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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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Portuguese

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Coolest ppl, energetic ppl.

My learning goals

Make friends no cap. Doing a PhD study try to survive.

A.

A.

Manhattan

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

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English

LEARNS

Português Flag

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

G.

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.

H.

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

C.

C.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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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

Y.

Y.

Manhattan

Fluent

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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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A.

Houston

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent in both French and spanis...

My favorite topics

Reading, mediating, writing. I love camping, canoeing, blobbing and more

Perfect language exchange partner

Cool, calm , nice, good teacher

E.

E.

Fredericksburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Irish

My favorite topics

Art, science, history, language, anthropology, sociology, criminology,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind and patient with a wide range of interests.

My learning goals

Currently I would like to learn the basics of gaeilge, but it's my dream to become fluent.

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L.

Lexington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient but encouraging (meine deutsch ist sehr...

My learning goals

I want to eventually become fluent in German.

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about books, movies, music, culture, travel. Really anything!

K.

K.

Minneapolis

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

使之成为自己的第二语...

My favorite topics

switch,book

Ideal language community partner

耐心幽默

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M.

Richardson

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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 conversation exchange 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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T.

Middletown

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Fluent

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English

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Hindi

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

someone who explains my questions in dept...

My learning goals

I want to know how to communicate with different people :-)

My favorite topics

I love music, art, and animals!

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J.

Nashua

Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

LEARNS

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Dutch

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to talk to my girlfriends mom, she speaks...

My favorite topics

Games, Movies, Technology, Anything electronic

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who’s chill and understand that i’m not gonna do to great learning these languages, and that i just want patience and i wanna make friends!

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R.

Jersey City

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Movies, tv shows, video games, comic books, music, language,...

My language exchange partner is

A fluent/native speaker in the language that i want to learn.

My learning goals

Fluency, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, vocabulary, and understanding.

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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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A.

Mount Clemens

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Ideal language community partner

A good teacher , patient with me , and friendl...

My learning goals

to be fluent in the beautiful language that i admire

My favorite topics

Music, Art , and photography

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E.

Macon

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

ability to read and write wel...

My favorite topics

music, entertainment, life

Ideal conversation exchange partner

fun and easy to talk with

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S.

Port St. Lucie

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Animals, movies, food, kids, relationships...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone very patient and optimistic!!

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to speak and understand (me understanding is more important than being able to speak) a normal conversation.

B.

B.

Cimarron Hills

Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Pessoas comunicativas...

My learning goals

Conhecer novas culturas

My favorite topics

Cotidiano, música, conversas aleatórias :)

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A.

A.

Greenville

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Aprender a conversa...

My favorite topics

Viajes

My language exchange partner is

Conversador

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L.

Collinsville

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

¡Me gusta mucho aprender las lenguas y sus culturas que están...

Ideal language community partner

Ahorita estoy encontrando a una persona desde Cuba, España o México para practicar hablar una vez por semana. Mi mamá es cubano, entonces prefiero continuar a hacer mi español más como el acento cubano

My learning goals

¡Yo quiero mudarme a España en un día de el futuro! Oí que allí es muy agradable para vivir

J.

J.

Palisades Park

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Bright, Energetic, Swa...

My learning goals

For fun

My favorite topics

I'm really interseted in every convetsation in English even with Korean guys

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T.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To get an A in Spanish class. Basically, I need to be able to...

My favorite topics

Food, video games maybe, movies, other culture

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone :)

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L.

Gilbert

NEW

Fluent

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Simplified)

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German

My favorite topics

Books, culture, history, investment, food, trave...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, patient and knowledgeable,

My learning goals

Passion

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D.

Crestview

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

They are willing to help me better my ability to speak and learn...

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently when I travel to Korea for a summer.

My favorite topics

Everyday life , activities , and hobbies!

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G.

Arlington

Fluent

English Flag

English

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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Italian

My learning goals

Be able to have a basic conversatio...

My favorite topics

I love everything on art Books school and just having fun with my friends. I love to travel and learn new languages that’s why I joined and btw I am most native to English I live in the US

Ideal language community partner

Somebody who loves art books Harry Potter and languages

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H.

Knoxville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

I love soccer/futbol, traveling around the world, and meeting...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Just like me, outgoing and nice!

My learning goals

To become fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and German.

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A.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Good conversation and happy to chat in both our language...

My learning goals

I’d like to pass C1 French (eventually)

My favorite topics

Art, books, travel, anthropology, tech

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H.

Gloversville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Learning for fu...

My favorite topics

Books, music, TV

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, funny, maybe a little crazy

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/beaumont />Beaumont, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tacoma />Tacoma, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/fremont />Fremont.

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.