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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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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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Fluent

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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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

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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

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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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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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Y.

New York

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Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

1年間で生活に不自由しないレベルになるこ...

My favorite topics

日常会話をまずは話せるようになりたいので、テーマは特にありません。なんでも。

Perfect language exchange partner

日本語を勉強したい人、又は自分の間違いを訂正したり表現を教えてくれる人

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Dalton

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Looking for a relationship and friends and to meet peopl...

I want a conversation partner who is

Everthing

My learning goals

DALTON Ga

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Pleasant Hill

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Polite and friendly American...

My learning goals

Speak English fluently

My favorite topics

American country music movies and TV shows,books,cooking,yoga,instruments

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E.

Liberty

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluenc...

My favorite topics

Music

Ideal language community partner

Friendly

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Mableton

NEW

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Musi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Interested in music, jokes, and food

My learning goals

Strength in accent

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K.

New York

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

- friendly - personabl...

My learning goals

- conversational in 6 months

My favorite topics

- music - worldly things - psychology

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J.

Farmington

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To increase my spanish speaking capacitie...

My favorite topics

Politics, music, high school, and anything else

I want a conversation partner who is

I don’t care

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H.

Lake Worth

Fluent

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Spanish

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Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Culture Trips Dance All thing...

My language exchange partner is

All persons that wants to speak...

My learning goals

All a lot of languages!

Aria

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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Conroe

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Adventurous, Kind, Passionat...

My learning goals

To learn and explore new languages and cultures to help in my career of aviation.

My favorite topics

Aviation ✈ | Traveler | Photographer | Adventurer | Artist | Pianist |

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Security-Widefield

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak to friends in French and Japanese...

My favorite topics

I like to discuss how someone is doing. I also like to talk about science. I love to play the cello and talk with friends

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect Tandem partner would be someone who is nice and funny and we can both learn from each other.

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S.

Louisville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Polish

My favorite topics

Movies, music, finance, cookin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who won’t make me feel embarrassed by my poor Polish skills! Fun, easy to talk to, engaging

My learning goals

I am 100% Polish and my family currently lives there. My struggle is with speaking polish correctly - oftentimes, I create sentences word for word what they’d be in English instead of how they would be said in Polish.

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J.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Korean

LEARNS

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is friendly and patient...

My learning goals

To have a fluent conversations in a new language.

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about culture.

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San Gabriel

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

meet new people and explore new worlds...

My favorite topics

philosophy, buddhism, art, communication, healing. ig:@clenclen from LA.

My language exchange partner is

traveling this summer to paris, stockholm, rome, barcelona. let’s chat! ig:@clenclen.

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Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Animals, sports, and activitie...

Ideal language community partner

Nice and friendly

My learning goals

Learning more vocab and fluency

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Kansas City

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation 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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Draper

Fluent

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English

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Finnish

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French

My learning goals

I would like to become more fluent in French so I can pass my...

My favorite topics

I’m a vegan rock climber who loves art and all things science fiction and fantasy

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone with an open mind and a good taste in music, culture, art, etc. Bonus if you can help me with my French

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Los Angeles

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Current events, school, pets, food, et...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who's willing to correct my mistakes politely, wants to practice twice or three times a week for half an hour each session, open-minded!

My learning goals

Practice so that I can maintain the skills I've learned in school and abroad, become more confident in my speaking abilities

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S.

Irondequoit

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Talkative, nice, respectful, honest, dedicated to app and the...

My learning goals

To be completely fluent and confident in my speaking abilities

My favorite topics

Sports, activities, drawing, art, books, movies, history, vacations

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

Starting a band...

My favorite topics

Looking for a female, Japanese-speaking singer to start an electronic duo with. I make beats and write music!

Ideal language community partner

A singer that is fluent in Japanese and has the basics of English down enough to communicate with me. Has an excellent singing voice and can devote a lot of time to music. Likes idol music as well as EDM, trap/hip hop, metal, etc

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T.

Auburn Hills

Fluent

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Arabic

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English

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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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N.

Wenatchee

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Czech

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is willing to teach me patiently . I am somewhat...

My learning goals

Just to be able have the pronouncement practice and someday I would like to travel to where my grandparents are from . It would be nice to be able to converse with my grandmother more before she doesn’t remember her native language anymore .

My favorite topics

Conversational skills

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Y.

Edinburg

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

To learn to speak German fluentl...

My favorite topics

Travel, outdoor living, hiking, fitness, momlife, photography, reading, horror.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is laid back and 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/new-haven />New Haven, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/charlotte />Charlotte, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/charlottesville />Charlottesville.

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.