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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

LEARNS

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Daily lifeculture work out️ scam walks away cuz it won't work...

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Cool ppl, energetic ppl, chill vibe

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

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

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

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

LEARNS

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

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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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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

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

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

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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M.

Huntsville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

Work towards fluency, learn the culture along with the language,...

My favorite topics

Cultural perspectives, Sports, Nature, Cooking, Current Topics

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice, funny, interesting, enthusiastic for learning and talking

S.

S.

Crystal Lake

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Pets, books, music, deep conversation, movies, hobbies, birds,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and helpful and will correct my mistakes. Fun and easy to talk to

My learning goals

To be able to converse fluently with someone if I were to go to that country. Also get better at listening and picking out phrases. Also receive feedback to improve

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J.

Old Bridge Township

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Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

...

My learning goals

Understanding other culture and talking about daily life

My favorite topics

history, food, education, books, arts, sports and traveling

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J.

Seattle

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

I want to improve my English...

My favorite topics

Current events, politics, economics, and life in general.

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who will have the time and patience to correct my English.

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Bellaire

NEW

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

I have been learning piano in addition to German and I work as...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Ideally somebody around my age but honestly I don’t really have a strong preference.

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything. I can generally communicate what I need to in writing but struggle more when speaking

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J.

Virginia Beach

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, funny, kind and understanding. I appreciate people who...

My learning goals

I know it will take me a while but I would like to become fluent enough to experience books, movie and music in other languages. I’d also like to be able to have conversations when I travel abroad.

My favorite topics

Music, movies, books and animals! I like to learn about other cultures and history.

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Hindi

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

To achieve working level proficiency in German in a yea...

My favorite topics

Languages, culture and travel experiences

I want a conversation partner who is

Well traveled, helpful and patient

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F.

Bloomington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy reading/writing. I also enjoy listening and talking about...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who will help me improve my Korean speaking skills and will be excited to study together!

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak basic Korean and be able to write at least basic sentences 6 months from now. And I hope at least 2 years from now I’ll be fluent in Korean

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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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S.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Anyon...

My learning goals

Learn how to speak fluently in a convo

My favorite topics

Anything

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A.

Columbus

Fluent

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Somali

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Be able to communicat...

My favorite topics

Anything as long they it is appropriate

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with respect and patience

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R.

Port Huron

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Russian

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I love music, art,movies,dancing,food,volleyball,cooking, and...

Perfect language exchange partner

Fluent korean,Chinese, and English speakers

My learning goals

To become proficient in the language

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M.

Menlo Park

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice and friendl...

My learning goals

Improve speaking skills

My favorite topics

Tech industry

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Hebrew

LEARNS

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Arabic

My learning goals

To speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

About everything.. Im smart young gay, with huge ambition to learn new language. Im very curious, i will like to discuss about any topic

My language exchange partner is

A friend who will like to talk with me Palestinian /Lebanon Arabic

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C.

Allen

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing God, the Bible, music, art, cultures, and...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is willing to speak slowly and help me while I help them.

My learning goals

I need to talk to people on video chat or voice chat because I need to work on my Spanish conversational skills.

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M.

Pittsburgh

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone i can make friends with!...

My learning goals

i want to be able to have casual, everyday conversations

My favorite topics

everyday life, culture, politics, food, linguistics

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C.

Kannapolis

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to be able to communicate with different people...

My favorite topics

Playing volleyball and hanging out with my friends.

Perfect language exchange partner

They should be chill and funny also be able to laugh with me.

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M.

Los Altos

NEW

Fluent

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

ドイツに関する情...

I want a conversation partner who is

ドイツ人の女性

My learning goals

日常会話、ビジネス会話

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A.

Gainesville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

Okay with shy people, okay with lots of questions to make sure...

My learning goals

To be fluent in both Spanish and French

My favorite topics

Movies, travel, pets, anything really

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E.

Mercer Island

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Speak like a native speaker! Hah...

My favorite topics

I’m ok with any topic.

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, nice, and patient.

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N.

New York

Fluent

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

about life, NY ,culture fashion music eat or... anything!!! I...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Person who can teach each other , tell me about anything! Please correct my mistake !

My learning goals

I want to speak English fluently and can use for business.

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M.

Missouri City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is able to help me understand and speak either French,...

My learning goals

To be fluent in Korean first and and then Spanish and French.

My favorite topics

Dance, Music, Asian Culture, and Cooking/Food

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R.

North Salt Lake

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Esperanto Flag

Esperanto

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Esperanto and afterwards hopefully...

My favorite topics

There's not much I wouldn't like to discuss, Films, Music, TV, games, D&D, Books, Pets. Thats just the top of the list but nothing is off the table!

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.

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/martinez />Martinez, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/berkeley />Berkeley, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/omaha />Omaha.

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.