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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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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

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

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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

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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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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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Madison

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Portuguese

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Japanese

My favorite topics

tudo menos futebo...

I want a conversation partner who is

paciente

My learning goals

melhora pessoal e profissional

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O.

San Francisco

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Cantonese

My language exchange partner is

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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C.

Watertown

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To improve my spanis...

My favorite topics

Animals, food, music

Ideal language community partner

Connect with learners around the world

Value Community

Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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A.

Norwalk

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

テニス | ハイキュー!(アニメ) | 歌 | 食べ...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

やさしくて、楽しい人はいいです!

My learning goals

日本語が上手になりたいです。よくはなして、漢字を読めるのになりたいです。

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C.

Norton Shores

Fluent

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Korean

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

착하고 무례하지 않았으면 좋겠어...

My learning goals

교환학생으로 미국 거주중이기 때문이에요

My favorite topics

평소 일상에 대해서 이야기하는것을 좋아해요

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B.

Lauderdale Lakes

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Learning as fast and effectively as possible...

My favorite topics

Art, video games, computers.

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who is excited about language learning as I am.

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A.

Los Angeles

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Current events, school, pets, food, et...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who's willing to correct my mistakes politely, wants to practice twice or three times a week for half an hour each session, open-minded!

My learning goals

Practice so that I can maintain the skills I've learned in school and abroad, become more confident in my speaking abilities

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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M.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Someone who understands Chinese grammar...

My learning goals

Being able to form sentences, short conversations, and able to order food.

My favorite topics

Travel, greetings, and hobbies.

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C.

Lafayette

Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I learn how to speak korean fluentl...

My favorite topics

Family travel greetings music fun kpop

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Very helpful and patient

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L.

Lexington

NEW

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about books, movies, music, culture, travel....

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient but encouraging (meine deutsch ist sehr schlecht)

My learning goals

I want to eventually become fluent in German.

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A.

Saugus

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

I would like to talk with someone who has similar interests as...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak both Korean and Japanese fluently so I can someday travel and hold conversations with people

My favorite topics

I enjoy making art and playing video games

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K.

West University Place

Fluent

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

To speak that language fluentl...

My favorite topics

Cultures Chit chats

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, passionate, humorous

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A.

Houston

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Art, Culture, Travel, Hiking, YouTube, Geography, Languag...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who isn’t afraid to correct me when I make a mistake - don’t be timid, be honest!

My learning goals

Speaking! I’d like to better be able to spontaneously construct complex sentences and to speak freely and easily in conversation.

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M.

Philadelphia

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone willing to give critique...

My learning goals

Ich möchte mehr fließend sprechen!

My favorite topics

Family, school, baking, history ️‍

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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

Perfect language exchange partner

Consistent Well spoken

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E.

Boston

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Culture Politics Scienc...

I want a conversation partner who is

I am hoping to make a new friend through language :)

My learning goals

I have studied Mandarin for years on and off (and been abroad), so I want to keep writing/speaking so that I don’t forget it

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M.

New York

Fluent

Deutsch Flag

German

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

sie kann perfekt englisc...

My learning goals

ein perfektes englisch

My favorite topics

sport,filme,essen,smalltalk

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A.

La Mesa

Fluent

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Arabic

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

To reach level of commitment with peopl...

My favorite topics

Learning

Ideal language community partner

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L.

New York

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Culture, food, traveling, fashion, dancing, sports, philosoph...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native French speaker, who is open minded and like to know more than what France can offer, likes to travel, knows about life, and be patient to be a good professor.

My learning goals

Conversational, and able to communicate freely in a native way. Understand culture through language.

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M.

Harrisburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone I just want to talk and make a good friend...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Japanese and Korean

My favorite topics

Manga,archery cooking

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Z.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to eventually become somewhat fluent in spanish...

My favorite topics

Sports and news

I want a conversation partner who is

Able to have a good conversation and is willing to use the audio chat feature.

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/silver-spring />Silver Spring, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/palo-alto />Palo Alto, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/omaha />Omaha.

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.