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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

Español Flag

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

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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

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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

中文 (简体) Flag

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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E.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to convers...

My favorite topics

Live

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly and very nice

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K.

Lexington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

New tech and gadgets. I open to all positive topics...

I want a conversation partner who is

A woman over 30 with a career.

My learning goals

I want to able to speak Spanish to my employees

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J.

Arlington

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Me da lo mism...

My learning goals

Inglés

My favorite topics

Pues sobre preguntas ablar contestar

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Y.

Cambridge

Fluent

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Japanese

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English

LEARNS

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Russian

My learning goals

Я хочу говорить по русски!...

My favorite topics

Geographic, programming, science, computer graphics, politics, sociology, music, anime

Ideal language community partner

Whoever can enjoy talking in Russian!!

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R.

Ann Arbor

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Korean

My favorite topics

Technology, TV, Games, Photography, Music, Cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and interested in learning more about the languages and cultures we are trying to learn or are interested in taking about other common interests.

My learning goals

Mostly improve upon what little I know so far of Korean. I know very little Mandarin and am just starting to learn it, but it is another language I am interested in. I also have some basic knowledge of Spanish from school.

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S.

Camas

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone patient with me, willing to correct mistakes and be okay...

My learning goals

Get back up to speed to where I was when I was in French classes

My favorite topics

Dance, Movies, Music, YA Books, Makeup, Fashion, Space

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N.

Florissant

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation easie...

My favorite topics

I can usually talk about anything, but I like tv/movies, anime, food, comics, and books.

I want a conversation partner who is

That’s hard to describe there’s so many different people in the world

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J.

Winston-Salem

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel, food, running, religion, LGBT issues, and literature...

My language exchange partner is

Someone willing to put up with my foolishness as I stumble through a new language.

My learning goals

My partner's family is from Costa Rica. I would like to be able to develop enough fluency to make basic conversation with native Spanish speakers (and then go from there).

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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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N.

Milwaukee

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

A nice person who I could eventually become close friends wit...

My learning goals

I want to learn a lot of the languages

My favorite topics

I like discussing everything

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L.

Country Club

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Quiero mejorar los idiomas que estoy aprendiendo...

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de todo

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Con todos, aquellos que amen la vida, los animales y la naturaleza.

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R.

New York

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Fluent

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Movies, musicals, exercises, foo...

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, honest, and interested in Japanese culture and language

My learning goals

Be able to communicate in English as a native speaker.

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Y.

New York

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Japanese

LEARNS

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

日本語を勉強したい人、又は自分の間違いを訂正したり表現を教えてくれる...

My learning goals

1年間で生活に不自由しないレベルになること

My favorite topics

日常会話をまずは話せるようになりたいので、テーマは特にありません。なんでも。

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A.

Asheville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

To improve my vocabulary and fluenc...

My favorite topics

Life art music politics religion food outdoors

My language exchange partner is

Interesting

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E.

Richardson

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Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Music, theatre, musical theatre, school, academics, science,...

Ideal language community partner

My perfect tandem partner will ALWAYS correct me when I’m wrong, encourage me to keep learning, not abuse the website, teach me about their culture, be excited to learn, be patient, and accept my critiques with grace.

My learning goals

I want to eventually have the accent of a native speaker, impeccable grammar and spelling, and generally become fluent in the language.

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K.

Arlington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Just someone I can talk with and hopefully help increase both...

My learning goals

To be fluent in the language

My favorite topics

Music, culture, politics, every day life, etc

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H.

Lennox

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I wanna to make a lot of friends!...

My favorite topics

I have a lot of hobbies and I also like trying new things. I would like to learn different new culture about your country.

Perfect language exchange partner

talkative ,we will help each other in learning language.

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M.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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French

My favorite topics

Sports. Tech. Animals. Fitness. Food...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny. :-) Intelligent.

My learning goals

i took eleven years of French starting at age 5. Moving to New York I hear French seemingly everywhere. I am now determined to brush the rust off and master French in 2019.

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A.

Shenandoah

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Emoji

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

What is your type of music? Do you like cartoons? Do you like...

My learning goals

To be fluent, to have fun, to meet friends and start friendships

My favorite topics

Art, music, shows, fandoms, language, traveling, school, college

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Y.

Logan

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English Flag

English

My learning goals

I wanna speak English freely...

My favorite topics

Life k-pop food sport

Ideal language community partner

Native language is English.

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R.

Aloha

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Ice skating, college, running, pets. アイススケート、大学、走る、ベット...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who speaks Japanese. We can talk in English if you want. I only know basic kanji, sorry! 日本語を話す人。日本語か英語でもいい。かんじがあまり読むできない。

My learning goals

I want to speak Japanese. 日本語をはなしたい。

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N.

Blue Springs

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Similar interested to be able to have good involved conversation...

My learning goals

Become familiar with the languages and comfortable having conversations.

My favorite topics

Family, reading and writing, nature, science, spirituality, hiking and camping, movies, decorating.

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G.

Stockbridge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To get better at the selected languages, and hopefully be able...

My favorite topics

Things going on around the world, Friendships, Daily life, Music

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, Patient, Good Personality

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/fort-worth />Fort Worth, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/syracuse />Syracuse, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/reston />Reston.

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.