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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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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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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.

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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A.

Newark

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Mascotas, viajes, ciencia, película...

I want a conversation partner who is

Sociable, abierto a platicar de cualquier tema sin prejuicios

My learning goals

Tener conversaciones casuales fluidas, ademas de ampliar mi vocabulario

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M.

Rochester Hills

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Portuguese

My language exchange partner is

An outgoing person who likes to talk about any subject, always...

My learning goals

To be fluent in every language.

My favorite topics

Any topic is fine with me, from informal talks to detailed subjects, everything is possible to make a enjoyable talk and have a good time.

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L.

East Massapequa

Fluent

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English

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Irish

My learning goals

Conversationa...

My favorite topics

TV, comedy, politics, pagan

Ideal language community partner

Open, friendly, doesn't take life to seriously

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A.

New York

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Russian

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English

My favorite topics

Traveling, music, movie, tv sho...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native English

My learning goals

I need improve my English to level advanced

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R.

Chesapeake

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to talk one hour with someone, 30 minutes in English,...

My learning goals

This quarter of the year, I want to gain fluency in Spanish and I want to be able to talk to people in French more and improve my pronunciation.

My favorite topics

I want to talk about anything. I am trying to speak to one person in my target languages per day. I hope that we can be friends and talk about things that we enjoy. Movies, food, music, friends, childhood memories—anything.

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M.

San Francisco

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

My goal is to be able to have a conversation without little to...

My favorite topics

Everyday life

I want a conversation partner who is

Very communicative. I love learning about cultures so my partner would have to be very culturally conscious.

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A.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

travelling Food anything about live...

My language exchange partner is

Be patient Be nice Better be fun

My learning goals

Learn a lot about other culture Make friends

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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Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Cantonese

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, good looking, down to earth and adventurous...

My learning goals

To be able to communicate and understand with others

My favorite topics

Learning process

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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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Talkative and not a pervert

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D.

Owatonna

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Spanish

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Outside Life Everythin...

Perfect language exchange partner

They will make sure I know it they will help

My learning goals

To know it by heart To speek fluently

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P.

Montgomery Village

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Open to talk like a regular perso...

My learning goals

I have none

My favorite topics

Soccer

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K.

New York

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Necesito aprender inglés...

My favorite topics

Tecnología, viajes

My language exchange partner is

Culto con temas de conversación

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N.

Belton

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Fashion, art, mystery novels, crime tv shows, television, music,...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who enjoys conversing about various things! :)

My learning goals

My current linguistic goal is to become fluent in Spanish.

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K.

Goose Creek

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Talks to me in Spanish and is also active. Gives me a challenge...

My learning goals

Fluently speak Spanish and know about the culture and have a full conversation in Spanish

My favorite topics

Spanish culture

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H.

Winston-Salem

Fluent

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English

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Haitian Creole

My learning goals

To be fluent by my birthda...

My favorite topics

Anything

Perfect language exchange partner

Willing to teach me everything they know

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H.

Highland

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Korean

My favorite topics

Everyday life, business, health, science, history, cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, kind, fun

My learning goals

Have responses come to brain quicker, phrase things in a more natural way, learn more vocabulary

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L.

Union City

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Anyone willing to share their language and cultur...

My learning goals

Nornal conversation with the new language

My favorite topics

Food, travel, other cultures, daily life

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E.

Pleasantville

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I don’t know...

My favorite topics

Music (kpop) mostly BTS and Nct Funny stuff-drawing-movies-foreign food-anything you want to talk about

Ideal language community partner

Funny and nice

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Y.

Crawfordsville

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Cultural, travel, musi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Knowledgeable, interactive, strict in teaching

My learning goals

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

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J.

Winston-Salem

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone willing to put up with my foolishness as I stumble through...

My learning goals

My partner's family is from Costa Rica. I would like to be able to develop enough fluency to make basic conversation with native Spanish speakers (and then go from there).

My favorite topics

Travel, food, running, religion, LGBT issues, and literature.

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J.

Chicago

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Spanish

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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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...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/fullerton />Fullerton, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/waco />Waco, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/bronx />Bronx.

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.