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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Y.

Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

Português Flag

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

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

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

Español Flag

Spanish

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

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.

H.

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

Español Flag

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

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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Fluent

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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

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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D.

D.

Crestview

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently when I travel to Korea for a summer...

My favorite topics

Everyday life , activities , and hobbies!

Perfect language exchange partner

They are willing to help me better my ability to speak and learn a different language.

F.

F.

Tustin

Fluent

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Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Technology, Games, and Anim...

I want a conversation partner who is

Open, Fun and comfortable to communicate

My learning goals

Basic communication that can be used in travel

B.

B.

Sacramento

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me actually speak in Spanish! I’m afraid...

My learning goals

I would like to be as fluent as possible in Spanish eventually, but I would at least like to practice some everyday conversational phrases before my next trip to Colombia in May.

My favorite topics

Traveling, art and design, music... Reggaetón es mi favorito

D.

D.

Auburn

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Tagalog, Filipino Flag

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.

Ideal language community partner

Open minded, patience, and understanding

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J.

San Francisco

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de cualquier cos...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is at least at an intermediate level, and is serious about learning

My learning goals

Hablar con fluidez

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A.

La Mesa

Fluent

العربية Flag

Arabic

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

...

My learning goals

To reach level of commitment with people

My favorite topics

Learning

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A.

Erie

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

To speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

Gardening, health, art

I want a conversation partner who is

Young, open minded, friendly

J.

J.

Phoenix

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, and interesting films, along with politics...

My language exchange partner is

Positive demeanor and relaxed

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation with a native speaker.

Jun

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

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A.

A.

Salmon Creek

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal language community partner

When the conversation can flow between various subjects, without...

My learning goals

I hope to travel to central America, as well as China, this year. I'm learning the basics of these languages now, so I can be better prepared to take language courses during my travels.

My favorite topics

Travel experiences, music, physics, political opinions, different cultures & traditions, religious and philosophical ideas, technology.

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D.

Denver

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I’m learning new languages for fun and to connect to my roots....

My favorite topics

I’m into nerdy things like video games and anime and I’m also a theatre geek. I sing and play piano and I have a cat named Monty who I love even though he’s a brat.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who’s kind and patient and fun to talk to.

M.

M.

Gilbert

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody

My learning goals

For me to be able to with stand a conversation

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F.

Aurora

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

I want a conversation partner who is

...are fun, funny & patient. Are serious about learning another...

My learning goals

To improve my French accent and speak more like a native. To learn useful phrases for day to day life in a French speaking country

My favorite topics

Art, photography, philosophy, fitness, reading, personal development, and entertainment.

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R.

Chesapeake

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

This quarter of the year, I want to gain fluency in Spanish and...

My favorite topics

I want to talk about anything. I am trying to speak to one person in my target languages per day. I hope that we can be friends and talk about things that we enjoy. Movies, food, music, friends, childhood memories—anything.

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk one hour with someone, 30 minutes in English, 30 minutes in my target language. That way we can both get the most out of the conversation and manage expectations with one another. If we become friends, even better!

K.

K.

Minneapolis

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

switch,boo...

Ideal language community partner

耐心幽默

My learning goals

使之成为自己的第二语言

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S.

Upper Darby

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی‎ Flag

Punjabi

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, interested in discussio...

My learning goals

To begin to speak some conversational Punjabi

My favorite topics

Spiritual things, family, cultures, literature, music

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D.

Martinsburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

Bahasa Indonesia Flag

Indonesian

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To speak more with local people when travelin...

My favorite topics

Food travel lunch lifestyle

Perfect language exchange partner

Male 40 plus. Barcelona area

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C.

Apex

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Dogs, food, traveling, and arty stuf...

I want a conversation partner who is

friendly, willing to help me when i mess up, likes dogs

My learning goals

i want to improve my ability to speak french conversationally, but i also just like to make friends

M.

M.

Snellville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

음,,, 착해(nice), talks a lot, helps me a lot, and reads book...

My learning goals

become fluent! and be able to know the culture

My favorite topics

음악, 패션, 게임, 책

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C.

Culver City

Fluent

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Express thoughts accurate and speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

Meditation&mindfulness, Design, Reading

Ideal language community partner

Who like to share their life, dream and passion :) Share a book you just read with me!

A.

A.

Easley

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation very well in German, hopefully be fluent, actually. I need to work on my sentence structure and verb conjugations. Also, more vocabulary would help.

R.

R.

Durham

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Perfect language exchange partner

I think my perfect tandem partner would be someone who is flexible...

My learning goals

I would like to become as close to fluent as possible. In terms of motivation, I love to travel and most of the places that I want to travel to speak French or Spanish. Therefore, I want to learn those languages well so I can communicate while I travel.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing history, politics, music, art, sports, food, and traveling. Generally, I am interested in seeing how other people see the world!

B.

B.

Lumberton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To learn well enough to be able to communicate with other...

My favorite topics

Makeup Cooking

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who understands how I want to learn

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/portland />Portland, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/jacksonville />Jacksonville, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/roseville />Roseville.

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.