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Learn Russian in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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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.

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Manhattan

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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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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

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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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Russian speakers in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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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

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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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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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Manhattan

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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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Union

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent enough to travel to Spanish speaking...

My favorite topics

Animals, traveling, a few Netflix shows and music (:

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone I can talk to on a weekly basis, and is looking for a new friend that can practice eachother’s languages.

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Chesapeake

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy topics such as movies, hobbies, sports (mostly tennis...

I want a conversation partner who is

someone who is nice, funny, a bit goofy, and are opened minded

My learning goals

being fluent or have an advanced understanding in Thai and Japanese

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Auburn Hills

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Arabic

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German

My language exchange partner is

I'm looking for someone who wants to have some fun discussions....

My learning goals

I would love to be able to communicate with German colleagues at work

My favorite topics

Engineering

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Maryville

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To be fluent in Korean...

My favorite topics

If you like music and memes let’s talk.

Ideal language community partner

I’ll talk to anyone.

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Somerville

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Books, movies, music, writing, video games, psychology, anime,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I'm looking for someone who will always push me to learn more, and gently correct my mistakes. I'm also looking for someone with similar interests who is open to being befriended by a quirky foreigner. Everything is better with friends!

My learning goals

I want to learn enough to be able to understand and speak Japanese at a conversational level, in preparation for a summer trip to Japan (idealistic, I know).

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New York

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Consistent Well spoke...

My learning goals

I want to learn French so I can visit France

My favorite topics

Food Music

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Boston

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English

My learning goals

Keep it active, maintain the leve...

My favorite topics

Life, hiking, thoughts and feelings, low key travel

I want a conversation partner who is

Willing to chat casually, maybe someone local to meet up with too

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Weirton

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Spanish

My favorite topics

art • art therapy • politics • activism • philosophy • cultur...

My language exchange partner is

Socialists, feminists, artists

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent in Spanish and help others perfect their English.

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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Country Club

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

A friend that I can talk to about anythin...

My learning goals

Fluent and travel

My favorite topics

Culture, music, politics, art

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Lacey

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to reach conversational fluency by this coming November,...

My favorite topics

Dance (ballet, etc.), Anime and Manga (though I’m inexperienced so cut me some slack), Art, random stuff (and memes but sshhhh)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who just talks with me casually. Someone who can kind of be like a language parent and not correct my mistakes as much as just speak with me in a way I can understand.

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Kearns

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My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar acerca de estadísticas, leer, cocinar, Dios,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Cualquier persona! Jaja.

My learning goals

Quiero aprender español tan bien que gente cree que nací en un país que habla español!

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New York

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

someone interested in teaching a beginner with a serious passion...

My learning goals

to be fluent or an intermediate in french

My favorite topics

film, literature, art, philosophy, ideas, music, sports, books, jazz, poetry, jokes, humor

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Philadelphia

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English

My learning goals

Learn a lot about other culture Make friend...

My favorite topics

travelling Food anything about lives

My language exchange partner is

Be patient Be nice Better be fun

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Philadelphia

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German

My favorite topics

Family, school, baking, history ️...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone willing to give critiques

My learning goals

Ich möchte mehr fließend sprechen!

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New York

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native English...

My learning goals

I need improve my English to level advanced

My favorite topics

Traveling, music, movie, tv show

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Houston

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French

My learning goals

fluent in French, improve english to native speaker leve...

My favorite topics

Universal, culture, philosophy

Perfect language exchange partner

student

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South Riding

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Italian

My favorite topics

History, drive-in theaters, gardening, hiking, musi...

I want a conversation partner who is

Curious, honest, and humble

My learning goals

To be able to listen and comprehend nearly as well as a native speaker

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Sun Prairie

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient and doesn’t mind dumb questions. Someone...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I don’t have too many topics I won’t discuss, but I guess I like to discuss entertainment/celebrities, music/movies/tv shows/books, and dogs.

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Farmington

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My learning goals

To increase my spanish speaking capacitie...

My favorite topics

Politics, music, high school, and anything else

Ideal language community partner

I don’t care

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New York

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

tv, travel, youtube, books, cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly & respectful. Preferably female!

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation

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Tillmans Corner

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone open to some honest conversation- German or English!...

My learning goals

I’d like to become comfortable in German then we’ll see what’s next.

My favorite topics

I’m an dog lover I also like hiking and dancing, and I’m a little bit of a nerd

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New York

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To maintain my current level and improv...

My favorite topics

Food , culture , art , film, music , drinks, travels etc

I want a conversation partner who is

Wide general knowledge to have intersting conversations about the world

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Manhattan, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 13 Russian speakers in Manhattan looking to learn Russian together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for Russian language exchange in Manhattan?

In Manhattan there are 13 members ready to have a Russian language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Manhattan where I can find a Russian language exchange partner?

You can also find a Russian Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/russian/springfield />Springfield, <a href=/learn/russian/fresno />Fresno, and <a href=/learn/russian/minneapolis />Minneapolis.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 13 of them coming from Manhattan.