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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.

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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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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

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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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A.

Roseville

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

Improve my conversation skills in Spanish; learn words and phrases...

My favorite topics

Literature, movies, travel, food, current events

Perfect language exchange partner

Fluent in Spanish, preferably a Latin American dialect; polite and respectful; available to speak regularly (at least a few times per week)

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D.

Daytona Beach

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Books, food, pop culture, Netflix...

I want a conversation partner who is

Understanding and communicative.

My learning goals

To speak fluently.

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M.

Torrance

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

趣味が合...

My learning goals

日常会話できるレベルまで

My favorite topics

日常会話と旅行について

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D.

Atlanta

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluen...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Patient and informative

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A.

Plattsburgh

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Photography Traveling Anything not including religion or politic...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and will try their best to help me.

My learning goals

To be able to fluently speak another language

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Z.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Able to have a good conversation and is willing to use the audio...

My learning goals

I would like to eventually become somewhat fluent in spanish.

My favorite topics

Sports and news

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C.

Fort Thomas

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I don't have any goal...

My favorite topics

Video games, YouTube, baseball, tech

I want a conversation partner who is

nice friendly, into what i like, my age, pretty

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J.

Reston

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

The wonderful things of life. I hope to find the woman of my...

My language exchange partner is

A beautiful, charming, intelligent, hardworking, kind and a lovely woman

My learning goals

To speak fluently

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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M.

Kansas City

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Someone fun, not creepy, who loves to share good stories...

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish to a point where I’m comfortable marketing myself as bilingual in my job. I especially need to work on my vocab. I think Italian is just the most beautiful language ever, so I started working on it last year on Duolingo just for fun

My favorite topics

Tell me something interesting about where you live. What do you like to do for fun? What’s a good book you’ve read recently? Tell me about your favorite trip you’ve ever taken.

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W.

Santa Monica

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to speak Spanish fluently...

My favorite topics

Jazz, music in general, movies, videogames, travel, and whatever else

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who wants to talk and learn

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D.

Culver City

NEW

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Food, movies, music and traveling. Stories of travelin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded, patient, fun going and instructive

My learning goals

To learn enough have a small conversation

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R.

New York

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English

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I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone and everyone...

My learning goals

To learn the basics of Mandarin and be able to hold a conversation. Also to learn the tones correctly.

My favorite topics

Business/ Investing

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R.

Summerville

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to communicate better with others when I...

My favorite topics

Travel Current events Festivals Bargains

My language exchange partner is

I’m interested in communicating in Spanish and Portuguese languages to develop stronger skills

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B.

Glendale

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Culture, world problems...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is funny, patient and wanting to learn the languages I speak

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to have a solid conversation in German

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M.

Prichard

Fluent

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English

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Hindi

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is motivate...

My learning goals

To be fluent in 2 other languages besides my native language

My favorite topics

Activities

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T.

Saginaw

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To know enough to communicate, even if there are some grammar...

My favorite topics

Math, school, david dobrik, sister squad, work, brands, happiness, jhene aiko

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice. Helpful. Knowledgeable. Funny. Nonchalant.

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Y.

Smyrna

NEW

Fluent

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Japanese

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Italian

My favorite topics

Anything from real life bitching to a serious personal goals...

I want a conversation partner who is

I’d like to help others learn how to speak Japanese. I’d like to learn something that I haven’t learned either English or something else. It’d be cool to get my Italian skills back again also.

My learning goals

Mostly for casual fun/entertainment to improve my vocabulary

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J.

San Diego

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is fun to talk to...

My learning goals

I would like to be conversational in Japanese.

My favorite topics

Technology, photograph, food

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A.

Salmon Creek

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I hope to travel to central America, as well as China, this year....

My favorite topics

Travel experiences, music, physics, political opinions, different cultures & traditions, religious and philosophical ideas, technology.

Ideal language community partner

When the conversation can flow between various subjects, without the awkwardness of not knowing what to say next.

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Y.

Atlanta

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

科技 学习 课堂 实...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

耐心 高学历

My learning goals

流利说

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E.

Macon

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

fun and easy to talk wit...

My learning goals

ability to read and write well

My favorite topics

music, entertainment, life

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C.

Lawrenceville

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to speak to my friends and coworkers in their native...

My favorite topics

I'm really wanting to learn just basic concersational.

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient

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/eugene />Eugene, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/akron />Akron, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/queens />Queens.

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.