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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

Fluent

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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

Fluent

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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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S.

Charlottesville

Fluent

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Persian

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English

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Russian

My learning goals

Expand my communication ability to talk with different people...

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Open to discussion of different ideas in depth.

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Z.

New Orleans

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

fitness, lif...

I want a conversation partner who is

English is her native language.

My learning goals

improving speaking English

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K.

Silverdale

Fluent

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

I'm still not sure...

My learning goals

I want to be able to meet and talk to more, different people

My favorite topics

Food!

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M.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to focus on my ability to have a fluid conversation without...

My favorite topics

I like video games, watching some TV, and spending time with friends!

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is understanding that I can be a slow learner, but can also help me learn what I need!

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J.

Boca Del Mar

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English

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American Sign Language

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Italian

My favorite topics

Food trave...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun

My learning goals

Speak naturally and comfortably and to think in that language

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M.

Madison

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and fu...

My learning goals

Learn Thai and continue to improve my conversational French

My favorite topics

Food, theatre, education, art, cooking, traveling, movies and tv

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M.

New York

Fluent

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Italian

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Japanese

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Imparare l’inglese fluentemente sia per il privato che per il...

My favorite topics

Cultura, bellezza, trucco, moda, fotografia, arte, città, viaggu

I want a conversation partner who is

Simpatico, educato, amante dei viaggi

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M.

Albuquerque

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Music, photography & politic...

My language exchange partner is

Music nerds, gamers & politicos.

My learning goals

To become fluent in French - or at least conversational.

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Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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C.

Watertown

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

...

My learning goals

To improve my spanish

My favorite topics

Animals, food, music

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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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who also enjoys construction/mechanical work

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A.

White Settlement

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I mostly just want to know about South Korea. Like the food,culture,school. Also...

Perfect language exchange partner

I would love for them to cheer me on while I’m learning. And does not get to angry when I can’t get a word. Is preferably under 25 so I can learn formal and informal with slang. But I age doesn’t matter as long as I can get a teacher I can l learn from.

My learning goals

I plan to be a intermediate by the time I’m 18.(so 2 years) I plan to take this language and treasure it because I plan to live there after collage.

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G.

Arlington

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Somebody who loves art books Harry Potter and language...

My learning goals

Be able to have a basic conversation

My favorite topics

I love everything on art Books school and just having fun with my friends. I love to travel and learn new languages that’s why I joined and btw I am most native to English I live in the US

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A.

West Saint Paul

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Fluency and vocabular...

My favorite topics

Music, traveling and movies.

My language exchange partner is

I’d like to meet someone kind, polite and interested in language exchange.

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C.

Tigard

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

i enjoy discussing about things like music, movies, books, art,...

Ideal language community partner

my perfect tandem partner is someone kind, open-minded and patient

My learning goals

my language learning goals are to improve on my spanish skills to be more comfortably conversational and to become conversational in korean, japanese, and french

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L.

Franklin Park

Fluent

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Spanish

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patien...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak with my friends native language, so they don't struggle and we can be closer.

My favorite topics

Nature, memes, music

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J.

New York

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Fluent

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

My learning goals

Making more friend in U...

My favorite topics

Everything~~~

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative

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M.

Midland

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Korean

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, cultures, music, book...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone kind and interesting to talk to

My learning goals

Learning the languages so I can travel abroad and speak in their own language.

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M.

New York

Fluent

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Funny. :-) Intelligent....

My learning goals

i took eleven years of French starting at age 5. Moving to New York I hear French seemingly everywhere. I am now determined to brush the rust off and master French in 2019.

My favorite topics

Sports. Tech. Animals. Fitness. Food.

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U.

Mount Clemens

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

speak at least a little fluentl...

My favorite topics

drawing, video games, music

Ideal language community partner

anyone really :’)

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D.

Lyndhurst

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Easy conversation and greetings, interaction between myself and...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Could teach me to speak as if I owned a shop and they were the customer

My learning goals

To be able to make conversation with customers and understand their wants, and to express information to them

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K.

Arlington

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Just someone I can talk with and hopefully help increase both...

My learning goals

To be fluent in the language

My favorite topics

Music, culture, politics, every day life, etc

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O.

San Antonio

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to be able to have conversational skills...

My favorite topics

Daily activities, food and random topics.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone patient as hell

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/berkeley />Berkeley, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/dallas />Dallas, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/oklahoma-city />Oklahoma City.

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.