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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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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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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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A.

Baltimore

Fluent

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English

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Emoji

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

Be proficient in 5 languages (not including English) by the time...

My favorite topics

I’m passionate about learning and doing anything and everything I can do.

Perfect language exchange partner

kind but critical (I want to be as good as I can be)

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L.

Bailey's Crossroads

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Películas, series, libros, cultura, música...

I want a conversation partner who is

Una persona que no deje morir la conversación y tal ves ser amigos en un futuro

My learning goals

Poder viajar, abrir nuevas puertas laborales y crecimiento personal

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H.

Perrysburg

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Adventurous and funny. I'm artistic and weird, so preferably...

My learning goals

My in-laws live in Mexico City. I want to be able to speak with them as fluently as possible

My favorite topics

Music, Nature, Cooking, Food, Animals

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L.

Peekskill

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

I want to learn to communicate with many different people...

My favorite topics

I like listening to music, sports and watching TV

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and patient

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M.

New York

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Food, art, sport...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Female, similar age, working professional or student

My learning goals

Become fluent eventually, but for now master the basics

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A.

Phoenix

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

Perfect language exchange partner

The perfect partner is someone that is patient and ready to learn...

My learning goals

My learning goal is to be able to communicate, in a new language, efficiently.

My favorite topics

Books and movies

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S.

New York

Fluent

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Korean

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English

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German

My learning goals

ZD B1-2 level. Basically to be able to hold a conversation quite...

My favorite topics

Designer, Anfänger programmer, tennis player, tea sipper, and dog lover

I want a conversation partner who is

Who speaks fluent German and wants to learn Korean or English in exchange. Who likes to have silly small talks!

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T.

Oviedo

Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

I love theater and art and enjoy the Mandarin language and cultur...

My language exchange partner is

I want a partner who can speak fluent Mandarin and I could help teach English preferably 15-18 cause I'm 16

My learning goals

I want to learn and become fluent in Mandarin

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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S.

Fort Lauderdale

Fluent

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Russian

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Armenian

LEARNS

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English

Ideal language community partner

С чувством юмор...

My learning goals

Свободное владение языком

My favorite topics

Могу разговаривать на любые темы

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J.

Pocatello

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Korean

My learning goals

Know enough Korean that I can ready Korean blog posts about web...

My favorite topics

Video Games, Technology, Programming, Web Development

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Mostly chat about our hobbies or how our lives are going

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N.

Frederick

NEW

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Spanish

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Italian

My favorite topics

Leer , ver series , come...

Perfect language exchange partner

Simpatico ,agradable , con buen sentido de humor

My learning goals

Quiero aprender ingles y italiano

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J.

North Platte

Fluent

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English

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient Talkative Passionate ...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent. I’d like to learn the proper ways AND the slang.

My favorite topics

Let’s talk about the world, your feelings and dreams, hopes and fears, etc. I like art, the outdoors, food, traveling, and learning.

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S.

Sunnyvale

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Aprender bien el idioma y tener mas comunicació...

My favorite topics

Conversar en cuanto ellas me lo permitan

My language exchange partner is

Que sea linda y que sea alegre

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P.

Montgomery Village

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Socce...

Ideal language community partner

Open to talk like a regular person

My learning goals

I have none

C.

C.

Acton

Fluent

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English

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French

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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.

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Y.

Rancho Cordova

Fluent

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Korean

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

我希望可能顺利的说话跟别...

My favorite topics

Life,family and tennis....

Perfect language exchange partner

Dairy life,travel and anything that we concern

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W.

Goleta

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Any topics u lik...

I want a conversation partner who is

Umm, Anyone is fine

My learning goals

Trying to meet more interesting people around the word

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M.

Evansville

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Fluent

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Spanish

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German

My language exchange partner is

Conversador @, amigable, interesado@ en varios aspectos de la...

My learning goals

Hablar con nativos para ganar fluidez, prácticar todos los días

My favorite topics

Literatura, Series, Arte en general.

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C.

Somerville

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to know how to answer question...

My favorite topics

I listen to people speaking about bicycling and I want to learn that and general conversation

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient because I am a super beginner

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R.

Zionsville

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

投资 电影 国际政...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

热于助人,善良,学习有热情

My learning goals

流利和他人沟通

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S.

Lacey

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who just talks with me casually. Someone who can kind...

My learning goals

I want to reach conversational fluency by this coming November, as I am going to Japan then.

My favorite topics

Dance (ballet, etc.), Anime and Manga (though I’m inexperienced so cut me some slack), Art, random stuff (and memes but sshhhh)

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T.

New Brunswick

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Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

I aspire to learn 10 languages by thirty well enough to visit...

My favorite topics

Music, books, cooking, science, sports, memes, your dog(s), whatever interests you

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, funny, interesting, curious people, especially any Russian speakers who speak Ukrainian and/or Belarusian since these are languages I’d love to learn in the future!

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/newton />Newton, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/fort-lauderdale />Fort Lauderdale, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/milwaukee />Milwaukee.

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.