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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

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English

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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

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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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A.

Gainesville

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be fluent in both Spanish and Frenc...

My favorite topics

Movies, travel, pets, anything really

Perfect language exchange partner

Okay with shy people, okay with lots of questions to make sure I get it

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Z.

Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports and new...

I want a conversation partner who is

Able to have a good conversation and is willing to use the audio chat feature.

My learning goals

I would like to eventually become somewhat fluent in spanish.

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G.

New York

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

My language exchange partner is

Female, age 20-60 years old, best to work in the office, the...

My learning goals

Intermediate level: can talk, write, listen, no problem at all...

My favorite topics

Business and life

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E.

Garland

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Have the ability to be fluent in Japanese colloquially and professionally...

My favorite topics

Films, anime, Music, Cats, Gym, Japanese Culture, Photography, Videography.

Ideal language community partner

Someone I can converse with in Japanese. Be able to practice with and exchange eachother's language and also be able to make a friendship.

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Columbia

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Cultural differenc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easygoing and gentle

My learning goals

Express myself without much trouble.

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K.

Belmont

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

patient, good listener, someone who is interested in becoming...

My learning goals

i want to learn the basics, just enough to carry a conversation fluently. i also want to make foreign friends

My favorite topics

i enjoy kpop, kdramas,making new friends, male or female works. i love listening to music, trap/ hip hop genre. i do competitive cheerleading.

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N.

Campbell

Fluent

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English

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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J.

Auburn

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports, culture, FOOD!...

My language exchange partner is

Patient, friendly, easygoing

My learning goals

I want to improve my speaking and listening skills

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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S.

Kirksville

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Open, funny, patient, chatt...

My learning goals

Learn, laugh, slang, proper

My favorite topics

Beekeeping Nursing Medical Family

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Willmar

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English

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Akan

My learning goals

I don’t have any specific goals, I just learn languages for the...

My favorite topics

I’m glad to talk about anything, but my main interest is everything involving languages: language-learning, historical linguistics, conlanging, etc.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’ll talk to anyone who’s willing to talk to me

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J.

Louisville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Language, Travel, Movies, T...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can help me in Spanish.

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Spanish.

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N.

Lynbrook

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Helpful & patien...

My learning goals

Speak 5 languages fluently

My favorite topics

Culture, food, travelling, psychology, philosophy,

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Pleasant Hill

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Speak English fluentl...

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Polite and friendly Americans

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Laredo

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

música djs radi...

Ideal language community partner

Natural y original

My learning goals

Dominar el idioma

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C.

San Gabriel

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

traveling this summer to paris, stockholm, rome, barcelona. let’s...

My learning goals

meet new people and explore new worlds

My favorite topics

philosophy, buddhism, art, communication, healing. ig:@clenclen from LA.

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J.

Chicago

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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English

My learning goals

I want to reach a fluent spoken English due to develop better...

My favorite topics

Economy, Sports, culture, movies...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone like me trying to improve his Spanish vocabulary, pronunciation and accent.

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J.

Seattle

NEW

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

Current events, politics, economics, and life in general...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who will have the time and patience to correct my English.

My learning goals

I want to improve my English.

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N.

Blue Springs

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Similar interested to be able to have good involved conversation...

My learning goals

Become familiar with the languages and comfortable having conversations.

My favorite topics

Family, reading and writing, nature, science, spirituality, hiking and camping, movies, decorating.

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M.

New York

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Italian

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Japanese

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English

My learning goals

Imparare l’inglese fluentemente sia per il privato che per il...

My favorite topics

Cultura, bellezza, trucco, moda, fotografia, arte, città, viaggu

Ideal language community partner

Simpatico, educato, amante dei viaggi

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N.

New York

Fluent

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Japanese

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English

My favorite topics

about life, NY ,culture fashion music eat or... anything!!! I...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Person who can teach each other , tell me about anything! Please correct my mistake !

My learning goals

I want to speak English fluently and can use for business.

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J.

Davis

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

People who are friendly, helpful, and reliable...

My learning goals

Be able to speak well enough to make friends

My favorite topics

Culture, video games, movies

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A.

Greenville

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Aprender a conversa...

My favorite topics

Viajes

I want a conversation partner who is

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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/ashburn />Ashburn, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/bakersfield />Bakersfield, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tempe />Tempe.

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.