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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

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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

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.

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H.

Manhattan

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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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

H.

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

Y.

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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N.

Belton

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

My current linguistic goal is to become fluent in Spanish...

My favorite topics

Fashion, art, mystery novels, crime tv shows, television, music, and learning new things about new cultures!

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who enjoys conversing about various things! :)

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D.

Martinez

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

...

I want a conversation partner who is

Preferably someone Young. They're more in tune with colloquialisms. Their speech sounds much more natural.

My learning goals

I want to learn enough Chinese to be able to translate well and rap and a language.

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C.

Lawrenceville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Patien...

My learning goals

To be able to speak to my friends and coworkers in their native language.

My favorite topics

I'm really wanting to learn just basic concersational.

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J.

Lawrence

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Quiero aprender frases y vocabulari...

My favorite topics

Viajes, trabajo y variado

Ideal language community partner

Amables, sinceros y honestos que quieran enseñar y poder tener una buena charla

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K.

Owensboro

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Almost anythin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Will help and not just have one sided learning

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent someday. But for the time being just conversational and able to read most articles and books

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M.

West Hollywood

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Russian

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

interesting personalitie...

My learning goals

My favorite topics

Sport, movie

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A.

Chesapeake

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

being fluent or have an advanced understanding in Thai and Japanese...

My favorite topics

I enjoy topics such as movies, hobbies, sports (mostly tennis though lol), the arts, and fashion

I want a conversation partner who is

someone who is nice, funny, a bit goofy, and are opened minded

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S.

Winter Park

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Technology, but can be any topic...

My language exchange partner is

I'm looking for someone that wants to learn Spanish and thech English

My learning goals

I want to talk English fluently... Like American people

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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D.

Auburn

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Tagalog, Filipino

Ideal language community partner

Open minded, patience, and understanding...

My learning goals

Getting the accent right, using proper grammar, and to have long conversations in tagalog and mostly in bisaya. Bisaya is a

My favorite topics

Life. I love learning about everything and anything.

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D.

Binghamton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Too many questions. I want to be conversationa...

My favorite topics

Hobbies, music, sports

Ideal conversation exchange partner

No idea

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S.

Los Angeles

NEW

Fluent

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Persian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Routine life, travel, different customs of other countries, and...

Perfect language exchange partner

Somebody who really help me to improve my speaking and making correct sentences in English

My learning goals

My goal is to be an advance learner, and speak and understand easily

L.

L.

Detroit

Fluent

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Hindi

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Looking for anyone who can chat regularly on a daily or atleast...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish in the next 10 months.

My favorite topics

Would love to talk about life,depression, anxiety and philosophy. I am a big football fan as well. Very confused in life right now.

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D.

Nogales

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Conocer personas de otras partes del mund...

My favorite topics

Deportes, Musica, Dibujo

My language exchange partner is

Seria una persona que le guste los deportes y la musica como el rock y el trap en ingles

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S.

University Park

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Sports, travel, foo...

Ideal language community partner

Outgoing, native English speaker

My learning goals

As good as native speakers

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H.

Winston-Salem

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Haitian Creole

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Willing to teach me everything they kno...

My learning goals

To be fluent by my birthday

My favorite topics

Anything

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D.

Columbia

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

Reading French academic sources for research, and basic conversational...

My favorite topics

theology, literature, music

Perfect language exchange partner

friendly, patient, inquisitive and thoughtful.

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M.

Los Angeles

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Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Laboral ,vida diaria ,viajes ,historia ,art...

I want a conversation partner who is

Respetuoso ,Carismático he inteligente .

My learning goals

Lograr dominar varios ideomas para poder cumplir mis metas y romper barreas .

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S.

Los Angeles

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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German

My language exchange partner is

能讲讲语言的历史 发展 文化……让我从多方面吧,更好地了解这门语言~ Could talk about history,...

My learning goals

Travel and study with my instrument.

My favorite topics

书籍;音乐;电影;做饭……还有很多 Books, music, movies, cooking......and more.

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L.

Madison

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Conversational fluenc...

My favorite topics

Literature, makeup channel drama, the bachelor, criticism, good laughs with good people

Ideal language community partner

Anyone willing to be patient with all of my grammar mistakes!

J.

J.

Katy

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Política, música, diversión, series de T...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Paciente, amigable, persistente

My learning goals

Mejor trabajo, nuevos.amigos

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C.

West Allis

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Fluent, and nic...

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish

My favorite topics

Books, movies, tv shows,

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L.

Collinsville

Fluent

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English

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

¡Yo quiero mudarme a España en un día de el futuro! Oí que allí...

My favorite topics

¡Me gusta mucho aprender las lenguas y sus culturas que están asociadas con ellas! También compongo música para los videojuegos, hago yoga, y pienso en varias cosas alrededor de el mundo, la vida, y qué significa en ser humano.

I want a conversation partner who is

Ahorita estoy encontrando a una persona desde Cuba, España o México para practicar hablar una vez por semana. Mi mamá es cubano, entonces prefiero continuar a hacer mi español más como el acento cubano

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/houston />Houston, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/portland />Portland, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/virginia-beach />Virginia Beach.

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.