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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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Cantonese

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Cool ppl, energetic ppl, chill vibe

My learning goals

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

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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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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

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English

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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

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H.

Manhattan

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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)

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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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D.

Conyers

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Improve my spoken English,learn some idiomatic phrase...

My favorite topics

Different cultures and customs,books,movies,University life,any interesting story

Perfect language exchange partner

Warm-hearted,patient,kind,outgoing,interesting (maybe native English speaker )

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K.

Santa Maria

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Music, histor...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice

My learning goals

To become fluent

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D.

Atlanta

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Patient and informativ...

My learning goals

To be fluent

My favorite topics

Any and everything as long as it’s a sensible topic.

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Alton

Fluent

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Spanish

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Japanese

My learning goals

My language goal is able to speak Japanese fluently. I would...

My favorite topics

Anything really. Im still learning the language, Hopefully I get better. And make a pen pal, or friends over seas.

Ideal language community partner

I don't know. A womans' perspective would be nice. I would be glad if it was male, or female either way.

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M.

Albuquerque

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Music, photography & politic...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Music nerds, gamers & politicos.

My learning goals

To become fluent in French - or at least conversational.

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A.

Flint

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Only speaks in language that I’m learning, funny, good personalit...

My learning goals

To become fluent by speaking everyday

My favorite topics

Any subject is okay

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M.

Salt Lake City

Fluent

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Develop a vocabulary around topics of interest. I am passionate...

My favorite topics

Travel, the environment, politics, films, adventuring, backpacking, skiing.

I want a conversation partner who is

Available to practice a couple times a week. A slow and patient speaker! Someone who helps me improve my sentence structure. I'd love to learn many idioms and colloquialisms!

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S.

Foley

Fluent

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English

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Romanian

My favorite topics

23 year old female who likes discussing life, traveling, languages,...

My language exchange partner is

someone who is willing to help me just as I’m helping them. I like friendly and positive people.Open minded

My learning goals

To be conversational

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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I.

Morrisville

Fluent

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Russian

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Amiabl...

My learning goals

Wanna increase my skills

My favorite topics

Everything except politics

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Moses Lake

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to speak someone who is spanish, italian, and japanese...

My favorite topics

Almost anything that flows My hobbies are cooking, travel, photography, sports, listening to music. I have a passion for music and help people who are in need.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Who is willing to learn different languages from different parts of the world.

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M.

Portland

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Música, viajes comida animale...

Perfect language exchange partner

Que me explique bien el inglés y que le pueda entender

My learning goals

Saber el inglés como segunda lenguaje

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O.

Lamont

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Hindi

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

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My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, Fashion, Music, Movies

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A.

Burbank

Fluent

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English

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Punjabi

My learning goals

To be able to speak in general conversational settings, and to...

My favorite topics

Film/ television, literature, psychology, history, and music

My language exchange partner is

Polite, patient, intelligent, easy-going, focused, kind, and cultured

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E.

Hattiesburg

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Anythin...

Ideal language community partner

I need someone who can be patient and understanding

My learning goals

To be able to speak to people of different back grounds

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S.

Port St. Lucie

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone very patient and optimistic!...

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to speak and understand (me understanding is more important than being able to speak) a normal conversation.

My favorite topics

Animals, movies, food, kids, relationships.

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Dalton

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

DALTON G...

My favorite topics

Looking for a relationship and friends and to meet people

Perfect language exchange partner

Everthing

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A.

Jersey City

NEW

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...

I want a conversation partner who is

Open, patient

My learning goals

Learn some Italian

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L.

Peekskill

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Fluent

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English

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中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

My language exchange partner is

Friendly and patien...

My learning goals

I want to learn to communicate with many different people.

My favorite topics

I like listening to music, sports and watching TV

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R.

Beaverton

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To be able to hold a fluid conversation with someone, and eventually...

My favorite topics

Art, movies, horror, videogames, fantasy, sci-fi, and much more!

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is eager to talk, has similar interests to myself, and has a good sense of humor!

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, films, travel, dance, social issues, love life, cats,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient with a good sense of humor.

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk to my future in-laws in a language other than English. If I really focus, I'd love to make my wedding vows in Portuguese to surprise my husband-to-be.

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P.

Darien

Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun and open mind...

My learning goals

English and Korean

My favorite topics

Travel, read and outdoor activities

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L.

Collinsville

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

My learning goals

¡Yo quiero mudarme a España en un día de el futuro! Oí que allí...

My favorite topics

¡Me gusta mucho aprender las lenguas y sus culturas que están asociadas con ellas! También compongo música para los videojuegos, hago yoga, y pienso en varias cosas alrededor de el mundo, la vida, y qué significa en ser humano.

I want a conversation partner who is

Ahorita estoy encontrando a una persona desde Cuba, España o México para practicar hablar una vez por semana. Mi mamá es cubano, entonces prefiero continuar a hacer mi español más como el acento cubano

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/san-bernardino />San Bernardino, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/sidney />Sidney, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/cedar-rapids />Cedar Rapids.

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.