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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.

A.

A.

Manhattan

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Fluent

Español Flag

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

LEARNS

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

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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

English Flag

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

C.

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

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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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.

Salem

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Russian

My learning goals

Get fluent in the languag...

My favorite topics

Sports and culture

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice and patient

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R.

Sunrise Manor

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Every aspect of Lif...

I want a conversation partner who is

Relatable, Understanding, Open-minded, Kind Intellectual

My learning goals

Learn as much as I can

J.

J.

Shreveport

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My language exchange partner is

I am open to talking to literally anyone who is not rude. As...

My learning goals

To become fluent in atleast 3 other languages besides English

My favorite topics

Just like any regular American teenager I am open to talking about anything ranging from school to shopping to tv shows to books to places I’ve been and to places I want to go. Hopefully we can be friends :)

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J.

Arlington

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

Practice for perfec...

My favorite topics

Movies, Cars, History, News

Ideal language community partner

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C.

Tucson

NEW

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Life, common interests and hobbies. Instagram coleton_gnar1...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone willing to teach while exchanging knowledge, stories and to communicate

My learning goals

To be able to create and hold my own conversations with people all over the world. Would like to be able to know the difference between when and how to use certain words or refrences while conversing

A.

A.

Temple Terrace

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly...

My learning goals

To become fluent.

My favorite topics

Music and art.

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M.

Vancouver

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I'm primarily interested in improving my Spanis...

My favorite topics

History, philosophy, poetry, anthropology, vegetarian cooking, healthcare, human rights, medical/technical vocabulary, LGBTQ topics️‍, dogs, video games, psychology (also I can't shut up about my boyfriend)

I want a conversation partner who is

I'm happy to talk to all sorts of people. I am a transgender woman and open to respectful questions on the topic. Colombian Spanish speakers especially encouraged

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D.

Columbia

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

theology, literature, musi...

My language exchange partner is

friendly, patient, inquisitive and thoughtful.

My learning goals

Reading French academic sources for research, and basic conversational use of the language

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Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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S.

Bellaire

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

Ideal language community partner

...

My learning goals

Make your offer

My favorite topics

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D.

Crestview

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently when I travel to Korea for a summer...

My favorite topics

Everyday life , activities , and hobbies!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

They are willing to help me better my ability to speak and learn a different language.

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M.

Youngstown

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

hobbies, family, friend...

Perfect language exchange partner

can help me to learn spanish

My learning goals

become fluent in spanish

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J.

Toledo

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who shares similar interests, is comfortable making mistakes...

My learning goals

To become conversational in Portuguese

My favorite topics

Orchestral music, video games, sewing, art, sciences, color guard, linguistics, anime and animation, literature

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P.

Vernon Hills

Fluent

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Russian

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French

My learning goals

To be fluen...

My favorite topics

Anything appropriate

My language exchange partner is

Talkative and not a pervert

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E.

Corinth

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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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M.

Santa Ana

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Communication is key. Let’s talk and learn new things from each...

My learning goals

Learn the language

My favorite topics

Music. Dance. Art. Culture. Food.

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I.

Morrisville

Fluent

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Russian

English Flag

English

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Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Wanna increase my skill...

My favorite topics

Everything except politics

Perfect language exchange partner

Amiable

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D.

San Francisco

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Fluent

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Uzbek

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English

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Azərbaycan Dili Flag

Azerbaijani

My favorite topics

Business, science,cultures, moovies and ofcourse musi...

I want a conversation partner who is

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My learning goals

To speak in majority languages fluently and travel all of the world

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R.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient and interested in learning more about...

My learning goals

Mostly improve upon what little I know so far of Korean. I know very little Mandarin and am just starting to learn it, but it is another language I am interested in. I also have some basic knowledge of Spanish from school.

My favorite topics

Technology, TV, Games, Photography, Music, Culture

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A.

Prairie Village

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

My learning goals

Italian and Portuguese...

My favorite topics

Music, movies and events of electronic music

Ideal language community partner

Funny Interesting Nice

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E.

Evans

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Norsk Flag

Norwegian

My favorite topics

tv/film/books/music, culture, current event...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

interesting, fluent in language and culture

My learning goals

become more fluent in language and more aware of culture/current events

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M.

San Francisco

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Very communicative. I love learning about cultures so my partner...

My learning goals

My goal is to be able to have a conversation without little to no mistakes

My favorite topics

Everyday life

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A.

Cupertino

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

i would like to be fluent in spanish and understand what is being...

My favorite topics

i enjoy talking about music and sports, but anything is fine:)

I want a conversation partner who is

anyone who can be patient with me (learning other languages) or is entertained while talking to me

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/oklahoma-city />Oklahoma City, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/rochester />Rochester, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/derby />Derby.

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.