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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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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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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

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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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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

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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.

Round Rock

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Cultura genera...

My favorite topics

Cualquier tipo

Perfect language exchange partner

Amable y dispuesto a aprender español

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V.

Ontario

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

K-POP,life,kdramas,personalit...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help me learn and improve the language I want and make new friends

My learning goals

To learn at least one language and study for 30 minutes a day

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A.

La Mesa

Fluent

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Arabic

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

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My learning goals

To reach level of commitment with people

My favorite topics

Learning

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K.

Gallatin

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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American Sign Language

My learning goals

I want to Learn the basics in ASL, be able to text in French/Spanish...

My favorite topics

Anything really

Ideal language community partner

Replies fast, cute

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Harrison

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Fluent

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English

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Hindi

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel | Music | Technology | Concerts...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Would like to talk with Spanish speaking people around my community/new jersey/ world

My learning goals

To speak Spanish fluently which helps me when I am traveling to Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico this year and make friends.

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J.

Toledo

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is willing to tell me when I make a mistake or when...

My learning goals

Conversational fluency.

My favorite topics

Music(音楽), video games(ビデオゲーム), books(小説), anime(アニメ), and travel(旅行).

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J.

Davis

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

Be able to speak well enough to make friend...

My favorite topics

Culture, video games, movies

I want a conversation partner who is

People who are friendly, helpful, and reliable.

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H.

Westford

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Math, tech, finance, culture, history, books, rock climbing,...

My language exchange partner is

Native Spanish or Japanese speakers who knows some English or Chinese.

My learning goals

Able to chat with local people for 30 minutes.

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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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E.

Pittsburgh

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Someone to help me practice Spanis...

My learning goals

Become fluent in Spanish in 1.5 years

My favorite topics

Movies, music, sociology, history, and popular culture

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M.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

Ich möchte mehr fließend sprechen!...

My favorite topics

Family, school, baking, history ️‍

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone willing to give critiques

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B.

Deltona

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, food, movies, and travelin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can correct me when I’m incorrect with my sentences, easy to talk to and maybe educate me on his/her culture.

My learning goals

I want to be able to have full on conversations with people, without having to google translate sentences and words on my phone

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B.

Honolulu

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun, easygoing and likes to laugh at my terrible japanes...

My learning goals

To hold a conversation and recount stories. Build up basic grammar and vocabulary to make travel in japan easier.

My favorite topics

Travel, everyday conversation

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R.

Summerville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to communicate better with others when I...

My favorite topics

Travel Current events Festivals Bargains

My language exchange partner is

I’m interested in communicating in Spanish and Portuguese languages to develop stronger skills

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A.

Spartanburg

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Deporte music...

Ideal language community partner

Tener una conversación sincera y duvertida

My learning goals

Tener una conversación con una persona m

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Greenville

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Crazy as me... I mean in a good wa...

My learning goals

I want to learn a little every day

My favorite topics

Music, dramas or series, history, sports, health related.

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R.

Salem

Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Be able to communicate with everyone in all 4 languages for no...

My favorite topics

Learning a new language, improving language skills, chatting, meeting new people, getting to know different cultures and chatting again️‍

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone

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W.

Goleta

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Any topics u lik...

I want a conversation partner who is

Umm, Anyone is fine

My learning goals

Trying to meet more interesting people around the word

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B.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My language exchange partner is

Patient, eager to learn and help open minded respectfu...

My learning goals

Learn 100 words in a month Become fluent

My favorite topics

N’importe quoi

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G.

Franklin

Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

English...

My favorite topics

I want to improve my writing in English and practice the language more. I'm from Brazil and currently live in the United States on exchange

Ideal language community partner

English Natives

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Easley

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

My favorite topics

School, sports, healthy lifestyle (fitness), and I love food...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can help me learn the language and correct me when I am wrong.

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation very well in German, hopefully be fluent, actually. I need to work on my sentence structure and verb conjugations. Also, more vocabulary would help.

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E.

Garland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone I can converse with in Japanese. Be able to practice...

My learning goals

Have the ability to be fluent in Japanese colloquially and professionally.

My favorite topics

Films, anime, Music, Cats, Gym, Japanese Culture, Photography, Videography.

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K.

Goose Creek

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Fluently speak Spanish and know about the culture and have a...

My favorite topics

Spanish culture

I want a conversation partner who is

Talks to me in Spanish and is also active. Gives me a challenge as well

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/silver-spring />Silver Spring, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/lexington />Lexington, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/new-york />New York.

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.