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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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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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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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A.

Cupertino

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

i would like to be fluent in spanish and understand what is being...

My favorite topics

i enjoy talking about music and sports, but anything is fine:)

Perfect language exchange partner

anyone who can be patient with me (learning other languages) or is entertained while talking to me

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Hindi

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Languages, culture and travel experience...

I want a conversation partner who is

Well traveled, helpful and patient

My learning goals

To achieve working level proficiency in German in a year

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V.

Chicago

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English

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Croatian

My language exchange partner is

Anybody who likes a good amount of what I like (not everything...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Croatian.

My favorite topics

History, philosophy, anime, vocaloid, singing, geography, politics, drawing, etc.

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S.

Lima

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

To become fluent in Germa...

My favorite topics

Anything and everything

Ideal language community partner

Looking for video language exchange where I talk in English, you talk in German

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Darien

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Portuguese

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English

My favorite topics

Travel, read and outdoor activities...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun and open mind

My learning goals

English and Korean

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B.

Bellaire

Fluent

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Ideally somebody around my age but honestly I don’t really have...

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything. I can generally communicate what I need to in writing but struggle more when speaking

My favorite topics

I have been learning piano in addition to German and I work as a graphic designer. I love animals but especially dogs.

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Y.

Irvine

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Japanese

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English

My learning goals

I'd like to conversatio...

My favorite topics

movie,novel,trip,culture

I want a conversation partner who is

kind person. learning Japanese

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D.

Columbia

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English

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French

My favorite topics

theology, literature, musi...

My language exchange partner is

friendly, patient, inquisitive and thoughtful.

My learning goals

Reading French academic sources for research, and basic conversational use of the language

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

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T.

Raleigh

Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Be patient and like to exchange experience...

My learning goals

I would like to improve.

My favorite topics

Photos and antiques

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Novi

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Improve my Frenc...

My favorite topics

Life, comedy, films, music, cooking, etc.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who I can learn with

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K.

Severn

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Cultura genera...

Perfect language exchange partner

una persona respetuosa

My learning goals

hablar con fluidez chino,coreano e ingles

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J.

Arlington

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

You are the bes...

My learning goals

Practice for perfect

My favorite topics

Movies, Cars, History, News

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San Diego

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Japanese

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English

My learning goals

To talk in English smoothly. I moved to San Diego now but still...

My favorite topics

Music,culture,I want to talk a lot to improve my skills of English. I like marvelous mrs Maisel!

My language exchange partner is

Feel free to talk and kind to me;also I tend to be. Now I want to talk about music! It’s also good to talk about anime.

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Santa Maria

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Music, histor...

Ideal language community partner

Nice

My learning goals

To become fluent

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Burlington

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect Tandem partner will be patient with me but not afraid...

My learning goals

I want to improve my vocabulary and prepare for a speaking test that I need to do in the future. I want to become more fluent so I can excel in grad school.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing travel, movies, and books.

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I.

New Rochelle

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English

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Spanish

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Japanese

My learning goals

I hope to at least learn to keep up a sentence, introduce where...

My favorite topics

I’m an artist and really enjoy Art as well as video games and movies.

Perfect language exchange partner

A perfect Tandem partner has to be good at keeping a conversation at least, just so things don’t get awkward ^ - ^

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T.

Isla Vista

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Reading books, philosophy or psychology, jokes, LGBTQIA...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient, since I’m still practicing my skills. Someone who’s naturally an introvert. I’d prefer someone who’s around my age and gender, too.

My learning goals

I want to be able to understand everyday casual spoken Mexican Spanish and participate in most casual conversations.

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M.

Tuscaloosa

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Tell me when I am wrong...

My learning goals

Learn to listen and comprehend more.

My favorite topics

Science and Math

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Y.

Atlantic City

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Fluent

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Cantonese

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English

My learning goals

speaking English fluentl...

My favorite topics

Fashion ,American culture,make-up,films

Ideal language community partner

Warm-hearted,outgoing,positive.it’s better for Americans

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D.

Houston

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Universal, culture, philosoph...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

student

My learning goals

fluent in French, improve english to native speaker lever

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E.

Cleveland Heights

Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Pessoas que queiram aprender português e tenham o inglês como...

My learning goals

Melhorar meu conhecimento sobre outras culturas e melhorar minha capacidade de comunicação em outras línguas

My favorite topics

Meio ambiente Política Saúde Vida saudável Viagens

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H.

Bloomingdale

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

to continue improving in my language learnin...

My favorite topics

i don’t have specific things i like to discuss, i’ll talk about anything (:

I want a conversation partner who is

someone understanding who would be willing to chat with me and correct me when i make mistakes

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/springfield />Springfield, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/boise />Boise, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/ogden />Ogden.

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.