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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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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

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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 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

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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

LEARNS

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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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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

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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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L.

Cambridge

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

to speak much much better than I write : meine Deutsch nicht...

My favorite topics

school, traveling, life, people, just practicing German in general for speaking abilities

Perfect language exchange partner

patient, will correct me on my grammar and help me practice my speaking, we can talk about anything : meine Grammatik ist nicht so schlecht, aber ich brauche mehr Sprechen, weil ich mein Spreche zu besser machen will... danke!

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J.

Columbia

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I loving working out, and chatting with friend...

I want a conversation partner who is

I wanna have someone practice Korean or English with me

My learning goals

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K.

Grand Rapids

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

My language exchange partner is

I’m looking for someone to chat with a little bit each day over...

My learning goals

-I will be going to Germany in Fall 2023 for an intensive German course. I would like to be comfortable having conversations in German before I arrive in Germany.

My favorite topics

Reading, games (board games and video games), animals, traveling, hiking, camping, history, music, visiting local parks

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A.

Union City

Fluent

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

To be able to speak at least 3 languages fluentl...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music and art

Ideal language community partner

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

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S.

Huntsville

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Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Music and cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Just someone friendly and helpful☺️

My learning goals

To learn as much as I can☺️

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S.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient since while I understand and can read...

My learning goals

Be able to feel comfortable and confident with my French speaking abilities. I would like to have a good semi-advanced conversation and improve my pronunciation

My favorite topics

Movies, what I do on the weekend, and hobbies

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K.

New York

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Necesito aprender inglés...

My favorite topics

Tecnología, viajes

I want a conversation partner who is

Culto con temas de conversación

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T.

Windsor

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I like talking about movies, TV shows, anime, traveling, food,...

My language exchange partner is

People who are passionate about learning languages and can help me with my poor grammar :)

My learning goals

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

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T.

Nashville

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Interested in making lifelong friendships, has similar interests,...

My learning goals

To improve? To be fluent

My favorite topics

TV shows, movies, technology, computer science, lots of stuff

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A.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Conversationally fluen...

My favorite topics

Musical theatre, dance, music

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, smart, cute

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A.

North Las Vegas

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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German

My favorite topics

Any I’m more an intellectual typ...

Perfect language exchange partner

I’m not picky just teach me!!

My learning goals

Be able to have fluent conversation

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E.

Macon

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

fun and easy to talk wit...

My learning goals

ability to read and write well

My favorite topics

music, entertainment, life

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M.

Middleton

Fluent

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Persian

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to have basic conversations in both Spanish...

My favorite topics

Fun activities (such as traveling, dancing, music, sports), psychology, relationship, education, entrepreneurship

My language exchange partner is

A passionate person that loves to learn and practice new languages

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A.

Agoura Hills

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Any topi...

Ideal language community partner

Love to talk about everything

My learning goals

Close to a native speaker

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B.

West Hollywood

Fluent

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English

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Kazakh

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’m not sure yet...

My learning goals

To learn the basics and to be fluent

My favorite topics

Art, shows, sports, movies, news.

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E.

Tyler

Fluent

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English

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Czech

My learning goals

To be able to talk to locals of the country and be able to make...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking a bout tv shoes, music, books, politics, economics, philosophy and just everyday things

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and very patient

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M.

Los Altos

NEW

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

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German

My favorite topics

ドイツに関する情...

I want a conversation partner who is

ドイツ人の女性

My learning goals

日常会話、ビジネス会話

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S.

Bayonet Point

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Patient and knowledgeabl...

My learning goals

To progress every week

My favorite topics

Family, fishing, eating

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S.

Gainesville

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Speak the languages fluentl...

My favorite topics

Sports , music , movies

Ideal language community partner

Polite , fun , patient

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E.

Calexico

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Gramática. History. Language teaching. ...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Amable, con disposición para enseñarme y aprender.

My learning goals

Ser una futura maestra políglota. ‍

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G.

Socorro

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone speak englis...

My learning goals

Speak english, germany and

My favorite topics

About movies, enjoy the life, i like motocross

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A.

West Saint Paul

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Fluency and vocabular...

My favorite topics

Music, traveling and movies.

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/new-orleans />New Orleans, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/allentown />Allentown, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/plano />Plano.

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.