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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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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

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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

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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

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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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A.

Oviedo

Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

To speak freely with a native speaker...

My favorite topics

Art, music, people, travel, literature.

Perfect language exchange partner

I enjoy communicating with people about their views on the art, history and culture of different countries.

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A.

West Falls Church

Fluent

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English

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Danish

My favorite topics

Culture, politics, food, life, anything reall...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone! There’s so many people out there and I can’t wait to meet all of ya

My learning goals

Learn the basic and able to watch a show without subtitles

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B.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

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German

My language exchange partner is

Just as immature as I am...

My learning goals

I want to learn German, that I may incite bar room brawls.

My favorite topics

Anything really.

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A.

Henderson

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Japanese Sign Language

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Making true friends...

My favorite topics

Like to know more different cultures and different personalities from the world

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and willing to spend time with someone learning other languages

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Bossier City

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Anime,art,video games,makeup,clothing,FOO...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can teach me there language were I can speak it fluently one day

My learning goals

Master Korean get good at French and be able to do a little Japanese

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F.

South Bradenton

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Polit...

My learning goals

Speak fluently

My favorite topics

Life , politics , culture , sports , everething

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R.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Be conversations so when I travel I am Able to do most basic...

My favorite topics

Travel, cooking, vegetarianism, outdoors, politics, religion. Pretty much anything

I want a conversation partner who is

Knows Spanish :), sense of humor, is a little patient. Just someone who wants to have not take everything too seriously

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E.

Tyler

Fluent

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English

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Czech

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking a bout tv shoes, music, books, politics, economics,...

My language exchange partner is

Open minded and very patient

My learning goals

To be able to talk to locals of the country and be able to make my way in a city by myself

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

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H.

Gloversville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, funny, maybe a little craz...

My learning goals

Learning for fun

My favorite topics

Books, music, TV

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D.

Dearborn Heights

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation with a native speake...

My favorite topics

Music

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is nice and understanding

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J.

Mattoon

NEW

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

I would love to talk about books, films, art, writing, music...

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect partner would be patient and interested in sharing. They would have an interest in art and culture, especially books.

My learning goals

As an American, I feel I should try and keep up with the rest of the world and become fluent in at least one other language. I’m currently learning German. I hope to read books and watch films in German.

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H.

Portland

Fluent

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English

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Swedish

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who loves to have fun and be silly...

My learning goals

I would love to learn to be pretty fluent for travels and being able to connect to people on another level.

My favorite topics

Music, psychology, travel, metaphysics, art, fun!

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W.

East Cleveland

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

いつかに日本に旅行に行きます!Actually, I’d like this to be my third language....

My favorite topics

いろいろですね。でもやばりゲームが一番好きです。音楽?アニメ?There are certainly more, but I don’t know how to say them in Japanese. 除了游戏不会说别的了

My language exchange partner is

英語か中国語お勉強したいの日本人の友達、よろしく。私はアメリカに9年間住んでいました。三月中から日本語の勉強を始めました。だから、日本語が下手です。もしあなたがちょうと中国語か英語を話したら、よかたです。Sorry for the grammars and spellings guys. It’s testing my limit. 我的语法求放过

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N.

Kirkland

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Marathi

My favorite topics

Spirituality, cooking, current event...

Ideal language community partner

Frequent communication practice. Kind and patient. Corrects me occasionally

My learning goals

Oral language proficiency in both

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S.

Upper Darby

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Punjabi

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, interested in discussio...

My learning goals

To begin to speak some conversational Punjabi

My favorite topics

Spiritual things, family, cultures, literature, music

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D.

Culver City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

To learn enough have a small conversatio...

My favorite topics

Food, movies, music and traveling. Stories of traveling

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded, patient, fun going and instructive

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B.

Glendale

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Casi todo, arte, deportes, trabajo, vida, familia, comida, viajando,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Fiable, inteligente y tiene capaz de practicar regularmente

My learning goals

Yo quiero mejorar

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R.

Novato

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

待人友善(Kind and nice people...

My learning goals

与人沟通(To communicate with people)

My favorite topics

电影 音乐 旅行 (Movie, music, traveling)

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M.

Mustang

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Learning Korean and Japanese...

My favorite topics

Kpop, cooking, and drawing.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can make time for me as I will do for them, someone who is dependable and productive.

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W.

Lawrence

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation 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.

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T.

Peoria

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, patient and knowledgeabl...

My learning goals

Learn Spanish and try sign language

My favorite topics

Sport Pets Entertainment movies

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M.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Become fluent eventually, but for now master the basic...

My favorite topics

Food, art, sports

I want a conversation partner who is

Female, similar age, working professional or student

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/derby />Derby, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/anaheim />Anaheim, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/champaign />Champaign.

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.