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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

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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.

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

Español Flag

Spanish

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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

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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

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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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

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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M.

Kissimmee

Fluent

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Spanish

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American Sign Language

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

Fluent Korea...

My favorite topics

Kpop

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly and nice

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K.

Libertyville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

The meaning of lif...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help me learn Spanish

My learning goals

To become a more natural speaker

B.

B.

Sunrise Manor

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Knowledgeable about the country they live i...

My learning goals

Conversational

My favorite topics

Travel

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S.

Maricopa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

Improve Spanish gramma...

My favorite topics

I love travel and martial arts. I like hiking and eating out and talking with new people.

Ideal language community partner

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

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M.

Fort Wayne

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Russian

My favorite topics

Food, Music, Cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone will help me practice languages, and someone who Incan help as well.

My learning goals

To be conversational in the languages that I am studying.

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R.

Durham

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

I think my perfect tandem partner would be someone who is flexible...

My learning goals

I would like to become as close to fluent as possible. In terms of motivation, I love to travel and most of the places that I want to travel to speak French or Spanish. Therefore, I want to learn those languages well so I can communicate while I travel.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing history, politics, music, art, sports, food, and traveling. Generally, I am interested in seeing how other people see the world!

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S.

Auburn

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

I want to be able to communicate with people in german confidently...

My favorite topics

Tavel, gaming, food

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone easy going open minded someone with a ps4

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D.

Gainesville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Anythin...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone with good conversation.

My learning goals

Spanish and Portuguese by the end if the year.

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Mateo uses Tandem to find travel buddies in Europe.

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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A.

Union City

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is shy like me and is very awkward with encountering...

My learning goals

To be able to speak at least 3 languages fluently

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music and art

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C.

Lafayette

Fluent

English Flag

English

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American Sign Language

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I learn how to speak korean fluentl...

My favorite topics

Family travel greetings music fun kpop

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Very helpful and patient

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A.

Boulder

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

sports, animals, podcast, Burning Man, music, trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

Young, smart, funny, and patient.

My learning goals

To be able to understand locals and to be able to get around the country easily.

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E.

Glendale

Fluent

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Armenian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

I want a conversation partner who is

its need to be girl and she need speak english really goo...

My learning goals

me need be lawyer

My favorite topics

about anything

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K.

Owensboro

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent someday. But for the time being just...

My favorite topics

Almost anything

My language exchange partner is

Will help and not just have one sided learning

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M.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Fashion, design, art, writing, musi...

Ideal language community partner

Likes art, music, design, and fashion.

My learning goals

Be conversationally fluent

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F.

Columbus

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

With my same perspectiv...

My learning goals

For a better communication

My favorite topics

About myself

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M.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Arabic

My learning goals

Conversational fluenc...

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, ethnicity, philosophy, history, economics, computer science, biotechnology, renewable energy, drinking, sports

Perfect language exchange partner

Can talk about a wide range of topics and is dedicated toward fluency

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W.

East Cleveland

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

いろいろですね。でもやばりゲームが一番好きです。音楽?アニメ?There are certainly more, but...

I want a conversation partner who is

英語か中国語お勉強したいの日本人の友達、よろしく。私はアメリカに9年間住んでいました。三月中から日本語の勉強を始めました。だから、日本語が下手です。もしあなたがちょうと中国語か英語を話したら、よかたです。Sorry for the grammars and spellings guys. It’s testing my limit. 我的语法求放过

My learning goals

いつかに日本に旅行に行きます!Actually, I’d like this to be my third language. 然而大概很难

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M.

New York

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Mujer que me enseñe y sea amabl...

My learning goals

hablar fluidamente

My favorite topics

me gusta el baloncesto, el ajedrez, los videojuegos, peliculas

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R.

Zionsville

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

流利和他人沟...

My favorite topics

投资 电影 国际政治

Ideal language community partner

热于助人,善良,学习有热情

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L.

Millbrook

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Christianity, Health,Worshi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is around 60, who is also a Christian. A female who has children and is married.

My learning goals

To be able to improve my German

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M.

Portland

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Que me explique bien el inglés y que le pueda entende...

My learning goals

Saber el inglés como segunda lenguaje

My favorite topics

Música, viajes comida animales

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E.

San Luis

Fluent

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Mexican Sign Language

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Llegar a comprenderlo para tener una comunicación fluid...

My favorite topics

Social, cultural, espiritual

I want a conversation partner who is

Respetuoso y relajado

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/newark />Newark, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/minneapolis />Minneapolis, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/bridgewater />Bridgewater.

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.