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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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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.

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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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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

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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

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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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E.

Mercer Island

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

My learning goals

Speak like a native speaker! Hah...

My favorite topics

I’m ok with any topic.

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, nice, and patient.

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M.

New York

Fluent

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Italian

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French

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English

My favorite topics

Travel, music, history, photography, graphics, desig...

I want a conversation partner who is

To me the only important thing is to know how to listen to each other in order to learn

My learning goals

TOEFL test

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L.

Newark

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is chill and funny. Don’t worry about saying the...

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in these languages so I can travel there and have good conversations I want to make friends too so text me and let’s be friends

My favorite topics

I like movies and I want to travel. I watch YouTube and Netflix all the time when I’m not in school. What’s your favorite things to do?

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Katy

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Mejor trabajo, nuevos.amigo...

My favorite topics

Política, música, diversión, series de Tv

Ideal language community partner

Paciente, amigable, persistente

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Beaver Dam

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English

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Norwegian

My favorite topics

Anythin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguien que podría practicar conmigo casi todos los días.

My learning goals

Fluidez. Vivir en Noruega

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T.

Wilkes-Barre

Fluent

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

someone that enjoys meeting new people, keeps in touch, and is...

My learning goals

I want to learn Korean and Spanish

My favorite topics

Animals Nature Different cultures Netflix

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Bellaire

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything....

My favorite topics

I have been learning piano in addition to German and I work as a graphic designer. I love animals but especially dogs.

I want a conversation partner who is

Ideally somebody around my age but honestly I don’t really have a strong preference.

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N.

Savannah

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Food, movies, books, and travel...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, inquisitive, funny, and likes to talk about their life and experiences.

My learning goals

I'd like to feel more confident speaking Spanish.

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.

Missouri City

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

Ideal language community partner

Que me ayude a aprender ingle...

My learning goals

English

My favorite topics

Aprender idioma

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A.

Maumelle

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Fluency, I want to be able to use Chinese as part of my jo...

My favorite topics

Art, food, movies, politics

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny and likes to talk but is busy like me

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Boone

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Life, sports, current events, education, etc...

Perfect language exchange partner

Willing to teach, patient, friendly, respectful.

My learning goals

Become a better listener and speaker. Become a more confident speaker able to communicate complete thoughts with less effort.

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E.

Calexico

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Una persona sería, tranquila, y sobre todo respetuos...

My learning goals

Poder en algún momento dominar al 100 % el idioma ingles

My favorite topics

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J.

Murfreesboro

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

I don't know. I just really like the idea of being able to communicate...

My favorite topics

Travel, Food, Video Games, Anime, Books, Ideas, Art, Music, Movies

My language exchange partner is

Someone who has traveled, loves food, and/or has bright ideas or aspirations they'd like to explore. Either way it should be a two-way learning experience.

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Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Life/activities Interests Food School future Personalit...

Ideal language community partner

Wants to learn English Patient with beginner level Spanish

My learning goals

Fluency Have a job that uses Spanish

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D.

Onalaska

Fluent

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English

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Russian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Russian or Romanian traditionalist femal...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Philosophy; Existentialism; Ontology; Metaphysics; Biology; Evolution; Psychology; Psychiatry; Neuropsychology; Poetry; Politics

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M.

Aurora

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To improve my Japanese in speaking and writin...

My favorite topics

Traveling. Cooking. Cultural exchange.

Perfect language exchange partner

Informative. Fun. Interesting. Patient.

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B.

Ocoee

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I enjoy engaging in small talk...

I want a conversation partner who is

Well, it is always nice to talking to a female.

My learning goals

I am a teacher and I want to be able to speak to parents who don’t speak English.

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S.

Huntsville

Fluent

English Flag

English

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German

My language exchange partner is

Just someone friendly and helpful☺...

My learning goals

To learn as much as I can☺️

My favorite topics

Music and culture

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Y.

Milpitas

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

for better conversation with my coworke...

My favorite topics

Sports/American culture/taking pics/moive/music

Ideal language community partner

haha wish she is in san jose

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B.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

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French

My favorite topics

N’importe quo...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, eager to learn and help open minded respectful

My learning goals

Learn 100 words in a month Become fluent

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J.

Auburn

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, friendly, easygoing...

My learning goals

I want to improve my speaking and listening skills

My favorite topics

Sports, culture, FOOD!

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B.

Honolulu

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

To hold a conversation and recount stories. Build up basic grammar...

My favorite topics

Travel, everyday conversation

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun, easygoing and likes to laugh at my terrible japanese

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/mcallen />McAllen, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/baton-rouge />Baton Rouge, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/dallas />Dallas.

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.