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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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A.

Burbank

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Punjabi

My learning goals

To be able to speak in general conversational settings, and to...

My favorite topics

Film/ television, literature, psychology, history, and music

Perfect language exchange partner

Polite, patient, intelligent, easy-going, focused, kind, and cultured

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J.

East Brunswick

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

My favorite topics

日常、雑談、映画、いま流行ってるも...

I want a conversation partner who is

会話が弾む人

My learning goals

アクセントをなくしたい

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K.

Minneapolis

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My language exchange partner is

耐心幽...

My learning goals

使之成为自己的第二语言

My favorite topics

switch,book

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J.

Round Rock

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Cultura genera...

My favorite topics

Cualquier tipo

Ideal language community partner

Amable y dispuesto a aprender español

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Bellaire

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Culture, Sports,The Art...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Helpful, Friendly, and Funny

My learning goals

To fluently speak them all the languages I try learning

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E.

Calexico

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Una persona sería, tranquila, y sobre todo respetuos...

My learning goals

Poder en algún momento dominar al 100 % el idioma ingles

My favorite topics

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Salisbury

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

To be conversational enough to live in the actual countr...

My favorite topics

Tv shows and music

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who doesn’t judge

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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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German

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Travelling, dogs, politics, sciences, cookin...

My language exchange partner is

Active, open minded, eager to learn

My learning goals

Being able to talk to my Korean mum and family

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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D.

Mableton

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Interested in music, jokes, and foo...

My learning goals

Strength in accent

My favorite topics

Music

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N.

Richmond

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be fluen...

My favorite topics

family, friends,relationships,daily life food,movies

Ideal conversation exchange partner

funny , willing to teach me new phrases , fun to talk to

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Y.

Milwaukee

NEW

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

Video game, minecraft, natural science, social science,history...

Perfect language exchange partner

Just friendly

My learning goals

能够自然地和母语使用者对话。

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R.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Marathi

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

A person who can teach me from the first alphabet and can be...

My learning goals

I want to understand and converse in Korean & Spanish with fluency!

My favorite topics

Personal life, experiences, career, education

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R.

San Lorenzo

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Conseguir un buen trabaj...

My favorite topics

Como atender clientes en restaurante

My language exchange partner is

Amigable y con pasiencia

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L.

Cambridge

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

school, traveling, life, people, just practicing German in general...

Ideal language community partner

patient, will correct me on my grammar and help me practice my speaking, we can talk about anything : meine Grammatik ist nicht so schlecht, aber ich brauche mehr Sprechen, weil ich mein Spreche zu besser machen will... danke!

My learning goals

to speak much much better than I write : meine Deutsch nicht zu besser schreiben, sondern zu besser sprechen

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L.

Highland

Fluent

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice and patient would be great, someone that could give me honest...

My learning goals

Well fluent speaking is the ultimate goal but that’s waaaay later on, for now I’d just like to be able to form proper sentences and have alright pronunciation

My favorite topics

Anime, Tv, Art, nerdy things basically

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D.

White Plains

Fluent

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English

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Xhosa

My learning goals

to learn about the details of language in my target language....

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

someone well-read & linguistically inclined. would be nice if you’re a student or write often. i made this account for a literary translation class i’m taking, so someone also semi-proficient in english would be nice.

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P.

Port Washington

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Tv shows and movies And photograph...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny and interesting

My learning goals

Learn new words

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S.

Harrisonburg

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who can help me with English and also Who is kind, fun,...

My learning goals

I came here to pratice English. Cause I want to live abroad few years later! And I want to talk in English with native speaker I can also help you with Korean.

My favorite topics

hobby , dream, work etc.. like anything interesting and fun!

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C.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

I'm trying learning English...

My favorite topics

I love travel, take pictures is my main hobby.

Ideal language community partner

Friendly

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E.

Chicago

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Liv...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly and very nice

My learning goals

I would like to converse

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T.

Gilroy

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Mexican Sign Language

Perfect language exchange partner

Divertido y apsionad...

My learning goals

Dominarlo

My favorite topics

Sobre ser feliz

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L.

West Columbia

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Spanish

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French

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Italian

My learning goals

Practic...

My favorite topics

Physics, Conspiracy theories, “Supernatural” phenomena… The Apocalypse? Idk.

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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/portland />Portland, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/raleigh />Raleigh, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/mission-viejo />Mission Viejo.

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.