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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

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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

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

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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

LEARNS

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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

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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S.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Persian

LEARNS

English Flag

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

C.

C.

Ashland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Day to day life...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with a willingness to communicate and mutually learn without judgement.

My learning goals

Refine my skills and become more comprehensive of native speakers.

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M.

Kansas City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone fun, not creepy, who loves to share good stories...

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish to a point where I’m comfortable marketing myself as bilingual in my job. I especially need to work on my vocab. I think Italian is just the most beautiful language ever, so I started working on it last year on Duolingo just for fun

My favorite topics

Tell me something interesting about where you live. What do you like to do for fun? What’s a good book you’ve read recently? Tell me about your favorite trip you’ve ever taken.

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O.

Lamont

Fluent

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Hindi

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanis...

My favorite topics

Traveling, Fashion, Music, Movies

Ideal language community partner

Connect with learners around the world

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Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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M.

Winter Park

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English

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Esperanto

My favorite topics

I especially love books and poetry...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’m not sure! I guess someone who is nice :)

My learning goals

I want to be able to understand Esperanto pretty well!

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T.

Mount Vernon

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Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

I like to talk and I am very talkative, I would love to meet...

My learning goals

Consegui aprender o suficiente para fazer um intercâmbio de au pair ou a entrevista para ser comissária da Emirates

My favorite topics

General affairs, I love to read, travel, wine, food, beer and meet cool people, I love the Marvel and DC universes, I love Harry Potter, and I really want to improve my English to be more secure and exchange this year.!

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M.

Houston

Fluent

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Italian

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

I want to utterly improve my speaking skill in English. I can...

My favorite topics

I am from Italy! I like music, movies, travel, photography. I'm interested in traditions, travel experience, culture, food.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is trying to learn my native language, italian! Also someone who is patient, friendly and opened mind

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A.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

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

Grace

Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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R.

Aloha

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English

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who speaks Japanese. We can talk in English if you want....

My learning goals

I want to speak Japanese. 日本語をはなしたい。

My favorite topics

Ice skating, college, running, pets. アイススケート、大学、走る、ベット。

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C.

Lafayette

Fluent

English Flag

English

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American Sign Language

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Korean

My learning goals

I learn how to speak korean fluentl...

My favorite topics

Family travel greetings music fun kpop

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Very helpful and patient

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R.

Jersey City

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Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Movies, tv shows, video games, comic books, music, language,...

Perfect language exchange partner

A fluent/native speaker in the language that i want to learn.

My learning goals

Fluency, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, vocabulary, and understanding.

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T.

Houston

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Fluent

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French

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice and courteou...

My learning goals

Being fluent in Spanish and learning Japanese .

My favorite topics

I want to talk about culture, music, food and others

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J.

New York

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Fluent

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Making more friend in U...

My favorite topics

Everything~~~

My language exchange partner is

Talkative

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K.

Arlington

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Music, culture, politics, every day life, et...

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

My learning goals

To be fluent in the language

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L.

Peekskill

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly and patien...

My learning goals

I want to learn to communicate with many different people.

My favorite topics

I like listening to music, sports and watching TV

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I.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

to be fluent or an intermediate in frenc...

My favorite topics

film, literature, art, philosophy, ideas, music, sports, books, jazz, poetry, jokes, humor

Perfect language exchange partner

someone interested in teaching a beginner with a serious passion and desire to learn a new language. also someone who’s friendly

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T.

Arlington

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Any topic that will help me learn spanish is welcome...

I want a conversation partner who is

I just need a spanish speaking friend.

My learning goals

Be able to speak spanish

C.

C.

Palmdale

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient and willing to correct me and teach me...

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with people who only speak Korean. To watch/listen to Korean media without translations.

My favorite topics

Kpop/khiphop

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R.

Easton

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversatio...

My favorite topics

Ideal language community partner

Laid back

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K.

Weirton

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

art • art therapy • politics • activism • philosophy • cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Socialists, feminists, artists

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent in Spanish and help others perfect their English.

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O.

San Antonio

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone patient as hel...

My learning goals

I want to be able to have conversational skills.

My favorite topics

Daily activities, food and random topics.

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I.

Enid

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

A little practice each da...

My favorite topics

Culture, food, movies/TV

I want a conversation partner who is

Hoping to video chat with native speakers who also have good English!

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/tulsa />Tulsa, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/detroit />Detroit, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/roseville />Roseville.

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.