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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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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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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)

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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.

Charlottesville

Fluent

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Persian

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English

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Russian

My learning goals

Expand my communication ability to talk with different people...

My favorite topics

Interested in learning more about different cultures. Tech and science.

Perfect language exchange partner

Open to discussion of different ideas in depth.

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P.

Montgomery Village

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Socce...

I want a conversation partner who is

Open to talk like a regular person

My learning goals

I have none

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Alton

Fluent

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Spanish

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

I don't know. A womans' perspective would be nice. I would be...

My learning goals

My language goal is able to speak Japanese fluently. I would feel bad to speak in the wrong context. I'm glad as long as im not made fun of.

My favorite topics

Anything really. Im still learning the language, Hopefully I get better. And make a pen pal, or friends over seas.

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B.

Somerville

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to learn enough to be able to understand and speak Japanese...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, music, writing, video games, psychology, anime, manga, costuming, theater, language, photography

Ideal language community partner

I'm looking for someone who will always push me to learn more, and gently correct my mistakes. I'm also looking for someone with similar interests who is open to being befriended by a quirky foreigner. Everything is better with friends!

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Lacey

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation 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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J.

Dearborn

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

A nice and fun people that is willing to help me learn and grow...

My learning goals

To gain knowledge from the languages that I learn and as well as the culture. To be fluent in at least 2 or 3 languages.

My favorite topics

I like shopping, cooking, and playing with my dogs. As well as listening to music.

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N.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Korean

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French

My learning goals

Learn and build healthy relationship...

My favorite topics

Culture

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly!

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Smyrna

Fluent

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Japanese

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Italian

My favorite topics

Anything from real life bitching to a serious personal goals...

My language exchange partner is

I’d like to help others learn how to speak Japanese. I’d like to learn something that I haven’t learned either English or something else. It’d be cool to get my Italian skills back again also.

My learning goals

Mostly for casual fun/entertainment to improve my vocabulary

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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“Tandem Pro has given me lifelong friends. I met them all through the “Near me” feature, which shows people practicing languages in the city where you live. 100% recommend.”

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S.

Stephenville

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Understanding, willing to hel...

My learning goals

To be fluent in French and Spanish

My favorite topics

History, Makeup, Video Games, Memes

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J.

Superior

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Be able to have a full conversation in my target languag...

My favorite topics

Music, travel, nature, and culture

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is open to teaching and talking about their own or other cultures

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Phoenix

NEW

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Books and movie...

Perfect language exchange partner

The perfect partner is someone that is patient and ready to learn.

My learning goals

My learning goal is to be able to communicate, in a new language, efficiently.

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Libertyville

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

nice respectful hones...

My learning goals

improve my spanish speaking skills

My favorite topics

travel food sports

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Oceanside

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

語彙力を広くこと。日本語でコミュニケーションをできること...

My favorite topics

I love animals and anime.                  動物やアニメが好きです! ボルダリングや山登りの話もしたいです!

My language exchange partner is

Someone willing to fix my mistakes and excited to learn English from me.               私の間違いを正すの人。英語を勉強したい人。

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K.

Silverdale

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Food...

Ideal language community partner

I'm still not sure!

My learning goals

I want to be able to meet and talk to more, different people

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K.

Norwalk

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient, intelligent, some similar interests, creativ...

My learning goals

To speak in sentences, not just learn individual words. Be able to speak with small business owners, mothers, creatives, people in tech and health.

My favorite topics

Theology, technology, motherhood, business, Christianity, health, neurology, psychology, children, cities, travel, city planning, yoga

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J.

Washington

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Learn more about culture and make more friend...

My favorite topics

Culturas, Fashion, Travel, Books

Perfect language exchange partner

Responsible, polite and motivated

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Lexington

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English

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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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C.

West Allis

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Fluent, and nic...

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish

My favorite topics

Books, movies, tv shows,

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A.

Jersey City

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

Learn some Italia...

My favorite topics

Bored on this quarantine, so let's practice some languages

Ideal language community partner

Open, patient

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K.

Kuna

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Religion, books, people, anything...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is okay with me slowly learning with them and it's okay with them if I take a bit to answer back... I'm a perfectionist.

My learning goals

I want to learn about the culture more than anything.

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D.

Oakley

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who will help me while I help them, a friend as well...

My learning goals

To keep a conversation with someone, and get more fluent in the language.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing life goals, future, hobbies, or anything to make conversation.

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J.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Armenian

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in French, proficient in Western Armenian...

My favorite topics

I work in medical research, I’m really interested in the science and also understanding health issues globally. I love traveling, food, museums, art, dragon boat racing, and running.

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient partner who can speak English or Spanish to any degree and will freely discuss topics with me.

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/roseville />Roseville, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/littleton />Littleton, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/college-park />College Park.

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.