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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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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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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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S.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Persian

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English

My learning goals

My goal is to be an advance learner, and speak and understand...

My favorite topics

Routine life, travel, different customs of other countries, and cooking

Perfect language exchange partner

Somebody who really help me to improve my speaking and making correct sentences in English

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B.

Stockbridge

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Music, make-up, tv shows, drawin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone funny and open-minded, likes music, fashion, make-up, animals, food, and memes. Sometimes this app doesn't work for me so message me on instagram @boomerfontaine

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in korean and make some friends.

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D.

Martinez

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Preferably someone Young. They're more in tune with colloquialisms....

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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Bellaire

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To fluently speak them all the languages I try learnin...

My favorite topics

Culture, Sports,The Arts

Ideal language community partner

Helpful, Friendly, and Funny

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Kannapolis

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Playing volleyball and hanging out with my friends...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

They should be chill and funny also be able to laugh with me.

My learning goals

I would like to be able to communicate with different people around me. Also the reason I wanna learn Spanish is so I’m able to communicate with my friends parents because i feel bad that i can’t understand so I can laugh with them.

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L.

Kenner

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English

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American Sign Language

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is a”foodie “ and likes discussing Italian food,...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent and take some sabbaticals in Italy for a semester or longer. Fluency will also help me negotiate a month in Italy every year with my students.

My favorite topics

Health & fitness, nutrition, art & Health issues, travel, Italy, food-wine, environmental & climate needs in politics, mindfulness & meditation, mental health/psychology, American football, tennis, athletics & other sports (internat. soccer-“calcio”),

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F.

Wichita

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak enough Korean to feel comfortable...

My favorite topics

Makeup, animals, food, video games

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, patient, helpful

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J.

Seattle

Fluent

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Korean

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French

My favorite topics

Music, traveling idea, philosoph...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient since I’m a beginner with heavy accent

My learning goals

Be able to hold a conversation with the native speaker

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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Madison

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Portuguese

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

pacient...

My learning goals

melhora pessoal e profissional

My favorite topics

tudo menos futebol

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V.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Croatian

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Croatian...

My favorite topics

History, philosophy, anime, vocaloid, singing, geography, politics, drawing, etc.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anybody who likes a good amount of what I like (not everything of course, I'm very open minded) and has a good sense of humor.

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M.

Salt Lake City

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Travel, the environment, politics, films, adventuring, backpacking,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Available to practice a couple times a week. A slow and patient speaker! Someone who helps me improve my sentence structure. I'd love to learn many idioms and colloquialisms!

My learning goals

Develop a vocabulary around topics of interest. I am passionate about environmental conservation, and to be able to discuss this in a foreign language would be a dream come true! I'd love to have a deep conversation about this one day

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C.

Tinton Falls

Fluent

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English

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Russian

I want a conversation partner who is

I would like to talk to someone who wants to learn English and...

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

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about travel and culture. I like to learn about the differences in languages and practice them with native speakers

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Bellaire

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English

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German

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything....

My favorite topics

I have been learning piano in addition to German and I work as a graphic designer. I love animals but especially dogs.

My language exchange partner is

Ideally somebody around my age but honestly I don’t really have a strong preference.

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Ontario

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Travels, food, drinks and dancing Gastronomy, films ( comedy,...

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.

My learning goals

I would like to improve my English skills and become more fluent. I’m open to help with Spanish and correct.

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A.

San Jose

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange 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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Y.

Rancho Cordova

Fluent

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Korean

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

我希望可能顺利的说话跟别...

My favorite topics

Life,family and tennis....

Perfect language exchange partner

Dairy life,travel and anything that we concern

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E.

Corinth

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I love talking about art, food, comics, and really anything...

I want a conversation partner who is

I hope my Tandem partner is very patient and helpful. I have been studying on my own for awhile, but I am still unfamiliar with grammar, verbs, and sentence structure. I also hope we can find things in common and become friends! :)

My learning goals

I hope to be able to hold basic conversations, read more fluently, and understand sentence structure.

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Y.

Crawfordsville

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Knowledgeable, interactive, strict in teachin...

My learning goals

To be able to initiate and complete conversations, and conduct descriptions fluently.

My favorite topics

Cultural, travel, music

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K.

Lynchburg

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to communicate while traveling...

My favorite topics

Photography Travel Wine Cycling Hiking

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and patient

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E.

Richardson

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Fluent

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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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Y.

Centereach

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Could be patient on me please...

My learning goals

Wanna have foreign friend!

My favorite topics

gym, food, traveling, life.

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S.

Fort Lauderdale

Fluent

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Russian

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Armenian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Свободное владение языко...

My favorite topics

Могу разговаривать на любые темы

I want a conversation partner who is

С чувством юмора

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/albuquerque />Albuquerque, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/ann-arbor />Ann Arbor, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/cleveland />Cleveland.

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.