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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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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

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Portuguese

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English Flag

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

English Flag

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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Smyrna

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to fluently speak other language...

My favorite topics

Travel, politics, life, music

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who's fun to talk with and isn't very good at English

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N.

Wenatchee

Fluent

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English

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Czech

My favorite topics

Conversational skill...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to teach me patiently . I am somewhat shy ; but once I feel comfortable ; I enjoy joking around . Comedy is always a great conversation topic. I am easy going. Love Art and Nature ! Life is what we make it. Share smiles, and love .

My learning goals

Just to be able have the pronouncement practice and someday I would like to travel to where my grandparents are from . It would be nice to be able to converse with my grandmother more before she doesn’t remember her native language anymore .

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A.

San Antonio

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Spanish

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French

My language exchange partner is

Alguien que no se toman las cosas muy en serio, y que tengan...

My learning goals

Quiero al menos ser fluido en portugués primero yaque lo estoy estudiando un poco

My favorite topics

Música, Video Juegos, y cuéntame un chiste negro sí tú sabes uno

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C.

Allen

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I need to talk to people on video chat or voice chat because...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing God, the Bible, music, art, cultures, and life in general

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is willing to speak slowly and help me while I help them.

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N.

Blue Springs

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Family, reading and writing, nature, science, spirituality, hiking...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Similar interested to be able to have good involved conversations

My learning goals

Become familiar with the languages and comfortable having conversations.

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H.

Austin

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone fun who wants a international frien...

My learning goals

To get better and understanding what it’s like to live in Japan and Russia and practice my Spanish

My favorite topics

Working out, music, memes, anime

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B.

Glendale

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Culture, world problems,

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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J.

Mattoon

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

I would love to talk about books, films, art, writing, music...

My language exchange partner is

My perfect partner would be patient and interested in sharing. They would have an interest in art and culture, especially books.

My learning goals

As an American, I feel I should try and keep up with the rest of the world and become fluent in at least one other language. I’m currently learning German. I hope to read books and watch films in German.

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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S.

Washington

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

Ideal language community partner

Gentleman, ambitious, interestin...

My learning goals

Meet friends

My favorite topics

Fashion, travel, animals, food

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V.

Milpitas

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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American Sign Language

My learning goals

达到用英语交流的目...

My favorite topics

家庭、朋友、购物、旅游、学习

Ideal conversation exchange partner

友善、耐心

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A.

Chula Vista

NEW

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Tagalog, Filipino

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

hobbies work goal...

Perfect language exchange partner

understanding

My learning goals

to be able to communicate with basic coversation

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B.

Jersey City

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone relaxed and easy going. I want to use French to talk...

My learning goals

To be able to have a relaxed conversation in French .

My favorite topics

History and culture, food, travel and current events.

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Hindi

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English

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German

My learning goals

To achieve working level proficiency in German in a yea...

My favorite topics

Languages, culture and travel experiences

My language exchange partner is

Well traveled, helpful and patient

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L.

New York

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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French

My favorite topics

Culture, food, traveling, fashion, dancing, sports, philosoph...

Ideal language community partner

Native French speaker, who is open minded and like to know more than what France can offer, likes to travel, knows about life, and be patient to be a good professor.

My learning goals

Conversational, and able to communicate freely in a native way. Understand culture through language.

C.

C.

New York

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patien...

My learning goals

Able to read and speak a little of the lenguage

My favorite topics

Life. Books, emotions, movies, music

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V.

New York

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Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Speak English...

My favorite topics

Hiiii, my level in English is B1 so I can have a basic conversation, I prefer to make a video call instead of writing to improve my pronunciation skills, just tell me what you prefer I'm very happy teaching Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, cheerful, curious

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J.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

food, travel, schoo...

I want a conversation partner who is

chatty, open, inviting, friendly

My learning goals

to improve my comprehension

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F.

Bellaire

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Helpful, Friendly, and Funn...

My learning goals

To fluently speak them all the languages I try learning

My favorite topics

Culture, Sports,The Arts

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S.

Stillwater

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To learn to speak as formally as possible and to understand all...

My favorite topics

Psychology and people, how they think, how they act, what motivates us...simple stuff. Also, I’m study to be an engineer and enjoy talking about science and mechanics.

Ideal language community partner

Anyone patient. Someone willing to explain simple concepts multiple times. I really enjoy complex grammar though and am looking for someone to teach me how to speak with complexity as an emphasis.

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E.

Plattsburgh

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Fashion, music, culture, food, everything...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, funny, patient

My learning goals

To become fluent so I can study in Japan!

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L.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

My tandem partner lives on the West Side of NYC (ideally close...

My learning goals

I want to pick up conversational fluency in Spanish

My favorite topics

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

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A.

Salem

Fluent

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English

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Russian

My learning goals

Get fluent in the languag...

My favorite topics

Sports and culture

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice and patient

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/parsippany-troy-hills />Parsippany-Troy Hills, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/new-york />New York, 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.