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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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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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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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A.

Agoura Hills

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Close to a native speake...

My favorite topics

Any topic

Perfect language exchange partner

Love to talk about everything

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K.

San Francisco

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Learning languages, flying airplane...

I want a conversation partner who is

My learning goals

Being able to speak the language fluently

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M.

Mustang

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can make time for me as I will do for them, someone...

My learning goals

Learning Korean and Japanese.

My favorite topics

Kpop, cooking, and drawing.

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G.

Lawrenceville

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French

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to be able to have long conversations in spanish....

My favorite topics

I love talking about cinema, music, art in general. I love travelling and it’s really interesting to me to discover people’s lifestyle in different countries. I’m also into psychology and true crimes. But you can talk to me about anything ;)

Ideal language community partner

someone who is interesting, who has conversation, not boring, down to help, who has the same interests as me…

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Skokie

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Turkish

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Kurdish (Kurmanji)

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English

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Persian

My favorite topics

...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Respectful and funny

My learning goals

I wanna learn to English

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L.

Lexington

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient but encouraging (meine deutsch ist sehr...

My learning goals

I want to eventually become fluent in German.

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about books, movies, music, culture, travel. Really anything!

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A.

Bartlett

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To be able to hold a full conversation and completely express...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, movies, tv shows, books and traveling

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is helpful and consistent

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B.

Bellaire

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

I have been learning piano in addition to German and I work as...

My language exchange partner is

Ideally somebody around my age but honestly I don’t really have a strong preference.

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything. I can generally communicate what I need to in writing but struggle more when speaking

Jun

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

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J.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Friendly people that would like to study a new language...

My learning goals

I wish to be fluent so I can study overseas!

My favorite topics

-Dance,singing,listening to music,going to cafes, taking pictures

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Mission

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Saber hablar ingles con perfeccio...

My favorite topics

Animales, mascotas, youtubers, naturaleza, vida cotidiana, slime, arena kinetica, Diy, Arte, dibujos, anime, lenay, etc

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Amistoso, respetuoso, responsable, interesado en el dibujo, que le gusten los animales y le guste hablar de sus mascotas, también que me enseñe un poco de ingles

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G.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Places , travel, foo...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone I can speak Spanish with

My learning goals

To speak more

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J.

Glendale

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who wants to be friends and help each othe...

My learning goals

Be fluent in Japanese so I can travel to Japan

My favorite topics

I like music, movies, and soccer

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O.

San Antonio

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to be able to have conversational skills...

My favorite topics

Daily activities, food and random topics.

My language exchange partner is

Someone patient as hell

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A.

Worcester

Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

My favorite topics

Variedades, Familia, música/filmes, viagens, moda, beleza, gastronomia...

Ideal language community partner

Quero ser fluente em inglês e Francês. Eu tenho uma boa compreensão nos dois idiomas. Terei o maior prazer de ensinar português!

My learning goals

Preciso aprende-los para aprimorar minha carreira (profissional) e para minha satisfação pessoal.

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S.

White Plains

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who likes bts, traveling, food, and anim...

My learning goals

To learn them so later on I can go to that country and interact with the people

My favorite topics

Traveling and talking about cool places and also talking about the exquisite food I ate in other countries

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R.

Aldine

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in a way that isnt just vocabulary and...

My favorite topics

I like Movies Video games and I live to ice skate and music along with piano is what I'm all about.

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect Tandem partner would be into the arts

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N.

Clarksville

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Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Music and instruments, books, and movie...

I want a conversation partner who is

Outgoing, funny, and kind

My learning goals

To visit countries that speak French and/or Italian one day and be able to have conversations with people there and be able to understand each other

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G.

New York

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Mutual interest...

My learning goals

Pass jlpt n1

My favorite topics

Food, culture, travel, life

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I.

Morrisville

Fluent

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Russian

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

Wanna increase my skill...

My favorite topics

Everything except politics

Ideal language community partner

Amiable

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Tempe

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

The news, science, coffee, books, and just day-to-day life...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Can help me perfect my grammar, able to have weekly conversations so I can practice!

My learning goals

Perfect grammar, learn how to discuss the news better, learn some new vocabulary.

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D.

White Plains

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English

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Xhosa

Perfect language exchange partner

someone well-read & linguistically inclined. would be nice if...

My learning goals

to learn about the details of language in my target language. i want to be able to understand the intricacies between words like “tasty” and “delicious”, so that my translations can properly convey the feeling of the work i’m translating.

My favorite topics

literature. poetry & books & even movies, tell me about your favorite literature in your native language <3

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A.

New York

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Russian

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English

My learning goals

I need improve my English to level advanced...

My favorite topics

Traveling, music, movie, tv show

I want a conversation partner who is

Native English

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/new-orleans />New Orleans, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/denver />Denver, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/charlotte />Charlotte.

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.