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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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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

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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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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H.

Ypsilanti

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To be highly conversational and improve literacy. I also would...

My favorite topics

Music, Martial Arts, TV/Movies, and Travel

Perfect language exchange partner

An intense language learner!

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S.

Camas

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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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P.

San Diego

Fluent

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Ukrainian

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

I move to the USA, so I strong motivated to improve my English...

My learning goals

I would like to feel free speaking english. And don't afraid to make mistakes or offend someone.

My favorite topics

Programming. Books. Drawing. Fire performance. Traveling

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F.

Socorro

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Aprender ingles rapido :...

My favorite topics

Musica, viajar, gustos de comida etc.

Ideal language community partner

Alegre, pasciente, divertido

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Acton

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Fluent

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English

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French

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German

My favorite topics

Music, politics/current events, daily life, etc...

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).

K.

K.

San Francisco

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

...

My learning goals

Being able to speak the language fluently

My favorite topics

Learning languages, flying airplanes

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D.

Auburn

Fluent

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

My learning goals

Getting the accent right, using proper grammar, and to have long...

My favorite topics

Life. I love learning about everything and anything.

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded, patience, and understanding

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J.

Palisades Park

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

I'm really interseted in every convetsation in English even with...

My language exchange partner is

Bright, Energetic, Swag

My learning goals

For fun

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Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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I.

Austin

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Ideal language community partner

Honest and trustful...

My learning goals

Know more people.

My favorite topics

Life experiences

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C.

Chicago

Fluent

English Flag

English

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with others grea...

My favorite topics

How to speak good and communicate

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Great

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C.

San Gabriel

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

philosophy, buddhism, art, communication, healing. ig:@clenclen...

Perfect language exchange partner

traveling this summer to paris, stockholm, rome, barcelona. let’s chat! ig:@clenclen.

My learning goals

meet new people and explore new worlds

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K.

Virginia Beach

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Anybody!...

My learning goals

To understand my family while they conversate in other languages

My favorite topics

Music, Art, Games and Sports!

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R.

North Salt Lake

Fluent

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English

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Esperanto

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Esperanto and afterwards hopefully...

My favorite topics

There's not much I wouldn't like to discuss, Films, Music, TV, games, D&D, Books, Pets. Thats just the top of the list but nothing is off the table!

My language exchange partner is

Someone blunt who is willing to correct me if I say something wrong. I'm glad just to have a chat, I'm not picky.

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H.

Westford

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Math, tech, finance, culture, history, books, rock climbing,...

Ideal language community partner

Native Spanish or Japanese speakers who knows some English or Chinese.

My learning goals

Able to chat with local people for 30 minutes.

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A.

New York

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Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native English...

My learning goals

I need improve my English to level advanced

My favorite topics

Traveling, music, movie, tv show

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M.

Aurora

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To improve my Japanese in speaking and writin...

My favorite topics

Traveling. Cooking. Cultural exchange.

Perfect language exchange partner

Informative. Fun. Interesting. Patient.

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K.

Fort Leonard Wood

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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German

My favorite topics

I enjoy music, k-pop, books and reading. I like talking about...

I want a conversation partner who is

Somebody that’s patient, because I can be a little slow at times, and this is new to me because I’ve never chatted with anyone like this online, and I’m not used to talking to people in another language.

My learning goals

I want to be able to learn basic Korean words and phrases as well as the Korean alphabet. Ich möchte mein Deutsch verbessern. Ich auch will Freunden machen. :)

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S.

Baton Rouge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone that is patient and willing to help me with my spoken...

My learning goals

I want to be able to converse fluently without hesitation & build confidence!

My favorite topics

Music, art, yoga, nature, international affairs/politics, travel, food

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B.

Tempe

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in korean in 1 year and make many native...

My favorite topics

Food, culture, entertainment. Everything basically

Ideal language community partner

Fun, kind, patient. Very talkative.

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L.

Elk Grove

Fluent

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Movies, series, soccer game, and life situation...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A girl that has patience

My learning goals

Speak fluently

K.

K.

Irving

Fluent

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Spanish

English Flag

English

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Helpful, funny, open minde...

My learning goals

I want to be able to have a short conversation in Italian and be able to understand what other people say even if I can’t fluently respond at first

My favorite topics

Music, everyday conversations, kpop, art

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M.

Columbus

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

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German

My learning goals

Gain extra language abilities, use then to help me dig into those...

My favorite topics

History, cultures, daily news

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, humor,outgoing

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/bowling-green />Bowling Green, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/north-bergen />North Bergen, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/fullerton />Fullerton.

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.