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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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S.

Baltimore

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in 3 languages other than Englis...

My favorite topics

Music, history, spirituality, astrology, metaphysics, esotericism

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone that is willing to teach me

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G.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Travel, Food, Movies, Fitness, Language...

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun, humorous, easy-going, kind, patient

My learning goals

Conversational fluency

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J.

Los Lunas

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Fluent

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English

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Easy-going, fun, someone who I won't feel embarrassed to talk...

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent enough in the language to be able to listen to radio or watch tv in the language I'm learning so that I can understand most of what is going on. Eventually, I would like to be able to converse with people naturally in my new lang

My favorite topics

Technology, philosophical ideas, Current events, popular movies and music.

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G.

San Francisco

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To speak mor...

My favorite topics

Places , travel, food

Ideal language community partner

Someone I can speak Spanish with

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Clinton

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Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Travel, life, experience...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, insightful, easygoing

My learning goals

Fluency in French

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A.

Saugus

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to talk with someone who has similar interests as...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak both Korean and Japanese fluently so I can someday travel and hold conversations with people

My favorite topics

I enjoy making art and playing video games

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C.

Milwaukee

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation in my target languages...

My favorite topics

Movies, TV shows, books, languages, biology, anthropology, etc.

I want a conversation partner who is

I would like to find people to practice my language skills with and help one another improve on the languages we know.

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A.

Maumelle

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Art, food, movies, politic...

My language exchange partner is

Funny and likes to talk but is busy like me

My learning goals

Fluency, I want to be able to use Chinese as part of my job

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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S.

Louisville

Fluent

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English

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German

Ideal language community partner

Someone willing to help me learn German and have interesting...

My learning goals

Improve my fluency and grammar

My favorite topics

Video games, Germany, biology

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A.

Sun City West

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

Master Japanese Conversatio...

My favorite topics

I like to draw and paint. I watch a lot of YouTube. I love anime and manga!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone and everyone!

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C.

Chicago

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

How to speak good and communicat...

Perfect language exchange partner

Great

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with others great

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A.

Lancaster

Fluent

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English

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Dutch

I want a conversation partner who is

someone that is patien...

My learning goals

being able to converse with someone in that language

My favorite topics

daily life sports culture and travel

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L.

New York

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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French

My learning goals

Acquire basic French communication...

My favorite topics

Movies and music.

My language exchange partner is

Patient, funny, kind.

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Y.

Chicago

Fluent

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Marathi

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Hindi

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

movies, music, books, sports, football, trave...

Ideal language community partner

Anybody who's humble and open to new experiences.

My learning goals

Basic conversation in French

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M.

Haines City

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who has a lot of patienc...

My learning goals

Learning Spanish

My favorite topics

Reading, personal finance, dreams, the meanings of life

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K.

Bellaire

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to learn enough of the language to comfortably hold...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, food, tv shows, makeup, and fashion

Perfect language exchange partner

A perfect language partner would be someone that I can talk to and become friends with but also really help me learn a new language.

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E.

Evans

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Fluent

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English

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Norwegian

My favorite topics

tv/film/books/music, culture, current event...

I want a conversation partner who is

interesting, fluent in language and culture

My learning goals

become more fluent in language and more aware of culture/current events

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F.

Boca Del Mar

Fluent

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Spanish

Català Flag

Catalan

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Social, risueño, hablador, con ganas de compartir el idiom...

My learning goals

Quiero hablarlo perfecto

My favorite topics

Cualquier cosa menos política

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E.

Siloam Springs

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk with my Japanese friends at college...

My favorite topics

Music, reading, pets

Ideal language community partner

Similar interests, can explain Japanese grammar/usage, patient

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E.

San Luis

Fluent

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Mexican Sign Language

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Social, cultural, espiritua...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Respetuoso y relajado

My learning goals

Llegar a comprenderlo para tener una comunicación fluida

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O.

The Woodlands

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

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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R.

Fredericksburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Polish

My learning goals

Learn as much Polish and other languages as I can in a year...

My favorite topics

Food. Family. Outdoor activity. Riding motorcycles. Kayaking. Dancing.

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient. Wants to get better at English. Friendly. Fun. Energetic.

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/fremont />Fremont, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/el-paso />El Paso, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/mount-laurel />Mount Laurel.

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.