Language exchange in Lisbon.
Practise Portuguese over a bica, not in yet another video call. TaalMeet is opening city by city and Lisbon has its own waitlist.
How it works in Lisbon.
Lisbon has plenty of informal language meetups, but they are scattered and easy to miss. TaalMeet puts one partner and one plan in front of you.
Pick your languages
Choose the language you can share and the one you want. Portuguese, English, French or any of 130+ languages.
See who is nearby
When Lisbon opens, the map will show people in Alfama, Bairro Alto, Príncipe Real or Marvila, so you can meet near home or near where you work.
Meet for 30 minutes
Pick a café or a miradouro, talk for half the time in each language and finish with another bica if it clicks. That is the whole idea.
Learn Portuguese the Lisboeta way.
Lisbon draws remote workers, Erasmus students and new residents who want more than ordering in Portuguese. At the same time, many Lisboetas like to practise English or French. TaalMeet is built to connect the two, face to face and as friends.
Nearby cities.
Heading between Lisbon and Spain or further north? See where TaalMeet is live and which cities come next.
Language exchange in Lisbon: questions.
Not yet. TaalMeet started in The Hague and opens city by city, in the order the waitlists fill up. Download the app and we will tell you when Lisbon opens.
Somewhere public and easygoing. The Biblioteca de Marvila, the cafés around Largo do Carmo and Príncipe Real, the Jardim da Estrela, or a walk up to the Miradouro da Graça are all good places for an intercâmbio de idiomas.
Yes. TaalMeet is free on iPhone and Android, with no subscription, and the Lisbon waitlist is free to join.
That depends on your partner, so say which one you want in your first message. If you live in Lisbon, practising with someone from Portugal helps you get used to the local accent and vocabulary.