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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.

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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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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

English Flag

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

English Flag

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

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

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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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N.

Campbell

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak fluently in French so that I can converse...

My favorite topics

Music and movies

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who understands French conjugation and is well versed in French culture. I’m interested in French film and music.

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L.

Cambridge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

My favorite topics

school, traveling, life, people, just practicing German in general...

I want a conversation partner who is

patient, will correct me on my grammar and help me practice my speaking, we can talk about anything : meine Grammatik ist nicht so schlecht, aber ich brauche mehr Sprechen, weil ich mein Spreche zu besser machen will... danke!

My learning goals

to speak much much better than I write : meine Deutsch nicht zu besser schreiben, sondern zu besser sprechen

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A.

Saugus

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk with someone who has similar interests as...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak both Korean and Japanese fluently so I can someday travel and hold conversations with people

My favorite topics

I enjoy making art and playing video games

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K.

Sheridan

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

To be able to kinda talk in French. To be able to hold a conversation,...

My favorite topics

Art, history and Writing/Classics. I like Marvel and Harry Potter, all that nerdy stuff :-)

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is good in conversations and easy to talk to, and enjoys the same things as me!

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Morrisville

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Fluent

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Russian

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Everything except politic...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Amiable

My learning goals

Wanna increase my skills

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X.

Pleasant Hill

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Polite and friendly American...

My learning goals

Speak English fluently

My favorite topics

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

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J.

Arnold

Fluent

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English

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Bavarian

My learning goals

To become fluent in most German dialect...

My favorite topics

Anything

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone to help me learn

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K.

Libertyville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

The meaning of lif...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me learn Spanish

My learning goals

To become a more natural speaker

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T.

New York

Fluent

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Russian

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

Ideal language community partner

Someone with sense of humor and a lot of patience :)...

My learning goals

Would like to speak fluently

My favorite topics

Anything from art to food, family, kids, vacations

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D.

Onalaska

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Russian

My learning goals

To fluently speak and understand Russian and Greek, Latin and...

My favorite topics

Philosophy; Existentialism; Ontology; Metaphysics; Biology; Evolution; Psychology; Psychiatry; Neuropsychology; Poetry; Politics

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Russian or Romanian traditionalist female

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S.

Maricopa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I love travel and martial arts. I like hiking and eating out...

Perfect language exchange partner

Willing to trade English lessons for helping me with Spanish. I want to perfect my future and subjunctive tenses in Spanish.

My learning goals

Improve Spanish grammar

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M.

Evansville

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Fluent

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Spanish

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Conversador @, amigable, interesado@ en varios aspectos de la...

My learning goals

Hablar con nativos para ganar fluidez, prácticar todos los días

My favorite topics

Literatura, Series, Arte en general.

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Englewood

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to get better at speaking Korean...

My favorite topics

I love music, tv, and art!

My language exchange partner is

Someone fun who likes to chat!

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K.

Middletown

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

sports, music, foo...

Ideal language community partner

tall, dark, handsome

My learning goals

be good at france

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E.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish!...

My learning goals

I have many plans to visit Mexico soon, and my partner’s family is Mexican. I would like to be able to converse with them and ideally become fluent someday.

My favorite topics

I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico and Peru soon. I love learning, history, playing music, comedy, and all kinds of art!

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Lexington

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

I want to eventually become fluent in German...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about books, movies, music, culture, travel. Really anything!

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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M.

West University Place

NEW

Fluent

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Arabic

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Any topic...

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Americans.

My learning goals

Pronouncing like native and breaking down my accent.

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J.

Madison

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

Someone to chat with, probably most often not real tim...

My learning goals

Keeo up my French and Latin, learn conversational Spanish

My favorite topics

News, history, movies, tv

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J.

North Platte

Fluent

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to be fluent. I’d like to learn the proper ways AND the...

My favorite topics

Let’s talk about the world, your feelings and dreams, hopes and fears, etc. I like art, the outdoors, food, traveling, and learning.

Ideal language community partner

Patient Talkative Passionate Knows how to laugh

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M.

Mount Clemens

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

music, art, photography, culture, foo...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

anyone who is kind and would like to be friends~!

My learning goals

to make new international friends

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W.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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English

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Esperanto

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Helpful...

My learning goals

I would ideally like to become fluent over time.

My favorite topics

Travel, science, occupations.

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S.

Washington

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

Continue practicing the languag...

My favorite topics

Sport, current events

I want a conversation partner who is

Extroverted and fun

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/virginia-beach />Virginia Beach, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/raleigh />Raleigh, 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.