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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

LEARNS

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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

Português Flag

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

G.

G.

Manhattan

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

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.

H.

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

LEARNS

Español Flag

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

C.

C.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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English

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Deutsch Flag

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

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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K.

Erlanger

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Become fluent in Frenc...

My favorite topics

Technology, science, coffee

Perfect language exchange partner

No i cannot

E.

E.

Auburn

Fluent

English Flag

English

Tiếng Việt Flag

Vietnamese

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Movies, art, photography, Instagram, books, anime, hobbies, food,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is engaging and responsive.

My learning goals

To be able to speak Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Korean fluently

A.

A.

New York

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Amable Español perfecto Respetuos...

My learning goals

Aprenderlo más en 6 meses Hablarlo con fluidez

My favorite topics

La vida Comida Música Series

C.

C.

West Allis

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, tv shows,

Ideal language community partner

Fluent, and nice

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G.

Lake Charles

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Anything reall...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I don't know someone who is chill

My learning goals

I can at least be able to hold a conversation

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A.

Union City

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is shy like me and is very awkward with encountering...

My learning goals

To be able to speak at least 3 languages fluently

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music and art

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I.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak with my Mexican family better and...

My favorite topics

Cars, culture, food

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is easy to talk to and has a good personality

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J.

Watertown

Fluent

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English

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

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Russian

My favorite topics

Video games, movies, comic books, cartoons, tv shows, cats, high...

My language exchange partner is

Kind, understanding, progressive, doesn’t like arguments, shy

My learning goals

Learn enough Russian before I start college

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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R.

Paradise

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Fluent

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Anythin...

My learning goals

To understand other languages

My favorite topics

Food, cars and motorcycles

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C.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Able to read and speak a little of the lenguag...

My favorite topics

Life. Books, emotions, movies, music

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient

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V.

Chicago

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Hrvatski Flag

Croatian

My favorite topics

History, philosophy, anime, vocaloid, singing, geography, politics,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody who likes a good amount of what I like (not everything of course, I'm very open minded) and has a good sense of humor.

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Croatian.

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O.

The Woodlands

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

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

My favorite topics

Food, history, and style

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H.

Duluth

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

To be fluent To order a taxi To meet different people To make...

My favorite topics

I would like to learn more and practice multiple languages. I hope to achieve multiple goals and learn about different cultures!

My language exchange partner is

To be kind and to correct me when I’m wrong and also to understand I don’t really know all the things to do with certain phrases but I’m doing my best

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V.

Los Angeles

Fluent

Français Flag

French

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Travels, Cinema, Musi...

Ideal language community partner

Fun and willing to do a lot of activities outdoor

My learning goals

I would like to be able to speak fluently Spanish, without having to look for words before telling them. I want it to become natural! :)

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C.

Tinton Falls

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would like to talk to someone who wants to learn English and...

My learning goals

I want to be conversational in Russian. I want to be able to have simple conversations in Russian by April when I visit Moscow

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about travel and culture. I like to learn about the differences in languages and practice them with native speakers

C.

C.

Syracuse

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Along with university cours...

My favorite topics

Food, culture, anime

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone knows Japanese wanting to learn English or Chinese

O.

O.

Kirksville

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

video games, anime, books, movies, memes...

I want a conversation partner who is

someone who is fun to talk to and who likes to help me understand different ways of their cultures.

My learning goals

to be fluent in Japanese and to become better with Spanish.

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S.

Louisville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Polski Flag

Polish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who won’t make me feel embarrassed by my poor Polish...

My learning goals

I am 100% Polish and my family currently lives there. My struggle is with speaking polish correctly - oftentimes, I create sentences word for word what they’d be in English instead of how they would be said in Polish.

My favorite topics

Movies, music, finance, cooking

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M.

Los Altos

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

career, frien...

My favorite topics

book, movie, music, art, dance

Ideal language community partner

outgoing

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A.

Flint

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Any subject is oka...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Only speaks in language that I’m learning, funny, good personality

My learning goals

To become fluent by speaking everyday

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A.

Agoura Hills

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Love to talk about everythin...

My learning goals

Close to a native speaker

My favorite topics

Any topic

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J.

Superior

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Be able to have a full conversation in my target languag...

My favorite topics

Music, travel, nature, and culture

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is open to teaching and talking about their own or other cultures

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/ogden />Ogden, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/richardson />Richardson, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/west-lafayette />West Lafayette.

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.