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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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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

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

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English

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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

H.

H.

Manhattan

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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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

Y.

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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J.

Lake Charles

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Mi meta es hablar fluido al menos 3 idiomas...

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de fútbol, música, idiomas, comidas.

Perfect language exchange partner

Me gustaría un compañero que quiera aprender un idioma tanto como yo.

H.

H.

Gloversville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Books, music, T...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, funny, maybe a little crazy

My learning goals

Learning for fun

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L.

Columbia

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me learn the language and become friend...

My learning goals

To become fluent and visit Japan

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about my day and hobbies

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J.

Brentwood

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Learn to speak Korean fluently...

My favorite topics

bands , LGBTQ + , art , photography , music , etc.

Ideal language community partner

Oof , anyone who isn’t dry . I guess someone who’s really chill and kind , um , part of lgbtq would be nice though .

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C.

Watertown

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Animals, food, music...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My learning goals

To improve my spanish

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A.

Brentwood

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, friendly, and progressiv...

My learning goals

I want to improve my confidence in speaking fluently and be able to teach Spanish to students

My favorite topics

I like discussing music, travelling, and social problems

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L.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluen...

My favorite topics

Food, travel, sports

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind, funny, respectful, patient

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C.

Albany

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I love to read and write. I’m laid back but shy from the beginning....

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient, and will understand how it can be difficult to learn a new language.

My learning goals

To just learn as many languages as I can and learn every culture too. To help break the language barrier with different languages and cultures.

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M.

Mustang

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can make time for me as I will do for them, someone...

My learning goals

Learning Korean and Japanese.

My favorite topics

Kpop, cooking, and drawing.

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L.

Pittsburgh

Fluent

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English

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Arabic

My learning goals

To learn mor...

My favorite topics

School Movies Funny Stories

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Explains everything to me clearly in a way where I am progressively learning Arabic

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C.

Tucson

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Life, common interests and hobbies. Instagram coleton_gnar1...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone willing to teach while exchanging knowledge, stories and to communicate

My learning goals

To be able to create and hold my own conversations with people all over the world. Would like to be able to know the difference between when and how to use certain words or refrences while conversing

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R.

Zionsville

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

热于助人,善良,学习有热...

My learning goals

流利和他人沟通

My favorite topics

投资 电影 国际政治

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R.

New York

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Be able to communicate in English as a native speaker...

My favorite topics

Movies, musicals, exercises, food

My language exchange partner is

Kind, honest, and interested in Japanese culture and language

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A.

Sun Prairie

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I don’t have too many topics I won’t discuss, but I guess I like...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient and doesn’t mind dumb questions. Someone with a sense of humor as well.

My learning goals

My language learning goals are to become familiar and proficient with sentence structure and vocabulary.

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O.

San Antonio

Fluent

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English

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient as hel...

My learning goals

I want to be able to have conversational skills.

My favorite topics

Daily activities, food and random topics.

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D.

Asheville

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to learn enough to communicate on a jobsit...

My favorite topics

Any type of creative construction Hunting Fishing Tools

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who also enjoys construction/mechanical work

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B.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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French

My favorite topics

N’importe quo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, eager to learn and help open minded respectful

My learning goals

Learn 100 words in a month Become fluent

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E.

Beaverton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Ideally a native Spanish speaker...

My learning goals

To keep my spoken Spanish sharp, improve conversational ability and expand my vocabulary.

My favorite topics

Telenovelas, philosophy, culture, literature, sports, series

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S.

Cary

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

to speak with correct grammar and have people understand what...

My favorite topics

cooking food, drawing, singing, and playing video games :^)

Ideal language community partner

people who are friendly, patient, and won’t get mad at me if I mess up!

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Z.

Salisbury

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

問候。平常聊...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

不錯

My learning goals

能夠流利的說英文

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L.

Newark

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is chill and funny. Don’t worry about saying the...

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in these languages so I can travel there and have good conversations I want to make friends too so text me and let’s be friends

My favorite topics

I like movies and I want to travel. I watch YouTube and Netflix all the time when I’m not in school. What’s your favorite things to do?

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H.

Austin

Fluent

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English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

To get better and understanding what it’s like to live in Japan...

My favorite topics

Working out, music, memes, anime

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone fun who wants a international friend

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/boise />Boise, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/portland />Portland, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/minneapolis />Minneapolis.

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.