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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.

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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

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.

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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

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

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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)

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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A.

Auburn

Fluent

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Ukrainian

LEARNS

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American Sign Language

My learning goals

I want to learn Englis...

My favorite topics

Any topics

Perfect language exchange partner

a partner who wants to learn Russian or Ukrainian

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D.

Santa Cruz

Fluent

Português Flag

Portuguese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Books, movies, technology, science fiction, languages...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with similar interests that enjoys long conversations.

My learning goals

Practice enough to the point that I can at least read fluently

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J.

Sugar Land

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My language exchange partner is

I am open to anyone but maybe someone who enjoys traveling...

My learning goals

To improve my Portuguese skills

My favorite topics

I just started learning Portuguese because I am going to be an exchange student in Brazil but I love talking about traveling.

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R.

Radford

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

To be conversational...

My favorite topics

All Outdoor activities, sports, Biology, food, music, history, culture, Good Beer, exercising.

Ideal language community partner

I like making friends and I can help with your English or biology!

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Arlington

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Movies, Cars, History, New...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

You are the best

My learning goals

Practice for perfect

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N.

Lynbrook

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Helpful & patien...

My learning goals

Speak 5 languages fluently

My favorite topics

Culture, food, travelling, psychology, philosophy,

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B.

New York

Fluent

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Arabic

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Just simple Japanese tal...

My favorite topics

Politics, comedy, and science

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Japanese

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L.

Franklin Park

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Nature, memes, musi...

My language exchange partner is

Patient

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak with my friends native language, so they don't struggle and we can be closer.

Grace

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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H.

Perrysburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Adventurous and funny. I'm artistic and weird, so preferably...

My learning goals

My in-laws live in Mexico City. I want to be able to speak with them as fluently as possible

My favorite topics

Music, Nature, Cooking, Food, Animals

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M.

Winter Park

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Esperanto

My learning goals

I want to be able to understand Esperanto pretty well...

My favorite topics

I especially love books and poetry

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’m not sure! I guess someone who is nice :)

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K.

Lake Forest

NEW

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Are you a dog person...

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient

My learning goals

Be able to communicate in English

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B.

Dundalk

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone I can talk to often and become good friends with...

My learning goals

I’d like to be at least partially fluent in Korean before Christmas since I will be staying in Myeongdong for two weeks.

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music, travel and photography.

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M.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Being able to form sentences, short conversations, and able to...

My favorite topics

Travel, greetings, and hobbies.

My language exchange partner is

Someone who understands Chinese grammar.

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T.

Madison

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Art, culture, movies, musi...

Ideal language community partner

Open minded, fun

My learning goals

Learn more conversational French

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D.

Schenectady

Fluent

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Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly :...

My learning goals

Travel without problem with the language

My favorite topics

Music, travel, other countries

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R.

North Salt Lake

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Esperanto

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Esperanto and afterwards hopefully...

My favorite topics

There's not much I wouldn't like to discuss, Films, Music, TV, games, D&D, Books, Pets. Thats just the top of the list but nothing is off the table!

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone blunt who is willing to correct me if I say something wrong. I'm glad just to have a chat, I'm not picky.

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B.

Campbell

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Vietnamese

My favorite topics

Life, health, music, movies, culture, fun, exercise, food, adventur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Lighthearted fun people who enjoy learning and joking around. Native speakers of Vietnamese, Tagalog or Mandarin that are learning English.

My learning goals

My goal is to have a conversation in a new language and make new friends.

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Y.

Rancho Cordova

Fluent

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Korean

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Dairy life,travel and anything that we concern...

My learning goals

我希望可能顺利的说话跟别人

My favorite topics

Life,family and tennis....

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C.

Virginia Beach

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Learn enough japanese to watch anime WITHOUT subtitles...

My favorite topics

Photography, Life, Philosophy, casual conversation, anime

Ideal language community partner

Intriguing, interesting, talkative, helpful

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M.

Reston

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

فارسی Flag

Persian

My favorite topics

Faith and cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I can help you with English

My learning goals

No goals yet just looking for friends

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J.

Chicago

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Perfect language exchange partner

Im looking for someone to do audio messages regularly! Je suis...

My learning goals

Fluency! Holding a conversation, humor and colloquial language

My favorite topics

looking for someone to talk with regularly. Above all I like to laugh. I like travel, rock climbing, camping and music.

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L.

Bainbridge Island

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

to be able to converse fluently in French, but right now I hope...

My favorite topics

food, activities, books, and lifestyle.

I want a conversation partner who is

someone who is willing to share their culture and language with me and correct my mistakes.

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/st-louis />St Louis, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/wylie />Wylie, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/chula-vista />Chula Vista.

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.