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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.

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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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Fluent

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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

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

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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

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

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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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B.

West Hollywood

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Kazakh

My learning goals

To learn the basics and to be fluen...

My favorite topics

Art, shows, sports, movies, news.

Perfect language exchange partner

I’m not sure yet.

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O.

Sayville

Fluent

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Turkish

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

travel, movies, technology, anima...

I want a conversation partner who is

travel, movies, technology, animal

My learning goals

daily english

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Y.

Centereach

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Could be patient on me please...

My learning goals

Wanna have foreign friend!

My favorite topics

gym, food, traveling, life.

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E.

Richardson

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Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

My learning goals

I want to eventually have the accent of a native speaker, impeccable...

My favorite topics

Music, theatre, musical theatre, school, academics, science, languages, culture, acting, piano

Ideal language community partner

My perfect tandem partner will ALWAYS correct me when I’m wrong, encourage me to keep learning, not abuse the website, teach me about their culture, be excited to learn, be patient, and accept my critiques with grace.

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Portland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish! I’ve been trying to learn for about a year, but am hoping for someone who wants to speak both Spanish and English with me so I can learn.

My learning goals

I have many plans to visit Mexico soon, and my partner’s family is Mexican. I would like to be able to converse with them and ideally become fluent someday.

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M.

Portland

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct m...

My learning goals

Better my flow

My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosophy

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R.

Libertyville

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Balinese

My learning goals

i want to know how to say sentence good you know...

My favorite topics

food and learning

I want a conversation partner who is

food and learner

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A.

Sun Prairie

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I don’t have too many topics I won’t discuss, but I guess I like...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient and doesn’t mind dumb questions. Someone with a sense of humor as well.

My learning goals

My language learning goals are to become familiar and proficient with sentence structure and vocabulary.

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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B.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Willing to do short calls now and the...

My learning goals

Be able to watch movies abd managed everyday conversations

My favorite topics

Food, design, music

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S.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

Be able to feel comfortable and confident with my French speaking...

My favorite topics

Movies, what I do on the weekend, and hobbies

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient since while I understand and can read french well, I am not as comfortable in my speaking skills

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New York

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Spanish

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English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Tecnología, viaje...

Perfect language exchange partner

Culto con temas de conversación

My learning goals

Necesito aprender inglés

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A.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

nice respectful hones...

My learning goals

improve my spanish speaking skills

My favorite topics

travel food sports

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Huntington

Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

To be fluent in English and sound naturally for NY Stat...

My favorite topics

Traveling, business, NYC slang

My language exchange partner is

Native American English speaker from NY

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T.

Raleigh

Fluent

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Portuguese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Photos and antique...

Ideal language community partner

Be patient and like to exchange experience.

My learning goals

I would like to improve.

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C.

Greater Landover

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind,funny and speaks their min...

My learning goals

To learn a new language by the end of the month

My favorite topics

Jokes,anything that interests u

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A.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Conversationally fluen...

My favorite topics

Musical theatre, dance, music

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, smart, cute

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M.

Houston

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Italian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

I am from Italy! I like music, movies, travel, photography. I'm...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is trying to learn my native language, italian! Also someone who is patient, friendly and opened mind

My learning goals

I want to utterly improve my speaking skill in English. I can help you improve or teach Italian! I would like to learn more about US culture

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D.

Denver

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who’s kind and patient and fun to talk to...

My learning goals

I’m learning new languages for fun and to connect to my roots. I also like connecting to new people.

My favorite topics

I’m into nerdy things like video games and anime and I’m also a theatre geek. I sing and play piano and I have a cat named Monty who I love even though he’s a brat.

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D.

Binghamton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Too many questions. I want to be conversationa...

My favorite topics

Hobbies, music, sports

Ideal language community partner

No idea

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M.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Media, politics, sports, movies, games, culture, and peopl...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open to learning about each other cultures

My learning goals

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Y.

Irvine

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Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

kind person. learning Japanes...

My learning goals

I'd like to conversation

My favorite topics

movie,novel,trip,culture

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A.

Weatherford

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My learning goals

Goal 1. Become sufficient in Spanish to allow me to use for work....

My favorite topics

Music, art, philosophy, astrology, relationships

I want a conversation partner who is

One who has a great capacity for humor, they want to learn but it's important to have fun doing so. They encourage me and celebrate my progress as I would theirs. And patience is a must!

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/long-beach />Long Beach, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/providence />Providence, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/cleveland />Cleveland.

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.