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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.

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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

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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

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

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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

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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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A.

Seattle

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

Stronger grammar, and expanded vocabular...

My favorite topics

Film, politics, social movements, pop culture

Perfect language exchange partner

Thoughtful; conversationalist

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T.

Houston

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Fluent

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French

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I want to talk about culture, music, food and other...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice and courteous

My learning goals

Being fluent in Spanish and learning Japanese .

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V.

Acworth

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

someone funny, intelligent and sometimes little sill...

My learning goals

Improve my english and do my life in USA easier

My favorite topics

Movies, places, travel

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A.

Worcester

Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Preciso aprende-los para aprimorar minha carreira (profissional)...

My favorite topics

Variedades, Familia, música/filmes, viagens, moda, beleza, gastronomia.

Ideal language community partner

Quero ser fluente em inglês e Francês. Eu tenho uma boa compreensão nos dois idiomas. Terei o maior prazer de ensinar português!

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N.

Campbell

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Music and movie...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who understands French conjugation and is well versed in French culture. I’m interested in French film and music.

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak fluently in French so that I can converse with my friends who speak the language.

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D.

Balch Springs

Fluent

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Spanish Sign Language

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Amigable y comprensiv...

My learning goals

Cumplir mis sueños

My favorite topics

Estudio,trabajo,la vida

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A.

Helena

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Being able to understand the languag...

My favorite topics

Anime, Drawing, and school

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that can help me learn the language

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L.

Newark

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I like movies and I want to travel. I watch YouTube and Netflix...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is chill and funny. Don’t worry about saying the wrong thing just have have fun with me !!

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in these languages so I can travel there and have good conversations I want to make friends too so text me and let’s be friends

Grace

Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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W.

Seattle

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Someone who wants to learn languages, just like me...

My learning goals

Learning enough to make friends!

My favorite topics

I’ll talk about anything, but I really enjoy talking about video games.

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G.

Stockbridge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To get better at the selected languages, and hopefully be able...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, Patient, Good Personality

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F.

South Bradenton

NEW

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Life , politics , culture , sports , everethin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Polite

My learning goals

Speak fluently

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L.

Arlington

Fluent

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Mexican Sign Language

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Buena persona y paciente para aprende...

My learning goals

Aprender a socializar con las personas

My favorite topics

Trabajo

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K.

Gallatin

Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

My learning goals

I want to Learn the basics in ASL, be able to text in French/Spanish...

My favorite topics

Anything really

My language exchange partner is

Replies fast, cute

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F.

Danvers

Fluent

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Travelling. Animals. Lif...

Ideal language community partner

Full of energy and spontaneous

My learning goals

Learn more to conversational level

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E.

Garland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone I can converse with in Japanese. Be able to practice...

My learning goals

Have the ability to be fluent in Japanese colloquially and professionally.

My favorite topics

Films, anime, Music, Cats, Gym, Japanese Culture, Photography, Videography.

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Y.

Irvine

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Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

I'd like to conversatio...

My favorite topics

movie,novel,trip,culture

Perfect language exchange partner

kind person. learning Japanese

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J.

Mattoon

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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German

My favorite topics

I would love to talk about books, films, art, writing, music...

I want a conversation partner who is

My perfect partner would be patient and interested in sharing. They would have an interest in art and culture, especially books.

My learning goals

As an American, I feel I should try and keep up with the rest of the world and become fluent in at least one other language. I’m currently learning German. I hope to read books and watch films in German.

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R.

Radford

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

I like making friends and I can help with your English or biology...

My learning goals

To be conversational.

My favorite topics

All Outdoor activities, sports, Biology, food, music, history, culture, Good Beer, exercising.

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A.

Lancaster

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to express what I need to appropriatel...

My favorite topics

dancing ,singing, playing the piano, and cooking

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is consistently on when I need it but understanding that I might not always be online because of school

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G.

Greensboro

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

我喜欢狗和猫。我很喜欢看书。^^ 我也喜欢奶茶...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

你好!我是Gio。我想说中文!我想朋友们!

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk about everyday things. ^^

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O.

San Francisco

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Cantonese

Perfect language 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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H.

Security-Widefield

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

To become fluent in different languages and make new friends...

My favorite topics

Music, photography, movies, basically anything!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient because I will mess up a lot probably at first. Someone to help me through my language learning journey. Someone who is kind and someone who will have fun in both teaching and learning languages!

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/bronx />Bronx, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/chesapeake />Chesapeake, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/jacksonville />Jacksonville.

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.