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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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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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R.

Chesapeake

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

This quarter of the year, I want to gain fluency in Spanish and...

My favorite topics

I want to talk about anything. I am trying to speak to one person in my target languages per day. I hope that we can be friends and talk about things that we enjoy. Movies, food, music, friends, childhood memories—anything.

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to talk one hour with someone, 30 minutes in English, 30 minutes in my target language. That way we can both get the most out of the conversation and manage expectations with one another. If we become friends, even better!

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E.

Auburn

Fluent

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English

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Vietnamese

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Movies, art, photography, Instagram, books, anime, hobbies, food,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is engaging and responsive.

My learning goals

To be able to speak Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Korean fluently

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A.

Chesapeake

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

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

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

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J.

Milpitas

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Explore the world,become open-minde...

My favorite topics

Education America Political Environment Entertainment

Ideal language community partner

Warm-hearted,respectful,well-mannered,helpful,talkative

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Tempe

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Food, culture, entertainment. Everything basicall...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun, kind, patient. Very talkative.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in korean in 1 year and make many native Korean speaking friends.

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J.

New York

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English

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Cebuano

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

, -, . Enthusiastic people who enjoys having daily conversation....

My learning goals

To be able to understand one another in order to promote world peace ☮️!

My favorite topics

️ ️️ ✈️ ⚕️️‍♀️

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K.

Kuna

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to learn about the culture more than anything...

My favorite topics

Religion, books, people, anything!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is okay with me slowly learning with them and it's okay with them if I take a bit to answer back... I'm a perfectionist.

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J.

Round Rock

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Cualquier tip...

My language exchange partner is

Amable y dispuesto a aprender español

My learning goals

Cultura general

Jun

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

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“Tandem Pro has given me lifelong friends. I met them all through the “Near me” feature, which shows people practicing languages in the city where you live. 100% recommend.”

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A.

Newark

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

Ideal language community partner

Sociable, abierto a platicar de cualquier tema sin prejuicio...

My learning goals

Tener conversaciones casuales fluidas, ademas de ampliar mi vocabulario

My favorite topics

Mascotas, viajes, ciencia, películas

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J.

Columbia

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

...

My favorite topics

I loving working out, and chatting with friends

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I wanna have someone practice Korean or English with me

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I.

Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Cars, culture, foo...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is easy to talk to and has a good personality

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak with my Mexican family better and prepare for a trip to japan

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G.

East Hill-Meridian

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Spanish

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

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My learning goals

My favorite topics

Travel and positive vibes

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Security-Widefield

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak to friends in French and Japanese...

My favorite topics

I like to discuss how someone is doing. I also like to talk about science. I love to play the cello and talk with friends

My language exchange partner is

My perfect Tandem partner would be someone who is nice and funny and we can both learn from each other.

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J.

Norman

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English

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Latin

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Icelandic

My favorite topics

Anything really, I have vague knowledge on a variety of things....

Ideal language community partner

Someone who will practice with me. Above all I’m here to learn Icelandic. I enjoy talking but I’d prefer it be related to the language in some way.

My learning goals

A2 by May, B1 by August for Icelandic. Since Spanish is easier, I want to be fluent by the end of the year.

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H.

Portland

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English

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Swedish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who loves to have fun and be silly...

My learning goals

I would love to learn to be pretty fluent for travels and being able to connect to people on another level.

My favorite topics

Music, psychology, travel, metaphysics, art, fun!

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B.

New York

Fluent

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Arabic

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Japanese

My learning goals

Just simple Japanese tal...

My favorite topics

Politics, comedy, and science

Perfect language exchange partner

Native Japanese

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W.

East Cleveland

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

いろいろですね。でもやばりゲームが一番好きです。音楽?アニメ?There are certainly more, but...

I want a conversation partner who is

英語か中国語お勉強したいの日本人の友達、よろしく。私はアメリカに9年間住んでいました。三月中から日本語の勉強を始めました。だから、日本語が下手です。もしあなたがちょうと中国語か英語を話したら、よかたです。Sorry for the grammars and spellings guys. It’s testing my limit. 我的语法求放过

My learning goals

いつかに日本に旅行に行きます!Actually, I’d like this to be my third language. 然而大概很难

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A.

Lancaster

Fluent

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English

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Dutch

My language exchange partner is

someone that is patien...

My learning goals

being able to converse with someone in that language

My favorite topics

daily life sports culture and travel

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M.

Avondale

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

Technology, music, cultures, food I really just like to learn new things

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is willing to be patient sometimes it takes me a bit to learn a language

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L.

Collinsville

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

My favorite topics

¡Me gusta mucho aprender las lenguas y sus culturas que están...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

¡Yo quiero mudarme a España en un día de el futuro! Oí que allí es muy agradable para vivir

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A.

Saugus

Fluent

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

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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J.

Lawrence

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Quiero aprender frases y vocabulari...

My favorite topics

Viajes, trabajo y variado

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/anchorage />Anchorage, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tulsa />Tulsa, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/las-vegas />Las Vegas.

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.