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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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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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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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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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Calexico

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Poder en algún momento dominar al 100 % el idioma ingle...

My favorite topics

Perfect language exchange partner

Una persona sería, tranquila, y sobre todo respetuosa

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G.

East Hill-Meridian

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Spanish

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Travel and positive vibes...

I want a conversation partner who is

My learning goals

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Lima

Fluent

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

Looking for video language exchange where I talk in English,...

My learning goals

To become fluent in German

My favorite topics

Anything and everything

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S.

Cleveland

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Nepali

My learning goals

Be proficient and gain new friend...

My favorite topics

Gaming, reading and watching anime

Ideal language community partner

Someone who will help me learn my target language while I help them learn their target language

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Atlanta

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports, Outdoor Activities, Animal...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone that is nice and doesn't mind my common Spanish mistakes

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation in Spanish

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E.

Beaverton

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Ideally a native Spanish speaker...

My learning goals

To keep my spoken Spanish sharp, improve conversational ability and expand my vocabulary.

My favorite topics

Telenovelas, philosophy, culture, literature, sports, series

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R.

Chesapeake

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

This quarter of the year, I want to gain fluency in Spanish and...

My favorite topics

I want to talk about anything. I am trying to speak to one person in my target languages per day. I hope that we can be friends and talk about things that we enjoy. Movies, food, music, friends, childhood memories—anything.

I want a conversation partner who is

I would like to talk one hour with someone, 30 minutes in English, 30 minutes in my target language. That way we can both get the most out of the conversation and manage expectations with one another. If we become friends, even better!

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F.

Bloomington

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy reading/writing. I also enjoy listening and talking about...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who will help me improve my Korean speaking skills and will be excited to study together!

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak basic Korean and be able to write at least basic sentences 6 months from now. And I hope at least 2 years from now I’ll be fluent in Korean

Mateo

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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H.

Syracuse

Fluent

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English

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German

Ideal language community partner

Nice , beginner like me lo...

My learning goals

To become fluent or just a lot better

My favorite topics

What is you’re favorite animal?

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M.

Houston

Fluent

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Italian

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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 conversation exchange partner

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

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S.

Camas

NEW

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Dance, Movies, Music, YA Books, Makeup, Fashion, Spac...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone patient with me, willing to correct mistakes and be okay with me not knowing words.

My learning goals

Get back up to speed to where I was when I was in French classes

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H.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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French

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Une personne avec un grand sourire et qui aime apprendre avec...

My learning goals

Apprendre couramment l’anglais

My favorite topics

Dans la vie de tout les jours, Du trading Des voyages Des voitures Musculation

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Youngstown

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My learning goals

become fluent in spanis...

My favorite topics

hobbies, family, friends

My language exchange partner is

can help me to learn spanish

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Harrison

Fluent

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English

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Hindi

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel | Music | Technology | Concerts...

Ideal language community partner

Would like to talk with Spanish speaking people around my community/new jersey/ world

My learning goals

To speak Spanish fluently which helps me when I am traveling to Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico this year and make friends.

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D.

Fairbanks

Fluent

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easy to talk to, funny, good personality, kind, share similar...

My learning goals

To be able to talk to someone in Korean launguage, and to be able to talk to people in sign language

My favorite topics

Kpop, cute animals, food, anime

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Y.

San Diego

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Japanese

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English

My learning goals

To talk in English smoothly. I moved to San Diego now but still...

My favorite topics

Music,culture,I want to talk a lot to improve my skills of English. I like marvelous mrs Maisel!

Perfect language exchange partner

Feel free to talk and kind to me;also I tend to be. Now I want to talk about music! It’s also good to talk about anime.

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T.

Mount Vernon

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Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

My favorite topics

General affairs, I love to read, travel, wine, food, beer and...

I want a conversation partner who is

I like to talk and I am very talkative, I would love to meet people, astral, cool, patient and with many stories of exchanges, who help me with my English and would love to help you with Portuguese ....

My learning goals

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

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S.

New York

Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

С которым интересно говорить на любую тем...

My learning goals

Разговорный английский для проживания в США

My favorite topics

Любые

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Plum

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

Conversational leve...

My favorite topics

Music, art, games, travel, food, animals, language

Ideal language community partner

Understanding of inconsistency in my schedule

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J.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Anything, art, friend...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Not active anymore

My learning goals

Beable to converse fluently; do well in class

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P.

Bloomington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

おもしろい会話がほしいです。あなたと日本語をもっと習いたいです。よく話しましょうね...

My learning goals

よく理解したい。私も新しい友達を作りたい。

My favorite topics

ビデオゲーム、音楽、漫画とアニメ、マイクとなど。

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C.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

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Greek

My learning goals

Being able to go to that country and casually order foods ther...

My favorite topics

language and culture and everything else

I want a conversation partner who is

kind and funny and very lowekey

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/denver />Denver, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/minneapolis />Minneapolis, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/houston />Houston.

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.