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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Y.

Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

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

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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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

G.

G.

Manhattan

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

Português Flag

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

Español Flag

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

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

C.

C.

Manhattan

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

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

中文 (简体) Flag

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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J.

Northglenn

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Lograr ablar sin problema...

My favorite topics

Trabajos

Perfect language exchange partner

Amable

J.

J.

Seattle

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Music, traveling idea, philosoph...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient since I’m a beginner with heavy accent

My learning goals

Be able to hold a conversation with the native speaker

K.

K.

Pittsburgh

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Someone who loves to teach and communicat...

My learning goals

To be fluent! As well as study abroad in over 10 countries!

My favorite topics

Classical music, anime, science (computer science, astronomy, chemistry, physics), and books! Wechat : Kayliese

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M.

Madison

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Learn Thai and continue to improve my conversational Frenc...

My favorite topics

Food, theatre, education, art, cooking, traveling, movies and tv

Ideal language community partner

Open minded and fun

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B.

New York

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

N’importe quo...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, eager to learn and help open minded respectful

My learning goals

Learn 100 words in a month Become fluent

G.

G.

Stockbridge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, Patient, Good Personalit...

My learning goals

To get better at the selected languages, and hopefully be able to comprehend and write out sentences

My favorite topics

Things going on around the world, Friendships, Daily life, Music

A.

A.

Houston

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent in both French and spanis...

My favorite topics

Reading, mediating, writing. I love camping, canoeing, blobbing and more

I want a conversation partner who is

Cool, calm , nice, good teacher

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D.

Denver

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

I’m into nerdy things like video games and anime and I’m also...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who’s kind and patient and fun to talk to.

My learning goals

I’m learning new languages for fun and to connect to my roots. I also like connecting to new people.

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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K.

Weirton

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Socialists, feminists, artist...

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent in Spanish and help others perfect their English.

My favorite topics

art • art therapy • politics • activism • philosophy • culture

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S.

Louisville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Polish

My learning goals

I am 100% Polish and my family currently lives there. My struggle...

My favorite topics

Movies, music, finance, cooking

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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B.

Sacramento

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, art and design, music... Reggaetón es mi favorit...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can help me actually speak in Spanish! I’m afraid to speak and I end up responding in English because I’m embarrassed to pronounce words incorrectly or use the wrong word. Someone can be patient while I improve

My learning goals

I would like to be as fluent as possible in Spanish eventually, but I would at least like to practice some everyday conversational phrases before my next trip to Colombia in May.

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S.

National City

Fluent

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Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

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Russian

I want a conversation partner who is

someone that is outgoin...

My learning goals

just be fluent with them

My favorite topics

tv shows, sports,

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T.

Saginaw

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To know enough to communicate, even if there are some grammar...

My favorite topics

Math, school, david dobrik, sister squad, work, brands, happiness, jhene aiko

My language exchange partner is

Nice. Helpful. Knowledgeable. Funny. Nonchalant.

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M.

Shafter

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Movies, Books, Politics, Culture, Religion, Catholicism...

Ideal language community partner

Fun, talkative, informed, intelligent, curious

My learning goals

To be able to speak as many languages as possible

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L.

West Chester

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

easy to talk to and helpfu...

My learning goals

to know enough french to get by in a french country

My favorite topics

music, politics, pop culture

C.

C.

Huntington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

To gain a basic understanding of the language outside of a classroom...

My favorite topics

Science related topics, I am a engineering student. Video games, books and tv shows. I am also a history buff.

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly willing to talk about their hobbies and interests.

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M.

Missouri City

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Dance, Music, Asian Culture, and Cooking/Foo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is able to help me understand and speak either French, Spanish, or Korean. Also someone who can give me information on those cultures.

My learning goals

To be fluent in Korean first and and then Spanish and French.

D.

D.

Key West

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who does most of the talking , just jokin...

My learning goals

I want to sound like a native

My favorite topics

Life stories and adventures ; follow instagram; @islandnomadhawaii

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J.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

to improve my comprehensio...

My favorite topics

food, travel, school

Ideal language community partner

chatty, open, inviting, friendly

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T.

Honolulu

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Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing any topic...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native English from USA

My learning goals

I want to improve English speaking

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J.

Arlington

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Me da lo mism...

My learning goals

Inglés

My favorite topics

Pues sobre preguntas ablar contestar

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D.

Dearborn Heights

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation with a native speake...

My favorite topics

Music

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is nice and understanding

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/ashburn />Ashburn, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/orlando />Orlando, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/cedar-rapids />Cedar Rapids.

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.