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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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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.

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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

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

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

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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

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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R.

Chesapeake

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

This quarter of the year, I want to gain fluency in Spanish and...

My favorite topics

I want to talk about anything. I am trying to speak to one person in my target languages per day. I hope that we can be friends and talk about things that we enjoy. Movies, food, music, friends, childhood memories—anything.

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to talk one hour with someone, 30 minutes in English, 30 minutes in my target language. That way we can both get the most out of the conversation and manage expectations with one another. If we become friends, even better!

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S.

Glendale

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Italian

LEARNS

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Russian

My favorite topics

My da...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone kind and funny

My learning goals

Self improvement

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D.

Lyndhurst

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Could teach me to speak as if I owned a shop and they were the...

My learning goals

To be able to make conversation with customers and understand their wants, and to express information to them

My favorite topics

Easy conversation and greetings, interaction between myself and customers

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A.

Ontario

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

I would like to improve my English skills and become more fluent....

My favorite topics

Travels, food, drinks and dancing Gastronomy, films ( comedy, action , suspend all of categories...)

Ideal language community partner

I would like to talk about your travel experiences. Places that you can recommend to visit anything. New ways to learn a language, which’s your typical food? Interesting topics. Please if you try to be flirt , stay away for me.

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E.

Richardson

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English

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Music, theatre, musical theatre, school, academics, science,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect tandem partner will ALWAYS correct me when I’m wrong, encourage me to keep learning, not abuse the website, teach me about their culture, be excited to learn, be patient, and accept my critiques with grace.

My learning goals

I want to eventually have the accent of a native speaker, impeccable grammar and spelling, and generally become fluent in the language.

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J.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who will help me with my spanish and who will talk to...

My learning goals

Complete my classes weekly recruitments

My favorite topics

-Sports -Food -Future (College, classes, majors, etc.)

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W.

Birmingham

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Aprender a hablar inglés fluido Aprender a escribirlo Leerlo...

My favorite topics

Cine Espectáculo Arte Animales

I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien Paciente que me pueda enseñar a hablar el inglés

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B.

Mattoon

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I love to dance watch movies and learning about culture, Kpop,...

My language exchange partner is

Patient and kind!

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation in Korean comfortably.

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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W.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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English

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Esperanto

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Helpful...

My learning goals

I would ideally like to become fluent over time.

My favorite topics

Travel, science, occupations.

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A.

Jersey City

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Italian

My learning goals

Learn some Italia...

My favorite topics

Bored on this quarantine, so let's practice some languages

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open, patient

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A.

West Falls Church

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Danish

My favorite topics

Culture, politics, food, life, anything reall...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone! There’s so many people out there and I can’t wait to meet all of ya

My learning goals

Learn the basic and able to watch a show without subtitles

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C.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

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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Dearborn

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

To gain knowledge from the languages that I learn and as well...

My favorite topics

I like shopping, cooking, and playing with my dogs. As well as listening to music.

My language exchange partner is

A nice and fun people that is willing to help me learn and grow as a person and vise verse

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X.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Music, tech, art, movies, food... just about anythin...

Ideal language community partner

Patient and kind

My learning goals

Become more fluent

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S.

Harrisonburg

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who can help me with English and also Who is kind, fun,...

My learning goals

I came here to pratice English. Cause I want to live abroad few years later! And I want to talk in English with native speaker I can also help you with Korean.

My favorite topics

hobby , dream, work etc.. like anything interesting and fun!

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D.

Martinez

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to learn enough Chinese to be able to translate well and...

My favorite topics

Perfect language exchange partner

Preferably someone Young. They're more in tune with colloquialisms. Their speech sounds much more natural.

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S.

Corpus Christi

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Hebrew

My favorite topics

Family, vacation, work, home, sports, animals, pets, environmen...

I want a conversation partner who is

Same as me, wanting to learn how to speak a language better, to practice speaking and having conversations.

My learning goals

To speak somewhat fluently in Hebrew, and to speak very fluently in Dutch

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D.

Daytona Beach

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

Understanding and communicative...

My learning goals

To speak fluently.

My favorite topics

Books, food, pop culture, Netflix.

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C.

Syracuse

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

Along with university cours...

My favorite topics

Food, culture, anime

Ideal language community partner

Someone knows Japanese wanting to learn English or Chinese

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C.

Austin

Fluent

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Spanish

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Gustos y cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Abierto

My learning goals

Mejorar y hacer amigos

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L.

New York

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, funny, kind...

My learning goals

Acquire basic French communication.

My favorite topics

Movies and music.

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B.

Ocoee

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I am a teacher and I want to be able to speak to parents who...

My favorite topics

I enjoy engaging in small talk.

I want a conversation partner who is

Well, it is always nice to talking to a female.

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/mission-viejo />Mission Viejo, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/salt-lake-city />Salt Lake City, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/mountain-view />Mountain View.

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.