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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.

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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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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

H.

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

Y.

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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D.

Columbia

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Reading French academic sources for research, and basic conversational...

My favorite topics

theology, literature, music

Perfect language exchange partner

friendly, patient, inquisitive and thoughtful.

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J.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

International issue...

I want a conversation partner who is

Students marjoring in economics

My learning goals

Getting a better understaning of each other

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R.

Natchitoches

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Spanish

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Emoji

My language exchange partner is

Nice and cute and can speak different language...

My learning goals

Spanish and English

My favorite topics

Math and science

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A.

Easley

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Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation very well in German,...

My favorite topics

School, sports, healthy lifestyle (fitness), and I love food and cuisine.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can help me learn the language and correct me when I am wrong.

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H.

Winston-Salem

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English

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Haitian Creole

My favorite topics

Anythin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Willing to teach me everything they know

My learning goals

To be fluent by my birthday

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G.

Waukee

Fluent

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English

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German

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

I want a partner who isn't afraid to correct me and likes to...

My learning goals

To get comfortable using Japanese again. It's been a while since I spoke or wrote Japanese but I'm trying to play games and watch TV to get used to it again.

My favorite topics

Games, school, shopping, travel, language.

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E.

Imperial Beach

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English

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Spanish

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Italian

My learning goals

Learning the language and cultur...

My favorite topics

Film, art, music, travel

I want a conversation partner who is

Open, friendly, outgoing, intelligent

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S.

Cleveland

Fluent

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English

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Nepali

My favorite topics

Gaming, reading and watching anim...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

Be proficient and gain new friends

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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M.

Huntsville

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Nice, funny, interesting, enthusiastic for learning and talkin...

My learning goals

Work towards fluency, learn the culture along with the language, hold a conversation in French!

My favorite topics

Cultural perspectives, Sports, Nature, Cooking, Current Topics

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A.

Houston

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent in both French and spanis...

My favorite topics

Reading, mediating, writing. I love camping, canoeing, blobbing and more

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Cool, calm , nice, good teacher

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L.

Louisville

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English

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American Sign Language

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Makeup Culture Lif...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open to conversation Patience Flexible

My learning goals

Get fluent so I can use my knowledge for work and speaking with my best friend who is also fluent. I am also going on a month long trip to Panama next year.

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J.

Bellevue

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Willing to be patient and help correct my mistakes so that I...

My learning goals

I want to Be able to hold an everyday conversation with native speakers so that I can travel and work within Japan.

My favorite topics

Anime, Sports, Reading, Climbing, Fitness

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M.

North Miami

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

-to speak Spanish like a native...

My favorite topics

-TV/movies -sports -religion -swapping stories -dreams and aspirations

My language exchange partner is

-willing to correct me -patient if I’m struggling -have things in common

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A.

Lancaster

Fluent

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English

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Dutch

My favorite topics

daily life sports culture and trave...

Ideal language community partner

someone that is patient

My learning goals

being able to converse with someone in that language

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E.

Mercer Island

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, nice, and patient...

My learning goals

Speak like a native speaker! Haha

My favorite topics

I’m ok with any topic.

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk to my future in-laws in a language...

My favorite topics

Music, films, travel, dance, social issues, love life, cats, animals, nature

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone patient with a good sense of humor.

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E.

Conroe

NEW

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Aviation ✈ | Traveler | Photographer | Adventurer | Artist...

I want a conversation partner who is

Adventurous, Kind, Passionate

My learning goals

To learn and explore new languages and cultures to help in my career of aviation.

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M.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Patient individual who knows English fairly well and can assist...

My learning goals

Be able to carry out a conversation in Spanish longer than 10 minutes, be understood by native speakers, learn about other cultures and ultimately obtain a mid to high level of speaking and listening comprehension in Spanish.

My favorite topics

Music, weekend activities, weather, work, travel, diet and exercise

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C.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

I'm trying learning English...

My favorite topics

I love travel, take pictures is my main hobby.

Ideal language community partner

Friendly

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J.

Arlington

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Movies, Cars, History, New...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

You are the best

My learning goals

Practice for perfect

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R.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient and interested in learning more about...

My learning goals

Mostly improve upon what little I know so far of Korean. I know very little Mandarin and am just starting to learn it, but it is another language I am interested in. I also have some basic knowledge of Spanish from school.

My favorite topics

Technology, TV, Games, Photography, Music, Culture

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J.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

to improve my comprehensio...

My favorite topics

food, travel, school

I want a conversation partner who is

chatty, open, inviting, 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/madison />Madison, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/baltimore />Baltimore, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tuscaloosa />Tuscaloosa.

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.