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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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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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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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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

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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)

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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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J.

Arlington

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Practice for perfec...

My favorite topics

Movies, Cars, History, News

Perfect language exchange partner

You are the best

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M.

New York

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English

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Lezgian

My favorite topics

Sport, movi...

I want a conversation partner who is

interesting personalities

My learning goals

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N.

Belton

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Someone who enjoys conversing about various things! :...

My learning goals

My current linguistic goal is to become fluent in Spanish.

My favorite topics

Fashion, art, mystery novels, crime tv shows, television, music, and learning new things about new cultures!

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B.

Santa Clarita

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

I would like to learn enough to be comfortable speaking common...

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning about different cultures, politics, new ideas and interesting people

Ideal language community partner

My perfect partner would be patient, outgoing, and enjoys debating ideas and perspectives.

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Camas

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Dance, Movies, Music, YA Books, Makeup, Fashion, Spac...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient with me, willing to correct mistakes and be okay with me not knowing words.

My learning goals

Get back up to speed to where I was when I was in French classes

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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German

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Active, open minded, eager to lear...

My learning goals

Being able to talk to my Korean mum and family

My favorite topics

Travelling, dogs, politics, sciences, cooking

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K.

Lynchburg

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to communicate while traveling...

My favorite topics

Photography Travel Wine Cycling Hiking

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and patient

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P.

Vernon Hills

Fluent

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Russian

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French

My favorite topics

Anything appropriat...

My language exchange partner is

Talkative and not a pervert

My learning goals

To be fluent

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.

Salmon Creek

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

When the conversation can flow between various subjects, without...

My learning goals

I hope to travel to central America, as well as China, this year. I'm learning the basics of these languages now, so I can be better prepared to take language courses during my travels.

My favorite topics

Travel experiences, music, physics, political opinions, different cultures & traditions, religious and philosophical ideas, technology.

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M.

Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to focus on my ability to have a fluid conversation without...

My favorite topics

I like video games, watching some TV, and spending time with friends!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is understanding that I can be a slow learner, but can also help me learn what I need!

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D.

Ithaca

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Spanish

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French

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German

My favorite topics

Musique, voyages, nourriture, photographie, meme...

Perfect language exchange partner

Drôle, aimable, culturel

My learning goals

Parler courrament

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J.

Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Wants to learn English Patient with beginner level Spanis...

My learning goals

Fluency Have a job that uses Spanish

My favorite topics

Life/activities Interests Food School future Personality

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C.

Jenks

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Spanish fluenc...

My favorite topics

Politics, cultural, health

My language exchange partner is

Wants to improve thier English. Patient enough to teach.

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A.

New York

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Art, books, travel, anthropology, tec...

Ideal language community partner

Good conversation and happy to chat in both our languages

My learning goals

I’d like to pass C1 French (eventually)

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J.

Cimarron Hills

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I am very patient with those that are learning English and I...

My learning goals

To reach an advanced level in each language I’m learning.

My favorite topics

I like talking about my family, what books I’m reading, politics, religion, other country’s cultures, and most other things.

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K.

Santa Maria

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

To become fluen...

My favorite topics

Music, history

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice

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B.

Tempe

NEW

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Food, culture, entertainment. Everything basicall...

I want a conversation partner who is

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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A.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, creative, enjoys having conversations...

My learning goals

To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Spanish language and be able to help someone else learn English.

My favorite topics

Theater, the arts, technology

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D.

Conyers

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Improve my spoken English,learn some idiomatic phrase...

My favorite topics

Different cultures and customs,books,movies,University life,any interesting story

Ideal language community partner

Warm-hearted,patient,kind,outgoing,interesting (maybe native English speaker )

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I.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Cars, culture, foo...

Ideal conversation 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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L.

East Massapequa

Fluent

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English

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Irish

Perfect language exchange partner

Open, friendly, doesn't take life to seriousl...

My learning goals

Conversational

My favorite topics

TV, comedy, politics, pagan

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Marietta

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I just want to be fluent and have comfortable conversations....

My favorite topics

Mainly anything, but I do enjoy talking about instruments and music as well as video games.

I want a conversation partner who is

They have to be cool.

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/limerick />Limerick, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tempe />Tempe, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/hialeah />Hialeah.

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.