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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Y.

Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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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

Español Flag

Spanish

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English

LEARNS

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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

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

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

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

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

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

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C.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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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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T.

Arlington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Be able to speak spanis...

My favorite topics

Any topic that will help me learn spanish is welcome.

Perfect language exchange partner

I just need a spanish speaking friend.

G.

G.

Oakland

Fluent

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French

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Creativity, Human being, Traveling, Visual Arts, Communication,...

I want a conversation partner who is

À un être humain passionné, curieux et amoureux de la vie. À un être humain ouvert d’esprit qui s’efforce à rester optimiste, malgré la situation globale du monde dans lequel on vit!

My learning goals

Développer mon niveau de grammaire et de construction de phrase afin d’améliorer mon niveau puis ma confiance en conversation orale.

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J.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is at least at an intermediate level, and is serious...

My learning goals

Hablar con fluidez

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de cualquier cosa

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R.

Aldine

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in a way that isnt just vocabulary and...

My favorite topics

I like Movies Video games and I live to ice skate and music along with piano is what I'm all about.

Ideal language community partner

My perfect Tandem partner would be into the arts

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A.

Philadelphia

NEW

Fluent

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Arabic

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Sport,politics,culture,parties and econom...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Feel free to talk and don’t forget to smile

My learning goals

I wanna learn as much as I can

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Hebrew

LEARNS

العربية Flag

Arabic

Perfect language exchange partner

A friend who will like to talk with me Palestinian /Lebanon Arabi...

My learning goals

To speak fluently

My favorite topics

About everything.. Im smart young gay, with huge ambition to learn new language. Im very curious, i will like to discuss about any topic

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T.

Poughkeepsie

Fluent

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Haitian Creole

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My learning goals

I wish to be proficient...

My favorite topics

Any topic that engages and stimulates my emotions and my brain.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to be patient yet pushes me fast.

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A.

Rosenberg

Fluent

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Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Video games, anime and mangas , culture...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly and mature also needs to like anime and video games

My learning goals

I want to learn Japanese so maybe the day I go there it won’t be hard to communicate with other people in Japan

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.

Fredericksburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Polish

Ideal language community partner

Patient. Wants to get better at English. Friendly. Fun. Energetic...

My learning goals

Learn as much Polish and other languages as I can in a year!

My favorite topics

Food. Family. Outdoor activity. Riding motorcycles. Kayaking. Dancing.

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M.

Arlington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Swedish

My learning goals

i want to learn as much swedish as i can, improve my french,...

My favorite topics

cartoons, drawing, video games

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone who is helpful and kind

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Z.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

I like to talk about aviation and economic...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, funny, kind

My learning goals

To improve my grammar and vocabulary

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M.

Amarillo

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded and humorou...

My learning goals

To become more fluent

My favorite topics

Music and art

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A.

Weatherford

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Russian

My learning goals

Goal 1. Become sufficient in Spanish to allow me to use for work....

My favorite topics

Music, art, philosophy, astrology, relationships

My language exchange partner is

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!

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M.

Smyrna

Fluent

Português Flag

Portuguese

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Trabalho Lazer Diversão Saúde Religiã...

Ideal language community partner

Que seja alegre e disposto a ensinar e aprender

My learning goals

Aprender o inglês é um desafio que tenho enfrentado a algum tempo, meu objetivo é ter uma conversação e conseguir demonstrar quem realmente sou, com meus pensamentos e minha personalidade que as vezes não consigo expressar pela barreira da língua

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G.

Franklin

Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

English Native...

My learning goals

English

My favorite topics

I want to improve my writing in English and practice the language more. I'm from Brazil and currently live in the United States on exchange

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D.

Binghamton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Too many questions. I want to be conversationa...

My favorite topics

Hobbies, music, sports

Perfect language exchange partner

No idea

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S.

Washington

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Sport, current event...

I want a conversation partner who is

Extroverted and fun

My learning goals

Continue practicing the language

S.

S.

Fremont

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, talkativ...

My learning goals

Hi I am sanggun from Korea. Looking for language exchange partner. I can help Korean and Japanese in return I am looking forward to your message.

My favorite topics

Watching movie、Soccer、any topic is Ok

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D.

Taylor

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to read, understand, and speak multiple languages...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music, games, anime, tv shows, and movies.

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who wants to talk.

C.

C.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

tv, travel, youtube, books, cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly & respectful. Preferably female!

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation

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B.

Riverdale

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone funny, helpful and honest...

My learning goals

I want to at least be intermittent in all three languages by the end of the year.

My favorite topics

Mostly anything.

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M.

Midland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Learning the languages so I can travel abroad and speak in their...

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, cultures, music, books

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone kind and interesting to talk to

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/mesa />Mesa, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/jacksonville />Jacksonville, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/memphis />Memphis.

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.