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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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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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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.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

improve my spanish speaking skill...

My favorite topics

travel food sports

Perfect language exchange partner

nice respectful honest

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J.

Jefferson City

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Food, culture, nature, cooking, hobbies, travel, space, pretty...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

To become as fluent as possible, because I’m going to be an abroad student in France from August 2019-sometime May/July 2020

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My language exchange partner is

Someone patient with a good sense of humor...

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk to my future in-laws in a language other than English. If I really focus, I'd love to make my wedding vows in Portuguese to surprise my husband-to-be.

My favorite topics

Music, films, travel, dance, social issues, love life, cats, animals, nature

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E.

Wilkes-Barre

Fluent

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English

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Russian

My learning goals

To gain good skills in speaking. I want to learn as much as I...

My favorite topics

Религия, природа и приготовление пищи / гриль. I love weightlifting, the outdoors, cooking, industrial and electrical technology.

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who would like to teach me about their culture and language.

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Portland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish! I’ve been trying to learn for about a year, but am hoping for someone who wants to speak both Spanish and English with me so I can learn.

My learning goals

I have many plans to visit Mexico soon, and my partner’s family is Mexican. I would like to be able to converse with them and ideally become fluent someday.

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B.

Sacramento

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can help me actually speak in Spanish! I’m afraid...

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.

My favorite topics

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

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C.

Ashland

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Refine my skills and become more comprehensive of native speakers...

My favorite topics

Day to day life.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with a willingness to communicate and mutually learn without judgement.

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V.

New York

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Hiiii, my level in English is B1 so I can have a basic conversation,...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, cheerful, curious

My learning goals

Speak English

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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V.

Cypress

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Fun, easy going, patien...

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation

My favorite topics

Travel, pets, life in general.

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E.

Plattsburgh

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To become fluent so I can study in Japan...

My favorite topics

Fashion, music, culture, food, everything!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, funny, patient

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M.

North Miami

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

-TV/movies -sports -religion -swapping stories -dreams and aspiration...

Perfect language exchange partner

-willing to correct me -patient if I’m struggling -have things in common

My learning goals

-to speak Spanish like a native!

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M.

New York

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Spanish

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Mujer que me enseñe y sea amabl...

My learning goals

hablar fluidamente

My favorite topics

me gusta el baloncesto, el ajedrez, los videojuegos, peliculas

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A.

West Saint Paul

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Fluency and vocabular...

My favorite topics

Music, traveling and movies.

My language exchange partner is

I’d like to meet someone kind, polite and interested in language exchange.

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J.

Sherman

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Aviation Travel food cultur...

Ideal language community partner

talent genius

My learning goals

Normal level

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J.

Arlington

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Spanish

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Me da lo mism...

My learning goals

Inglés

My favorite topics

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X.

Eau Claire

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To become more fluent...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing politics, music, technology, and nature.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is smart, funny, and well versed in politics.

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M.

Snellville

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

음악, 패션, 게임, ...

I want a conversation partner who is

음,,, 착해(nice), talks a lot, helps me a lot, and reads books

My learning goals

become fluent! and be able to know the culture

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R.

Gilbert

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Fluent

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French

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English

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Friendly people willing to learn new languages...

My learning goals

Just learning Italian and Spanish as much as possible!

My favorite topics

Travelling and just everyday life conversation

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C.

The Colony

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Movies, Food and Music

Ideal language community partner

Someone that is patient and with similar interests

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K.

Virginia Beach

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, Art, Games and Sports...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anybody!!

My learning goals

To understand my family while they conversate in other languages

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K.

Erlanger

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

No i canno...

My learning goals

Become fluent in French

My favorite topics

Technology, science, coffee

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D.

Key West

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to sound like a nativ...

My favorite topics

Life stories and adventures ; follow instagram; @islandnomadhawaii

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who does most of the talking , just joking

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/bridgeport />Bridgeport, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/long-beach />Long Beach, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/cedar-rapids />Cedar Rapids.

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.