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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.

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

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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

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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

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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)

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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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H.

Knoxville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian,...

My favorite topics

I love soccer/futbol, traveling around the world, and meeting new people!

Perfect language exchange partner

Just like me, outgoing and nice!

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C.

San Carlos Park

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

daily activities, tv shows, movies, books, really any conversation...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is fluent in spanish and can help me practice everyday conversation with native speakers to improve my efficiency in the language!

My learning goals

I hope to eventually be fluent in Spanish and know enough to one day move to a Spanish speaking country

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M.

San Clemente

Fluent

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Kind, open a little weird and lgbtqia friendly...

My learning goals

To speak and get more confident in my speaking/written skills in French! And to brush up on my ASL, and to learn FSL and ISL as well as Dutch!

My favorite topics

Books, life, anything interesting! Tell me your fave conspiracy theory

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J.

Williamsport

Fluent

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English

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French

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

Becoming intermediate in Korean and Spanish are some goals of...

My favorite topics

I have a passion for Music. I have recently been studying Chemistry and Pharmacology for fun and want to study more in college. Generally I enjoy Music, Art, Movies, Fashion, and Skateboarding.

Ideal language community partner

Starting a streak on snapchat would be a fun way to speak with each other and ensure that we practice daily! My snap is Joel-Pennington!

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Decatur

NEW

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Sciences, YouTube, Traveling, Colleg...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is hardworking and excited about learning languages

My learning goals

I want to be able to travel to different areas of the world and spend relatively long periods of time there developing my skills as a mathematician and also spend that time traveling with a partner.

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R.

Westmont

Fluent

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Spanish

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English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone that likes to travel, learn about different cultures,...

My learning goals

Learn and practice to get better day to day.

My favorite topics

I like talking about life, music, nature, politics, sports, movies, series, entrepreneurship, leadership and global conspiracy theories. lol

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O.

Kirksville

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

to be fluent in Japanese and to become better with Spanish...

My favorite topics

video games, anime, books, movies, memes.

I want a conversation partner who is

someone who is fun to talk to and who likes to help me understand different ways of their cultures.

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A.

Alton

Fluent

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Spanish

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Anything really. Im still learning the language, Hopefully I...

My language exchange partner is

I don't know. A womans' perspective would be nice. I would be glad if it was male, or female either way.

My learning goals

My language goal is able to speak Japanese fluently. I would feel bad to speak in the wrong context. I'm glad as long as im not made fun of.

Grace

Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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A.

San Jose

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and good at continuing a conversation...

My learning goals

Just to try my best at learning something new

My favorite topics

I love to dance, paint, and bake

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X.

Oklahoma City

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English

My learning goals

...

My favorite topics

Practice English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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T.

Isla Vista

NEW

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Reading books, philosophy or psychology, jokes, LGBTQIA...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient, since I’m still practicing my skills. Someone who’s naturally an introvert. I’d prefer someone who’s around my age and gender, too.

My learning goals

I want to be able to understand everyday casual spoken Mexican Spanish and participate in most casual conversations.

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D.

Fairbanks

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy to talk to, funny, good personality, kind, share similar...

My learning goals

To be able to talk to someone in Korean launguage, and to be able to talk to people in sign language

My favorite topics

Kpop, cute animals, food, anime

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L.

New York

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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French

My learning goals

Acquire basic French communication...

My favorite topics

Movies and music.

My language exchange partner is

Patient, funny, kind.

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E.

Liberty

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Musi...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly

My learning goals

Fluency

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V.

Franklin Park

Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Those who speak as a nativ...

My learning goals

To be fluent in English

My favorite topics

Hi everybody. I'm here to improve my English language skills and find friends

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E.

Kendale Lakes

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Be fluent in English...

My favorite topics

Bailando con Celia Cruz, oyendo a Willy Chirino, venerando al mismo santo y con el mismo padrino.

Perfect language exchange partner

Un hombre es lo que piensa a lo largo de sus días. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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L.

Country Club

NEW

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de tod...

I want a conversation partner who is

Con todos, aquellos que amen la vida, los animales y la naturaleza.

My learning goals

Quiero mejorar los idiomas que estoy aprendiendo

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K.

San Francisco

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

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My learning goals

Being able to speak the language fluently

My favorite topics

Learning languages, flying airplanes

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J.

Louisville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Spanish...

My favorite topics

Language, Travel, Movies, TV

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can help me in Spanish.

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S.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Movies, what I do on the weekend, and hobbie...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient since while I understand and can read french well, I am not as comfortable in my speaking skills

My learning goals

Be able to feel comfortable and confident with my French speaking abilities. I would like to have a good semi-advanced conversation and improve my pronunciation

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Z.

Coconut Creek

Fluent

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Spanish

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

A person who can speak with fluency and freedom of expressio...

My learning goals

I want to be able to express myself fluently when speaking, to write and understand the language of English and French

My favorite topics

I’d like to talk about different cultures, share some experiences in life

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M.

Pittsburgh

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Japanese

My learning goals

i want to be able to have casual, everyday conversation...

My favorite topics

everyday life, culture, politics, food, linguistics

I want a conversation partner who is

someone i can make friends with!!

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/mountain-view />Mountain View, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/eugene />Eugene, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/jacksonville />Jacksonville.

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.