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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 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

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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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T.

Middletown

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Fluent

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English

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Hindi

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to know how to communicate with different people :-...

My favorite topics

I love music, art, and animals!

Perfect language exchange partner

someone who explains my questions in depth

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J.

San Diego

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

I wanna talk about life and the way how to be happ...

I want a conversation partner who is

Familly

My learning goals

For my company and i want to know

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Russian

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is easygoing and patient! Fun to talk to. Curious...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak while I’m traveling, and gradually become fluent to the point where I’m as good at it as I currently am in English

My favorite topics

Pop culture, food, veganism, travel

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D.

Culver City

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

To learn enough have a small conversatio...

My favorite topics

Food, movies, music and traveling. Stories of traveling

Ideal language community partner

Open minded, patient, fun going and instructive

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Nashville

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English

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French

My favorite topics

TV shows, movies, technology, computer science, lots of stuff...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Interested in making lifelong friendships, has similar interests, maybe is a software engineer as well

My learning goals

To improve? To be fluent

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C.

Austin

Fluent

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Spanish

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly vibes only pleas...

My learning goals

Being able to carry a conversation

My favorite topics

Working out, learning instruments, exploring music, swimming, mountain bike riding, running, etc

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T.

Peoria

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Learn Spanish and try sign languag...

My favorite topics

Sport Pets Entertainment movies

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind, patient and knowledgeable

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S.

Artesia

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Basketball, Snowboarding, Baseball, Surfing, Travel, Food, Movie...

My language exchange partner is

Patience

My learning goals

Understanding what other people say

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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C.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

Ideal language community partner

Grea...

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with others great

My favorite topics

How to speak good and communicate

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M.

Riverside

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English Flag

English

My learning goals

Aprender a un nivel avanzado que me permita comunicarme diariament...

My favorite topics

Fitness, mascotas, emprendimiento de negocios

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Divertido, paciente, inteligente, amable

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S.

Lacey

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Dance (ballet, etc.), Anime and Manga (though I’m inexperienced...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who just talks with me casually. Someone who can kind of be like a language parent and not correct my mistakes as much as just speak with me in a way I can understand.

My learning goals

I want to reach conversational fluency by this coming November, as I am going to Japan then.

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A.

White Settlement

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

I would love for them to cheer me on while I’m learning. And...

My learning goals

I plan to be a intermediate by the time I’m 18.(so 2 years) I plan to take this language and treasure it because I plan to live there after collage.

My favorite topics

I mostly just want to know about South Korea. Like the food,culture,school. Also we could talk about sports,life,musicals,singing, or just about how your days going.

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Saginaw

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To know enough to communicate, even if there are some grammar...

My favorite topics

Math, school, david dobrik, sister squad, work, brands, happiness, jhene aiko

My language exchange partner is

Nice. Helpful. Knowledgeable. Funny. Nonchalant.

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Deltona

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, food, movies, and travelin...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can correct me when I’m incorrect with my sentences, easy to talk to and maybe educate me on his/her culture.

My learning goals

I want to be able to have full on conversations with people, without having to google translate sentences and words on my phone

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P.

San Francisco

Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

openminded, positive, educate...

My learning goals

improve vocabulary and prictice next level grammar constructions

My favorite topics

ecology, personal healt, meditation, technology, science, space, human's future, travel, business

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M.

Reston

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

فارسی Flag

Persian

My learning goals

No goals yet just looking for friend...

My favorite topics

Faith and culture

Perfect language exchange partner

I can help you with English

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M.

New York

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Sports. Tech. Animals. Fitness. Food...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny. :-) Intelligent.

My learning goals

i took eleven years of French starting at age 5. Moving to New York I hear French seemingly everywhere. I am now determined to brush the rust off and master French in 2019.

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C.

West Hollywood

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My language exchange partner is

Native-speakers; friendly vibes...

My learning goals

I would like to be able to hold my own during conversations in French. I am B1(-ish) strong in some areas, but very weak in French oral conversation, listening & speaking

My favorite topics

France and the US, travel, movies/cinema

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K.

Grand Rapids

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Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

-I will be going to Germany in Fall 2023 for an intensive German...

My favorite topics

Reading, games (board games and video games), animals, traveling, hiking, camping, history, music, visiting local parks

Ideal language community partner

I’m looking for someone to chat with a little bit each day over a variety of topics! Easy going, up beat, friendly, and positive! :) ❤️

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L.

Cambridge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

My favorite topics

school, traveling, life, people, just practicing German in general...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

patient, will correct me on my grammar and help me practice my speaking, we can talk about anything : meine Grammatik ist nicht so schlecht, aber ich brauche mehr Sprechen, weil ich mein Spreche zu besser machen will... danke!

My learning goals

to speak much much better than I write : meine Deutsch nicht zu besser schreiben, sondern zu besser sprechen

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V.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

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Croatian

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody who likes a good amount of what I like (not everything...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Croatian.

My favorite topics

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

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S.

Sunnyvale

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Aprender bien el idioma y tener mas comunicació...

My favorite topics

Conversar en cuanto ellas me lo permitan

I want a conversation partner who is

Que sea linda y que sea alegre

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/chesapeake />Chesapeake, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/charleston />Charleston, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/st-louis />St Louis.

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.