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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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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.

A.

A.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

LEARNS

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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

Español Flag

Spanish

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

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

LEARNS

Español Flag

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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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

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

English Flag

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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B.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Learn 100 words in a month Become fluen...

My favorite topics

N’importe quoi

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, eager to learn and help open minded respectful

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N.

San Diego

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Culture, movies and tv, history, food, travel, anime, video game...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is interested interested in talking about culture

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent in Japanese by 2027

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M.

North Miami

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

-willing to correct me -patient if I’m struggling -have things...

My learning goals

-to speak Spanish like a native!

My favorite topics

-TV/movies -sports -religion -swapping stories -dreams and aspirations

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R.

Shorewood

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak comfortably in my target languages...

My favorite topics

Video games, music, art, and anime.

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who is kind and helpful.

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T.

Auburn Hills

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Fluent

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Arabic

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English

LEARNS

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German

My favorite topics

Engineerin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I'm looking for someone who wants to have some fun discussions. Humor is a plus :)

My learning goals

I would love to be able to communicate with German colleagues at work

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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German

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Active, open minded, eager to lear...

My learning goals

Being able to talk to my Korean mum and family

My favorite topics

Travelling, dogs, politics, sciences, cooking

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M.

Huntsville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Work towards fluency, learn the culture along with the language,...

My favorite topics

Cultural perspectives, Sports, Nature, Cooking, Current Topics

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, funny, interesting, enthusiastic for learning and talking

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L.

Wichita

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

TV classics like Friends and How I Met Your Mother, major cinemas,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is also interested in learning, culture or language!

My learning goals

I want to become more familiar with slang/colloquial phrases I wouldn’t learn in a classroom.

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Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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A.

Lancaster

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Dutch

Ideal language community partner

someone that is patien...

My learning goals

being able to converse with someone in that language

My favorite topics

daily life sports culture and travel

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M.

New Britain

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To improve my grammar and to better understand the Colombian...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, comedy, and food

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would like to talk with someone who can help me understand how to speak Spanish more like a native Colombian speaker, specifically from Cali

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T.

Poughkeepsie

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Fluent

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Haitian Creole

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Any topic that engages and stimulates my emotions and my brain...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is willing to be patient yet pushes me fast.

My learning goals

I wish to be proficient!

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I.

Boston

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

I want a conversation partner who is

Willing to chat casually, maybe someone local to meet up with...

My learning goals

Keep it active, maintain the level

My favorite topics

Life, hiking, thoughts and feelings, low key travel

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R.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Marathi

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I want to understand and converse in Korean & Spanish with fluency...

My favorite topics

Personal life, experiences, career, education

My language exchange partner is

A person who can teach me from the first alphabet and can be good friends with!

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F.

Farmers Branch

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

모든 주제 상관없어요 라이프, 문화 ,일상,취미 모든게 좋아...

Ideal language community partner

친절하게 나의 틀린 문장을 고쳐주었으면 좋겠어요.

My learning goals

나의 생활을 더욱 풍요롭게 만들기 위해서

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F.

Aurora

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

...are fun, funny & patient. Are serious about learning another...

My learning goals

To improve my French accent and speak more like a native. To learn useful phrases for day to day life in a French speaking country

My favorite topics

Art, photography, philosophy, fitness, reading, personal development, and entertainment.

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K.

Los Angeles

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

To be able to have any day to day conversation...

My favorite topics

Movies Culture Culinary Pets Music Travel

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun easy to talk with. Share similar interests. Can speak Chinese or English.

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E.

Corinth

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I love talking about art, food, comics, and really anything...

I want a conversation partner who is

I hope my Tandem partner is very patient and helpful. I have been studying on my own for awhile, but I am still unfamiliar with grammar, verbs, and sentence structure. I also hope we can find things in common and become friends! :)

My learning goals

I hope to be able to hold basic conversations, read more fluently, and understand sentence structure.

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Y.

Irvine

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Fluent

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

kind person. learning Japanes...

My learning goals

I'd like to conversation

My favorite topics

movie,novel,trip,culture

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J.

Stafford

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Tagalog, Filipino

My learning goals

To tell a story in other languages Fluency this year...

My favorite topics

Faith (I'm Christian), philosophy, life/getting to know people, food, culture

Ideal language community partner

Has the same interests as I do. Patient and kind.

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S.

Stephenville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

History, Makeup, Video Games, Meme...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Understanding, willing to help

My learning goals

To be fluent in French and Spanish

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K.

Fresno

Fluent

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Danish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

A happy, open and ready to teach or learn language...

My learning goals

I really want to speak the chosen languages fluently or at least have a good conversation with people

My favorite topics

I love talking about traveling, fashion and animals.

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T.

New York

Fluent

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Russian

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Would like to speak fluently...

My favorite topics

Anything from art to food, family, kids, vacations

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with sense of humor and a lot of patience :))

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/dallas />Dallas, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/sarasota />Sarasota, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/concord />Concord.

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.