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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

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)

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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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P.

Torrington

Fluent

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Vietnamese

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Japanese

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French

My learning goals

I want to make a basic conversation in those languages...

My favorite topics

Family, school, travel, Catholic faith

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun, friendly, nice

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I.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Cars, culture, foo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is easy to talk to and has a good personality

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak with my Mexican family better and prepare for a trip to japan

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D.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Danish

My language exchange partner is

Personable and fun perso...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Danish

My favorite topics

Current events, sports, life

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R.

Jersey City

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Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Fluency, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, vocabulary,...

My favorite topics

Movies, tv shows, video games, comic books, music, language, anime, manga, and etc.

Ideal language community partner

A fluent/native speaker in the language that i want to learn.

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L.

Louisville

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English

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American Sign Language

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Makeup Culture Lif...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open to conversation Patience Flexible

My learning goals

Get fluent so I can use my knowledge for work and speaking with my best friend who is also fluent. I am also going on a month long trip to Panama next year.

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B.

Dundalk

Fluent

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone I can talk to often and become good friends with...

My learning goals

I’d like to be at least partially fluent in Korean before Christmas since I will be staying in Myeongdong for two weeks.

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music, travel and photography.

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B.

West Jordan

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in french in the hopes of being able...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, technology,fantasy books

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who likes to talk about anything while helping others learn the language.

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M.

Huntsville

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Cultural perspectives, Sports, Nature, Cooking, Current Topic...

My language exchange partner is

Nice, funny, interesting, enthusiastic for learning and talking

My learning goals

Work towards fluency, learn the culture along with the language, hold a conversation in French!

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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J.

Washington

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

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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R.

Durham

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

I would like to become as close to fluent as possible. In terms...

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!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I think my perfect tandem partner would be someone who is flexible but still can talk fairly regularly. My ideal partner would also give involved responses to open-ended questions.

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B.

Campbell

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Vietnamese

My favorite topics

Life, health, music, movies, culture, fun, exercise, food, adventur...

Perfect language exchange partner

Lighthearted fun people who enjoy learning and joking around. Native speakers of Vietnamese, Tagalog or Mandarin that are learning English.

My learning goals

My goal is to have a conversation in a new language and make new friends.

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A.

Oviedo

Fluent

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Russian

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

I enjoy communicating with people about their views on the art,...

My learning goals

To speak freely with a native speaker.

My favorite topics

Art, music, people, travel, literature.

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S.

University Park

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

As good as native speaker...

My favorite topics

Sports, travel, food

My language exchange partner is

Outgoing, native English speaker

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O.

Kirksville

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

video games, anime, books, movies, memes...

Ideal language community partner

someone who is fun to talk to and who likes to help me understand different ways of their cultures.

My learning goals

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

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E.

Draper

Fluent

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English

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Finnish

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone with an open mind and a good taste in music, culture,...

My learning goals

I would like to become more fluent in French so I can pass my French AP test and live in Montréal

My favorite topics

I’m a vegan rock climber who loves art and all things science fiction and fantasy

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R.

New York

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To learn the basics of Mandarin and be able to hold a conversation....

My favorite topics

Business/ Investing

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone and everyone!

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Y.

San Diego

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Fluent

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Japanese

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English

My favorite topics

Music,culture,I want to talk a lot to improve my skills of English....

I want a conversation partner who is

Feel free to talk and kind to me;also I tend to be. Now I want to talk about music! It’s also good to talk about anime.

My learning goals

To talk in English smoothly. I moved to San Diego now but still not good enough to speak English… please teach me..

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S.

Charlottesville

Fluent

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Persian

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English

LEARNS

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

Open to discussion of different ideas in depth...

My learning goals

Expand my communication ability to talk with different people in their own language.

My favorite topics

Interested in learning more about different cultures. Tech and science.

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J.

New York

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Fluent

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Making more friend in U...

My favorite topics

Everything~~~

Ideal language community partner

Talkative

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L.

Seminole

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Music, video games, korean dramas, cooking, anime, animals, book...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, can hold a conversation

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in many languages

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U.

Mount Clemens

Fluent

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

anyone really :’...

My learning goals

speak at least a little fluently

My favorite topics

drawing, video games, music

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G.

Greeley

Fluent

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English

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Polish

My learning goals

I would love to one day be fluent, but right now I’ll settle...

My favorite topics

Travel, education, culture, art, daily life, romance.

I want a conversation partner who is

I would appreciate it if they are somewhat close to my age (20-30 years old). More specifically, I just want a partner who can help me get a better grasp on the language without judging my accent and mispronunciation too harshly.

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/fort-worth />Fort Worth, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/glendale />Glendale, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/orlando />Orlando.

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.