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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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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.

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

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G.

Manhattan

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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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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

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Y.

Manhattan

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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.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

Mostly improve upon what little I know so far of Korean. I know...

My favorite topics

Technology, TV, Games, Photography, Music, Culture

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient and interested in learning more about the languages and cultures we are trying to learn or are interested in taking about other common interests.

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B.

Glendale

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Casi todo, arte, deportes, trabajo, vida, familia, comida, viajando,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Fiable, inteligente y tiene capaz de practicar regularmente

My learning goals

Yo quiero mejorar

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B.

Huntsville

Fluent

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Open minded, funny, Interest in learning,...

My learning goals

To improve my French and learn new vocabulary in Spanish, German, Italian, and Manderin

My favorite topics

Travel, Tv/Netflix, Interests, Cultures, Sports, Music, Art

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J.

Bellevue

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to Be able to hold an everyday conversation with native...

My favorite topics

Anime, Sports, Reading, Climbing, Fitness

Ideal language community partner

Willing to be patient and help correct my mistakes so that I learn the proper way to form sentences in conversation.

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L.

Lexington

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English

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German

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about books, movies, music, culture, travel....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient but encouraging (meine deutsch ist sehr schlecht)

My learning goals

I want to eventually become fluent in German.

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G.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Mutual interest...

My learning goals

Pass jlpt n1

My favorite topics

Food, culture, travel, life

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M.

Phoenix

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be more well versed in Spanish so I can have a casual...

My favorite topics

I want a conversation partner who is

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R.

San Diego

Fluent

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Spanish

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Korean

My favorite topics

사람들이 좋아해요. 많이 친구 하고 싶어...

My language exchange partner is

Someone willing to call and be genuine friends!

My learning goals

I want to become fluent

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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M.

San Clemente

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Kind, open a little weird and lgbtqia friendly...

My learning goals

To speak and get more confident in my speaking/written skills in French! And to brush up on my ASL, and to learn FSL and ISL as well as Dutch!

My favorite topics

Books, life, anything interesting! Tell me your fave conspiracy theory

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W.

Romeoville

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

To write it and speak it perfectl...

My favorite topics

What's is you name

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind and with a lot of patience

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G.

Rialto

NEW

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

I’d love to just learn about other cultures, and make new friends!...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who enjoys having conversations with new people, and making new friends!

My learning goals

I want to learn enough Russian so when I visit I can meet lots of new people! Also I’d just like to meet new people from another country!

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B.

Matthews

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Outgoing, friendly and open minded...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Food, fitness and culture.

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R.

Westmont

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Learn and practice to get better day to day...

My favorite topics

I like talking about life, music, nature, politics, sports, movies, series, entrepreneurship, leadership and global conspiracy theories. lol

My language exchange partner is

Anyone that likes to travel, learn about different cultures, interested for their own and others, with plans for life, someone that believes in the universe.

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A.

Phoenix

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Books and movie...

Ideal language community partner

The perfect partner is someone that is patient and ready to learn.

My learning goals

My learning goal is to be able to communicate, in a new language, efficiently.

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Y.

Atlanta

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

耐心 高学...

My learning goals

流利说

My favorite topics

科技 学习 课堂 实习

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Lamont

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Hindi

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Traveling, Fashion, Music, Movies

Perfect language exchange partner

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J.

Chicago

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English

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French

My favorite topics

looking for someone to talk with regularly. Above all I like...

I want a conversation partner who is

Im looking for someone to do audio messages regularly! Je suis à la recherche de quelqu’un avec qui je peux parler régulièrement ! ¡Quiero compartir algunos mensajes de audio con frecuencia!

My learning goals

Fluency! Holding a conversation, humor and colloquial language

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J.

Louisville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me in Spanish...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Spanish.

My favorite topics

Language, Travel, Movies, TV

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J.

New York

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Fluent

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

My learning goals

Making more friend in U...

My favorite topics

Everything~~~

Ideal language community partner

Talkative

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P.

New York

Fluent

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Spanish

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English Flag

English

My favorite topics

I like to talk about books, exciting places, art, discovering...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone which will help me to improve my skills but with who I can also spend quality time talking and having fun

My learning goals

I want to increase my vocabulary and work on my pronunciation.

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I.

Yuma

Fluent

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Mexican Sign Language

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English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Amigable ,...

My learning goals

Poder aprender para comunicarme en otros idiomas

My favorite topics

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Lacey

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to reach conversational fluency by this coming November,...

My favorite topics

Dance (ballet, etc.), Anime and Manga (though I’m inexperienced so cut me some slack), Art, random stuff (and memes but sshhhh)

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who just talks with me casually. Someone who can kind of be like a language parent and not correct my mistakes as much as just speak with me in a way I can understand.

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/memphis />Memphis, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/atlanta />Atlanta, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/fresno />Fresno.

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.