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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Y.

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.

A.

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

G.

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

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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

H.

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)

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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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R.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Marathi

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English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I want to understand and converse in Korean & Spanish with fluency...

My favorite topics

Personal life, experiences, career, education

Perfect language exchange partner

A person who can teach me from the first alphabet and can be good friends with!

A.

A.

Baltimore

Fluent

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English

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Emoji

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French

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Be proficient in 5 languages (not including English) by the time I’m 22.

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K.

Washington

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, interested in talking about a variety of subjects and...

My learning goals

I want to increase my vocabulary and become fluent in discussing a wide variety of topics.

My favorite topics

Current events, books, music, hobbies, travels

A.

A.

Sun Prairie

Fluent

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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 language community partner

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

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J.

Sugar Land

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

I just started learning Portuguese because I am going to be an...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I am open to anyone but maybe someone who enjoys traveling.

My learning goals

To improve my Portuguese skills

J.

J.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Students marjoring in economic...

My learning goals

Getting a better understaning of each other

My favorite topics

International issues

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F.

Farmers Branch

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

나의 생활을 더욱 풍요롭게 만들기 위해...

My favorite topics

모든 주제 상관없어요 라이프, 문화 ,일상,취미 모든게 좋아요

I want a conversation partner who is

친절하게 나의 틀린 문장을 고쳐주었으면 좋겠어요.

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A.

Logan

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy games, anime, and manga! I’m also a cosplayer and am...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who I can chat with and practice my conversational skills in Japanese.

My learning goals

Become more comfortable using the vocabulary and grammar I’m learning in class.

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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M.

Portland

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct m...

My learning goals

Better my flow

My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosophy

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B.

Matthews

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be fluent, confident when I speak and helpful to others...

My favorite topics

Food, fitness and culture.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Outgoing, friendly and open minded.

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A.

Weatherford

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Music, art, philosophy, astrology, relationship...

Perfect language exchange partner

One who has a great capacity for humor, they want to learn but it's important to have fun doing so. They encourage me and celebrate my progress as I would theirs. And patience is a must!

My learning goals

Goal 1. Become sufficient in Spanish to allow me to use for work. Goal 2. Become sufficient in Russian to carry on conversation

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E.

Corinth

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

I hope my Tandem partner is very patient and helpful. I have...

My learning goals

I hope to be able to hold basic conversations, read more fluently, and understand sentence structure.

My favorite topics

I love talking about art, food, comics, and really anything.

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A.

Champlin

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

Improve my mandari...

My favorite topics

Music, food, singing, movies, TV, games, life

My language exchange partner is

Open minded, polite, fun

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A.

Portage

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Ls películas, libros, plantas, los animales, los árboles, mi...

Ideal language community partner

Fun and easy to talk to but still corrects my mistakes

My learning goals

To become confident in Spanish by the end of this year

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K.

Phoenix

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want to talk with people who likes games and pets....

My learning goals

I want to have conversations. It would be fun to talk about games!

My favorite topics

I play a lot of video games, cook, do voice acting and make YouTube videos. I'm looking to improve my Korean so let's hang out on Discord and play games!

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X.

Eau Claire

Fluent

English Flag

English

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French

My learning goals

To become more fluent...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing politics, music, technology, and nature.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is smart, funny, and well versed in politics.

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C.

Warrensburg

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de música y la cultura de tu país...

I want a conversation partner who is

Quiero conocer alguien agradable y curioso :)

My learning goals

Espero aprender lo suficiente para enseñar inglés en otro país

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S.

Stephenville

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Understanding, willing to hel...

My learning goals

To be fluent in French and Spanish

My favorite topics

History, Makeup, Video Games, Memes

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K.

Santa Maria

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Fluent

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

To become fluen...

My favorite topics

Music, history

Ideal language community partner

Nice

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A.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Czech

My favorite topics

Horses video games life...

Ideal conversation exchange 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

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M.

Beaumont

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

I don’t kno...

My learning goals

To get a little better

My favorite topics

The latest tech

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T.

Nashville

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To improve? To be fluen...

My favorite topics

TV shows, movies, technology, computer science, lots of stuff

I want a conversation partner who is

Interested in making lifelong friendships, has similar interests, maybe is a software engineer as well

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/cross-roads />Cross Roads, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/colchester />Colchester, 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.