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Language exchange in Manhattan

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A.

Manhattan

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My favorite topics

Música, Esportes e Biologí...

My language exchange partner is

Cualquer um que deseje falar e aprender

My learning goals

Melhorar nas outras linguas

G.

G.

Manhattan

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal language community partner

Personas con metes abiertas e inteligentes para poder hablar...

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.

H.

H.

Manhattan

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

get to a point where i can visit korea and speak comfortably...

My favorite topics

culture, kpop, food, animals

Ideal conversation exchange partner

anyone who wants to be friends and help me with korean

T.

T.

Manhattan

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Just random conversation...

Perfect language exchange partner

I can learn off them easily and there fun to talk to

My learning goals

To be able to be fluent in the language

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Y.

Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Chatterbox, Coolest ppl, energetic ppl...

My learning goals

Make friends no cap.

My favorite topics

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

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

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C.

Manhattan

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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

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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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I.

New Rochelle

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

I hope to at least learn to keep up a sentence, introduce where...

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

A perfect Tandem partner has to be good at keeping a conversation at least, just so things don’t get awkward ^ - ^

A.

A.

Union City

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music and ar...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is shy like me and is very awkward with encountering a new person

My learning goals

To be able to speak at least 3 languages fluently

M.

M.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Anyone! Don’t be shy!!...

My learning goals

To better myself in my spanish knowledge and cultural awareness.

My favorite topics

Band, Choir, Theater, Food, Environment, and everything in between!

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J.

Superior

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Be able to have a full conversation in my target languag...

My favorite topics

Music, travel, nature, and culture

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is open to teaching and talking about their own or other cultures

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G.

Mililani

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Travel, food, hobbies, musi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easy going, slow, patient

My learning goals

Learn new words, elementary grammar

A.

A.

West Saint Paul

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

I’d like to meet someone kind, polite and interested in language...

My learning goals

Fluency and vocabulary

My favorite topics

Music, traveling and movies.

C.

C.

Huntington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

To gain a basic understanding of the language outside of a classroom...

My favorite topics

Science related topics, I am a engineering student. Video games, books and tv shows. I am also a history buff.

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly willing to talk about their hobbies and interests.

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S.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Anythin...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone

My learning goals

Learn how to speak fluently in a convo

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!"

J.

J.

Lenexa

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is willing to help teach and is patient with my dumb...

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold conversations

My favorite topics

Sports, beer, family, software, web development

Y.

Y.

Yucaipa

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Gaining strong verbal and writing skill...

My favorite topics

American culture

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Literally anything,!!!!!!

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I.

Leander

NEW

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Tv series, sports and love...

Perfect language exchange partner

Like me, funny, lovely, always with a topic for talk, a person who likes the same series like me, just to have something similar to talk about.

My learning goals

Be an expert at French, or maybe just learn the necessary to pass the semester.

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A.

Temple Terrace

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly...

My learning goals

To become fluent.

My favorite topics

Music and art.

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C.

C.

Kannapolis

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to be able to communicate with different people...

My favorite topics

Playing volleyball and hanging out with my friends.

My language exchange partner is

They should be chill and funny also be able to laugh with me.

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F.

Wichita

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Makeup, animals, food, video game...

Ideal language community partner

Nice, patient, helpful

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak enough Korean to feel comfortable enough to visit Korea some day

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P.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Very helpful and patien...

My learning goals

Learn to speak full sentences and learn how to read and write Japanese

My favorite topics

Video games, Art , Anything at all

G.

G.

Sacramento

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I hope to be fluent (who doesn’t). I also want to be able to...

My favorite topics

Sports, Clothes, Outdoors, and Movies.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is willing to help me with my Spanish. I would like if he or she is patient, willing to learn, and able to continue a conversation. A bonus would be if we shared interests.

Y.

Y.

Bridgeview

NEW

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Kpop, reading, music and learnin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Cute, good looking, friendly

My learning goals

Communication Writing & reading

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E.

Garland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone I can converse with in Japanese. Be able to practice...

My learning goals

Have the ability to be fluent in Japanese colloquially and professionally.

My favorite topics

Films, anime, Music, Cats, Gym, Japanese Culture, Photography, Videography.

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O.

Lamont

Fluent

हिन्दी Flag

Hindi

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Traveling, Fashion, Music, Movies

Ideal language community partner

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M.

San Clemente

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Books, life, anything interesting! Tell me your fave conspiracy...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, open a little weird and lgbtqia friendly!

My learning goals

To speak and get more confident in my speaking/written skills in French! And to brush up on my ASL, and to learn FSL and ISL as well as Dutch!

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B.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Perfect language exchange partner

Just as immature as I am...

My learning goals

I want to learn German, that I may incite bar room brawls.

My favorite topics

Anything really.

B.

B.

New York

Fluent

العربية Flag

Arabic

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Just simple Japanese tal...

My favorite topics

Politics, comedy, and science

I want a conversation partner who is

Native 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/queens />Queens, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/littleton />Littleton, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/san-francisco />San Francisco.

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.