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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

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.

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

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

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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

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

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

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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L.

Huntington

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I really want to be fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

I like really anything political stuff outdoors really anything

Perfect language exchange partner

A good teacher that can teach me Spanish

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B.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

N’importe quo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, eager to learn and help open minded respectful

My learning goals

Learn 100 words in a month Become fluent

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H.

Lennox

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

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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L.

Pittsburgh

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Arabic

My learning goals

To learn mor...

My favorite topics

School Movies Funny Stories

Ideal language community partner

Explains everything to me clearly in a way where I am progressively learning Arabic

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Join a global community

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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A.

Wilmington

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Current events, politics, acting, trave...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is friendly and not shy about correcting my French when I make a mistake!

My learning goals

I am traveling to France in a few months and would like to improve my vocabulary and my ability to quickly conjugate verbs in the correct tense.

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N.

New York

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Person who can teach each other , tell me about anything! ...

My learning goals

I want to speak English fluently and can use for business.

My favorite topics

about life, NY ,culture fashion music eat or... anything!!! I came US to learn English!!

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H.

Knoxville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian,...

My favorite topics

I love soccer/futbol, traveling around the world, and meeting new people!

I want a conversation partner who is

Just like me, outgoing and nice!

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T.

Madison

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Art, culture, movies, musi...

My language exchange partner is

Open minded, fun

My learning goals

Learn more conversational French

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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B.

Matthews

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Outgoing, friendly and open minded...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent, confident when I speak and helpful to others.

My favorite topics

Food, fitness and culture.

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J.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Beable to converse fluently; do well in clas...

My favorite topics

Anything, art, friends

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Not active anymore

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F.

Bellaire

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Culture, Sports,The Art...

Perfect language exchange partner

Helpful, Friendly, and Funny

My learning goals

To fluently speak them all the languages I try learning

G.

G.

Stockbridge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, Patient, Good Personalit...

My learning goals

To get better at the selected languages, and hopefully be able to comprehend and write out sentences

My favorite topics

Things going on around the world, Friendships, Daily life, Music

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S.

Glendale

Fluent

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English

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Italian

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Russian

My learning goals

Self improvemen...

My favorite topics

My day

My language exchange partner is

Someone kind and funny

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X.

Durham

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Anything could be discussed. I prefer topics on travel, culture,...

Ideal language community partner

If you are interested in cultural diversity would be great, because I love very aspects on it.

My learning goals

I want to practice English more to make me more fluently in speaking. Also get more idea on English-related culture. BTW, if I could make some friends will be another great thing.

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L.

El Paso

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Curioso, divertido, music...

My learning goals

Hablar con fluidez

My favorite topics

Música, cine, comida, cultura

B.

B.

Somerville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to learn enough to be able to understand and speak Japanese...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, music, writing, video games, psychology, anime, manga, costuming, theater, language, photography

Perfect language exchange partner

I'm looking for someone who will always push me to learn more, and gently correct my mistakes. I'm also looking for someone with similar interests who is open to being befriended by a quirky foreigner. Everything is better with friends!

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A.

San Francisco

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Psychology, food, cultures, books, movie...

I want a conversation partner who is

Love to speak, I’m open to different topics also I’m psychologists so if you have any questions lest do it. Spanish native looking forward to improve my English

My learning goals

Speaking, writing, listening

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S.

New York

Fluent

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Korean

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My language exchange partner is

Who speaks fluent German and wants to learn Korean or English...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

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G.

Arlington

Fluent

English Flag

English

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

My learning goals

Be able to have a basic conversatio...

My favorite topics

I love everything on art Books school and just having fun with my friends. I love to travel and learn new languages that’s why I joined and btw I am most native to English I live in the US

Ideal language community partner

Somebody who loves art books Harry Potter and languages

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E.

Pittsburgh

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Movies, music, sociology, history, and popular cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone to help me practice Spanish

My learning goals

Become fluent in Spanish in 1.5 years

J.

J.

Clayton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with similar interests who would like to improve language...

My learning goals

To feel comfortable in conversation with native speakers.

My favorite topics

Science, Politics, Academia, Backpacking, Hiking, Cultura y Politicas Latinoamericanas

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Z.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to eventually become somewhat fluent in spanish...

My favorite topics

Sports and news

I want a conversation partner who is

Able to have a good conversation and is willing to use the audio chat feature.

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/bridgewater />Bridgewater, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/sarasota />Sarasota, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/hempstead />Hempstead.

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.