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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

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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.

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

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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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

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

Y.

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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J.

Murfreesboro

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

I don't know. I just really like the idea of being able to communicate...

My favorite topics

Travel, Food, Video Games, Anime, Books, Ideas, Art, Music, Movies

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who has traveled, loves food, and/or has bright ideas or aspirations they'd like to explore. Either way it should be a two-way learning experience.

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O.

The Woodlands

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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French

My favorite topics

Food, history, and styl...

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient and smart of course ;)

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in as many languages as i can and I want to start with the romantic languages first

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E.

Mercer Island

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, nice, and patient...

My learning goals

Speak like a native speaker! Haha

My favorite topics

I’m ok with any topic.

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S.

Lakeside

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Fluent

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English

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Emoji

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Russian

My learning goals

To be intermediate in Russian and Spanish: I want to talk about...

My favorite topics

Entertainment, sports, and music videos and trending, twitter/periscope/instagram/Snapchat/VK

Ideal language community partner

Everybody is welcome just be chill

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Z.

San Francisco

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English

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French

My favorite topics

have u ever thought about suicid...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

any not shallow mind

My learning goals

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T.

Madison

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded, fu...

My learning goals

Learn more conversational French

My favorite topics

Art, culture, movies, music

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M.

Vernon Hills

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Music, culture, and academics

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind

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H.

Syracuse

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

What is you’re favorite animal...

My language exchange partner is

Nice , beginner like me lol

My learning goals

To become fluent or just a lot better

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T.

Wilkes-Barre

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

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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E.

Glendale

Fluent

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Armenian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

me need be lawye...

My favorite topics

about anything

Ideal conversation exchange partner

its need to be girl and she need speak english really good

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A.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Theater, the arts, technolog...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, creative, enjoys having conversations,

My learning goals

To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Spanish language and be able to help someone else learn English.

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J.

Mattoon

Fluent

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English

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

My perfect partner would be patient and interested in sharing....

My learning goals

As an American, I feel I should try and keep up with the rest of the world and become fluent in at least one other language. I’m currently learning German. I hope to read books and watch films in German.

My favorite topics

I would love to talk about books, films, art, writing, music and travel.

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P.

Dania Beach

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

Basic conversation for my daily life living and working in Miami....

My favorite topics

I live and work in Miami and feel lucky. I enjoy cycling on the weekends and seeing the world during vacation time. My mother stays with us part time.

My language exchange partner is

Someone close to my age.

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M.

Kansas City

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Tell me something interesting about where you live. What do you...

Ideal language community partner

Someone fun, not creepy, who loves to share good stories.

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish to a point where I’m comfortable marketing myself as bilingual in my job. I especially need to work on my vocab. I think Italian is just the most beautiful language ever, so I started working on it last year on Duolingo just for fun

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E.

Oroville

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Italian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone I can help but can also help m...

My learning goals

I would like to be able to speak fluently

My favorite topics

Any topic, movies, books, love

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P.

New York

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

I want to increase my vocabulary and work on my pronunciation...

My favorite topics

I like to talk about books, exciting places, art, discovering NY, cultural differences, a little bit of politics, to discover each one's true story of life.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone which will help me to improve my skills but with who I can also spend quality time talking and having fun

X.

X.

Eau Claire

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

To become more fluent.

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R.

New York

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

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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S.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

Learn how to speak fluently in a conv...

My favorite topics

Anything

Ideal language community partner

Anyone

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B.

Peachtree City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

I like music, I also like dramas...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect Tandem partner is someone who can help me very well and be very nice especially when I don’t learn that fast.

My learning goals

I would like to be able to read and speak the languages. I learn better by hearing words repeated.

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R.

Summerville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

I’m interested in communicating in Spanish and Portuguese languages...

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to communicate better with others when I travel abroad

My favorite topics

Travel Current events Festivals Bargains

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D.

Columbia

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Reading French academic sources for research, and basic conversational...

My favorite topics

theology, literature, music

I want a conversation partner who is

friendly, patient, inquisitive and thoughtful.

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/akron />Akron, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/cape-coral />Cape Coral, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/fullerton />Fullerton.

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.