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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Y.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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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 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

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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

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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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

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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C.

Watertown

Fluent

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English

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Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To improve my spanis...

My favorite topics

Animals, food, music

Perfect language exchange partner

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R.

Chesapeake

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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French

My favorite topics

I want to talk about anything. I am trying to speak to one person...

I want a conversation partner who is

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!

My learning goals

This quarter of the year, I want to gain fluency in Spanish and I want to be able to talk to people in French more and improve my pronunciation.

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J.

South Saint Paul

Fluent

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Spanish

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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French

My language exchange partner is

Respectueux, patien...

My learning goals

Fluencie

My favorite topics

Vie quotidienne, restauration, voyages

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M.

Evansville

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Fluent

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Spanish

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German

My learning goals

Hablar con nativos para ganar fluidez, prácticar todos los día...

My favorite topics

Literatura, Series, Arte en general.

Ideal language community partner

Conversador @, amigable, interesado@ en varios aspectos de la vida.

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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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R.

Novato

NEW

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

电影 音乐 旅行 (Movie, music, traveling...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

待人友善(Kind and nice people)

My learning goals

与人沟通(To communicate with people)

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L.

Danbury

Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Outgoing, engaging, young spirit, and non-judgmental...

My learning goals

Speak Italoan fluently.

My favorite topics

I enjoying talking about traveling, family, nursing, books, and many other subjects.

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M.

New Britain

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

To improve my grammar and to better understand the Colombian...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, comedy, and food

I want a conversation partner who is

I would like to talk with someone who can help me understand how to speak Spanish more like a native Colombian speaker, specifically from Cali

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S.

Peoria

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

문화 여행 스포...

My language exchange partner is

친절하고 착했으면

My learning goals

영어 스피킹 향상

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.

Washington

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Responsible, polite and motivate...

My learning goals

Learn more about culture and make more friends

My favorite topics

Culturas, Fashion, Travel, Books

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E.

Hollywood

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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French

My learning goals

Practice fluency in French and Portuguese...

My favorite topics

Culture, traveling, spirituality, LGBT, and technology.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A nice person who likes to talk about spirituality, life coaching, culture, travels, and:or psychology, etc.

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M.

Dublin

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Hobbies, Culture, Sports, Medicin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Latin America Age 20s to 30s

My learning goals

Become conversational Learn new phrases

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D.

Nogales

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

I want a conversation partner who is

Seria una persona que le guste los deportes y la musica como...

My learning goals

Conocer personas de otras partes del mundo

My favorite topics

Deportes, Musica, Dibujo

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V.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Croatian

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Croatian...

My favorite topics

History, philosophy, anime, vocaloid, singing, geography, politics, drawing, etc.

My language exchange partner is

Anybody who likes a good amount of what I like (not everything of course, I'm very open minded) and has a good sense of humor.

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K.

Weirton

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

art • art therapy • politics • activism • philosophy • cultur...

Ideal language community partner

Socialists, feminists, artists

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent in Spanish and help others perfect their English.

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E.

Richardson

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Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect tandem partner will ALWAYS correct me when I’m wrong,...

My learning goals

I want to eventually have the accent of a native speaker, impeccable grammar and spelling, and generally become fluent in the language.

My favorite topics

Music, theatre, musical theatre, school, academics, science, languages, culture, acting, piano

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Y.

Atlantic City

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

speaking English fluentl...

My favorite topics

Fashion ,American culture,make-up,films

Perfect language exchange partner

Warm-hearted,outgoing,positive.it’s better for Americans

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F.

Danvers

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My favorite topics

Travelling. Animals. Lif...

I want a conversation partner who is

Full of energy and spontaneous

My learning goals

Learn more to conversational level

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K.

Santa Maria

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

My language exchange partner is

Nic...

My learning goals

To become fluent

My favorite topics

Music, history

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F.

Tustin

Fluent

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Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Basic communication that can be used in trave...

My favorite topics

Technology, Games, and Anime

Ideal language community partner

Open, Fun and comfortable to communicate

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R.

Imperial Beach

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Нет предела моему любопытств...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Идеальных нет

My learning goals

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H.

Lennox

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

talkative ,we will help each other in learning language....

My learning goals

I wanna to make a lot of friends!!

My favorite topics

I have a lot of hobbies and I also like trying new things. I would like to learn different new culture about your country.

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S.

Auburn

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

I want to be able to communicate with people in german confidently...

My favorite topics

Tavel, gaming, food

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone easy going open minded someone with a ps4

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/minneapolis />Minneapolis, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/san-bernardino />San Bernardino, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/philadelphia />Philadelphia.

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.