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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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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.

A.

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

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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)

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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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W.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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English

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Esperanto

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I would ideally like to become fluent over time...

My favorite topics

Travel, science, occupations.

Perfect language exchange partner

Helpful!

J.

J.

Murfreesboro

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Travel, Food, Video Games, Anime, Books, Ideas, Art, Music, Movie...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who has traveled, loves food, and/or has bright ideas or aspirations they'd like to explore. Either way it should be a two-way learning experience.

My learning goals

I don't know. I just really like the idea of being able to communicate with more people than just my own

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J.

Washington

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Responsible, polite and motivate...

My learning goals

Learn more about culture and make more friends

My favorite topics

Culturas, Fashion, Travel, Books

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M.

Monterey Park

Fluent

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German

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Fließend Englisch sprechen. Neue Vokabeln lernen...

My favorite topics

Filme, Kunst, Kultur, Medien, Videospiele, Musik.

Ideal language community partner

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J.

Denver

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I am a chemical engineering student at the University of Colorado...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People that can help me learn as much as I can about their language and culture. Like what is seen as respectful and proper in their culture. When I visit their countries I want to fit in as much as possible and I would hate to offend anyone.

My learning goals

I studied abroad in South Korea last year and fell in love with the country and South Korean people. I plan to move to Korea more permanently next year after I graduate from university so I am trying to learn as much korean as possible.

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A.

Asheville

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Interestin...

My learning goals

To improve my vocabulary and fluency

My favorite topics

Life art music politics religion food outdoors

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G.

South San Jose Hills

Fluent

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Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Aprender un nuevo idioma y conocer un poco del cultura de las...

My favorite topics

Arte, música cultura en general, literatura, cine.

I want a conversation partner who is

Simplemente que sea buena onda...

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S.

Upper Darby

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Punjabi

My favorite topics

Spiritual things, family, cultures, literature, musi...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, interested in discussion

My learning goals

To begin to speak some conversational Punjabi

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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J.

Cleveland

Fluent

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Portuguese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal language community partner

An open minded person, friendly and maybe patient hah...

My learning goals

Be able to communicate without Google Translator

My favorite topics

Food, party, pets, family, friendship :)

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R.

Libertyville

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Balinese

My learning goals

i want to know how to say sentence good you know...

My favorite topics

food and learning

Ideal conversation exchange partner

food and learner

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J.

Seattle

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Spanish

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English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Everythin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Young

My learning goals

Speak with fluency

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J.

Toledo

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who shares similar interests, is comfortable making mistakes...

My learning goals

To become conversational in Portuguese

My favorite topics

Orchestral music, video games, sewing, art, sciences, color guard, linguistics, anime and animation, literature

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H.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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French

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Apprendre couramment l’anglai...

My favorite topics

Dans la vie de tout les jours, Du trading Des voyages Des voitures Musculation

My language exchange partner is

Une personne avec un grand sourire et qui aime apprendre avec beaucoup de patience et de recule.

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K.

Fresno

Fluent

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Danish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I love talking about traveling, fashion and animals...

Ideal language community partner

A happy, open and ready to teach or learn languages

My learning goals

I really want to speak the chosen languages fluently or at least have a good conversation with people

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O.

Kirksville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone who is fun to talk to and who likes to help me understand...

My learning goals

to be fluent in Japanese and to become better with Spanish.

My favorite topics

video games, anime, books, movies, memes.

S.

S.

Peoria

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

영어 스피킹 향...

My favorite topics

문화 여행 스포츠

Perfect language exchange partner

친절하고 착했으면

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D.

Hazleton

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Art, music, literature, gaming, histor...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone whose chill with the fact I have a random sleep schedule, as well as days where my chronic illness gets the better of me.

My learning goals

First, I want to become fluent in Japanese.

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E.

Cleveland Heights

Fluent

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

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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M.

Los Angeles

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Lograr dominar varios ideomas para poder cumplir mis metas y...

My favorite topics

Laboral ,vida diaria ,viajes ,historia ,arte

Ideal language community partner

Respetuoso ,Carismático he inteligente .

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S.

Maricopa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

I love travel and martial arts. I like hiking and eating out...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Willing to trade English lessons for helping me with Spanish. I want to perfect my future and subjunctive tenses in Spanish.

My learning goals

Improve Spanish grammar

A.

A.

South Riding

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Italiano Flag

Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Curious, honest, and humbl...

My learning goals

To be able to listen and comprehend nearly as well as a native speaker

My favorite topics

History, drive-in theaters, gardening, hiking, music

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K.

New York

Fluent

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English

Español Flag

Spanish

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German

My learning goals

To speak it fluen...

My favorite topics

Anything

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind,silly,smart,tall and like to be curious

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/las-vegas />Las Vegas, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/el-paso />El Paso, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/gainesville />Gainesville.

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.