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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

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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.

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

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

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

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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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Y.

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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Smyrna

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

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Italian

My learning goals

Mostly for casual fun/entertainment to improve my vocabulary...

My favorite topics

Anything from real life bitching to a serious personal goals in life :) Puppy discussions. Cultural differences. Ex-college tennis player. I love playing tennis and animals. I’ve lived in Tokyo Japan, Milan Italy and Various cities in the US

Perfect language exchange partner

I’d like to help others learn how to speak Japanese. I’d like to learn something that I haven’t learned either English or something else. It’d be cool to get my Italian skills back again also.

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D.

Auburn

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Tagalog, Filipino

My favorite topics

Life. I love learning about everything and anything...

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded, patience, and understanding

My learning goals

Getting the accent right, using proper grammar, and to have long conversations in tagalog and mostly in bisaya. Bisaya is a

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N.

Lynbrook

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Helpful & patien...

My learning goals

Speak 5 languages fluently

My favorite topics

Culture, food, travelling, psychology, philosophy,

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N.

Belton

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English

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French

My learning goals

My current linguistic goal is to become fluent in Spanish...

My favorite topics

Fashion, art, mystery novels, crime tv shows, television, music, and learning new things about new cultures!

Ideal language community partner

Someone who enjoys conversing about various things! :)

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M.

Avondale

NEW

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Movies, Science, Technolog...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

That one who practices and spend time dedicated to learn

My learning goals

Learning more about cultures

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R.

Ossining

Fluent

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German

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Spanish

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

any how it come...

My learning goals

I want to be perfect

My favorite topics

I love football lol

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K.

Louisville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To finally speak a language I've always wanted to lear...

My favorite topics

Gaming, Music, casual conversation

I want a conversation partner who is

someone who also speaks my native so they can correct me properly in either language, and someone who will help me to not feel very awkward, and maybe around my age to maybe someone in their early twenties.

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L.

Detroit

Fluent

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Hindi

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Would love to talk about life,depression, anxiety and philosophy....

My language exchange partner is

Looking for anyone who can chat regularly on a daily or atleast a regular basis.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish in the next 10 months.

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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M.

Torrance

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal language community partner

趣味が合...

My learning goals

日常会話できるレベルまで

My favorite topics

日常会話と旅行について

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T.

Saginaw

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To know enough to communicate, even if there are some grammar...

My favorite topics

Math, school, david dobrik, sister squad, work, brands, happiness, jhene aiko

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice. Helpful. Knowledgeable. Funny. Nonchalant.

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D.

Nogales

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Deportes, Musica, Dibuj...

Perfect language exchange partner

Seria una persona que le guste los deportes y la musica como el rock y el trap en ingles

My learning goals

Conocer personas de otras partes del mundo

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J.

San Diego

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is fun to talk to...

My learning goals

I would like to be conversational in Japanese.

My favorite topics

Technology, photograph, food

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Brookline

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To become fluen...

My favorite topics

Movies, books, and sports!

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is not afraid to challenge and teach me to use new grammar patterns and words

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M.

Spring

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

I love performing Chemistry, but I love watching a little anime...

Ideal language community partner

People that are learning English, that way we both are benefitting! And maybe who can explain the puns in monogatari lol

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak some Japanese by the time I arrive at 広島 大学 in the fall.... Without a textbook. Also, I'd like to actually understand the puns in Monogatari

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J.

Farmers Branch

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

편하게 얘기해...

My learning goals

좀 더 유창하기 위해서

My favorite topics

일상얘기

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C.

Chicago

Fluent

English Flag

English

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with others grea...

My favorite topics

How to speak good and communicate

Perfect language exchange partner

Great

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Y.

Bloomington

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Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Any topic. I just want to talk topics more deepl...

I want a conversation partner who is

I want to meet someone to know how to speak naturally

My learning goals

Just want to speak English naturally

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S.

Glendale

Fluent

English Flag

English

Italiano Flag

Italian

LEARNS

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

Someone kind and funn...

My learning goals

Self improvement

My favorite topics

My day

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M.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

Be able to carry out a conversation in Spanish longer than 10...

My favorite topics

Music, weekend activities, weather, work, travel, diet and exercise

Ideal language community partner

Patient individual who knows English fairly well and can assist me with practicing common speaking scenarios and pronunciation in Spanish. Not too concerned about grammar, vocabulary or writing at this time.

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Y.

Bridgeview

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Kpop, reading, music and learnin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Cute, good looking, friendly

My learning goals

Communication Writing & reading

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A.

Union City

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Tagalog, Filipino

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is shy like me and is very awkward with encountering...

My learning goals

To be able to speak at least 3 languages fluently

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music and art

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A.

Rancho Santa Margarita

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

at the moment my goal is to advance slowly and continue improving!...

My favorite topics

movies, music, culture, languages

I want a conversation partner who is

anyone that wants to talk and wants to learn english or spanish! i hope you can help me with korean as well

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/bellevue />Bellevue, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/madison />Madison, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/dallas />Dallas.

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.