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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

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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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A.

Sun City West

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Master Japanese Conversatio...

My favorite topics

I like to draw and paint. I watch a lot of YouTube. I love anime and manga!

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone and everyone!

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J.

Indianapolis

Fluent

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

I work in state government. Former math instructor. I enjoy...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone really

My learning goals

Gaining better reading comprehension in a foreign language

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A.

Burlington

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

My perfect Tandem partner will be patient with me but not afraid...

My learning goals

I want to improve my vocabulary and prepare for a speaking test that I need to do in the future. I want to become more fluent so I can excel in grad school.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing travel, movies, and books.

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C.

Fort Thomas

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I don't have any goal...

My favorite topics

Video games, YouTube, baseball, tech

Ideal language community partner

nice friendly, into what i like, my age, pretty

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Berkeley

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

Education, history, geograph...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, patient, beautiful

My learning goals

Advanced

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J.

Norwood

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Quiet, Intellegent, Very Unique, Independent and Creativ...

My learning goals

Be able to learn another language in a Year.

My favorite topics

I like to talk about anything.

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F.

Socorro

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Aprender ingles rapido :...

My favorite topics

Musica, viajar, gustos de comida etc.

I want a conversation partner who is

Alegre, pasciente, divertido

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L.

Huntington

Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Traveling, business, NYC slan...

My language exchange partner is

Native American English speaker from NY

My learning goals

To be fluent in English and sound naturally for NY State

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Mateo uses Tandem to find travel buddies in Europe.

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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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S.

Stillwater

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Anyone patient. Someone willing to explain simple concepts multiple...

My learning goals

To learn to speak as formally as possible and to understand all the nuances of the language.

My favorite topics

Psychology and people, how they think, how they act, what motivates us...simple stuff. Also, I’m study to be an engineer and enjoy talking about science and mechanics.

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M.

Avondale

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Learning more about culture...

My favorite topics

Movies, Science, Technology

Ideal conversation exchange partner

That one who practices and spend time dedicated to learn

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Fayetteville

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Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Art, Culture, And Entertainment...

Perfect language exchange partner

Smart and funny.

My learning goals

To become fluent enough in Russian, French, Japanese to be able to pive in one of those countries.

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J.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Arabic

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who wants to learn but also have a fun conversatio...

My learning goals

1. Be able to speak Arabic with confidence. 2. Feel comfortable ordering food in a Spanish speaking country. 3. Learning some slang in Spanish

My favorite topics

Life, food and travel

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Baltimore

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in 3 languages other than Englis...

My favorite topics

Music, history, spirituality, astrology, metaphysics, esotericism

My language exchange partner is

Anyone that is willing to teach me

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J.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Armenian

My favorite topics

I work in medical research, I’m really interested in the science...

Ideal language community partner

Patient partner who can speak English or Spanish to any degree and will freely discuss topics with me.

My learning goals

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

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West Columbia

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Spanish

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French

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Italian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

No filters...

My learning goals

Practice

My favorite topics

Physics, Conspiracy theories, “Supernatural” phenomena… The Apocalypse? Idk.

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C.

Culver City

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

My learning goals

Express thoughts accurate and speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

Meditation&mindfulness, Design, Reading

Perfect language exchange partner

Who like to share their life, dream and passion :) Share a book you just read with me!

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J.

Clayton

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Science, Politics, Academia, Backpacking, Hiking, Cultura y Politicas...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with similar interests who would like to improve language skills.

My learning goals

To feel comfortable in conversation with native speakers.

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F.

Columbus

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

With my same perspectiv...

My learning goals

For a better communication

My favorite topics

About myself

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L.

Lawrence

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English Flag

English

My learning goals

能用于日常对...

My favorite topics

politics

Ideal language community partner

learning each other 互相学习

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J.

Denver

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I am a chemical engineering student at the University of Colorado...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People that can help me learn as much as I can about their language and culture. Like what is seen as respectful and proper in their culture. When I visit their countries I want to fit in as much as possible and I would hate to offend anyone.

My learning goals

I studied abroad in South Korea last year and fell in love with the country and South Korean people. I plan to move to Korea more permanently next year after I graduate from university so I am trying to learn as much korean as possible.

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A.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who has lots of patience and kin...

My learning goals

To be able to say a few sentences or a conversation in German and Japanese.

My favorite topics

I like talking about animals and food

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T.

Nashville

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To improve? To be fluen...

My favorite topics

TV shows, movies, technology, computer science, lots of stuff

I want a conversation partner who is

Interested in making lifelong friendships, has similar interests, maybe is a software engineer 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/palo-alto />Palo Alto, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/mission-viejo />Mission Viejo, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/roseville />Roseville.

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.