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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

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

LEARNS

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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

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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

H.

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

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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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U.

Westminster

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

I would love to speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

Nature, art, music, shows,love

Perfect language exchange partner

Confident, open minded, patient

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K.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

- music - worldly things - psycholog...

I want a conversation partner who is

- friendly - personable

My learning goals

- conversational in 6 months

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D.

Willmar

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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Akan

My language exchange partner is

I’ll talk to anyone who’s willing to talk to m...

My learning goals

I don’t have any specific goals, I just learn languages for the fun of it.

My favorite topics

I’m glad to talk about anything, but my main interest is everything involving languages: language-learning, historical linguistics, conlanging, etc.

C.

C.

Watertown

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

To improve my spanis...

My favorite topics

Animals, food, music

Ideal language community partner

Connect with learners around the world

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Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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F.

Farmers Branch

NEW

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

모든 주제 상관없어요 라이프, 문화 ,일상,취미 모든게 좋아...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

친절하게 나의 틀린 문장을 고쳐주었으면 좋겠어요.

My learning goals

나의 생활을 더욱 풍요롭게 만들기 위해서

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G.

Lake Charles

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

I don't know someone who is chil...

My learning goals

I can at least be able to hold a conversation

My favorite topics

Anything really

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D.

Urbana

Fluent

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Kazakh

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Изучить английский язык и общаться на нем легк...

My favorite topics

Меня интересует любые темы, культура страны, интересы других людей и многое другое

I want a conversation partner who is

Общительный, доброжелательный

A.

A.

Jersey City

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

My favorite topics

Bored on this quarantine, so let's practice some language...

My language exchange partner is

Open, patient

My learning goals

Learn some Italian

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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D.

Culver City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Open minded, patient, fun going and instructiv...

My learning goals

To learn enough have a small conversation

My favorite topics

Food, movies, music and traveling. Stories of traveling

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H.

Lennox

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I wanna to make a lot of friends!...

My favorite topics

I have a lot of hobbies and I also like trying new things. I would like to learn different new culture about your country.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

talkative ,we will help each other in learning language.

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O.

Kirksville

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

video games, anime, books, movies, memes...

Perfect language exchange partner

someone who is fun to talk to and who likes to help me understand different ways of their cultures.

My learning goals

to be fluent in Japanese and to become better with Spanish.

G.

G.

Topeka

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice and helpfu...

My learning goals

Be fluent in Russian, Spanish, or French

My favorite topics

Science, Art, and Culture

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Q.

New York

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

English. Like native speaker...

My favorite topics

Fashion, fun, beauty, exercise, youtube

My language exchange partner is

Kind, generous, good conversation

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T.

Madison

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Art, culture, movies, musi...

Ideal language community partner

Open minded, fun

My learning goals

Learn more conversational French

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R.

Natchitoches

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Emoji

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice and cute and can speak different language...

My learning goals

Spanish and English

My favorite topics

Math and science

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R.

Libertyville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Basa Bali Flag

Balinese

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

food and learning

Perfect language exchange partner

food and learner

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D.

Onalaska

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My favorite topics

Philosophy; Existentialism; Ontology; Metaphysics; Biology; Evolution;...

I want a conversation partner who is

Russian or Romanian traditionalist female

My learning goals

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

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M.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

العربية Flag

Arabic

My language exchange partner is

Can talk about a wide range of topics and is dedicated toward...

My learning goals

Conversational fluency

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, ethnicity, philosophy, history, economics, computer science, biotechnology, renewable energy, drinking, sports

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M.

North Miami

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

-to speak Spanish like a native...

My favorite topics

-TV/movies -sports -religion -swapping stories -dreams and aspirations

Ideal language community partner

-willing to correct me -patient if I’m struggling -have things in common

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M.

Cleveland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Makeup and musi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who helps me better the language im learning

My learning goals

To be able to understand and talk to someone in chinese

C.

C.

Buena Park

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who's excited about life and curiou...

My learning goals

Conversational Korean would be a major accomplishment

My favorite topics

Philosophy, daily life, random stories

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J.

Virginia Beach

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I know it will take me a while but I would like to become fluent...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, funny, kind and understanding. I appreciate people who explain why you do things a certain way instead of just saying, “do this.”

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/salt-lake-city />Salt Lake City, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/san-bernardino />San Bernardino.

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.