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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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Fluent

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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

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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

Y.

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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M.

Spring

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak some Japanese by the time I arrive...

My favorite topics

I love performing Chemistry, but I love watching a little anime and listening to music!

Perfect language exchange partner

People that are learning English, that way we both are benefitting! And maybe who can explain the puns in monogatari lol

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A.

Helena

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Anime, Drawing, and schoo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that can help me learn the language

My learning goals

Being able to understand the language

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C.

El Dorado

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me learn a new language. Really nice and...

My learning goals

Be able to speak the language or type it.

My favorite topics

Anything

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O.

Lamont

Fluent

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Hindi

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Traveling, Fashion, Music, Movies

Ideal language community partner

Connect with learners around the world

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Madison

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Literature, makeup channel drama, the bachelor, criticism, good...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone willing to be patient with all of my grammar mistakes!

My learning goals

Conversational fluency

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C.

West Allis

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Fluent, and nic...

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish

My favorite topics

Books, movies, tv shows,

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly

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C.

San Carlos Park

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

daily activities, tv shows, movies, books, really any conversation...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is fluent in spanish and can help me practice everyday conversation with native speakers to improve my efficiency in the language!

My learning goals

I hope to eventually be fluent in Spanish and know enough to one day move to a Spanish speaking country

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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Willmar

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English

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Akan

Ideal language community partner

I’ll talk to anyone who’s willing to talk to m...

My learning goals

I don’t have any specific goals, I just learn languages for the fun of it.

My favorite topics

I’m glad to talk about anything, but my main interest is everything involving languages: language-learning, historical linguistics, conlanging, etc.

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H.

Knoxville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian,...

My favorite topics

I love soccer/futbol, traveling around the world, and meeting new people!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Just like me, outgoing and nice!

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C.

Kannapolis

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Playing volleyball and hanging out with my friends...

Perfect language exchange partner

They should be chill and funny also be able to laugh with me.

My learning goals

I would like to be able to communicate with different people around me. Also the reason I wanna learn Spanish is so I’m able to communicate with my friends parents because i feel bad that i can’t understand so I can laugh with them.

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A.

Johns Creek

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who is very respectful...

My learning goals

Becoming a friend :)

My favorite topics

Movie, music, culture, travel, and book

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M.

Winter Park

Fluent

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English

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Esperanto

My learning goals

I want to be able to understand Esperanto pretty well...

My favorite topics

I especially love books and poetry

My language exchange partner is

I’m not sure! I guess someone who is nice :)

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D.

Nogales

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

Deportes, Musica, Dibuj...

Ideal language community partner

Seria una persona que le guste los deportes y la musica como el rock y el trap en ingles

My learning goals

Conocer personas de otras partes del mundo

K.

K.

Owensboro

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Will help and not just have one sided learnin...

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent someday. But for the time being just conversational and able to read most articles and books

My favorite topics

Almost anything

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T.

Montclair

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

-Learn 1000 words in 4 months (25 words per day...

My favorite topics

마마무 is my favorite group but I’d really like to discuss life in Korea and make friends :)

Perfect language exchange partner

Outgoing, nice, willing to correct my mistakes :)

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M.

Los Altos

NEW

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

book, movie, music, art, danc...

I want a conversation partner who is

outgoing

My learning goals

career, friend

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M.

Arlington

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Swedish

My language exchange partner is

someone who is helpful and kin...

My learning goals

i want to learn as much swedish as i can, improve my french, and learn japanese

My favorite topics

cartoons, drawing, video games

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C.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with others grea...

My favorite topics

How to speak good and communicate

Ideal language community partner

Great

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S.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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German

My favorite topics

Life and all that nature has to giv...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person thats ready to be with me for who i am

My learning goals

To be good at it

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A.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Good conversation and happy to chat in both our language...

My learning goals

I’d like to pass C1 French (eventually)

My favorite topics

Art, books, travel, anthropology, tech

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Frederickson

Fluent

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English

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Cantonese

My learning goals

To be able to introduce myself and know some small tal...

My favorite topics

Food and music mostly

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient and easy to talk to without it being too awkward

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

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.