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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.

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

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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

English Flag

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

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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

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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M.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

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English

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Arabic

My learning goals

Conversational fluenc...

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, ethnicity, philosophy, history, economics, computer science, biotechnology, renewable energy, drinking, sports

Perfect language exchange partner

Can talk about a wide range of topics and is dedicated toward fluency

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A.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I like talking about animals and foo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who has lots of patience and kind

My learning goals

To be able to say a few sentences or a conversation in German and Japanese.

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J.

Auburn

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Patient, friendly, easygoing...

My learning goals

I want to improve my speaking and listening skills

My favorite topics

Sports, culture, FOOD!

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S.

Lochearn

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

My language learning goals are to be able to speak the language...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing humor like memes and stuff and I like discussing musical genres such as K-Pop and Metal/Rock

Ideal language community partner

My perfect Tandem partner would be someone who is very friendly/polite, sort of weird, funny, and open-minded

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New York

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English

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Movies, music, cosmetics, pop culture, comedy, philosophy, psychology,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Enthusiastic, interesting, kind, patient, funny, open minded.

My learning goals

To be fluent. To be able to speak naturally and express myself the way I do in my native language.

A.

A.

Asheville

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Interestin...

My learning goals

To improve my vocabulary and fluency

My favorite topics

Life art music politics religion food outdoors

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E.

Evans

Fluent

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English

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Norwegian

My learning goals

become more fluent in language and more aware of culture/current...

My favorite topics

tv/film/books/music, culture, current events

I want a conversation partner who is

interesting, fluent in language and culture

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T.

Gilroy

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Mexican Sign Language

My favorite topics

Sobre ser feli...

My language exchange partner is

Divertido y apsionado

My learning goals

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Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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J.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Arabic

Ideal language community partner

Someone who wants to learn but also have a fun conversatio...

My learning goals

1. Be able to speak Arabic with confidence. 2. Feel comfortable ordering food in a Spanish speaking country. 3. Learning some slang in Spanish

My favorite topics

Life, food and travel

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N.

Burlington

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Fluency in the French Language...

My favorite topics

Anything. Family, work, business, news, entertainment.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open and patient.

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J.

New York

NEW

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English

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Armenian

My favorite topics

I work in medical research, I’m really interested in the science...

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient partner who can speak English or Spanish to any degree and will freely discuss topics with me.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in French, proficient in Western Armenian and Mandarin.

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H.

Ypsilanti

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

An intense language learner...

My learning goals

To be highly conversational and improve literacy. I also would like to work on pronunciation.

My favorite topics

Music, Martial Arts, TV/Movies, and Travel

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E.

Portland

Fluent

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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!

My language exchange partner 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.

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Enid

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Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Culture, food, movies/T...

Ideal language community partner

Hoping to video chat with native speakers who also have good English!

My learning goals

A little practice each day

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J.

Boone

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Willing to teach, patient, friendly, respectful...

My learning goals

Become a better listener and speaker. Become a more confident speaker able to communicate complete thoughts with less effort.

My favorite topics

Life, sports, current events, education, etc.

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H.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Become more proficient and be able to converse easie...

My favorite topics

Sports, food, travel, etc

Perfect language exchange partner

eager to learn english and help me learn spanish

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H.

Snellville

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Korean

My favorite topics

Daily life, cultural diversity, dramas, musi...

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun! Very outgoing and friendly. Keeps in touch with me and becomes my friend

My learning goals

I really want to be fluent in Korean. However where I live makes that a bit difficult, so I need someone to help me by talking to be daily.

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S.

White Plains

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes bts, traveling, food, and anim...

My learning goals

To learn them so later on I can go to that country and interact with the people

My favorite topics

Traveling and talking about cool places and also talking about the exquisite food I ate in other countries

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M.

Winter Park

Fluent

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English

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Esperanto

My learning goals

I want to be able to understand Esperanto pretty well...

My favorite topics

I especially love books and poetry

Ideal language community partner

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

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E.

Dallas

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Música. Comida. Viajar. En en ano pasado estaba viviendo en diferente...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Gente interesante.

My learning goals

Quiero ser fluido con mi español. Vivía en latino américa por los cinco meses pasados.

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L.

Lawrence

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

learning each other 互相学...

My learning goals

能用于日常对话

My favorite topics

politics

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V.

Milpitas

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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American Sign Language

My learning goals

达到用英语交流的目...

My favorite topics

家庭、朋友、购物、旅游、学习

I want a conversation partner who is

友善、耐心

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/hempstead />Hempstead, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/phoenix />Phoenix, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/silver-spring />Silver Spring.

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.