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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

Português Flag

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

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

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

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

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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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

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

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

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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D.

Boston

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Idk i just wanna lear...

My favorite topics

I enjoy video games, Netflix, all kinds of music, anime and i love to try new foods and explore places around me.

Perfect language exchange partner

Be open and willing to talk

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M.

Cleveland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Makeup and musi...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who helps me better the language im learning

My learning goals

To be able to understand and talk to someone in chinese

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M.

Houston

Fluent

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Danish

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Silly, random, open minded, positive, and empatheti...

My learning goals

Fluency in Spanish within 2020

My favorite topics

Dogs, nature, Phsycology, and traveling

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S.

Maricopa

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Improve Spanish gramma...

My favorite topics

I love travel and martial arts. I like hiking and eating out and talking with new people.

Ideal language community partner

Willing to trade English lessons for helping me with Spanish. I want to perfect my future and subjunctive tenses in Spanish.

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O.

Mount Pleasant

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Environment, culture, politics, botan...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I suppose someone who is as slow as I am :)

My learning goals

I want to know the basics of this language

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S.

City of Orange

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and eager to speak, teach, and learn...

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish speaking skills.

My favorite topics

Medical topics, news, film, art, hobbies, getting to know someone.

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C.

South Laurel

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Speak better Chines...

My favorite topics

Business, relationships, health, science, technology

I want a conversation partner who is

Very strict on my pronunciation so I can learn better

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J.

Los Angeles

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

International issue...

My language exchange partner is

Students marjoring in economics

My learning goals

Getting a better understaning of each other

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S.

Los Angeles

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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German

Ideal language community partner

能讲讲语言的历史 发展 文化……让我从多方面吧,更好地了解这门语言~ Could talk about history,...

My learning goals

Travel and study with my instrument.

My favorite topics

书籍;音乐;电影;做饭……还有很多 Books, music, movies, cooking......and more.

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A.

Weatherford

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My learning goals

Goal 1. Become sufficient in Spanish to allow me to use for work....

My favorite topics

Music, art, philosophy, astrology, relationships

Ideal conversation exchange partner

One who has a great capacity for humor, they want to learn but it's important to have fun doing so. They encourage me and celebrate my progress as I would theirs. And patience is a must!

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J.

Davis

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Culture, video games, movie...

Perfect language exchange partner

People who are friendly, helpful, and reliable.

My learning goals

Be able to speak well enough to make friends

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I.

Pittsfield

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Can speak to me in one of the languages I’m learning and correct...

My learning goals

Conversational fluency

My favorite topics

Common interests Music Cooking

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R.

Chesapeake

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

This quarter of the year, I want to gain fluency in Spanish and...

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.

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk one hour with someone, 30 minutes in English, 30 minutes in my target language. That way we can both get the most out of the conversation and manage expectations with one another. If we become friends, even better!

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A.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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Arabic

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Sport,politics,culture,parties and econom...

Ideal language community partner

Feel free to talk and don’t forget to smile

My learning goals

I wanna learn as much as I can

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A.

San Mateo

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone patient who can help me learn korean slowly + someone...

My learning goals

learn conversational korean + improve spanish usage

My favorite topics

music, singing, kpop, 1D, harry potter, learning about different cultures!

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A.

Easley

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation very well in German,...

My favorite topics

School, sports, healthy lifestyle (fitness), and I love food and cuisine.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can help me learn the language and correct me when I am wrong.

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K.

Lexington

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

New tech and gadgets. I open to all positive topics...

I want a conversation partner who is

A woman over 30 with a career.

My learning goals

I want to able to speak Spanish to my employees

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R.

Libertyville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Basa Bali Flag

Balinese

My language exchange partner is

food and learne...

My learning goals

i want to know how to say sentence good you know?

My favorite topics

food and learning

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K.

Arlington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To be fluent in the languag...

My favorite topics

Music, culture, politics, every day life, etc

Ideal language community partner

Just someone I can talk with and hopefully help increase both of our language skills and help immerse me in a different culture as I try to do the same for them

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E.

Wilkes-Barre

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My favorite topics

Религия, природа и приготовление пищи / гриль. I love weightlifting,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who would like to teach me about their culture and language.

My learning goals

To gain good skills in speaking. I want to learn as much as I can.

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S.

Port St. Lucie

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone very patient and optimistic!...

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to speak and understand (me understanding is more important than being able to speak) a normal conversation.

My favorite topics

Animals, movies, food, kids, relationships.

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M.

Midland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, cultures, music, books

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone kind and interesting to talk to

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/newton />Newton, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/ann-arbor />Ann Arbor, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/parsippany-troy-hills />Parsippany-Troy Hills.

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.