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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

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

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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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M.

Tuscaloosa

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

Learn to listen and comprehend more...

My favorite topics

Science and Math

Perfect language exchange partner

Tell me when I am wrong.

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E.

Apex

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

My favorite topics

No particular topics I struggle sometimes with advanced grammar...

I want a conversation partner who is

Willing to talk at least one time per week hopefully more

My learning goals

Keep using my German language skills so I don’t lose them

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M.

Midland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone kind and interesting to talk t...

My learning goals

Learning the languages so I can travel abroad and speak in their own language.

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, cultures, music, books

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B.

Cimarron Hills

Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Conhecer novas culturas...

My favorite topics

Cotidiano, música, conversas aleatórias :)

Ideal language community partner

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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R.

New York

NEW

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Movies, musicals, exercises, foo...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, honest, and interested in Japanese culture and language

My learning goals

Be able to communicate in English as a native speaker.

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L.

Washington

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

easygoin...

My learning goals

conversation

My favorite topics

travel,body building

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J.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Arabic

My learning goals

1. Be able to speak Arabic with confidence. 2. Feel comfortable...

My favorite topics

Life, food and travel

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who wants to learn but also have a fun conversation

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T.

Peoria

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sport Pets Entertainment movie...

My language exchange partner is

Kind, patient and knowledgeable

My learning goals

Learn Spanish and try sign language

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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J.

Hoboken

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Ideal language community partner

Good at communication, Cheerfu...

My learning goals

Improve English

My favorite topics

Any topic

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R.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

Mostly improve upon what little I know so far of Korean. I know...

My favorite topics

Technology, TV, Games, Photography, Music, Culture

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and interested in learning more about the languages and cultures we are trying to learn or are interested in taking about other common interests.

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N.

Burlington

NEW

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Anything. Family, work, business, news, entertainment...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open and patient.

My learning goals

Fluency in the French Language.

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K.

Baton Rouge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy goin...

My learning goals

Fluency aspirations

My favorite topics

Life, entertainment, exploration

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M.

Kansas City

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish to a point where I’m comfortable marketing...

My favorite topics

Tell me something interesting about where you live. What do you like to do for fun? What’s a good book you’ve read recently? Tell me about your favorite trip you’ve ever taken.

My language exchange partner is

Someone fun, not creepy, who loves to share good stories.

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G.

Lawrenceville

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Fluent

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French

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I love talking about cinema, music, art in general. I love travelling...

Ideal language community partner

someone who is interesting, who has conversation, not boring, down to help, who has the same interests as me…

My learning goals

I would like to be able to have long conversations in spanish. I would also like to learn korean and italian.

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L.

East Massapequa

Fluent

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English

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Irish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open, friendly, doesn't take life to seriousl...

My learning goals

Conversational

My favorite topics

TV, comedy, politics, pagan

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A.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Learn a lot about other culture Make friend...

My favorite topics

travelling Food anything about lives

Perfect language exchange partner

Be patient Be nice Better be fun

C.

C.

Tinton Falls

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Russian

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about travel and culture. I like to learn about...

I want a conversation partner who is

I would like to talk to someone who wants to learn English and who can also help me with Russian. Also someone who has interest in travel and culture

My learning goals

I want to be conversational in Russian. I want to be able to have simple conversations in Russian by April when I visit Moscow

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C.

El Dorado

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me learn a new language. Really nice and...

My learning goals

Be able to speak the language or type it.

My favorite topics

Anything

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J.

Boone

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Become a better listener and speaker. Become a more confident...

My favorite topics

Life, sports, current events, education, etc.

Ideal language community partner

Willing to teach, patient, friendly, respectful.

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K.

Gallatin

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Anything really...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Replies fast, cute

My learning goals

I want to Learn the basics in ASL, be able to text in French/Spanish maybe not necessarily be able to speak it, but if it's possible that would be nice

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J.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Im looking for someone to do audio messages regularly! Je suis...

My learning goals

Fluency! Holding a conversation, humor and colloquial language

My favorite topics

looking for someone to talk with regularly. Above all I like to laugh. I like travel, rock climbing, camping and music.

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D.

Balch Springs

Fluent

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Spanish Sign Language

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Cumplir mis sueño...

My favorite topics

Estudio,trabajo,la vida

I want a conversation partner who is

Amigable y comprensivo

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/bridgeport />Bridgeport, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/riverside />Riverside, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/atlanta />Atlanta.

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.