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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

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Cool ppl, energetic ppl, chill vibe

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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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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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

English Flag

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)

LEARNS

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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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N.

Richmond

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be fluen...

My favorite topics

family, friends,relationships,daily life food,movies

Perfect language exchange partner

funny , willing to teach me new phrases , fun to talk to

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C.

Tigard

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

i enjoy discussing about things like music, movies, books, art,...

I want a conversation partner who is

my perfect tandem partner is someone kind, open-minded and patient

My learning goals

my language learning goals are to improve on my spanish skills to be more comfortably conversational and to become conversational in korean, japanese, and french

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J.

Farmington

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

I don’t car...

My learning goals

To increase my spanish speaking capacities

My favorite topics

Politics, music, high school, and anything else

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F.

Aurora

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To improve my French accent and speak more like a native. To...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

...are fun, funny & patient. Are serious about learning another language and willing to suffer through my mistakes.

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Westerville

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Culture, medicine, movies, et...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open, patient, willing to correct

My learning goals

Proficiency. I want to be able to communicate eith as many people as possible

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I.

Pittsfield

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Can speak to me in one of the languages I’m learning and correct...

My learning goals

Conversational fluency

My favorite topics

Common interests Music Cooking

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Starting a band...

My favorite topics

Looking for a female, Japanese-speaking singer to start an electronic duo with. I make beats and write music!

I want a conversation partner who is

A singer that is fluent in Japanese and has the basics of English down enough to communicate with me. Has an excellent singing voice and can devote a lot of time to music. Likes idol music as well as EDM, trap/hip hop, metal, etc

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A.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Animals, sports, and activitie...

My language exchange partner is

Nice and friendly

My learning goals

Learning more vocab and fluency

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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T.

Mount Vernon

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Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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English

Ideal language community partner

I like to talk and I am very talkative, I would love to meet...

My learning goals

Consegui aprender o suficiente para fazer um intercâmbio de au pair ou a entrevista para ser comissária da Emirates

My favorite topics

General affairs, I love to read, travel, wine, food, beer and meet cool people, I love the Marvel and DC universes, I love Harry Potter, and I really want to improve my English to be more secure and exchange this year.!

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M.

Danville

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be fluent enough to hopefully one day travel to Franc...

My favorite topics

Casual conversation, music, dreams, favorite activities and hobbies

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, creative, curious, and a great conversationalist

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E.

Liberty

NEW

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Musi...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly

My learning goals

Fluency

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A.

Fayetteville

Fluent

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English

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Russian

I want a conversation partner who is

Chill and nice, laughs, good s with gramma...

My learning goals

Increase to fluency again

My favorite topics

Music, books, political

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A.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

I’d like to pass C1 French (eventually...

My favorite topics

Art, books, travel, anthropology, tech

My language exchange partner is

Good conversation and happy to chat in both our languages

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E.

Plattsburgh

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Fashion, music, culture, food, everything...

Ideal language community partner

Kind, funny, patient

My learning goals

To become fluent so I can study in Japan!

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M.

New York

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny. :-) Intelligent....

My learning goals

i took eleven years of French starting at age 5. Moving to New York I hear French seemingly everywhere. I am now determined to brush the rust off and master French in 2019.

My favorite topics

Sports. Tech. Animals. Fitness. Food.

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J.

Old Bridge Township

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Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

Understanding other culture and talking about daily lif...

My favorite topics

history, food, education, books, arts, sports and traveling

Perfect language exchange partner

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A.

Portage

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Ls películas, libros, plantas, los animales, los árboles, mi...

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun and easy to talk to but still corrects my mistakes

My learning goals

To become confident in Spanish by the end of this year

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Z.

Lewiston

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

Kind, respectful, and patien...

My learning goals

Fluency

My favorite topics

Music, writing, animals

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M.

Greenville

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I want to learn a little every da...

My favorite topics

Music, dramas or series, history, sports, health related.

Ideal language community partner

Crazy as me... I mean in a good way

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M.

Kansas City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Tell me something interesting about where you live. What do you...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone fun, not creepy, who loves to share good stories.

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish to a point where I’m comfortable marketing myself as bilingual in my job. I especially need to work on my vocab. I think Italian is just the most beautiful language ever, so I started working on it last year on Duolingo just for fun

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B.

Tacoma

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Curious and patien...

My learning goals

Be able to hold a full conversation in French

My favorite topics

Food, politics, and dance!

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B.

Matthews

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be fluent, confident when I speak and helpful to others...

My favorite topics

Food, fitness and culture.

I want a conversation partner who is

Outgoing, friendly and open minded.

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/arlington />Arlington, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/riverside />Riverside, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/salt-lake-city />Salt Lake City.

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.