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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.

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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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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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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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Lancaster

Fluent

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English

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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

Perfect language exchange 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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The Colony

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Movies, Food and Musi...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that is patient and with similar interests

My learning goals

I’m trying learn enough Japanese for my trip to Tokyo in 8 months

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Corpus Christi

Fluent

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English

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Hebrew

My language exchange partner is

Same as me, wanting to learn how to speak a language better,...

My learning goals

To speak somewhat fluently in Hebrew, and to speak very fluently in Dutch

My favorite topics

Family, vacation, work, home, sports, animals, pets, environment

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Cambridge

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

to speak much much better than I write : meine Deutsch nicht...

My favorite topics

school, traveling, life, people, just practicing German in general for speaking abilities

Ideal language community partner

patient, will correct me on my grammar and help me practice my speaking, we can talk about anything : meine Grammatik ist nicht so schlecht, aber ich brauche mehr Sprechen, weil ich mein Spreche zu besser machen will... danke!

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Fredericksburg

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English

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Polish

My favorite topics

Food. Family. Outdoor activity. Riding motorcycles. Kayaking....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient. Wants to get better at English. Friendly. Fun. Energetic.

My learning goals

Learn as much Polish and other languages as I can in a year!

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Columbus

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, humor,outgoin...

My learning goals

Gain extra language abilities, use then to help me dig into those countries’ culture when I have chance to visit them.

My favorite topics

History, cultures, daily news

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Y.

Edinburg

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

To learn to speak German fluentl...

My favorite topics

Travel, outdoor living, hiking, fitness, momlife, photography, reading, horror.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is laid back and patient.

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Alton

Fluent

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Spanish

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Anything really. Im still learning the language, Hopefully I...

My language exchange partner is

I don't know. A womans' perspective would be nice. I would be glad if it was male, or female either way.

My learning goals

My language goal is able to speak Japanese fluently. I would feel bad to speak in the wrong context. I'm glad as long as im not made fun of.

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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Easley

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English

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German

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can help me learn the language and correct me when...

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation very well in German, hopefully be fluent, actually. I need to work on my sentence structure and verb conjugations. Also, more vocabulary would help.

My favorite topics

School, sports, healthy lifestyle (fitness), and I love food and cuisine.

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T.

New York

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Russian

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English

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French

My learning goals

Would like to speak fluently...

My favorite topics

Anything from art to food, family, kids, vacations

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with sense of humor and a lot of patience :))

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Upper Darby

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English

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Punjabi

My favorite topics

Spiritual things, family, cultures, literature, musi...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, interested in discussion

My learning goals

To begin to speak some conversational Punjabi

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Milpitas

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

haha wish she is in san jos...

My learning goals

for better conversation with my coworker

My favorite topics

Sports/American culture/taking pics/moive/music

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Aurora

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English

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French

My learning goals

To improve my French accent and speak more like a native. To...

My favorite topics

Art, photography, philosophy, fitness, reading, personal development, and entertainment.

My language exchange partner is

...are fun, funny & patient. Are serious about learning another language and willing to suffer through my mistakes.

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Burlington

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing travel, movies, and books...

Ideal language community partner

My perfect Tandem partner will be patient with me but not afraid to correct my errors and give suggestions.

My learning goals

I want to improve my vocabulary and prepare for a speaking test that I need to do in the future. I want to become more fluent so I can excel in grad school.

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Clinton

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, insightful, easygoin...

My learning goals

Fluency in French

My favorite topics

Travel, life, experiences

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Somerville

Fluent

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to know how to answer question...

My favorite topics

I listen to people speaking about bicycling and I want to learn that and general conversation

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient because I am a super beginner

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Richardson

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Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Music, theatre, musical theatre, school, academics, science,...

I want a conversation partner who is

My perfect tandem partner will ALWAYS correct me when I’m wrong, encourage me to keep learning, not abuse the website, teach me about their culture, be excited to learn, be patient, and accept my critiques with grace.

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.

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A.

Copiague

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me out with my Spanish, and help me grow...

My learning goals

Hopefully to be an intermediate speaker by the end of the year.

My favorite topics

Movies, TV shows, basic stuff.

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Ossining

Fluent

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German

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Spanish

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Italiano Flag

Italian

My learning goals

I want to be perfec...

My favorite topics

I love football lol

Ideal language community partner

any how it comes

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West Chester

Fluent

English Flag

English

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French

My favorite topics

music, politics, pop cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

easy to talk to and helpful

My learning goals

to know enough french to get by in a french country

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San Carlos Park

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is fluent in spanish and can help me practice everyday...

My learning goals

I hope to eventually be fluent in Spanish and know enough to one day move to a Spanish speaking country

My favorite topics

daily activities, tv shows, movies, books, really any conversation topics

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Norwalk

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

日本語が上手になりたいです。よくはなして、漢字を読めるのになりたいです...

My favorite topics

テニス | ハイキュー!(アニメ) | 歌 | 食べ物

I want a conversation partner who is

やさしくて、楽しい人はいいです!

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/memphis />Memphis, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/cincinnati />Cincinnati, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/north-bergen />North Bergen.

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.