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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Y.

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

Español Flag

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

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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)

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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S.

Foley

Fluent

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English

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Romanian

My learning goals

To be conversationa...

My favorite topics

23 year old female who likes discussing life, traveling, languages, music, anime, forex, wealth creation, anything LGBT related

Perfect language exchange partner

someone who is willing to help me just as I’m helping them. I like friendly and positive people.Open minded

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R.

North Salt Lake

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Esperanto

My favorite topics

There's not much I wouldn't like to discuss, Films, Music, TV,...

I want a conversation partner who is

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.

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Esperanto and afterwards hopefully move on to other languages, I'm using it as my launchpad into the world of languages.

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T.

Rogers

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

Good at dealing with odd silences and sarcasm. Open Minded and...

My learning goals

I want to be able to learn as much as possible about everything I can!

My favorite topics

Art, Writing and Animating, I also really enjoy talking about Animals

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A.

Boston

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Help me become fluent...

My favorite topics

Movies, television, life

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can help me learn and understand the basics of speaking portugués

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J.

Seattle

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Korean

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French

My favorite topics

Music, traveling idea, philosoph...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient since I’m a beginner with heavy accent

My learning goals

Be able to hold a conversation with the native speaker

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H.

Clinton

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, insightful, easygoin...

My learning goals

Fluency in French

My favorite topics

Travel, life, experiences

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H.

Bloomingdale

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

to continue improving in my language learnin...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

someone understanding who would be willing to chat with me and correct me when i make mistakes

K.

K.

Minneapolis

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

switch,boo...

My language exchange partner is

耐心幽默

My learning goals

使之成为自己的第二语言

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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Z.

Minneapolis

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Emoji

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

亲切友好 乐观大方 喜欢交朋...

My learning goals

结交国外朋友 练习语言it's my WeChat: yxzzy1210

My favorite topics

生活 lifestyle 日常routine 中国传统文化 culture it’s my WeChat: yxzzy1210

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S.

Cleburne

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluency is my goa...

My favorite topics

Outdoors! Languages! Ask me anything:)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Willing to learn

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M.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Food, art, sport...

Perfect language exchange partner

Female, similar age, working professional or student

My learning goals

Become fluent eventually, but for now master the basics

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A.

Boulder

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

Young, smart, funny, and patient...

My learning goals

To be able to understand locals and to be able to get around the country easily.

My favorite topics

sports, animals, podcast, Burning Man, music, travel

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Burlington

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to improve my vocabulary and prepare for a speaking test...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing travel, movies, and books.

My language exchange partner is

My perfect Tandem partner will be patient with me but not afraid to correct my errors and give suggestions.

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S.

City of Orange

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Medical topics, news, film, art, hobbies, getting to know someone...

Ideal language community partner

Open minded and eager to speak, teach, and learn.

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish speaking skills.

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L.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, funny, respectful, patien...

My learning goals

To become fluent

My favorite topics

Food, travel, sports

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S.

Radcliff

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Just ztart with basic...

My favorite topics

Games, books, anime, music, art

Perfect language exchange partner

Nerd, funny, and not thin skinned

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T.

Mount Vernon

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Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

General affairs, I love to read, travel, wine, food, beer and...

I want a conversation partner who is

I like to talk and I am very talkative, I would love to meet people, astral, cool, patient and with many stories of exchanges, who help me with my English and would love to help you with Portuguese ....

My learning goals

Consegui aprender o suficiente para fazer um intercâmbio de au pair ou a entrevista para ser comissária da Emirates

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J.

Winston-Salem

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

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

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).

My favorite topics

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

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N.

Florissant

Fluent

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English

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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.

Ideal language community partner

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

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P.

New York

Fluent

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English

Español Flag

Spanish

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Video games, Art , Anything at al...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Very helpful and patient

My learning goals

Learn to speak full sentences and learn how to read and write Japanese

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J.

Norwood

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Quiet, Intellegent, Very Unique, Independent and Creativ...

My learning goals

Be able to learn another language in a Year.

My favorite topics

I like to talk about anything.

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R.

New York

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Be able to communicate in English as a native speaker...

My favorite topics

Movies, musicals, exercises, food

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind, honest, and interested in Japanese culture and language

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/tacoma />Tacoma, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/new-york />New York, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/hempstead />Hempstead.

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.