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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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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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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

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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)

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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J.

Brookline

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To become fluen...

My favorite topics

Movies, books, and sports!

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is not afraid to challenge and teach me to use new grammar patterns and words

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A.

Jackson

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Books, literature, reading, writing, video games, art, computer...

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, I'm very new to the language. Fun, willing to engage in conversation.

My learning goals

To be able to read a novel and speak in a natural way.

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J.

Boca Del Mar

Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

LEARNS

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Fu...

My learning goals

Speak naturally and comfortably and to think in that language

My favorite topics

Food travel

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N.

Clovis

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Speaking other languages and learning as much as I can! Quiero...

My favorite topics

I like a lot of things! Life, fashion, culture, art, etc. Me gusta hablar con otras personas y aprender nuevas cosas!

Ideal language community partner

Someone kind and patient who will always correct me. Me gustaría hablar con un alguien amable!

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E.

Glenvar Heights

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French

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English

My favorite topics

Yoga, painting, teaching, music, outdoors activities, meaningful...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native english speaker

My learning goals

I need to speak and extend my vocabulary in English

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K.

Pittsburgh

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who loves to teach and communicat...

My learning goals

To be fluent! As well as study abroad in over 10 countries!

My favorite topics

Classical music, anime, science (computer science, astronomy, chemistry, physics), and books! Wechat : Kayliese

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K.

Belmont

Fluent

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English

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

i want to learn the basics, just enough to carry a conversation...

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.

I want a conversation partner who is

patient, good listener, someone who is interested in becoming good friends, enjoys music of similar taste

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J.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Arabic

My favorite topics

Life, food and trave...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who wants to learn but also have a fun conversation

My learning goals

1. Be able to speak Arabic with confidence. 2. Feel comfortable ordering food in a Spanish speaking country. 3. Learning some slang in Spanish

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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L.

New York

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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French

Ideal language community partner

Native French speaker, who is open minded and like to know more...

My learning goals

Conversational, and able to communicate freely in a native way. Understand culture through language.

My favorite topics

Culture, food, traveling, fashion, dancing, sports, philosophy

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L.

Danbury

Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

Speak Italoan fluently...

My favorite topics

I enjoying talking about traveling, family, nursing, books, and many other subjects.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Outgoing, engaging, young spirit, and non-judgmental.

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C.

Los Angeles

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

I love travel, take pictures is my main hobby....

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly

My learning goals

I'm trying learning English.

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C.

Somerville

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient because I am a super beginne...

My learning goals

I want to know how to answer questions

My favorite topics

I listen to people speaking about bicycling and I want to learn that and general conversation

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M.

Fort Wayne

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Russian

My learning goals

To be conversational in the languages that I am studying...

My favorite topics

Food, Music, Culture

My language exchange partner is

Someone will help me practice languages, and someone who Incan help as well.

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S.

Washington

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Sport, current event...

Ideal language community partner

Extroverted and fun

My learning goals

Continue practicing the language

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C.

Tinton Falls

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Russian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would like to talk to someone who wants to learn English and...

My learning goals

I want to be conversational in Russian. I want to be able to have simple conversations in Russian by April when I visit Moscow

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about travel and culture. I like to learn about the differences in languages and practice them with native speakers

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T.

Peoria

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Learn Spanish and try sign languag...

My favorite topics

Sport Pets Entertainment movies

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, patient and knowledgeable

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E.

Apex

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

No particular topics I struggle sometimes with advanced grammar...

I want a conversation partner who is

Willing to talk at least one time per week hopefully more

My learning goals

Keep using my German language skills so I don’t lose them

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E.

Corinth

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

I hope my Tandem partner is very patient and helpful. I have...

My learning goals

I hope to be able to hold basic conversations, read more fluently, and understand sentence structure.

My favorite topics

I love talking about art, food, comics, and really anything.

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M.

Frederickson

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

My language learning goals is to be able to to have a flute conversation...

My favorite topics

I like discussing about life.

Ideal language community partner

Someone that can keep the conversation going.

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U.

Westminster

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Nature, art, music, shows,lov...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Confident, open minded, patient

My learning goals

I would love to speak fluently

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S.

Cleveland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Nepali

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who will help me learn my target language while I help...

My learning goals

Be proficient and gain new friends

My favorite topics

Gaming, reading and watching anime

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D.

Onalaska

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My learning goals

To fluently speak and understand Russian and Greek, Latin and...

My favorite topics

Philosophy; Existentialism; Ontology; Metaphysics; Biology; Evolution; Psychology; Psychiatry; Neuropsychology; Poetry; Politics

I want a conversation partner who is

Russian or Romanian traditionalist female

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/providence />Providence, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/berkeley />Berkeley, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/denver />Denver.

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.