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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

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.

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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

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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)

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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C.

Apex

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

i want to improve my ability to speak french conversationally,...

My favorite topics

Dogs, food, traveling, and arty stuff

Perfect language exchange partner

friendly, willing to help me when i mess up, likes dogs

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J.

Brookline

Fluent

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German

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English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Reisen, Freizeit, Musik, Filme, Esse...

I want a conversation partner who is

Offen und humorvoll

My learning goals

Mein Spanisch verbessern, Schwedisch und Portugiesisch Grundkenntnisse erwerben

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C.

Austin

Fluent

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Spanish

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French

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Abiert...

My learning goals

Mejorar y hacer amigos

My favorite topics

Gustos y cultura

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K.

Lexington

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to able to speak Spanish to my employee...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

A woman over 30 with a career.

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G.

New York

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Food, culture, travel, lif...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Mutual interests

My learning goals

Pass jlpt n1

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H.

Clinton

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, insightful, easygoin...

My learning goals

Fluency in French

My favorite topics

Travel, life, experiences

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M.

Cleveland

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To be able to understand and talk to someone in chines...

My favorite topics

Makeup and music

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who helps me better the language im learning

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J.

LaGrange

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Music , Travel , Cultur...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly , Active

My learning goals

Experience

Mateo

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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S.

Atlanta

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can help me practice Spanish as I help them with...

My learning goals

To learn how to fluently speak Spanish

My favorite topics

Exploring and the world

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E.

Evans

Fluent

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English

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Norwegian

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

tv/film/books/music, culture, current events

Ideal conversation exchange partner

interesting, fluent in language and culture

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G.

Mililani

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

My favorite topics

Travel, food, hobbies, musi...

Perfect language exchange partner

Easy going, slow, patient

My learning goals

Learn new words, elementary grammar

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D.

Crestview

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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!

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A.

Boston

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

Advance...

My favorite topics

Science, Psychology, Sports, Finance, Food

My language exchange partner is

Easygoing and funny. Open to discuss about any topic without prejudices. Willing to share cultural knowledge

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H.

Security-Widefield

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Music, photography, movies, basically anything...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient because I will mess up a lot probably at first. Someone to help me through my language learning journey. Someone who is kind and someone who will have fun in both teaching and learning languages!

My learning goals

To become fluent in different languages and make new friends around the world

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S.

Lacey

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who just talks with me casually. Someone who can kind...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Dance (ballet, etc.), Anime and Manga (though I’m inexperienced so cut me some slack), Art, random stuff (and memes but sshhhh)

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C.

Lafayette

Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

I learn how to speak korean fluentl...

My favorite topics

Family travel greetings music fun kpop

Perfect language exchange partner

Very helpful and patient

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G.

Sacramento

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports, Clothes, Outdoors, and Movies...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to help me with my Spanish. I would like if he or she is patient, willing to learn, and able to continue a conversation. A bonus would be if we shared interests.

My learning goals

I hope to be fluent (who doesn’t). I also want to be able to express myself and connect with others in a foreign language.

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K.

Minneapolis

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

耐心幽...

My learning goals

使之成为自己的第二语言

My favorite topics

switch,book

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O.

Kirksville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

to be fluent in Japanese and to become better with Spanish...

My favorite topics

video games, anime, books, movies, memes.

Ideal language community partner

someone who is fun to talk to and who likes to help me understand different ways of their cultures.

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J.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

International issue...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Students marjoring in economics

My learning goals

Getting a better understaning of each other

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K.

Sheridan

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is good in conversations and easy to talk to, and...

My learning goals

To be able to kinda talk in French. To be able to hold a conversation, I guess

My favorite topics

Art, history and Writing/Classics. I like Marvel and Harry Potter, all that nerdy stuff :-)

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B.

Seattle

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

能够在工作和生活中使...

My favorite topics

生活 科技 体育 健康 教育 电影 娱乐

I want a conversation partner who is

善良的 友善的 有耐心的 有趣的

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/plano />Plano, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/limerick />Limerick, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/mount-laurel />Mount Laurel.

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.