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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.

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

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

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

H.

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

Y.

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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J.

Jefferson City

Fluent

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English

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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

Perfect language 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

T.

T.

Honolulu

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Fluent

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Korean

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English

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing any topic...

I want a conversation partner who is

Native English from USA

My learning goals

I want to improve English speaking

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A.

Auburn

Fluent

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Ukrainian

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American Sign Language

My language exchange partner is

a partner who wants to learn Russian or Ukrainia...

My learning goals

I want to learn English

My favorite topics

Any topics

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M.

Mount Clemens

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

to make new international friends...

My favorite topics

music, art, photography, culture, food

Ideal language community partner

anyone who is kind and would like to be friends~!

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C.

Moses Lake

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Almost anything that flows My hobbies are cooking, travel, photography,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Who is willing to learn different languages from different parts of the world.

My learning goals

To be able to speak someone who is spanish, italian, and japanese fluently. A New Years resolution maybe?

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P.

Bloomington

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

おもしろい会話がほしいです。あなたと日本語をもっと習いたいです。よく話しましょうね...

My learning goals

よく理解したい。私も新しい友達を作りたい。

My favorite topics

ビデオゲーム、音楽、漫画とアニメ、マイクとなど。

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L.

Pittsburgh

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Arabic

My learning goals

To learn mor...

My favorite topics

School Movies Funny Stories

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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K.

Phoenix

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I play a lot of video games, cook, do voice acting and make YouTube...

My language exchange partner is

I want to talk with people who likes games and pets.

My learning goals

I want to have conversations. It would be fun to talk about games!

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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A.

Phoenix

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

Ideal language community partner

The perfect partner is someone that is patient and ready to learn...

My learning goals

My learning goal is to be able to communicate, in a new language, efficiently.

My favorite topics

Books and movies

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Madison

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Portuguese

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Japanese

My learning goals

melhora pessoal e profissiona...

My favorite topics

tudo menos futebol

Ideal conversation exchange partner

paciente

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K.

Virginia Beach

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, Art, Games and Sports...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody!!

My learning goals

To understand my family while they conversate in other languages

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T.

Nashville

Fluent

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Interested in making lifelong friendships, has similar interests,...

My learning goals

To improve? To be fluent

My favorite topics

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

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S.

Huntsville

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

To learn as much as I can☺...

My favorite topics

Music and culture

My language exchange partner is

Just someone friendly and helpful☺️

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L.

Huntington

Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

Traveling, business, NYC slan...

Ideal language community partner

Native American English speaker from NY

My learning goals

To be fluent in English and sound naturally for NY State

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D.

Yorba Linda

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Literally anyone! Come vibe with me...

My learning goals

Learn as many languages as possible

My favorite topics

Languages, Talking, People, and I also love to Travel!

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A.

White Settlement

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I plan to be a intermediate by the time I’m 18.(so 2 years) I...

My favorite topics

I mostly just want to know about South Korea. Like the food,culture,school. Also we could talk about sports,life,musicals,singing, or just about how your days going.

Perfect language exchange partner

I would love for them to cheer me on while I’m learning. And does not get to angry when I can’t get a word. Is preferably under 25 so I can learn formal and informal with slang. But I age doesn’t matter as long as I can get a teacher I can l learn from.

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Salem

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Sports and cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice and patient

My learning goals

Get fluent in the language

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S.

University Park

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

Outgoing, native English speake...

My learning goals

As good as native speakers

My favorite topics

Sports, travel, food

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J.

South Saint Paul

Fluent

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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French

My learning goals

Fluenci...

My favorite topics

Vie quotidienne, restauration, voyages

Ideal language community partner

Respectueux, patient

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Y.

Hialeah

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about different things, from kpop to life stories...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone that I can communicate with and we can share each other’s languages with.

My learning goals

I would like to learn Korean or maybe even Japanese

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H.

Bloomingdale

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

someone understanding who would be willing to chat with me and...

My learning goals

to continue improving in my language learning

My favorite topics

i don’t have specific things i like to discuss, i’ll talk about anything (:

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D.

Houston

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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French

My learning goals

fluent in French, improve english to native speaker leve...

My favorite topics

Universal, culture, philosophy

I want a conversation partner who is

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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/newark />Newark, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/berkeley />Berkeley, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/queens />Queens.

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.