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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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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

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

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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)

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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Y.

Atlanta

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

流利...

My favorite topics

科技 学习 课堂 实习

Perfect language exchange partner

耐心 高学历

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P.

Dania Beach

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I live and work in Miami and feel lucky. I enjoy cycling on the...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone close to my age.

My learning goals

Basic conversation for my daily life living and working in Miami. I’m taking Spanish class at Miami-Dade College but need to practice.

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J.

Oceanside

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone willing to fix my mistakes and excited to learn English...

My learning goals

語彙力を広くこと。日本語でコミュニケーションをできること。

My favorite topics

I love animals and anime.                  動物やアニメが好きです! ボルダリングや山登りの話もしたいです!

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C.

Lafayette

Fluent

English Flag

English

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American Sign Language

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I learn how to speak korean fluentl...

My favorite topics

Family travel greetings music fun kpop

Ideal language community partner

Very helpful and patient

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Jenks

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Politics, cultural, healt...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Wants to improve thier English. Patient enough to teach.

My learning goals

Spanish fluency

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R.

New York

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Practice together, and improve together...

My learning goals

Be able to speak what I want to say like my Japanese.

My favorite topics

Anything!

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

A good teacher , patient with me , and friendly

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G.

Oakland

Fluent

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French

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

Creativity, Human being, Traveling, Visual Arts, Communication,...

My language exchange partner is

À un être humain passionné, curieux et amoureux de la vie. À un être humain ouvert d’esprit qui s’efforce à rester optimiste, malgré la situation globale du monde dans lequel on vit!

My learning goals

Développer mon niveau de grammaire et de construction de phrase afin d’améliorer mon niveau puis ma confiance en conversation orale.

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Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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Lauderdale Lakes

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who is excited about language learning as I am...

My learning goals

Learning as fast and effectively as possible.

My favorite topics

Art, video games, computers.

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J.

Jefferson City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

To become as fluent as possible, because I’m going to be an abroad...

My favorite topics

Food, culture, nature, cooking, hobbies, travel, space, pretty much everything

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who will be able to help me learn French before I go abroad, to be both a partner and a friend so I can learn all aspects of conversation

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M.

Los Altos

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Korean

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

book, movie, music, art, danc...

Perfect language exchange partner

outgoing

My learning goals

career, friend

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T.

Wilkes-Barre

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

someone that enjoys meeting new people, keeps in touch, and is...

My learning goals

I want to learn Korean and Spanish

My favorite topics

Animals Nature Different cultures Netflix

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Dundalk

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

I’d like to be at least partially fluent in Korean before Christmas...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music, travel and photography.

My language exchange partner is

Someone I can talk to often and become good friends with.

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Greenacres

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Economía, películas, viajes, paisajes y cultura. Y sígueme en...

Ideal language community partner

Que sepa desenvolver cualquier tema, que esté disponible y que también quiera aprender y tenga mucha paciencia

My learning goals

Aprender para poder hablarlo y desenvolver cada idioma muy bien

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Oviedo

Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want a partner who can speak fluent Mandarin and I could help...

My learning goals

I want to learn and become fluent in Mandarin

My favorite topics

I love theater and art and enjoy the Mandarin language and culture

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Santa Clarita

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Fluent

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

I would like to learn enough to be comfortable speaking common...

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning about different cultures, politics, new ideas and interesting people

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect partner would be patient, outgoing, and enjoys debating ideas and perspectives.

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Sacramento

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, art and design, music... Reggaetón es mi favorit...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help me actually speak in Spanish! I’m afraid to speak and I end up responding in English because I’m embarrassed to pronounce words incorrectly or use the wrong word. Someone can be patient while I improve

My learning goals

I would like to be as fluent as possible in Spanish eventually, but I would at least like to practice some everyday conversational phrases before my next trip to Colombia in May.

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C.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Friendly & respectful. Preferably female...

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation

My favorite topics

tv, travel, youtube, books, culture

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T.

Nashville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

To improve? To be fluen...

My favorite topics

TV shows, movies, technology, computer science, lots of stuff

Ideal language community partner

Interested in making lifelong friendships, has similar interests, maybe is a software engineer as well

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A.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Food Musi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Consistent Well spoken

My learning goals

I want to learn French so I can visit France

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K.

Minneapolis

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

耐心幽...

My learning goals

使之成为自己的第二语言

My favorite topics

switch,book

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Temple Terrace

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To become fluent...

My favorite topics

Music and art.

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly!

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/jersey-city />Jersey City, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/marietta />Marietta, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/phoenix />Phoenix.

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.