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Language exchange in Manhattan

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A.

Manhattan

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My favorite topics

Música, Esportes e Biologí...

My language exchange partner is

Cualquer um que deseje falar e aprender

My learning goals

Melhorar nas outras linguas

G.

G.

Manhattan

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal language community partner

Personas con metes abiertas e inteligentes para poder hablar...

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.

H.

H.

Manhattan

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

get to a point where i can visit korea and speak comfortably...

My favorite topics

culture, kpop, food, animals

Ideal conversation exchange partner

anyone who wants to be friends and help me with korean

T.

T.

Manhattan

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Just random conversation...

Perfect language exchange partner

I can learn off them easily and there fun to talk to

My learning goals

To be able to be fluent in the language

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Tandem partners in Manhattan

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Y.

Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Chatterbox, Coolest ppl, energetic ppl...

My learning goals

Make friends no cap.

My favorite topics

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

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

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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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J.

J.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

العربية Flag

Arabic

My learning goals

1. Be able to speak Arabic with confidence. 2. Feel comfortable...

My favorite topics

Life, food and travel

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who wants to learn but also have a fun conversation

T.

T.

New York

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Anything from art to food, family, kids, vacation...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with sense of humor and a lot of patience :))

My learning goals

Would like to speak fluently

D.

D.

Auburn

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Tagalog, Filipino

My language exchange partner is

Open minded, patience, and understanding...

My learning goals

Getting the accent right, using proper grammar, and to have long conversations in tagalog and mostly in bisaya. Bisaya is a

My favorite topics

Life. I love learning about everything and anything.

T.

T.

Charlotte

Fluent

हिन्दी Flag

Hindi

English Flag

English

LEARNS

العربية Flag

Arabic

My learning goals

I want to speak English as fluently add possibl...

My favorite topics

Humanity

Ideal language community partner

Kind hearted

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Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

Value Conversation

Have fun, engaging conversations

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R.

Novato

NEW

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

电影 音乐 旅行 (Movie, music, traveling...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

待人友善(Kind and nice people)

My learning goals

与人沟通(To communicate with people)

K.

K.

New York

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Culto con temas de conversació...

My learning goals

Necesito aprender inglés

My favorite topics

Tecnología, viajes

K.

K.

Baton Rouge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Fluency aspiration...

My favorite topics

Life, entertainment, exploration

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy going

G.

G.

San Francisco

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Places , travel, foo...

My language exchange partner is

Someone I can speak Spanish with

My learning goals

To speak more

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."

M.

M.

Frederickson

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Ideal language community partner

Someone that can keep the conversation going...

My learning goals

My language learning goals is to be able to to have a flute conversation.

My favorite topics

I like discussing about life.

A.

A.

Sun Prairie

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

My language learning goals are to become familiar and proficient...

My favorite topics

I don’t have too many topics I won’t discuss, but I guess I like to discuss entertainment/celebrities, music/movies/tv shows/books, and dogs.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and doesn’t mind dumb questions. Someone with a sense of humor as well.

B.

B.

Glendale

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My favorite topics

Culture, world problems...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is funny, patient and wanting to learn the languages I speak

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to have a solid conversation in German

S.

S.

New York

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

I want a conversation partner who is

С которым интересно говорить на любую тем...

My learning goals

Разговорный английский для проживания в США

My favorite topics

Любые

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J.

J.

Washington

Fluent

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Learn more about culture and make more friend...

My favorite topics

Culturas, Fashion, Travel, Books

My language exchange partner is

Responsible, polite and motivated

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A.

Los Angeles

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Čeština Flag

Czech

My favorite topics

Horses video games life...

Ideal language community partner

Nice funny kind caring understanding cool weird but funny smart laid back likes sports

My learning goals

I just want a friend from another place

G.

G.

New York

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Female, age 20-60 years old, best to work in the office, the...

My learning goals

Intermediate level: can talk, write, listen, no problem at all...

My favorite topics

Business and life

K.

K.

Grand Rapids

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

-I will be going to Germany in Fall 2023 for an intensive German...

My favorite topics

Reading, games (board games and video games), animals, traveling, hiking, camping, history, music, visiting local parks

Perfect language exchange partner

I’m looking for someone to chat with a little bit each day over a variety of topics! Easy going, up beat, friendly, and positive! :) ❤️

E.

E.

Garland

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Films, anime, Music, Cats, Gym, Japanese Culture, Photography,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone I can converse with in Japanese. Be able to practice with and exchange eachother's language and also be able to make a friendship.

My learning goals

Have the ability to be fluent in Japanese colloquially and professionally.

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A.

Ontario

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk about your travel experiences. Places that...

My learning goals

I would like to improve my English skills and become more fluent. I’m open to help with Spanish and correct.

My favorite topics

Travels, food, drinks and dancing Gastronomy, films ( comedy, action , suspend all of categories...)

J.

J.

Denver

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I studied abroad in South Korea last year and fell in love with...

My favorite topics

I am a chemical engineering student at the University of Colorado in the United States. I love being outdoors, playing sports, almost all music, working out, being with family and friends, and I am very outgoing. I love to learn and am a very open person.

Ideal language community partner

People that can help me learn as much as I can about their language and culture. Like what is seen as respectful and proper in their culture. When I visit their countries I want to fit in as much as possible and I would hate to offend anyone.

M.

M.

Sevierville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Art, music, culture, travel, video games, movies, books, paranorma...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, good sense of humor, curious

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in Japanese and to learn more about the culture.

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N.

Madison

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who might also be looking to practice Spanis...

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanish

My favorite topics

Dreams, goals, and aspirations

H.

H.

Perrysburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

My in-laws live in Mexico City. I want to be able to speak with...

My favorite topics

Music, Nature, Cooking, Food, Animals

I want a conversation partner who is

Adventurous and funny. I'm artistic and weird, so preferably someone who would appreciate that

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/el-paso />El Paso, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/oklahoma-city />Oklahoma City, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/bronx />Bronx.

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.