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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.

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A.

Manhattan

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

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

H.

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

English Flag

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

Y.

Y.

Manhattan

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

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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S.

Washington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

Continue practicing the languag...

My favorite topics

Sport, current events

Perfect language exchange partner

Extroverted and fun

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K.

Lynchburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Photography Travel Wine Cycling Hikin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and patient

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to communicate while traveling.

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J.

Mission Viejo

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Armenian

My language exchange partner is

A partner who I can learn from and teac...

My learning goals

To sound fluent with good pronounciation

My favorite topics

Work, hobbies, current events

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M.

Portland

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Saber el inglés como segunda lenguaj...

My favorite topics

Música, viajes comida animales

Ideal language community partner

Que me explique bien el inglés y que le pueda entender

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Franklin

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Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

I want to improve my writing in English and practice the language...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

English Natives

My learning goals

English

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M.

Kansas City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange 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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N.

San Diego

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent in Japanese by 202...

My favorite topics

Culture, movies and tv, history, food, travel, anime, video games

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is interested interested in talking about culture

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Z.

Minneapolis

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Emoji Flag

Emoji

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

生活 lifestyle 日常routine 中国传统文化 culture it’s my WeChat: yxzzy121...

My language exchange partner is

亲切友好 乐观大方 喜欢交朋友

My learning goals

结交国外朋友 练习语言it's my WeChat: yxzzy1210

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

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“Tandem Pro has given me lifelong friends. I met them all through the “Near me” feature, which shows people practicing languages in the city where you live. 100% recommend.”

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F.

Bloomington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Ideal language community partner

Someone who will help me improve my Korean speaking skills and...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak basic Korean and be able to write at least basic sentences 6 months from now. And I hope at least 2 years from now I’ll be fluent in Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy reading/writing. I also enjoy listening and talking about different genres of music. And I love mystery shows/movies.

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J.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To be conversationa...

My favorite topics

Food, travel, sports, and did I say food?

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, willing to go through basics with me.

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C.

Perrysburg

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about food, family, music and things that I do...

Perfect language exchange partner

I want to talk to someone who is patient and can talk about a lot of different things

My learning goals

At some point I would like to become fluent in Spanish and then learn a 3rd language

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A.

Chesapeake

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

someone who is nice, funny, a bit goofy, and are opened minde...

My learning goals

being fluent or have an advanced understanding in Thai and Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy topics such as movies, hobbies, sports (mostly tennis though lol), the arts, and fashion

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San Francisco

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

improve vocabulary and prictice next level grammar construction...

My favorite topics

ecology, personal healt, meditation, technology, science, space, human's future, travel, business

My language exchange partner is

openminded, positive, educated

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E.

Chicago

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Liv...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and very nice

My learning goals

I would like to converse

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E.

Houston

Fluent

English Flag

English

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A friendly, open minded, world travele...

My learning goals

Feeling more natural while speaking other languages

My favorite topics

Other cultures

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Z.

Lewiston

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Fluenc...

My favorite topics

Music, writing, animals

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, respectful, and patient

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F.

Tustin

NEW

Fluent

Tagalog, Filipino Flag

Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Technology, Games, and Anim...

I want a conversation partner who is

Open, Fun and comfortable to communicate

My learning goals

Basic communication that can be used in travel

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A.

Hamilton Township

Fluent

English Flag

English

Nederlands Flag

Dutch

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes answering and asking questioj...

My learning goals

Casua conversations

My favorite topics

School, traveling, tennis and running

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T.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To get an A in Spanish class. Basically, I need to be able to...

My favorite topics

Food, video games maybe, movies, other culture

Ideal language community partner

Anyone :)

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S.

Peoria

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

문화 여행 스포...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

친절하고 착했으면

My learning goals

영어 스피킹 향상

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F.

Bellaire

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Helpful, Friendly, and Funn...

My learning goals

To fluently speak them all the languages I try learning

My favorite topics

Culture, Sports,The Arts

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J.

Lenexa

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold conversation...

My favorite topics

Sports, beer, family, software, web development

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to help teach and is patient with my dumb American brain

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/columbia />Columbia, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/glendale />Glendale, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/honolulu />Honolulu.

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.