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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

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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.

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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

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

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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

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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

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Y.

Manhattan

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

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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H.

Bloomingdale

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

to continue improving in my language learnin...

My favorite topics

i don’t have specific things i like to discuss, i’ll talk about anything (:

Perfect language exchange partner

someone understanding who would be willing to chat with me and correct me when i make mistakes

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H.

Winston-Salem

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Haitian Creole

My favorite topics

Anythin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Willing to teach me everything they know

My learning goals

To be fluent by my birthday

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E.

Beaverton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Ideally a native Spanish speaker...

My learning goals

To keep my spoken Spanish sharp, improve conversational ability and expand my vocabulary.

My favorite topics

Telenovelas, philosophy, culture, literature, sports, series

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W.

Santa Monica

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I want to speak Spanish fluently...

My favorite topics

Jazz, music in general, movies, videogames, travel, and whatever else

Ideal language community partner

Someone who wants to talk and learn

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J.

Stafford

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

My favorite topics

Faith (I'm Christian), philosophy, life/getting to know people,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Has the same interests as I do. Patient and kind.

My learning goals

To tell a story in other languages Fluency this year

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F.

Farmers Branch

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

친절하게 나의 틀린 문장을 고쳐주었으면 좋겠어요...

My learning goals

나의 생활을 더욱 풍요롭게 만들기 위해서

My favorite topics

모든 주제 상관없어요 라이프, 문화 ,일상,취미 모든게 좋아요

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Y.

Milwaukee

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

能够自然地和母语使用者对话...

My favorite topics

Video game, minecraft, natural science, social science,history.

I want a conversation partner who is

Just friendly

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P.

Bloomington

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

ビデオゲーム、音楽、漫画とアニメ、マイクとなど...

My language exchange partner is

おもしろい会話がほしいです。あなたと日本語をもっと習いたいです。よく話しましょうね。

My learning goals

よく理解したい。私も新しい友達を作りたい。

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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C.

Norton Shores

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Ideal language community partner

착하고 무례하지 않았으면 좋겠어...

My learning goals

교환학생으로 미국 거주중이기 때문이에요

My favorite topics

평소 일상에 대해서 이야기하는것을 좋아해요

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M.

Albuquerque

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

To become fluent in French - or at least conversational...

My favorite topics

Music, photography & politics

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Music nerds, gamers & politicos.

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N.

Altamonte Springs

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Netflix shows LOTR Literature Music (song lyrics...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who wants to help me practice French. Also if anyone wants to practice English (any skill level) feel free to message me.

My learning goals

To be able to speak and write French.

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E.

Pittsburgh

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone to help me practice Spanis...

My learning goals

Become fluent in Spanish in 1.5 years

My favorite topics

Movies, music, sociology, history, and popular culture

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S.

Crystal Lake

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

To be able to converse fluently with someone if I were to go...

My favorite topics

Pets, books, music, deep conversation, movies, hobbies, birds, video games, dance

My language exchange partner is

Friendly and helpful and will correct my mistakes. Fun and easy to talk to

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K.

Lynchburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Photography Travel Wine Cycling Hikin...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and patient

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to communicate while traveling.

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O.

San Francisco

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

粵語 Flag

Cantonese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, fun, honest, and patient...

My learning goals

*Become verbally conversational (improve speaking & listening) with family, friends, & strangers. *Be able to verbally order food at restaurants, bakeries, etc. (improve speaking & reading). *To read 100 words of the language, with good grammar!

My favorite topics

We could talk about daily life, and anything else :) I’m an open book online, and love reading, as well as spending time with my dog, watching movies with friends, and traveling. Interested in meeting new people, & currently writing a book on languages!

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A.

Atascocita

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Poder hablarl...

My favorite topics

Idk

Perfect language exchange partner

Que hable mucho

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G.

New York

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Food, culture, travel, lif...

I want a conversation partner who is

Mutual interests

My learning goals

Pass jlpt n1

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S.

Glendale

Fluent

English Flag

English

Italiano Flag

Italian

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My language exchange partner is

Someone kind and funn...

My learning goals

Self improvement

My favorite topics

My day

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J.

Virginia Beach

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I know it will take me a while but I would like to become fluent...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, books and animals! I like to learn about other cultures and history.

Ideal language community partner

Patient, funny, kind and understanding. I appreciate people who explain why you do things a certain way instead of just saying, “do this.”

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B.

Tacoma

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Food, politics, and dance...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Curious and patient

My learning goals

Be able to hold a full conversation in French

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J.

Old Bridge Township

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Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

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My learning goals

Understanding other culture and talking about daily life

My favorite topics

history, food, education, books, arts, sports and traveling

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D.

San Francisco

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Fluent

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Uzbek

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English

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Azerbaijani

My learning goals

To speak in majority languages fluently and travel all of the...

My favorite topics

Business, science,cultures, moovies and ofcourse music

I want a conversation partner who is

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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/tempe />Tempe, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/eugene />Eugene, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/buffalo />Buffalo.

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.