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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

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

LEARNS

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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

Español Flag

Spanish

Português Flag

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.

H.

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

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

Español Flag

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

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

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

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

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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J.

Nashua

Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

LEARNS

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Dutch

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to talk to my girlfriends mom, she speaks...

My favorite topics

Games, Movies, Technology, Anything electronic

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who’s chill and understand that i’m not gonna do to great learning these languages, and that i just want patience and i wanna make friends!

A.

A.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Theater, the arts, technolog...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, creative, enjoys having conversations,

My learning goals

To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Spanish language and be able to help someone else learn English.

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N.

Spring

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

One who is understanding and patient and fun to talk to of course....

My learning goals

I would love to speak and understand languages like French and Japanese more fluently and past reading or slow speaking.

My favorite topics

Anime, Manga, Learning, Books, Video Games, Cultures, foods, travel, etc.

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A.

West Saint Paul

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Fluency and vocabular...

My favorite topics

Music, traveling and movies.

Ideal language community partner

I’d like to meet someone kind, polite and interested in language exchange.

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B.

New York

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Fluent

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Arabic

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Politics, comedy, and scienc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Japanese

My learning goals

Just simple Japanese talk

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M.

Shafter

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun, talkative, informed, intelligent, curiou...

My learning goals

To be able to speak as many languages as possible

My favorite topics

Movies, Books, Politics, Culture, Religion, Catholicism,

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S.

Chantilly

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent and understand without having...

My favorite topics

Music, pop culture, sports, food, anything really

I want a conversation partner who is

someone willing to be patient with my Spanish speaking ability

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J.

Clayton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Science, Politics, Academia, Backpacking, Hiking, Cultura y Politicas...

My language exchange partner is

Someone with similar interests who would like to improve language skills.

My learning goals

To feel comfortable in conversation with native speakers.

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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K.

Fort Leonard Wood

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

Ideal language community partner

Somebody that’s patient, because I can be a little slow at times,...

My learning goals

I want to be able to learn basic Korean words and phrases as well as the Korean alphabet. Ich möchte mein Deutsch verbessern. Ich auch will Freunden machen. :)

My favorite topics

I enjoy music, k-pop, books and reading. I like talking about philosophy and stuff. I also really like jokes and memes and insane and funny theoretical situations.

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D.

Onalaska

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Russian or Romanian traditionalist female

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S.

Rochester

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Dogs, computers, programmin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can help me a learn a language while being patient with my mistakes

My learning goals

Learn more vocab, learn grammatical structure, be able to converse

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C.

Fort Wayne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient and fun...

My learning goals

I would like to eventually be fluent in Spanish.

My favorite topics

Music, art, animals, nature, mindfulness, yoga, wine, food, DIY

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G.

New York

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

Speaking fluentl...

My favorite topics

News, photografy, art

My language exchange partner is

Like to talk and teach speaking skils to understand and be fluently in french

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B.

Long Branch

Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Assuntos diários, conhecimento, qualquer cois...

Ideal language community partner

Uma pessia comunicativa que esteja disposta a ajudar a melgorar meu ingles

My learning goals

Para poder fazer intercambio

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S.

New York

Fluent

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Burmese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easy-going and sometimes calm and willing to listen...

My learning goals

Wants to have conversation effectively with expressive wrote choice.

My favorite topics

Food, shopping, Kpop and kdrama

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A.

Los Angeles

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Practice so that I can maintain the skills I've learned in school...

My favorite topics

Current events, school, pets, food, etc

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who's willing to correct my mistakes politely, wants to practice twice or three times a week for half an hour each session, open-minded!

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K.

Goose Creek

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Spanish cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Talks to me in Spanish and is also active. Gives me a challenge as well

My learning goals

Fluently speak Spanish and know about the culture and have a full conversation in Spanish

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D.

Houston

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My language exchange partner is

studen...

My learning goals

fluent in French, improve english to native speaker lever

My favorite topics

Universal, culture, philosophy

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J.

San Diego

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to be conversational in Japanese...

My favorite topics

Technology, photograph, food

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is fun to talk to.

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M.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Band, Choir, Theater, Food, Environment, and everything in between...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone! Don’t be shy!!!

My learning goals

To better myself in my spanish knowledge and cultural awareness.

K.

K.

West University Place

Fluent

粵語 Flag

Cantonese

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, passionate, humorou...

My learning goals

To speak that language fluently

My favorite topics

Cultures Chit chats

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G.

Stockbridge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To get better at the selected languages, and hopefully be able...

My favorite topics

Things going on around the world, Friendships, Daily life, Music

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, Patient, Good Personality

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/littleton />Littleton, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/bowling-green />Bowling Green, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/scottsdale />Scottsdale.

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.