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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Y.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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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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Fluent

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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

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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

H.

H.

Manhattan

Fluent

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English

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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

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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

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

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J.

Perris

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Arabic

My learning goals

Build up conversational dialogu...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, adventures, art, philosophy

Perfect language exchange partner

Social, humorous, outgoing, adventurous

E.

E.

Boston

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Culture Politics Scienc...

I want a conversation partner who is

I am hoping to make a new friend through language :)

My learning goals

I have studied Mandarin for years on and off (and been abroad), so I want to keep writing/speaking so that I don’t forget it

N.

N.

Belton

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Someone who enjoys conversing about various things! :...

My learning goals

My current linguistic goal is to become fluent in Spanish.

My favorite topics

Fashion, art, mystery novels, crime tv shows, television, music, and learning new things about new cultures!

S.

S.

Bayonet Point

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To progress every wee...

My favorite topics

Family, fishing, eating

Ideal language community partner

Patient and knowledgeable

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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T.

Auburn Hills

NEW

Fluent

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Arabic

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Engineerin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I'm looking for someone who wants to have some fun discussions. Humor is a plus :)

My learning goals

I would love to be able to communicate with German colleagues at work

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I.

Marietta

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

They have to be cool...

My learning goals

I just want to be fluent and have comfortable conversations.

My favorite topics

Mainly anything, but I do enjoy talking about instruments and music as well as video games.

J.

J.

Denver

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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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.

I want a conversation partner who is

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.

K.

K.

Louisville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Gaming, Music, casual conversatio...

My language exchange partner is

someone who also speaks my native so they can correct me properly in either language, and someone who will help me to not feel very awkward, and maybe around my age to maybe someone in their early twenties.

My learning goals

To finally speak a language I've always wanted to learn

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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N.

New York

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Ideal language community partner

Crazy - Good Spiri...

My learning goals

Become fluent

My favorite topics

Travel - Culture - Sports - Food - Cinema

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S.

Fitchburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

Conversational germa...

My favorite topics

Family, friends, pop culture

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, funny, smart

M.

M.

Los Angeles

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Laboral ,vida diaria ,viajes ,historia ,art...

Perfect language exchange partner

Respetuoso ,Carismático he inteligente .

My learning goals

Lograr dominar varios ideomas para poder cumplir mis metas y romper barreas .

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Y.

Bloomington

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Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

I want a conversation partner who is

I want to meet someone to know how to speak naturall...

My learning goals

Just want to speak English naturally

My favorite topics

Any topic. I just want to talk topics more deeply

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N.

Blue Springs

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Become familiar with the languages and comfortable having conversations...

My favorite topics

Family, reading and writing, nature, science, spirituality, hiking and camping, movies, decorating.

My language exchange partner is

Similar interested to be able to have good involved conversations

C.

C.

Milwaukee

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Movies, TV shows, books, languages, biology, anthropology, etc...

Ideal language community partner

I would like to find people to practice my language skills with and help one another improve on the languages we know.

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation in my target languages and be able to say what comes to my mind without switching back to english.

S.

S.

New York

Fluent

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Burmese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easy-going and sometimes calm and willing to listen...

My learning goals

Wants to have conversation effectively with expressive wrote choice.

My favorite topics

Food, shopping, Kpop and kdrama

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Z.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To improve my grammar and vocabular...

My favorite topics

I like to talk about aviation and economics

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, funny, kind

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T.

Arlington

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Any topic that will help me learn spanish is welcome...

I want a conversation partner who is

I just need a spanish speaking friend.

My learning goals

Be able to speak spanish

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M.

Mustang

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can make time for me as I will do for them, someone...

My learning goals

Learning Korean and Japanese.

My favorite topics

Kpop, cooking, and drawing.

D.

D.

Franklin Park

Fluent

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Polish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Speaking, listenin...

My favorite topics

Music, sport, life

Ideal language community partner

Native Americans

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D.

Martinez

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Preferably someone Young. They're more in tune with colloquialisms. Their speech sounds much more natural.

My learning goals

I want to learn enough Chinese to be able to translate well and rap and a language.

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L.

Columbia

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can help me learn the language and become friend...

My learning goals

To become fluent and visit Japan

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about my day and hobbies

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A.

Temple Terrace

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

To become fluent...

My favorite topics

Music and art.

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly!

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/reston />Reston, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/charlotte />Charlotte, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/palo-alto />Palo Alto.

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.