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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.

A.

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

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

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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

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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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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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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A.

La Mesa

Fluent

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Arabic

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

To reach level of commitment with peopl...

My favorite topics

Learning

Perfect language exchange partner

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M.

Salt Lake City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Travel, the environment, politics, films, adventuring, backpacking,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Available to practice a couple times a week. A slow and patient speaker! Someone who helps me improve my sentence structure. I'd love to learn many idioms and colloquialisms!

My learning goals

Develop a vocabulary around topics of interest. I am passionate about environmental conservation, and to be able to discuss this in a foreign language would be a dream come true! I'd love to have a deep conversation about this one day

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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German

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English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

Active, open minded, eager to lear...

My learning goals

Being able to talk to my Korean mum and family

My favorite topics

Travelling, dogs, politics, sciences, cooking

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A.

Oviedo

Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

To speak freely with a native speaker...

My favorite topics

Art, music, people, travel, literature.

Ideal language community partner

I enjoy communicating with people about their views on the art, history and culture of different countries.

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D.

Culver City

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Food, movies, music and traveling. Stories of travelin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open minded, patient, fun going and instructive

My learning goals

To learn enough have a small conversation

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H.

Ypsilanti

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

An intense language learner...

My learning goals

To be highly conversational and improve literacy. I also would like to work on pronunciation.

My favorite topics

Music, Martial Arts, TV/Movies, and Travel

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B.

Lauderdale Lakes

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Learning as fast and effectively as possible...

My favorite topics

Art, video games, computers.

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who is excited about language learning as I am.

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L.

Franklin Park

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Nature, memes, musi...

My language exchange partner is

Patient

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak with my friends native language, so they don't struggle and we can be closer.

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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M.

Middleton

Fluent

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Persian

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

A passionate person that loves to learn and practice new language...

My learning goals

I want to be able to have basic conversations in both Spanish and German by mid 2019

My favorite topics

Fun activities (such as traveling, dancing, music, sports), psychology, relationship, education, entrepreneurship

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B.

Sunrise Manor

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Conversationa...

My favorite topics

Travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Knowledgeable about the country they live in

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L.

Washington

NEW

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

travel,body buildin...

Perfect language exchange partner

easygoing

My learning goals

conversation

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S.

Baltimore

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone that is willing to teach m...

My learning goals

To be fluent in 3 languages other than English

My favorite topics

Music, history, spirituality, astrology, metaphysics, esotericism

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G.

Sacramento

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I hope to be fluent (who doesn’t). I also want to be able to...

My favorite topics

Sports, Clothes, Outdoors, and Movies.

My language exchange partner 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.

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S.

Country Club

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Korean

My favorite topics

Culture, music, politics, ar...

Ideal language community partner

A friend that I can talk to about anything

My learning goals

Fluent and travel

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M.

Avondale

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

That one who practices and spend time dedicated to lear...

My learning goals

Learning more about cultures

My favorite topics

Movies, Science, Technology

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D.

Federal Way

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Swahili

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in spanish and able to talk about any...

My favorite topics

Arte y musica. Me gusta apprender otra idiomas y culturas

Perfect language exchange partner

Estoy buscando alguien que puede ayudarme mejorar mi español y en cambio puedo ayudarte con ingles si quieres.

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B.

Santa Clarita

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Italian

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning about different cultures, politics, new ideas...

I want a conversation partner who is

My perfect partner would be patient, outgoing, and enjoys debating ideas and perspectives.

My learning goals

I would like to learn enough to be comfortable speaking common phrases during my trip to Italy and France in the next couple months

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P.

Farmers Branch

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

热情 认真 友...

My learning goals

学习 旅游

My favorite topics

电影 足球 巴塞罗那 物理 文化 历史

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G.

Waukee

Fluent

English Flag

English

Deutsch Flag

German

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

To get comfortable using Japanese again. It's been a while since...

My favorite topics

Games, school, shopping, travel, language.

Ideal language community partner

I want a partner who isn't afraid to correct me and likes to talk often

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L.

Bainbridge Island

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

food, activities, books, and lifestyle...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone who is willing to share their culture and language with me and correct my mistakes.

My learning goals

to be able to converse fluently in French, but right now I hope to improve my vocabulary. In Spanish, I would eventually like to speak fluently but I am just starting.

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M.

Fort Wayne

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone will help me practice languages, and someone who Incan...

My learning goals

To be conversational in the languages that I am studying.

My favorite topics

Food, Music, Culture

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J.

Madison

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Keeo up my French and Latin, learn conversational Spanis...

My favorite topics

News, history, movies, tv

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone to chat with, probably most often not real time

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/fort-worth />Fort Worth, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/berkeley />Berkeley, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tempe />Tempe.

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.