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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

LEARNS

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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

Español Flag

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

Español Flag

Spanish

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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.

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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

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

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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

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C.

Manhattan

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English

LEARNS

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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

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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B.

Stockbridge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in korean and make some friends...

My favorite topics

Music, make-up, tv shows, drawing

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone funny and open-minded, likes music, fashion, make-up, animals, food, and memes. Sometimes this app doesn't work for me so message me on instagram @boomerfontaine

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S.

Washington

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My favorite topics

Fashion, travel, animals, foo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Gentleman, ambitious, interesting

My learning goals

Meet friends

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L.

Union City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Anyone willing to share their language and cultur...

My learning goals

Nornal conversation with the new language

My favorite topics

Food, travel, other cultures, daily life

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M.

Torrance

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

...

My favorite topics

Travel, music, movie , books

Ideal language community partner

Connect with learners around the world

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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M.

Pittsburgh

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

everyday life, culture, politics, food, linguistic...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone i can make friends with!!

My learning goals

i want to be able to have casual, everyday conversations

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I.

Berkeley

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English

LEARNS

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who wants to help me learn French and who I can help...

My learning goals

I am planning on moving to France so want to get comfortable speaking.

My favorite topics

Food, travel, anything really just love to practice!

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Smyrna

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

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Italian

My learning goals

Mostly for casual fun/entertainment to improve my vocabulary...

My favorite topics

Anything from real life bitching to a serious personal goals in life :) Puppy discussions. Cultural differences. Ex-college tennis player. I love playing tennis and animals. I’ve lived in Tokyo Japan, Milan Italy and Various cities in the US

I want a conversation partner who is

I’d like to help others learn how to speak Japanese. I’d like to learn something that I haven’t learned either English or something else. It’d be cool to get my Italian skills back again also.

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A.

Spartanburg

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Deporte music...

My language exchange partner is

Tener una conversación sincera y duvertida

My learning goals

Tener una conversación con una persona m

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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F.

Wichita

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Ideal language community partner

Nice, patient, helpfu...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak enough Korean to feel comfortable enough to visit Korea some day

My favorite topics

Makeup, animals, food, video games

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H.

Highland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Have responses come to brain quicker, phrase things in a more...

My favorite topics

Everyday life, business, health, science, history, culture

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, kind, fun

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W.

Seattle

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

I’ll talk about anything, but I really enjoy talking about video...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who wants to learn languages, just like me!

My learning goals

Learning enough to make friends!

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S.

Lochearn

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

My perfect Tandem partner would be someone who is very friendly/polite,...

My learning goals

My language learning goals are to be able to speak the language with another native speaker and for them to be able to understand me.

My favorite topics

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

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K.

Ashland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

i know some things, but i hope to get a lot better before November...

My favorite topics

music

My language exchange partner is

funny, nice, & easy to talk with!

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A.

Portage

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Ls películas, libros, plantas, los animales, los árboles, mi...

Ideal language community partner

Fun and easy to talk to but still corrects my mistakes

My learning goals

To become confident in Spanish by the end of this year

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J.

Sugar Land

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I am open to anyone but maybe someone who enjoys traveling...

My learning goals

To improve my Portuguese skills

My favorite topics

I just started learning Portuguese because I am going to be an exchange student in Brazil but I love talking about traveling.

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J.

San Diego

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

For my company and i want to kno...

My favorite topics

I wanna talk about life and the way how to be happy

Perfect language exchange partner

Familly

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K.

Virginia Beach

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, Art, Games and Sports...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anybody!!

My learning goals

To understand my family while they conversate in other languages

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J.

Davis

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My language exchange partner is

People who are friendly, helpful, and reliable...

My learning goals

Be able to speak well enough to make friends

My favorite topics

Culture, video games, movies

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A.

Lancaster

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to express what I need to appropriatel...

My favorite topics

dancing ,singing, playing the piano, and cooking

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is consistently on when I need it but understanding that I might not always be online because of school

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L.

Wichita

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

TV classics like Friends and How I Met Your Mother, major cinemas,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is also interested in learning, culture or language!

My learning goals

I want to become more familiar with slang/colloquial phrases I wouldn’t learn in a classroom.

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W.

Lawrence

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Social and enjoys talking about a number of different topics...

My learning goals

I want to be conversational in Spanish by my 30th bday.

My favorite topics

Business, traveling, outdoor sports/activities, reading, and cooking

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M.

Burlingame

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Türkçe Flag

Turkish

My learning goals

I want to be conversational in Turkish and Spanish by next yea...

My favorite topics

I like talking about food, life , and exercise.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient and can give feedback.

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/tamuning />Tamuning, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/gainesville />Gainesville.

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.