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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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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.

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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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

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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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B.

Bellaire

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything....

My favorite topics

I have been learning piano in addition to German and I work as a graphic designer. I love animals but especially dogs.

Perfect language exchange partner

Ideally somebody around my age but honestly I don’t really have a strong preference.

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K.

Libertyville

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

The meaning of lif...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help me learn Spanish

My learning goals

To become a more natural speaker

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T.

Isla Vista

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient, since I’m still practicing my skills....

My learning goals

I want to be able to understand everyday casual spoken Mexican Spanish and participate in most casual conversations.

My favorite topics

Reading books, philosophy or psychology, jokes, LGBTQIA+

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S.

New York

Fluent

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Korean

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English

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German

My learning goals

ZD B1-2 level. Basically to be able to hold a conversation quite...

My favorite topics

Designer, Anfänger programmer, tennis player, tea sipper, and dog lover

Ideal language community partner

Who speaks fluent German and wants to learn Korean or English in exchange. Who likes to have silly small talks!

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M.

New York

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Fluent

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German

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

sport,filme,essen,smalltal...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

sie kann perfekt englisch

My learning goals

ein perfektes englisch

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R.

Libertyville

Fluent

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English

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Balinese

Perfect language exchange partner

food and learne...

My learning goals

i want to know how to say sentence good you know?

My favorite topics

food and learning

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E.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Become more comfortable having a conversatio...

My favorite topics

Sports (swimming, riding horses)

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy to talk to, helpful

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M.

Cleveland

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Makeup and musi...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who helps me better the language im learning

My learning goals

To be able to understand and talk to someone in chinese

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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A.

White Oak

Fluent

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French

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Une personne intègre et symp...

My learning goals

Pour mieu échanger avec mes nouvelles connaissances et améliorer mon niveau culturel

My favorite topics

Échange mutuel

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D.

Martinsburg

Fluent

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English

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Indonesian

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To speak more with local people when travelin...

My favorite topics

Food travel lunch lifestyle

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Male 40 plus. Barcelona area

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K.

Phoenix

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Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Traveling, Law, Politics...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone.

My learning goals

Expand my German vocabulary.

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K.

Santa Maria

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English

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Nic...

My learning goals

To become fluent

My favorite topics

Music, history

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J.

Fayetteville

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To become fluent enough in Russian, French, Japanese to be able...

My favorite topics

Art, Culture, And Entertainment.

My language exchange partner is

Smart and funny.

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S.

New York

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

I want to be able to speak English. I'm a hair dresser...

Ideal language community partner

I want you to tell me a lot about everyone's home country.

My learning goals

because one can't speak English want to be able to talk

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E.

Glendale

Fluent

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Armenian

LEARNS

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

its need to be girl and she need speak english really goo...

My learning goals

me need be lawyer

My favorite topics

about anything

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J.

Evans

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluenc...

My favorite topics

Culture, food, books

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is knowledgeable and patient

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C.

South Laurel

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Business, relationships, health, science, technolog...

I want a conversation partner who is

Very strict on my pronunciation so I can learn better

My learning goals

Speak better Chinese

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T.

Mount Vernon

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Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

I like to talk and I am very talkative, I would love to meet...

My learning goals

Consegui aprender o suficiente para fazer um intercâmbio de au pair ou a entrevista para ser comissária da Emirates

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.!

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G.

New York

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

Improve my French so I can go from the B2 to the C1 leve...

My favorite topics

Current events, politics, languages, travel, culture, movies, television, and music

Ideal language community partner

Native French speakers learning English

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C.

Albany

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

My favorite topics

I love to read and write. I’m laid back but shy from the beginning....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient, and will understand how it can be difficult to learn a new language.

My learning goals

To just learn as many languages as I can and learn every culture too. To help break the language barrier with different languages and cultures.

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H.

Winston-Salem

Fluent

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English

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Haitian Creole

Perfect language exchange partner

Willing to teach me everything they kno...

My learning goals

To be fluent by my birthday

My favorite topics

Anything

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F.

Wichita

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak enough Korean to feel comfortable...

My favorite topics

Makeup, animals, food, video games

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, patient, helpful

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/racine />Racine, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/fort-worth />Fort Worth, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/roseville />Roseville.

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.