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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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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.

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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

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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

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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Manhattan

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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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

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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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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Manhattan

Fluent

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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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San Diego

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent in Japanese by 202...

My favorite topics

Culture, movies and tv, history, food, travel, anime, video games

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is interested interested in talking about culture

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Hamilton Township

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Dutch

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

School, traveling, tennis and runnin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who likes answering and asking questiojs

My learning goals

Casua conversations

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Wilkes-Barre

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

someone that enjoys meeting new people, keeps in touch, and is...

My learning goals

I want to learn Korean and Spanish

My favorite topics

Animals Nature Different cultures Netflix

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Clayton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

To feel comfortable in conversation with native speakers....

My favorite topics

Science, Politics, Academia, Backpacking, Hiking, Cultura y Politicas Latinoamericanas

Ideal language community partner

Someone with similar interests who would like to improve language skills.

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Lacey

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Dance (ballet, etc.), Anime and Manga (though I’m inexperienced...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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.

My learning goals

I want to reach conversational fluency by this coming November, as I am going to Japan then.

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N.

Wenatchee

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Czech

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is willing to teach me patiently . I am somewhat...

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 .

My favorite topics

Conversational skills

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A.

Seattle

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

Stronger grammar, and expanded vocabular...

My favorite topics

Film, politics, social movements, pop culture

I want a conversation partner who is

Thoughtful; conversationalist

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New York

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Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

日常会話をまずは話せるようになりたいので、テーマは特にありません。なんでも...

My language exchange partner is

日本語を勉強したい人、又は自分の間違いを訂正したり表現を教えてくれる人

My learning goals

1年間で生活に不自由しないレベルになること

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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New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Willing to do short calls now and the...

My learning goals

Be able to watch movies abd managed everyday conversations

My favorite topics

Food, design, music

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Sun Prairie

Fluent

English Flag

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 conversation exchange partner

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

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New York

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Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

La vida Comida Música Serie...

Perfect language exchange partner

Amable Español perfecto Respetuoso

My learning goals

Aprenderlo más en 6 meses Hablarlo con fluidez

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Atlanta

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help me practice Spanish as I help them with...

My learning goals

To learn how to fluently speak Spanish

My favorite topics

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Champlin

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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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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Bartlett

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, movies, tv shows, books and travelin...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is helpful and consistent

My learning goals

To be able to hold a full conversation and completely express myself

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Calexico

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Una persona sería, tranquila, y sobre todo respetuos...

My learning goals

Poder en algún momento dominar al 100 % el idioma ingles

My favorite topics

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New York

Fluent

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Burmese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Wants to have conversation effectively with expressive wrote...

My favorite topics

Food, shopping, Kpop and kdrama

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is easy-going and sometimes calm and willing to listen and teach me well.

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A.

Pine Hills

NEW

Fluent

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Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I like discussing everything that has to do with art, media,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who really wants to improve.

My learning goals

I really want to become as fluent as I can in both languages.

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Laredo

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Natural y origina...

My learning goals

Dominar el idioma

My favorite topics

música djs radio

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Burton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

I want to get fluid and be able to move to Japa...

My favorite topics

Games art tv YouTube Animals

Ideal language community partner

A person like him correctly easily and I can make a best friend or maybe just a close friend

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Yorba Linda

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Languages, Talking, People, and I also love to Travel...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Literally anyone! Come vibe with me!

My learning goals

Learn as many languages as possible

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Burlington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Perfect language exchange partner

Open and patient...

My learning goals

Fluency in the French Language.

My favorite topics

Anything. Family, work, business, news, entertainment.

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Pleasant Hill

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Speak English fluentl...

My favorite topics

American country music movies and TV shows,books,cooking,yoga,instruments

I want a conversation partner who is

Polite and friendly Americans

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/el-paso />El Paso, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/phoenix />Phoenix, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/portland />Portland.

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.