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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

Português Flag

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.

A.

A.

Manhattan

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

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.

H.

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

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C.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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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

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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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E.

Washington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

More fluent in German and Korean!...

My favorite topics

Music (American and Kpop!), art and singing, good, school!

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone close to my age, fun to talk to and learn from :)

J.

J.

Old Bridge Township

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Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

My learning goals

Understanding other culture and talking about daily life

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K.

Phoenix

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

I want to talk with people who likes games and pets....

My learning goals

I want to have conversations. It would be fun to talk about games!

My favorite topics

I play a lot of video games, cook, do voice acting and make YouTube videos. I'm looking to improve my Korean so let's hang out on Discord and play games!

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A.

Weatherford

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Russian

My learning goals

Goal 1. Become sufficient in Spanish to allow me to use for work....

My favorite topics

Music, art, philosophy, astrology, relationships

Ideal language community partner

One who has a great capacity for humor, they want to learn but it's important to have fun doing so. They encourage me and celebrate my progress as I would theirs. And patience is a must!

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B.

New York

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Arabic

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Politics, comedy, and scienc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Japanese

My learning goals

Just simple Japanese talk

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T.

Baldwin

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who wants to talk to m...

My learning goals

To be fluent in Korean and Japanese and be friends with people from those countries

My favorite topics

Music, Culture, Pets, Travel

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Enid

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

A little practice each da...

My favorite topics

Culture, food, movies/TV

I want a conversation partner who is

Hoping to video chat with native speakers who also have good English!

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A.

Westerville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Culture, medicine, movies, et...

My language exchange partner is

Open, patient, willing to correct

My learning goals

Proficiency. I want to be able to communicate eith as many people as possible

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

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D.

Denver

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal language community partner

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.

My favorite topics

I’m into nerdy things like video games and anime and I’m also a theatre geek. I sing and play piano and I have a cat named Monty who I love even though he’s a brat.

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Russian

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak while I’m traveling, and gradually...

My favorite topics

Pop culture, food, veganism, travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easygoing and patient! Fun to talk to. Curious about the world. Open-minded :)

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T.

New Brunswick

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

My favorite topics

Music, books, cooking, science, sports, memes, your dog(s), whatever...

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, funny, interesting, curious people, especially any Russian speakers who speak Ukrainian and/or Belarusian since these are languages I’d love to learn in the future!

My learning goals

I aspire to learn 10 languages by thirty well enough to visit the countries where they’re spoken and have interesting conversations

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J.

Virginia Beach

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, funny, kind and understanding. I appreciate people who...

My learning goals

I know it will take me a while but I would like to become fluent enough to experience books, movie and music in other languages. I’d also like to be able to have conversations when I travel abroad.

My favorite topics

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

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K.

Bon Air

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluency in Spanish and more proficient in French and Italian...

My favorite topics

Current events, art, music, travel, work, hobbies

My language exchange partner is

Patient, not too serious, age 20s or 30s

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M.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Band, Choir, Theater, Food, Environment, and everything in between...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone! Don’t be shy!!!

My learning goals

To better myself in my spanish knowledge and cultural awareness.

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A.

Boston

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, polite, and patient. Also able to ask questions that...

My learning goals

Increase my confidence in using the language, as well as learning its nuances.

My favorite topics

International relations interested in culture, politics, and travel. Intermediate level fencer

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T.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To get an A in Spanish class. Basically, I need to be able to...

My favorite topics

Food, video games maybe, movies, other culture

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone :)

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R.

Radford

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

All Outdoor activities, sports, Biology, food, music, history,...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

To be conversational.

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G.

Los Angeles

Fluent

English Flag

English

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Fun, humorous, easy-going, kind, patien...

My learning goals

Conversational fluency

My favorite topics

Travel, Food, Movies, Fitness, Languages

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G.

Franklin

Fluent

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

English...

My favorite topics

I want to improve my writing in English and practice the language more. I'm from Brazil and currently live in the United States on exchange

Ideal language community partner

English Natives

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S.

League City

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Cual quier tem...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Amigable

My learning goals

Aprender hablar bien el inglés

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C.

Watertown

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

...

My learning goals

To improve my spanish

My favorite topics

Animals, food, music

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A.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

I want to learn French so I can visit Franc...

My favorite topics

Food Music

I want a conversation partner who is

Consistent Well spoken

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/sarasota />Sarasota, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/columbia />Columbia, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/colorado-springs />Colorado Springs.

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.