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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Daily lifeculture work out️ scam walks away cuz it won't work...

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Coolest ppl, energetic ppl.

My learning goals

Make friends no cap. Doing a PhD study try to survive.

A.

A.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Portuguese

Ideal language community partner

Cualquer um que deseje falar e aprende...

My learning goals

Melhorar nas outras linguas

My favorite topics

Música, Esportes e Biología

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G.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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English Flag

English

My learning goals

Deseo poder aprender a comunicarme bien en el idioma estudiado...

My favorite topics

Me gusta conocer nuevas personas, viajar, conocer nuevos lugares. Amo la ciencia y mi pasión esta en el campo.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Personas con metes abiertas e inteligentes para poder hablar de temas interesantes y aprender uno del otro.

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H.

Manhattan

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

culture, kpop, food, animal...

Perfect language exchange partner

anyone who wants to be friends and help me with korean

My learning goals

get to a point where i can visit korea and speak comfortably

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Tandem partners in Manhattan

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T.

Manhattan

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

I can learn off them easily and there fun to talk t...

My learning goals

To be able to be fluent in the language

My favorite topics

Just random conversations

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H.

Manhattan

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to have to opportunity to talk with someone in Spanish...

My favorite topics

Anything like jobs or school or life or food or sports or literally anything

My language exchange partner is

Someone who doesn’t mind my horrible spanish

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C.

Manhattan

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Music, Politics, Current Events, Philosophy, Science, Architecture,...

Ideal language community partner

Engaging and Curious

My learning goals

I feel like I have hit a plateau in German and I want to get better

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Y.

Manhattan

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

友善有趣学...

My learning goals

顺利交流

My favorite topics

生活美食宠物

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R.

Jersey City

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

Fluency, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, vocabulary,...

My favorite topics

Movies, tv shows, video games, comic books, music, language, anime, manga, and etc.

Perfect language exchange partner

A fluent/native speaker in the language that i want to learn.

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C.

Milwaukee

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Movies, TV shows, books, languages, biology, anthropology, etc...

I want a conversation partner who is

I would like to find people to practice my language skills with and help one another improve on the languages we know.

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation in my target languages and be able to say what comes to my mind without switching back to english.

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J.

Houston

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is very chatty and friendly, likes to share facts...

My learning goals

Become conversational in the three languages listed, focusing mostly on Mandarin as I teach English online to Chinese children

My favorite topics

Video games, education, books, psychology, linguistics, world cultures

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C.

West Allis

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, tv shows,

Ideal language community partner

Fluent, and nice

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Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

Value Conversation

Have fun, engaging conversations

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A.

Jersey City

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Bored on this quarantine, so let's practice some language...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open, patient

My learning goals

Learn some Italian

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A.

Erie

Fluent

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Young, open minded, friendl...

My learning goals

To speak fluently

My favorite topics

Gardening, health, art

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M.

Avondale

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

Technology, music, cultures, food I really just like to learn new things

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to be patient sometimes it takes me a bit to learn a language

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M.

Cleveland

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Makeup and musi...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who helps me better the language im learning

My learning goals

To be able to understand and talk to someone in chinese

Grace

Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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S.

Washington

Fluent

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English

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German

Ideal language community partner

Extroverted and fu...

My learning goals

Continue practicing the language

My favorite topics

Sport, current events

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B.

Bellaire

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything....

My favorite topics

I have been learning piano in addition to German and I work as a graphic designer. I love animals but especially dogs.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Ideally somebody around my age but honestly I don’t really have a strong preference.

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S.

Charlottesville

NEW

Fluent

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Persian

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Interested in learning more about different cultures. Tech and...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open to discussion of different ideas in depth.

My learning goals

Expand my communication ability to talk with different people in their own language.

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C.

Somerville

Fluent

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English

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient because I am a super beginne...

My learning goals

I want to know how to answer questions

My favorite topics

I listen to people speaking about bicycling and I want to learn that and general conversation

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A.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

Conversationally fluen...

My favorite topics

Musical theatre, dance, music

My language exchange partner is

Funny, smart, cute

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T.

Peoria

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sport Pets Entertainment movie...

Ideal language community partner

Kind, patient and knowledgeable

My learning goals

Learn Spanish and try sign language

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A.

West Falls Church

Fluent

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English

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Danish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone! There’s so many people out there and I can’t wait to...

My learning goals

Learn the basic and able to watch a show without subtitles

My favorite topics

Culture, politics, food, life, anything really

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R.

Ossining

Fluent

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German

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Spanish

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to be perfec...

My favorite topics

I love football lol

Perfect language exchange partner

any how it comes

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D.

Houston

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Universal, culture, philosoph...

I want a conversation partner who is

student

My learning goals

fluent in French, improve english to native speaker lever

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B.

Stockbridge

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Someone funny and open-minded, likes music, fashion, make-up,...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in korean and make some friends.

My favorite topics

Music, make-up, tv shows, drawing

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H.

Security-Widefield

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

To become fluent in different languages and make new friends...

My favorite topics

Music, photography, movies, basically anything!

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient because I will mess up a lot probably at first. Someone to help me through my language learning journey. Someone who is kind and someone who will have fun in both teaching and learning languages!

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S.

Rochester

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Dogs, computers, programmin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can help me a learn a language while being patient with my mistakes

My learning goals

Learn more vocab, learn grammatical structure, be able to converse

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D.

Olympia

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone into anime and manga, but just a normal person I can...

My learning goals

To make friends and keep in touch

My favorite topics

Anime and manga, Japanese rock, video games.

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M.

Honolulu

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

To become fluent in both French and Spanis...

My favorite topics

Art, music, photography

I want a conversation partner who is

Enjoys the same things I do

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Manhattan?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 13 speakers in Manhattan looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in Manhattan?

There are 13 members in Manhattan on Tandem.

Which other locations in United States other than Manhattan are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/west-lafayette />West Lafayette, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/sidney />Sidney, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/bloomington />Bloomington.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 13 do it in Manhattan.