faculty at Portland State University and teaches for Portland Community College, in addition to teaching private accent reduction, small classes, and large corporate classes throughout the Pacific Northwest and the world via live, online web-b …

Do you speak French but find yourself speaking English most of the time to your children? Are you an expat wishing to connect with other French speaking families? 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? If so, this group is for you! Please join us in SW Portland so our children (from very small ones to 3 years of age) can play together in t …

Hola! Somos familias hablando español en casa con nuestros hijos y tenemos ganas de conocer a otros padres y madres que tengan un nivel Intermedio a Fluído. Ya que mi esposo no habla español, nos dimos cuenta de la importancia de que nuestros hijos practiquen el idioma con otros niños. Estamos muy emocionados por este grupo y nos encanta la idea de poder conocerte!  

Come to our meetings, speak Dutch, and celebrate Dutch culture! Dutch and Flemish speakers of all levels are welcome. We intend to organize at least 4 meetings a year. For those who cannot get enough of Dutch culture and language, there is a Dutch Conversation Night at Costello's Travel Caffee on the first Tuesday of each month: http://www.costellostravelcaffe.com

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 …

Meet and mingle with local Italian language and culture lovers! Come to an Italian Language Meetup and make new amici as you practice speaking, build your vocab and finally figure out those verb conjugations! All ages and levels welcome. Ciao!

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.

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.