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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Y.

Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

Português Flag

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

English Flag

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

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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.

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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

English Flag

English

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Deutsch Flag

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

中文 (简体) Flag

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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K.

Universal City

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

to better mysel...

My favorite topics

영화, 철학, 예술, creatives, anime, games

Perfect language exchange partner

적극적, 솔직, no beating around the bush

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R.

Reno

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Food, traveling, beer, coffee, hockey...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who isn’t very serious and able to joke around. Someone who is able to make fun of mistakes i make.

My learning goals

Being able to have a smooth conversation with someone in German.

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T.

Windsor

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My language exchange partner is

People who are passionate about learning languages and can help...

My learning goals

I want to be able to have a fluent conversation in Japanese.

My favorite topics

I like talking about movies, TV shows, anime, traveling, food, history, etc. but I could honestly talk about anything :)

J.

J.

Davis

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Culture, video games, movies

Ideal language community partner

People who are friendly, helpful, and reliable.

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C.

West Allis

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Books, movies, tv shows...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fluent, and nice

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish

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F.

Aurora

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Perfect language exchange partner

...are fun, funny & patient. Are serious about learning another...

My learning goals

To improve my French accent and speak more like a native. To learn useful phrases for day to day life in a French speaking country

My favorite topics

Art, photography, philosophy, fitness, reading, personal development, and entertainment.

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I.

Austin

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Know more people...

My favorite topics

Life experiences

I want a conversation partner who is

Honest and trustful.

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A.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Theater, the arts, technolog...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, creative, enjoys having conversations,

My learning goals

To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Spanish language and be able to help someone else learn English.

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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L.

West Chester

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal language community partner

easy to talk to and helpfu...

My learning goals

to know enough french to get by in a french country

My favorite topics

music, politics, pop culture

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N.

Blue Springs

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Become familiar with the languages and comfortable having conversations...

My favorite topics

Family, reading and writing, nature, science, spirituality, hiking and camping, movies, decorating.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Similar interested to be able to have good involved conversations

A.

A.

Gainesville

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Movies, travel, pets, anything reall...

Perfect language exchange partner

Okay with shy people, okay with lots of questions to make sure I get it

My learning goals

To be fluent in both Spanish and French

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I.

New Rochelle

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

A perfect Tandem partner has to be good at keeping a conversation...

My learning goals

I hope to at least learn to keep up a sentence, introduce where I’m from, how old I am, my name, discuss what I like and simple commands.

My favorite topics

I’m an artist and really enjoy Art as well as video games and movies.

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A.

New York

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Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

I need improve my English to level advanced...

My favorite topics

Traveling, music, movie, tv show

My language exchange partner is

Native English

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M.

Moses Lake

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music, sports, movies, fashion, food, girls,...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who wants to talk about anything. I'm just here to learn (:

My learning goals

I'm just trying to become more familiar with the other languages and cultures so I can better understand others

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J.

Indianapolis

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone reall...

My learning goals

Gaining better reading comprehension in a foreign language

My favorite topics

I work in state government. Former math instructor. I enjoy reading, movies, nature, and learning languages.

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N.

Security-Widefield

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak to friends in French and Japanese...

My favorite topics

I like to discuss how someone is doing. I also like to talk about science. I love to play the cello and talk with friends

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect Tandem partner would be someone who is nice and funny and we can both learn from each other.

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R.

Los Angeles

NEW

Fluent

मराठी Flag

Marathi

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Personal life, experiences, career, educatio...

I want a conversation partner who is

A person who can teach me from the first alphabet and can be good friends with!

My learning goals

I want to understand and converse in Korean & Spanish with fluency!

A.

A.

New York

Fluent

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Hebrew

LEARNS

العربية Flag

Arabic

My language exchange partner is

A friend who will like to talk with me Palestinian /Lebanon Arabi...

My learning goals

To speak fluently

My favorite topics

About everything.. Im smart young gay, with huge ambition to learn new language. Im very curious, i will like to discuss about any topic

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M.

Houston

Fluent

Italiano Flag

Italian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

I want to utterly improve my speaking skill in English. I can...

My favorite topics

I am from Italy! I like music, movies, travel, photography. I'm interested in traditions, travel experience, culture, food.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is trying to learn my native language, italian! Also someone who is patient, friendly and opened mind

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J.

Stafford

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Tagalog, Filipino Flag

Tagalog, Filipino

My favorite topics

Faith (I'm Christian), philosophy, life/getting to know people,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Has the same interests as I do. Patient and kind.

My learning goals

To tell a story in other languages Fluency this year

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F.

Tustin

Fluent

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Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Open, Fun and comfortable to communicat...

My learning goals

Basic communication that can be used in travel

My favorite topics

Technology, Games, and Anime

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M.

Englewood

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I want to get better at speaking Korean...

My favorite topics

I love music, tv, and art!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone fun who likes to chat!

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/ogden />Ogden, 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.