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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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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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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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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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B.

Ocoee

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I am a teacher and I want to be able to speak to parents who...

My favorite topics

I enjoy engaging in small talk.

Perfect language exchange partner

Well, it is always nice to talking to a female.

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K.

Pittsburgh

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Classical music, anime, science (computer science, astronomy,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who loves to teach and communicate

My learning goals

To be fluent! As well as study abroad in over 10 countries!

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J.

Lenexa

Fluent

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is willing to help teach and is patient with my dumb...

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold conversations

My favorite topics

Sports, beer, family, software, web development

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L.

Newark

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in these languages so I can travel...

My favorite topics

I like movies and I want to travel. I watch YouTube and Netflix all the time when I’m not in school. What’s your favorite things to do?

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is chill and funny. Don’t worry about saying the wrong thing just have have fun with me !!

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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...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A woman over 30 with a career.

My learning goals

I want to able to speak Spanish to my employees

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G.

New York

Fluent

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Spanish

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Like to talk and teach speaking skils to understand and be fluently...

My learning goals

Speaking fluently

My favorite topics

News, photografy, art

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R.

Imperial Beach

Fluent

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Russian

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Japanese

My learning goals

...

My favorite topics

Нет предела моему любопытству

I want a conversation partner who is

Идеальных нет

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K.

Beaver Dam

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

TV shows, music, everyday life...

My language exchange partner is

Easygoing and friendly

My learning goals

I want to speak Mandarin and Korean better. Hopefully learn some professional language

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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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I.

Morrisville

Fluent

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Russian

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Amiabl...

My learning goals

Wanna increase my skills

My favorite topics

Everything except politics

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Conyers

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Improve my spoken English,learn some idiomatic phrase...

My favorite topics

Different cultures and customs,books,movies,University life,any interesting story

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Warm-hearted,patient,kind,outgoing,interesting (maybe native English speaker )

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P.

Hamilton Township

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English

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French

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports, entertainment, politics, history, books, trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect tandem partner takes an open minded approach to their language learning, willing to push themselves and make mistakes. They also encourage me to do the same. They are understanding and helpful when mistakes are made.

My learning goals

I want to be proficient in Spanish by the end of the year. I want to start to learn Italian.

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K.

Bellaire

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

A perfect language partner would be someone that I can talk to...

My learning goals

I would like to learn enough of the language to comfortably hold a conversation with people in the language.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, food, tv shows, makeup, and fashion

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Kannapolis

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to be able to communicate with different people...

My favorite topics

Playing volleyball and hanging out with my friends.

My language exchange partner is

They should be chill and funny also be able to laugh with me.

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Y.

Columbia

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

My favorite topics

Cultural differenc...

Ideal language community partner

Easygoing and gentle

My learning goals

Express myself without much trouble.

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B.

New York

Fluent

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Arabic

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Japanes...

My learning goals

Just simple Japanese talk

My favorite topics

Politics, comedy, and science

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A.

Saugus

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak both Korean and Japanese fluently...

My favorite topics

I enjoy making art and playing video games

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to talk with someone who has similar interests as I do! Someone I can keep in contact with for a long time and meet in person some day

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N.

Savannah

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Food, movies, books, and travel...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, inquisitive, funny, and likes to talk about their life and experiences.

My learning goals

I'd like to feel more confident speaking Spanish.

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M.

Philadelphia

Fluent

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Kind, patient, lighthearted and fu...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent!

My favorite topics

Music, cats, dogs

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk to my future in-laws in a language...

My favorite topics

Music, films, travel, dance, social issues, love life, cats, animals, nature

Ideal language community partner

Someone patient with a good sense of humor.

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O.

Mount Pleasant

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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D.

Onalaska

Fluent

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English

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Russian

Perfect language exchange partner

Russian or Romanian traditionalist femal...

My learning goals

To fluently speak and understand Russian and Greek, Latin and Arabic

My favorite topics

Philosophy; Existentialism; Ontology; Metaphysics; Biology; Evolution; Psychology; Psychiatry; Neuropsychology; Poetry; Politics

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E.

Corinth

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I hope to be able to hold basic conversations, read more fluently,...

My favorite topics

I love talking about art, food, comics, and really anything.

I want a conversation partner who is

I hope my Tandem partner is very patient and helpful. I have been studying on my own for awhile, but I am still unfamiliar with grammar, verbs, and sentence structure. I also hope we can find things in common and become friends! :)

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/memphis />Memphis, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/waco />Waco, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/silver-spring />Silver Spring.

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.