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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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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

LEARNS

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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

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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

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

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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A.

Mount Clemens

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

to be fluent in the beautiful language that i admir...

My favorite topics

Music, Art , and photography

Perfect language exchange partner

A good teacher , patient with me , and friendly

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N.

Wenatchee

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Czech

My favorite topics

Conversational skill...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to teach me patiently . I am somewhat shy ; but once I feel comfortable ; I enjoy joking around . Comedy is always a great conversation topic. I am easy going. Love Art and Nature ! Life is what we make it. Share smiles, and love .

My learning goals

Just to be able have the pronouncement practice and someday I would like to travel to where my grandparents are from . It would be nice to be able to converse with my grandmother more before she doesn’t remember her native language anymore .

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J.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who will help me with my spanish and who will talk to...

My learning goals

Complete my classes weekly recruitments

My favorite topics

-Sports -Food -Future (College, classes, majors, etc.)

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Yuma

Fluent

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Mexican Sign Language

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Poder aprender para comunicarme en otros idiomas...

My favorite topics

Ideal language community partner

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R.

Chicago

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Cats and other pets, and education...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easy going, friendly, helpful with conversational Spanish.

My learning goals

Increasing my vocabulary, learning grammar, and being able to speak, listen, write, and read fluently.

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Q.

Eden

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone, I'll like to learn more about people in general, humans...

My learning goals

To help others and learn along the way, my understanding of vocal spanish and speaking the language could be a lot better.

My favorite topics

-Learning about others. -Tang Soo Do/MMA (Green Belt - 1 yr exp) -Bioinfomratics/Biology/Philosophy/Politics -Music: The Strokes, Earl Sweatshirt, Brockhampton, Regina Spektor, Tegan and Sara -Tech (Android, Linux) -Minimalism

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A.

Salmon Creek

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I hope to travel to central America, as well as China, this year....

My favorite topics

Travel experiences, music, physics, political opinions, different cultures & traditions, religious and philosophical ideas, technology.

I want a conversation partner who is

When the conversation can flow between various subjects, without the awkwardness of not knowing what to say next.

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G.

Lawrenceville

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Fluent

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French

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I love talking about cinema, music, art in general. I love travelling...

My language exchange partner is

someone who is interesting, who has conversation, not boring, down to help, who has the same interests as me…

My learning goals

I would like to be able to have long conversations in spanish. I would also like to learn korean and italian.

Jun

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

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“Tandem Pro has given me lifelong friends. I met them all through the “Near me” feature, which shows people practicing languages in the city where you live. 100% recommend.”

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V.

Kansas City

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal language community partner

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My learning goals

Get fluent in English

My favorite topics

Necesito practicar inglés, tengo B2, me gustan las conversaciones casuales, profundas y de cualquier tema me gusta hablar.

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O.

The Woodlands

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in as many languages as i can and I want...

My favorite topics

Food, history, and style

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient and smart of course ;)

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S.

Fremont

NEW

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Watching movie、Soccer、any topic is O...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, talkative

My learning goals

Looking for serious language exchange partner. I cam help Korean and Japanese in return I am looking forward to your message.

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A.

Denton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Lots of conversation and good humor! (面白い人...

My learning goals

Be able to speak Japanese fluently and a native level. (日本語ぺらぺらになりたい)

My favorite topics

Anything (なんでもいい)

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New York

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Speak English...

My favorite topics

Hiiii, my level in English is B1 so I can have a basic conversation, I prefer to make a video call instead of writing to improve my pronunciation skills, just tell me what you prefer I'm very happy teaching Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, cheerful, curious

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L.

Atascocita

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Topics I like discussing are food, life in general, and books...

Ideal language community partner

The perfect tandem partner would be someone who respects me and is nice to talk to

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent in Korean and German. I know a bit of German but I would still say I’m a beginner. As for Japanese, I would still like to learn the language as my brother knows Japanese. I also think he trilingual will help me later on.

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C.

Kannapolis

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

They should be chill and funny also be able to laugh with me...

My learning goals

I would like to be able to communicate with different people around me. Also the reason I wanna learn Spanish is so I’m able to communicate with my friends parents because i feel bad that i can’t understand so I can laugh with them.

My favorite topics

Playing volleyball and hanging out with my friends.

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C.

Iowa City

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Talking fluentl...

My favorite topics

Movie and video game

Perfect language exchange partner

Outgoing Easy going

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A.

Houston

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Art, Culture, Travel, Hiking, YouTube, Geography, Languag...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who isn’t afraid to correct me when I make a mistake - don’t be timid, be honest!

My learning goals

Speaking! I’d like to better be able to spontaneously construct complex sentences and to speak freely and easily in conversation.

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J.

Madison

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

Someone to chat with, probably most often not real tim...

My learning goals

Keeo up my French and Latin, learn conversational Spanish

My favorite topics

News, history, movies, tv

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D.

White Plains

Fluent

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English

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Xhosa

My learning goals

to learn about the details of language in my target language....

My favorite topics

literature. poetry & books & even movies, tell me about your favorite literature in your native language <3

Ideal language community partner

someone well-read & linguistically inclined. would be nice if you’re a student or write often. i made this account for a literary translation class i’m taking, so someone also semi-proficient in english would be nice.

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C.

Lafayette

Fluent

English Flag

English

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American Sign Language

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Family travel greetings music fun kpo...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Very helpful and patient

My learning goals

I learn how to speak korean fluently

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L.

Union City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone willing to share their language and cultur...

My learning goals

Nornal conversation with the new language

My favorite topics

Food, travel, other cultures, daily life

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H.

Security-Widefield

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

To become fluent in different languages and make new friends...

My favorite topics

Music, photography, movies, basically anything!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient because I will mess up a lot probably at first. Someone to help me through my language learning journey. Someone who is kind and someone who will have fun in both teaching and learning languages!

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/parsippany-troy-hills />Parsippany-Troy Hills, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/st-louis />St Louis, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/louisville />Louisville.

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.