learn languages travel

Language exchange in Manhattan

Find yourself a conversation partner and put your language skills into practice

keyboard_arrow_down

Manhattan

keyboard_arrow_down
Y.

Y.

Manhattan

format_quote
31

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

粵語 Flag

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.

A.

A.

Manhattan

format_quote
3

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

G.

G.

Manhattan

format_quote
2

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.

H.

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

Members Count Background
Other Flag

Find more than

30

Tandem partners in Manhattan

T.

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

format_quote
1

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

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

Speaking is the fastest way to fluency

Practice listening, improve your pronunciation, and learn to speak a foreign language with native speakers – no matter where you are.

Google Play Store BadgeGoogle Play Store Badge
Practice speaking language fluent
Z.

Z.

Union

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent enough to travel to Spanish speaking...

My favorite topics

Animals, traveling, a few Netflix shows and music (:

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone I can talk to on a weekly basis, and is looking for a new friend that can practice eachother’s languages.

K.

K.

Goose Creek

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Spanish cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Talks to me in Spanish and is also active. Gives me a challenge as well

My learning goals

Fluently speak Spanish and know about the culture and have a full conversation in Spanish

B.

B.

West Hollywood

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

қазақ тілі Flag

Kazakh

My language exchange partner is

I’m not sure yet...

My learning goals

To learn the basics and to be fluent

My favorite topics

Art, shows, sports, movies, news.

J.

J.

Denver

format_quote
1

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I studied abroad in South Korea last year and fell in love with...

My favorite topics

I am a chemical engineering student at the University of Colorado in the United States. I love being outdoors, playing sports, almost all music, working out, being with family and friends, and I am very outgoing. I love to learn and am a very open person.

Ideal language community 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.

Connect with learners around the world

Value Community

Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

Value Conversation

Have fun, engaging conversations

A.

A.

Roseville

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Literature, movies, travel, food, current event...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fluent in Spanish, preferably a Latin American dialect; polite and respectful; available to speak regularly (at least a few times per week)

My learning goals

Improve my conversation skills in Spanish; learn words and phrases that are commonly used in everyday speech; grow my Spanish vocabulary

E.

E.

Glenvar Heights

format_quote
3

Fluent

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Native english speake...

My learning goals

I need to speak and extend my vocabulary in English

My favorite topics

Yoga, painting, teaching, music, outdoors activities, meaningful conversations

P.

P.

Port Washington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

My learning goals

Learn new word...

My favorite topics

Tv shows and movies And photography

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny and interesting

P.

P.

San Diego

Fluent

українська Flag

Ukrainian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Programming. Books. Drawing. Fire performance. Travelin...

My language exchange partner is

I move to the USA, so I strong motivated to improve my English skills. I will be glad if you can help me. If you would like, I can help you with Russian or Ukrainian instead:)

My learning goals

I would like to feel free speaking english. And don't afraid to make mistakes or offend someone.

Mateo

Mateo uses Tandem to find travel buddies in Europe.

starstarstarstarstar

"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!"

S.

S.

San Francisco

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can be patient with me but also strict and tell me...

My learning goals

I want to know how to put sentences together and improve my pronunciation

My favorite topics

Dramas, dramas and more dramas lol jk and food

J.

J.

Libertyville

format_quote
1

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Fluency Have a job that uses Spanis...

My favorite topics

Life/activities Interests Food School future Personality

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Wants to learn English Patient with beginner level Spanish

O.

O.

San Francisco

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

粵語 Flag

Cantonese

My favorite topics

We could talk about daily life, and anything else :) I’m an open...

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, fun, honest, and patient!

My learning goals

*Become verbally conversational (improve speaking & listening) with family, friends, & strangers. *Be able to verbally order food at restaurants, bakeries, etc. (improve speaking & reading). *To read 100 words of the language, with good grammar!

H.

H.

Clinton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, insightful, easygoin...

My learning goals

Fluency in French

My favorite topics

Travel, life, experiences

You may know us from…
Mashable accolade
Accolade tech-crunch
Accolade life-hacker
Accolade evening-standard
Accolade insider
Accolade best-of-app-store-grey
Accolade best-of-play-store-grey
A.

A.

Hamilton Township

Fluent

English Flag

English

Nederlands Flag

Dutch

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Casua conversation...

My favorite topics

School, traveling, tennis and running

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes answering and asking questiojs

T.

T.

Baldwin

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Music, Culture, Pets, Trave...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who wants to talk to me

My learning goals

To be fluent in Korean and Japanese and be friends with people from those countries

C.

C.

Acton

Fluent

English Flag

English

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Engaged, interesting, amiable...

My learning goals

Communicative fluency (I would like to possibly move to one of these countries in future).

My favorite topics

Music, politics/current events, daily life, etc.

F.

F.

Tustin

Fluent

Tagalog, Filipino Flag

Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Basic communication that can be used in trave...

My favorite topics

Technology, Games, and Anime

Perfect language exchange partner

Open, Fun and comfortable to communicate

M.

M.

Shafter

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Movies, Books, Politics, Culture, Religion, Catholicism...

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun, talkative, informed, intelligent, curious

My learning goals

To be able to speak as many languages as possible

Z.

Z.

New Orleans

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

English is her native language...

My learning goals

improving speaking English

My favorite topics

fitness, life

M.

M.

New York

Fluent

Italiano Flag

Italian

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

TOEFL tes...

My favorite topics

Travel, music, history, photography, graphics, design

Ideal language community partner

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

R.

R.

Shrewsbury

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Music, Math, Spirtuality, Scienc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient with a beginner polyglot

My learning goals

Fluency, and understanding of scientific jargon as well as musical lingo.

H.

H.

Asheville

Fluent

українська Flag

Ukrainian

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Человек который стремится изучать и готов помоч другим в изучении...

My learning goals

Я хочу научиться нових слов и много розговорной практики для закрепления нових слов

My favorite topics

Туризм

S.

S.

Peoria

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

영어 스피킹 향...

My favorite topics

문화 여행 스포츠

I want a conversation partner who is

친절하고 착했으면

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/tempe />Tempe, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/eugene />Eugene, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/marietta />Marietta.

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.