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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Y.

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

G.

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

C.

C.

Manhattan

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Fluent

English Flag

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

Y.

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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S.

Lakeside

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Fluent

English Flag

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

R.

R.

Tallahassee

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Riding bicycles; bicycle trail...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly; helpful

My learning goals

Some basic fluency

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T.

Stephenville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

My language exchange partner is

Femal...

My learning goals

To Louth all the languages

My favorite topics

Everything

A.

A.

Houston

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Speaking! I’d like to better be able to spontaneously construct...

My favorite topics

Art, Culture, Travel, Hiking, YouTube, Geography, Language

Ideal language community partner

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

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S.

San Francisco

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Dramas, dramas and more dramas lol jk and food...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can be patient with me but also strict and tell me when I am saying something wrong.

My learning goals

I want to know how to put sentences together and improve my pronunciation

E.

E.

Hattiesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

I need someone who can be patient and understandin...

My learning goals

To be able to speak to people of different back grounds

My favorite topics

Anything

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H.

Winston-Salem

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Haitian Creole

My learning goals

To be fluent by my birthda...

My favorite topics

Anything

I want a conversation partner who is

Willing to teach me everything they know

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A.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Sports, dramas, and schoo...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak in either Chinese, Japanese, or Korean by the end of the year.

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

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M.

M.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

Ideal language community partner

Likes art, music, design, and fashion...

My learning goals

Be conversationally fluent

My favorite topics

Fashion, design, art, writing, music

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

Deutsch Flag

German

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Being able to talk to my Korean mum and famil...

My favorite topics

Travelling, dogs, politics, sciences, cooking

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Active, open minded, eager to learn

Y.

Y.

New York

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Fluent

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

日常会話をまずは話せるようになりたいので、テーマは特にありません。なんでも...

Perfect language exchange partner

日本語を勉強したい人、又は自分の間違いを訂正したり表現を教えてくれる人

My learning goals

1年間で生活に不自由しないレベルになること

J.

J.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is friendly and patient...

My learning goals

To have a fluent conversations in a new language.

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about culture.

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E.

Chicago

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to convers...

My favorite topics

Live

My language exchange partner is

Friendly and very nice

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W.

Santa Monica

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Jazz, music in general, movies, videogames, travel, and whatever...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who wants to talk and learn

My learning goals

I want to speak Spanish fluently!

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E.

Imperial Beach

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open, friendly, outgoing, intelligen...

My learning goals

Learning the language and culture

My favorite topics

Film, art, music, travel

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M.

North Miami

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

-to speak Spanish like a native...

My favorite topics

-TV/movies -sports -religion -swapping stories -dreams and aspirations

Perfect language exchange partner

-willing to correct me -patient if I’m struggling -have things in common

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A.

La Mesa

NEW

Fluent

العربية Flag

Arabic

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Learning...

I want a conversation partner who is

My learning goals

To reach level of commitment with people

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R.

Sunrise Manor

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

Relatable, Understanding, Open-minded, Kind Intellectua...

My learning goals

Learn as much as I can

My favorite topics

Every aspect of Life

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S.

Winter Park

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Technology, but can be any topic!

Ideal language community partner

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

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A.

Logan

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy games, anime, and manga! I’m also a cosplayer and am...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who I can chat with and practice my conversational skills in Japanese.

My learning goals

Become more comfortable using the vocabulary and grammar I’m learning in class.

S.

S.

Baltimore

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone that is willing to teach m...

My learning goals

To be fluent in 3 languages other than English

My favorite topics

Music, history, spirituality, astrology, metaphysics, esotericism

K.

K.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

To speak it fluen...

My favorite topics

Anything

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind,silly,smart,tall and like to be curious

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/palo-alto />Palo Alto, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/brookline />Brookline, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tamuning />Tamuning.

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.