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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Daily lifeculture work out️ scam walks away cuz it won't work...

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Cool ppl, energetic ppl, chill vibe

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

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

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

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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

Y.

Y.

Manhattan

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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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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E.

Macon

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

ability to read and write wel...

My favorite topics

music, entertainment, life

Perfect language exchange partner

fun and easy to talk with

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M.

Coos Bay

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Cats Anime Movies Shows Animals Manga CultureExploration French...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who I can learn from and help as well that has a kind heart and a fun personality

My learning goals

Learn to speak French fluently

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Gilbert

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Anybod...

My learning goals

For me to be able to with stand a conversation

My favorite topics

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L.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to pick up conversational fluency in Spanis...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing current events, sports, and things to do in New York City!

Ideal language community partner

My tandem partner lives on the West Side of NYC (ideally close to West Harlem) and is excited to engage with someone actively seeking to pick back up a language conversationally. He or she will be patient and willing to correct me when needed.

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Beaverton

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Art, movies, horror, videogames, fantasy, sci-fi, and much more!...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is eager to talk, has similar interests to myself, and has a good sense of humor!

My learning goals

To be able to hold a fluid conversation with someone, and eventually watch films in Korean without subtitles.

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S.

Cleburne

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Willing to lear...

My learning goals

Fluency is my goal

My favorite topics

Outdoors! Languages! Ask me anything:)

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S.

Gainesville

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Speak the languages fluentl...

My favorite topics

Sports , music , movies

I want a conversation partner who is

Polite , fun , patient

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S.

Radcliff

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Games, books, anime, music, ar...

My language exchange partner is

Nerd, funny, and not thin skinned

My learning goals

Just ztart with basics

Grace

Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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J.

Columbia

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

I wanna have someone practice Korean or English with m...

My learning goals

My favorite topics

I loving working out, and chatting with friends

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S.

Louisville

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Fluent

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English

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Polish

My learning goals

I am 100% Polish and my family currently lives there. My struggle...

My favorite topics

Movies, music, finance, cooking

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who won’t make me feel embarrassed by my poor Polish skills! Fun, easy to talk to, engaging

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M.

Portland

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Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Música, viajes comida animale...

Perfect language exchange partner

Que me explique bien el inglés y que le pueda entender

My learning goals

Saber el inglés como segunda lenguaje

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Y.

Bloomington

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Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

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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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V.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Croatian

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Croatian...

My favorite topics

History, philosophy, anime, vocaloid, singing, geography, politics, drawing, etc.

My language exchange partner is

Anybody who likes a good amount of what I like (not everything of course, I'm very open minded) and has a good sense of humor.

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J.

Davis

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Culture, video games, movie...

Ideal language community partner

People who are friendly, helpful, and reliable.

My learning goals

Be able to speak well enough to make friends

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M.

Dublin

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Latin America Age 20s to 30...

My learning goals

Become conversational Learn new phrases

My favorite topics

Hobbies, Culture, Sports, Medicine

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H.

Clinton

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Fluency in Frenc...

My favorite topics

Travel, life, experiences

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, insightful, easygoing

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S.

Los Altos

NEW

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

일상생활 영화 음악 취...

I want a conversation partner who is

친절하게 서로 언어를 공부할수 있으면 좋겠다

My learning goals

for communication

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G.

Arlington

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Somebody who loves art books Harry Potter and language...

My learning goals

Be able to have a basic conversation

My favorite topics

I love everything on art Books school and just having fun with my friends. I love to travel and learn new languages that’s why I joined and btw I am most native to English I live in the US

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Y.

Bridgeview

Fluent

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Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

Communication Writing & reading...

My favorite topics

Kpop, reading, music and learning

Ideal language community partner

Cute, good looking, friendly

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D.

Martinez

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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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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Madison

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Portuguese

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

pacient...

My learning goals

melhora pessoal e profissional

My favorite topics

tudo menos futebol

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Leander

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Be an expert at French, or maybe just learn the necessary to...

My favorite topics

Tv series, sports and love.

I want a conversation partner who is

Like me, funny, lovely, always with a topic for talk, a person who likes the same series like me, just to have something similar to talk about.

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/wilmington />Wilmington, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/silver-spring />Silver Spring, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/piscataway-township />Piscataway Township.

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.