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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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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.

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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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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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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

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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

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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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Bridgeview

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

Communication Writing & reading...

My favorite topics

Kpop, reading, music and learning

Perfect language exchange partner

Cute, good looking, friendly

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K.

Ashland

Fluent

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English

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한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

musi...

I want a conversation partner who is

funny, nice, & easy to talk with!

My learning goals

i know some things, but i hope to get a lot better before November 2020

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Tempe

Fluent

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

Can help me perfect my grammar, able to have weekly conversations...

My learning goals

Perfect grammar, learn how to discuss the news better, learn some new vocabulary.

My favorite topics

The news, science, coffee, books, and just day-to-day life!

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Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

improve my spanish speaking skill...

My favorite topics

travel food sports

Ideal language community partner

nice respectful honest

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Boston

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Culture Politics Scienc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I am hoping to make a new friend through language :)

My learning goals

I have studied Mandarin for years on and off (and been abroad), so I want to keep writing/speaking so that I don’t forget it

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L.

Gilbert

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Simplified)

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, patient and knowledgeable...

My learning goals

Passion

My favorite topics

Books, culture, history, investment, food, travel

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M.

Vernon Hills

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Music, culture, and academics

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind

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Richardson

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

movies, books, tv shows, history, learning new things about people,...

My language exchange partner is

someone who’s easy to talk to, who’s available regularly, and who’s around my age.

My learning goals

to become fluent in French

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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K.

Belmont

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

patient, good listener, someone who is interested in becoming...

My learning goals

i want to learn the basics, just enough to carry a conversation fluently. i also want to make foreign friends

My favorite topics

i enjoy kpop, kdramas,making new friends, male or female works. i love listening to music, trap/ hip hop genre. i do competitive cheerleading.

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J.

Lake Charles

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Spanish

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Mi meta es hablar fluido al menos 3 idiomas...

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de fútbol, música, idiomas, comidas.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Me gustaría un compañero que quiera aprender un idioma tanto como yo.

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J.

Brentwood

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

bands , LGBTQ + , art , photography , music , etc...

Perfect language exchange partner

Oof , anyone who isn’t dry . I guess someone who’s really chill and kind , um , part of lgbtq would be nice though .

My learning goals

Learn to speak Korean fluently.

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N.

Wenatchee

Fluent

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English

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Czech

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to teach me patiently . I am somewhat...

My learning goals

Just to be able have the pronouncement practice and someday I would like to travel to where my grandparents are from . It would be nice to be able to converse with my grandmother more before she doesn’t remember her native language anymore .

My favorite topics

Conversational skills

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J.

Clayton

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To feel comfortable in conversation with native speakers....

My favorite topics

Science, Politics, Academia, Backpacking, Hiking, Cultura y Politicas Latinoamericanas

My language exchange partner is

Someone with similar interests who would like to improve language skills.

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Youngstown

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

hobbies, family, friend...

Ideal language community partner

can help me to learn spanish

My learning goals

become fluent in spanish

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Greater Landover

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English

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Italian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would say my tandem is someone that is around my age range...

My learning goals

Learn and experience the culture and language through interactions to prepare me to hold a conversation with natives/ locals. As well as complete my goal of always wanting to learn another language.

My favorite topics

I am a very open minded individual and love a variety of topics such as tv shows , movies to music , sports. Politics, entrepreneurial tips and advice. To current events & traveling. I enjoy taking about my dogs and family. Hearing about other cultures :)

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S.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Learn how to speak fluently in a conv...

My favorite topics

Anything

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone

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D.

Culver City

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Food, movies, music and traveling. Stories of travelin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded, patient, fun going and instructive

My learning goals

To learn enough have a small conversation

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S.

New York

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

I want you to tell me a lot about everyone's home country...

My learning goals

because one can't speak English want to be able to talk

My favorite topics

I want to be able to speak English. I'm a hair dresser.

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Burlington

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Fluent

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English

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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.

Ideal language community partner

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

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X.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

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French

My favorite topics

Music, tech, art, movies, food... just about anythin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient and kind

My learning goals

Become more fluent

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J.

Federal Way

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Fluent

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English

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Study partners who will focus on pronunciation, to help me speak...

My learning goals

I hope to master Italian and Spanish

My favorite topics

Foreign Language, Human Rights, Politics

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J.

Palisades Park

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

For fu...

My favorite topics

I'm really interseted in every convetsation in English even with Korean guys

I want a conversation partner who is

Bright, Energetic, Swag

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/salt-lake-city />Salt Lake City, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/albuquerque />Albuquerque, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/colchester />Colchester.

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.