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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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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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D.

San Diego

Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

My learning goals

I want to learn korean, spanish, as well as brush up on my American...

My favorite topics

Current events, general discussion, music, history, travel, languages,

Perfect language exchange partner

Conversational, helpful,

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E.

Macon

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

music, entertainment, lif...

I want a conversation partner who is

fun and easy to talk with

My learning goals

ability to read and write well

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E.

Draper

Fluent

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English

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Finnish

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French

My language exchange partner is

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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A.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak in either Chinese, Japanese, or Korean...

My favorite topics

Sports, dramas, and school

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is kind and patience, and will to work with me and be my friend.

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New York

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English

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French

My favorite topics

film, literature, art, philosophy, ideas, music, sports, books,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone interested in teaching a beginner with a serious passion and desire to learn a new language. also someone who’s friendly

My learning goals

to be fluent or an intermediate in french

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H.

Knoxville

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Just like me, outgoing and nice...

My learning goals

To become fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and German.

My favorite topics

I love soccer/futbol, traveling around the world, and meeting new people!

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H.

Syracuse

Fluent

English Flag

English

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German

My learning goals

To become fluent or just a lot bette...

My favorite topics

What is you’re favorite animal?

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice , beginner like me lol

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, films, travel, dance, social issues, love life, cats,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone patient with a good sense of humor.

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk to my future in-laws in a language other than English. If I really focus, I'd love to make my wedding vows in Portuguese to surprise my husband-to-be.

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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L.

Cambridge

Fluent

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English

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German

Ideal language community partner

patient, will correct me on my grammar and help me practice my...

My learning goals

to speak much much better than I write : meine Deutsch nicht zu besser schreiben, sondern zu besser sprechen

My favorite topics

school, traveling, life, people, just practicing German in general for speaking abilities

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D.

Denver

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I’m learning new languages for fun and to connect to my roots....

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.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who’s kind and patient and fun to talk to.

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M.

Madison

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Food, theatre, education, art, cooking, traveling, movies and...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and fun

My learning goals

Learn Thai and continue to improve my conversational French

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M.

Winter Park

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English

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Esperanto

I want a conversation partner who is

I’m not sure! I guess someone who is nice :...

My learning goals

I want to be able to understand Esperanto pretty well!

My favorite topics

I especially love books and poetry

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Kendale Lakes

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Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Be fluent in English...

My favorite topics

Bailando con Celia Cruz, oyendo a Willy Chirino, venerando al mismo santo y con el mismo padrino.

My language exchange partner is

Un hombre es lo que piensa a lo largo de sus días. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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O.

San Francisco

Fluent

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English

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

We could talk about daily life, and anything else :) I’m an open...

Ideal language community 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!

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D.

Santa Cruz

Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with similar interests that enjoys long conversations...

My learning goals

Practice enough to the point that I can at least read fluently

My favorite topics

Books, movies, technology, science fiction, languages.

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A.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English Flag

English

My learning goals

Career Develpment and Connect New Friend...

My favorite topics

Photography

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice

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D.

Golden Gate

NEW

Fluent

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Mexican Sign Language

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English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Deportes, gastronomía, religión y músic...

I want a conversation partner who is

Amigable, sincero, paciente y respetuoso

My learning goals

Aprender el idioma para tener mejores oportunidades

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D.

Dearborn Heights

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is nice and understandin...

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation with a native speaker

My favorite topics

Music

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J.

Reston

Fluent

English Flag

English

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

The wonderful things of life. I hope to find the woman of my dreams here

Ideal language community partner

A beautiful, charming, intelligent, hardworking, kind and a lovely woman

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K.

Libertyville

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

The meaning of lif...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can help me learn Spanish

My learning goals

To become a more natural speaker

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K.

Virginia Beach

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody!...

My learning goals

To understand my family while they conversate in other languages

My favorite topics

Music, Art, Games and Sports!

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E.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I have many plans to visit Mexico soon, and my partner’s family...

My favorite topics

I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico and Peru soon. I love learning, history, playing music, comedy, and all kinds of art!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish! I’ve been trying to learn for about a year, but am hoping for someone who wants to speak both Spanish and English with me so I can learn.

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/north-bergen />North Bergen, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/philadelphia />Philadelphia, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/san-francisco />San Francisco.

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.