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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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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Daily lifeculture work out️ scam walks away cuz it won't work...

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Coolest ppl, energetic ppl.

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

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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

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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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S.

Lakeside

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Fluent

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English

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Emoji

LEARNS

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Russian

My learning goals

To be intermediate in Russian and Spanish: I want to talk about...

My favorite topics

Entertainment, sports, and music videos and trending, twitter/periscope/instagram/Snapchat/VK

Perfect language exchange partner

Everybody is welcome just be chill

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F.

Columbus

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

About mysel...

I want a conversation partner who is

With my same perspective

My learning goals

For a better communication

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X.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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French

My language exchange partner is

Patient and kin...

My learning goals

Become more fluent

My favorite topics

Music, tech, art, movies, food... just about anything

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B.

Sterling

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak to Spanish speakers and help them...

My favorite topics

I love writing and enjoying stories, whether they're in the form of a television show or a book. I am a computer repair tech going to NOVA for a computer science degree. Im a mental health and human rights activist.

Ideal language community partner

I want to talk to anyone who wants to help one another learn. I'm always open to making new friends and if there's something you need help with, whether its advice or assistance, just let me know!!

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J.

Glendale

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I like music, movies, and socce...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who wants to be friends and help each other

My learning goals

Be fluent in Japanese so I can travel to Japan

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V.

Milpitas

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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American Sign Language

Perfect language exchange partner

友善、耐...

My learning goals

达到用英语交流的目的

My favorite topics

家庭、朋友、购物、旅游、学习

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Lansdale

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

To speak more fluently and make new friends...

My favorite topics

Fitness,music,travel,and Having fun in life

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone patient and understanding

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Madison

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Art, culture, movies, musi...

My language exchange partner is

Open minded, fun

My learning goals

Learn more conversational French

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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N.

Pacific Grove

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

好的朋友是一位跟想我一起说一说,很耐心的人...

My learning goals

我想毫不费力地说中文。

My favorite topics

我想聊些日常的生活,什么都在心神中。

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Y.

Smyrna

Fluent

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Japanese

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Italian

My learning goals

Mostly for casual fun/entertainment to improve my vocabulary...

My favorite topics

Anything from real life bitching to a serious personal goals in life :) Puppy discussions. Cultural differences. Ex-college tennis player. I love playing tennis and animals. I’ve lived in Tokyo Japan, Milan Italy and Various cities in the US

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’d like to help others learn how to speak Japanese. I’d like to learn something that I haven’t learned either English or something else. It’d be cool to get my Italian skills back again also.

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A.

Lancaster

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English

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Dutch

My favorite topics

daily life sports culture and trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

someone that is patient

My learning goals

being able to converse with someone in that language

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N.

Milwaukee

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

A nice person who I could eventually become close friends wit...

My learning goals

I want to learn a lot of the languages

My favorite topics

I like discussing everything

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Chicago

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Fluency! Holding a conversation, humor and colloquial language...

My favorite topics

looking for someone to talk with regularly. Above all I like to laugh. I like travel, rock climbing, camping and music.

My language exchange partner is

Im looking for someone to do audio messages regularly! Je suis à la recherche de quelqu’un avec qui je peux parler régulièrement ! ¡Quiero compartir algunos mensajes de audio con frecuencia!

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Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

travel food sport...

Ideal language community partner

nice respectful honest

My learning goals

improve my spanish speaking skills

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Y.

Centereach

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Could be patient on me please...

My learning goals

Wanna have foreign friend!

My favorite topics

gym, food, traveling, life.

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J.

Palm Coast

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Deseo aprender a hablar ingles chino y portugues. Inicialmente...

My favorite topics

Juegos, oscio, deportes, historias.

Perfect language exchange partner

Que hable ingles y sea amable

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S.

Auburn

NEW

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Tavel, gaming, foo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone easy going open minded someone with a ps4

My learning goals

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

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C.

Tinton Falls

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk to someone who wants to learn English and...

My learning goals

I want to be conversational in Russian. I want to be able to have simple conversations in Russian by April when I visit Moscow

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about travel and culture. I like to learn about the differences in languages and practice them with native speakers

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D.

Culver City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

To learn enough have a small conversatio...

My favorite topics

Food, movies, music and traveling. Stories of traveling

Ideal language community partner

Open minded, patient, fun going and instructive

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O.

Lamont

Fluent

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Hindi

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, Fashion, Music, Movie...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanish

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J.

Madison

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone to chat with, probably most often not real tim...

My learning goals

Keeo up my French and Latin, learn conversational Spanish

My favorite topics

News, history, movies, tv

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M.

Kissimmee

Fluent

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Spanish

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American Sign Language

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Korean

My learning goals

Fluent Korea...

My favorite topics

Kpop

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and nice

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/new-york />New York, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/las-vegas />Las Vegas, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/honolulu />Honolulu.

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.