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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

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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.

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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 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

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

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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

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H.

Manhattan

Fluent

English Flag

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)

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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A.

Mount Clemens

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

to be fluent in the beautiful language that i admir...

My favorite topics

Music, Art , and photography

Perfect language exchange partner

A good teacher , patient with me , and friendly

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D.

Santa Cruz

Fluent

Português Flag

Portuguese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Books, movies, technology, science fiction, languages...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with similar interests that enjoys long conversations.

My learning goals

Practice enough to the point that I can at least read fluently

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S.

Chantilly

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

someone willing to be patient with my Spanish speaking abilit...

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent and understand without having any problems

My favorite topics

Music, pop culture, sports, food, anything really

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L.

West Columbia

Fluent

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Spanish

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French

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Italian

My learning goals

Practic...

My favorite topics

Physics, Conspiracy theories, “Supernatural” phenomena… The Apocalypse? Idk.

Ideal language community partner

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Greenville

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Viaje...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Conversador

My learning goals

Aprender a conversar

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L.

West Chester

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

easy to talk to and helpfu...

My learning goals

to know enough french to get by in a french country

My favorite topics

music, politics, pop culture

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D.

San Diego

Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

My learning goals

I want to learn korean, spanish, as well as brush up on my American...

My favorite topics

Current events, general discussion, music, history, travel, languages,

I want a conversation partner who is

Conversational, helpful,

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J.

Murfreesboro

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Travel, Food, Video Games, Anime, Books, Ideas, Art, Music, Movie...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who has traveled, loves food, and/or has bright ideas or aspirations they'd like to explore. Either way it should be a two-way learning experience.

My learning goals

I don't know. I just really like the idea of being able to communicate with more people than just my own

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

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Burlington

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

My perfect Tandem partner will be patient with me but not afraid...

My learning goals

I want to improve my vocabulary and prepare for a speaking test that I need to do in the future. I want to become more fluent so I can excel in grad school.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing travel, movies, and books.

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A.

Charleston

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

I am currently taking Japanese as an online course through my...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about just about anything. I just like to have conversations with people.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want someone who is slow and understanding whenever I don't know how to say something, because I would be the same towards them.

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T.

Wilkes-Barre

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Animals Nature Different cultures ...

Perfect language exchange partner

someone that enjoys meeting new people, keeps in touch, and is determined to learn

My learning goals

I want to learn Korean and Spanish

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K.

Riverview

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who enjoys teaching. Someone who is patient...

My learning goals

I eventually want to attain fluency.

My favorite topics

Sports, travel, technology, science fiction, fitness

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T.

Mount Vernon

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Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Consegui aprender o suficiente para fazer um intercâmbio de au...

My favorite topics

General affairs, I love to read, travel, wine, food, beer and meet cool people, I love the Marvel and DC universes, I love Harry Potter, and I really want to improve my English to be more secure and exchange this year.!

My language exchange partner is

I like to talk and I am very talkative, I would love to meet people, astral, cool, patient and with many stories of exchanges, who help me with my English and would love to help you with Portuguese ....

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J.

Greater Landover

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Italian

My favorite topics

I am a very open minded individual and love a variety of topics...

Ideal language community partner

I would say my tandem is someone that is around my age range that way the relatability is there. Someone that is interested in learning English or Spanish and willing to teach me how to sound more like a native versus a book, to be able to hold convos. :)

My learning goals

Learn and experience the culture and language through interactions to prepare me to hold a conversation with natives/ locals. As well as complete my goal of always wanting to learn another language.

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R.

Durham

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I think my perfect tandem partner would be someone who is flexible...

My learning goals

I would like to become as close to fluent as possible. In terms of motivation, I love to travel and most of the places that I want to travel to speak French or Spanish. Therefore, I want to learn those languages well so I can communicate while I travel.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing history, politics, music, art, sports, food, and traveling. Generally, I am interested in seeing how other people see the world!

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A.

Logan

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I enjoy games, anime, and manga! I’m also a cosplayer and am currently studying Japanese in college.

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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S.

Rochester

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Dogs, computers, programmin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help me a learn a language while being patient with my mistakes

My learning goals

Learn more vocab, learn grammatical structure, be able to converse

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A.

Oviedo

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

I enjoy communicating with people about their views on the art,...

My learning goals

To speak freely with a native speaker.

My favorite topics

Art, music, people, travel, literature.

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M.

Prichard

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

हिन्दी Flag

Hindi

My learning goals

To be fluent in 2 other languages besides my native languag...

My favorite topics

Activities

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is motivated

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J.

Clayton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Science, Politics, Academia, Backpacking, Hiking, Cultura y Politicas...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with similar interests who would like to improve language skills.

My learning goals

To feel comfortable in conversation with native speakers.

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J.

Superior

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is open to teaching and talking about their own or...

My learning goals

Be able to have a full conversation in my target language

My favorite topics

Music, travel, nature, and culture

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Y.

Milwaukee

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

能够自然地和母语使用者对话...

My favorite topics

Video game, minecraft, natural science, social science,history.

I want a conversation partner who is

Just friendly

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/charlotte />Charlotte, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/honolulu />Honolulu, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/derby />Derby.

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.