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Language exchange in Manhattan

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A.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

LEARNS

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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

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English

LEARNS

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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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Y.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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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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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

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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K.

K.

Beaver Dam

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to speak Mandarin and Korean better. Hopefully learn some...

My favorite topics

TV shows, music, everyday life.

Perfect language exchange partner

Easygoing and friendly

G.

G.

New York

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

Business and lif...

I want a conversation partner who is

Female, age 20-60 years old, best to work in the office, the best in the industry is about international trade, or customs, accountants, teachers, and other industries...

My learning goals

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

J.

J.

Dearborn

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

A nice and fun people that is willing to help me learn and grow...

My learning goals

To gain knowledge from the languages that I learn and as well as the culture. To be fluent in at least 2 or 3 languages.

My favorite topics

I like shopping, cooking, and playing with my dogs. As well as listening to music.

K.

K.

Lynchburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to communicate while traveling...

My favorite topics

Photography Travel Wine Cycling Hiking

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and patient

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W.

East Cleveland

NEW

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

いろいろですね。でもやばりゲームが一番好きです。音楽?アニメ?There are certainly more, but...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

英語か中国語お勉強したいの日本人の友達、よろしく。私はアメリカに9年間住んでいました。三月中から日本語の勉強を始めました。だから、日本語が下手です。もしあなたがちょうと中国語か英語を話したら、よかたです。Sorry for the grammars and spellings guys. It’s testing my limit. 我的语法求放过

My learning goals

いつかに日本に旅行に行きます!Actually, I’d like this to be my third language. 然而大概很难

Y.

Y.

Dublin

Fluent

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Arabic

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient and willing to teach me and converse with me...

My learning goals

Love learning as much as I can

My favorite topics

Politics, religion, arts, immigration, educarion, comedy, travel and tourism

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I.

Provo

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My learning goals

I would like to sound as native as possible. I also want to increase...

My favorite topics

Just everyday things. Colloquialisms. Slang.

I want a conversation partner who is

I need someone who is willing to be patient and is able to clearly explain things.

J.

J.

Cullman

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Persian

My favorite topics

Culture Everyday life Literally anythin...

My language exchange partner is

Helps correct my mistakes Willing to offer suggestions Friendly

My learning goals

Become fluent in Persian

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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R.

Radford

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

Ideal language community partner

I like making friends and I can help with your English or biology...

My learning goals

To be conversational.

My favorite topics

All Outdoor activities, sports, Biology, food, music, history, culture, Good Beer, exercising.

D.

D.

Oakley

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Fluent

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Korean

My learning goals

To keep a conversation with someone, and get more fluent in the...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing life goals, future, hobbies, or anything to make conversation.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who will help me while I help them, a friend as well.

J.

J.

Winston-Salem

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel, food, running, religion, LGBT issues, and literature...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone willing to put up with my foolishness as I stumble through a new language.

My learning goals

My partner's family is from Costa Rica. I would like to be able to develop enough fluency to make basic conversation with native Spanish speakers (and then go from there).

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L.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, realistic, open-minded, a woman (I'm only here to learn...

My learning goals

High level speaking and listening comprehension fluency. I have a real problem with progressing in listening comprehension with native speakers.

My favorite topics

TV, film, social politics, food, world travel, culture, ancient history

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I.

Leander

Fluent

Español Flag

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.

My language exchange partner 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.

D.

D.

Conyers

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Different cultures and customs,books,movies,University life,any...

Ideal language community partner

Warm-hearted,patient,kind,outgoing,interesting (maybe native English speaker )

My learning goals

Improve my spoken English,learn some idiomatic phrases

R.

R.

Summerville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’m interested in communicating in Spanish and Portuguese languages...

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to communicate better with others when I travel abroad

My favorite topics

Travel Current events Festivals Bargains

A.

A.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

I’d like to pass C1 French (eventually...

My favorite topics

Art, books, travel, anthropology, tech

Perfect language exchange partner

Good conversation and happy to chat in both our languages

K.

K.

Virginia Beach

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, Art, Games and Sports...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anybody!!

My learning goals

To understand my family while they conversate in other languages

L.

L.

Columbia

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me learn the language and become friend...

My learning goals

To become fluent and visit Japan

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about my day and hobbies

R.

R.

New York

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Learning the language to the level of communicatio...

My favorite topics

Car, Fishing

Ideal language community partner

I don’t know

M.

M.

Fort Wayne

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My favorite topics

Food, Music, Cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone will help me practice languages, and someone who Incan help as well.

My learning goals

To be conversational in the languages that I am studying.

C.

C.

Warrensburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Quiero conocer alguien agradable y curioso :...

My learning goals

Espero aprender lo suficiente para enseñar inglés en otro país

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de música y la cultura de tu país

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F.

Bellaire

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To fluently speak them all the languages I try learnin...

My favorite topics

Culture, Sports,The Arts

I want a conversation partner who is

Helpful, Friendly, and Funny

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/seattle />Seattle, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/coventry />Coventry, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/fort-lauderdale />Fort Lauderdale.

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.