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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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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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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

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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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Tandem partners in Manhattan

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T.

Manhattan

Fluent

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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

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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)

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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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A.

Cupertino

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

i would like to be fluent in spanish and understand what is being...

My favorite topics

i enjoy talking about music and sports, but anything is fine:)

Perfect language exchange partner

anyone who can be patient with me (learning other languages) or is entertained while talking to me

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W.

Chicago

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

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Korean

My favorite topics

music,food,cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

open people,can talk a lot,kind

My learning goals

communication

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Y.

Columbia

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Easygoing and gentl...

My learning goals

Express myself without much trouble.

My favorite topics

Cultural difference

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A.

Bristol

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be the most fluent Korean and Japanese speaker in the entire...

My favorite topics

Anything!

Ideal language community partner

Anyone!

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K.

Grand Rapids

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Reading, games (board games and video games), animals, traveling,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’m looking for someone to chat with a little bit each day over a variety of topics! Easy going, up beat, friendly, and positive! :) ❤️

My learning goals

-I will be going to Germany in Fall 2023 for an intensive German course. I would like to be comfortable having conversations in German before I arrive in Germany.

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S.

City of Orange

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and eager to speak, teach, and learn...

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish speaking skills.

My favorite topics

Medical topics, news, film, art, hobbies, getting to know someone.

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R.

Aloha

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to speak Japanese. 日本語をはなしたい...

My favorite topics

Ice skating, college, running, pets. アイススケート、大学、走る、ベット。

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who speaks Japanese. We can talk in English if you want. I only know basic kanji, sorry! 日本語を話す人。日本語か英語でもいい。かんじがあまり読むできない。

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F.

Bellaire

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Culture, Sports,The Art...

My language exchange partner is

Helpful, Friendly, and Funny

My learning goals

To fluently speak them all the languages I try learning

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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J.

Pocatello

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

Mostly chat about our hobbies or how our lives are goin...

My learning goals

Know enough Korean that I can ready Korean blog posts about web Dev

My favorite topics

Video Games, Technology, Programming, Web Development

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Sheridan

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be able to kinda talk in French. To be able to hold a conversation,...

My favorite topics

Art, history and Writing/Classics. I like Marvel and Harry Potter, all that nerdy stuff :-)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is good in conversations and easy to talk to, and enjoys the same things as me!

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N.

Burlington

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Anything. Family, work, business, news, entertainment...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open and patient.

My learning goals

Fluency in the French Language.

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M.

New York

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German

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

sie kann perfekt englisc...

My learning goals

ein perfektes englisch

My favorite topics

sport,filme,essen,smalltalk

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Columbus

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

Gain extra language abilities, use then to help me dig into those...

My favorite topics

History, cultures, daily news

My language exchange partner is

Patient, humor,outgoing

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M.

Richardson

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

movies, books, tv shows, history, learning new things about people,...

Ideal language community partner

someone who’s easy to talk to, who’s available regularly, and who’s around my age.

My learning goals

to become fluent in French

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V.

Cypress

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun, easy going, patien...

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation

My favorite topics

Travel, pets, life in general.

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D.

Nogales

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Conocer personas de otras partes del mund...

My favorite topics

Deportes, Musica, Dibujo

Perfect language exchange partner

Seria una persona que le guste los deportes y la musica como el rock y el trap en ingles

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D.

Dearborn Heights

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Musi...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is nice and understanding

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation with a native speaker

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J.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Armenian

My language exchange partner is

Patient partner who can speak English or Spanish to any degree...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in French, proficient in Western Armenian and Mandarin.

My favorite topics

I work in medical research, I’m really interested in the science and also understanding health issues globally. I love traveling, food, museums, art, dragon boat racing, and running.

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L.

Washington

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

conversatio...

My favorite topics

travel,body building

Ideal language community partner

easygoing

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J.

New York

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English

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Cebuano

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Spanish

My favorite topics

️ ️️ ✈️ ⚕️️‍♀...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

, -, . Enthusiastic people who enjoys having daily conversation.

My learning goals

To be able to understand one another in order to promote world peace ☮️!

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A.

Pine Hills

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who really wants to improve...

My learning goals

I really want to become as fluent as I can in both languages.

My favorite topics

I like discussing everything that has to do with art, media, books and music.

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J.

New York

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Making more friend in U...

My favorite topics

Everything~~~

I want a conversation partner who is

Talkative

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/sarasota />Sarasota, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tuscaloosa />Tuscaloosa, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/limerick />Limerick.

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.