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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Y.

Manhattan

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Daily lifeculture work out️ scam walks away cuz it won't work...

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Coolest ppl, energetic ppl.

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

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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

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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

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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

H.

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

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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D.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

Starting a band...

My favorite topics

Looking for a female, Japanese-speaking singer to start an electronic duo with. I make beats and write music!

Perfect language exchange partner

A singer that is fluent in Japanese and has the basics of English down enough to communicate with me. Has an excellent singing voice and can devote a lot of time to music. Likes idol music as well as EDM, trap/hip hop, metal, etc

I.

I.

Yuma

Fluent

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Mexican Sign Language

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English

My favorite topics

...

I want a conversation partner who is

Amigable ,

My learning goals

Poder aprender para comunicarme en otros idiomas

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V.

Milpitas

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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American Sign Language

My language exchange partner is

友善、耐...

My learning goals

达到用英语交流的目的

My favorite topics

家庭、朋友、购物、旅游、学习

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O.

Mount Pleasant

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to know the basics of this languag...

My favorite topics

Environment, culture, politics, botany

Ideal language community partner

I suppose someone who is as slow as I am :)

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M.

Harrisonburg

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Ukrainian

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English

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Polish

My favorite topics

А ви задумувались про силу слова...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Street philosophers with good sense of humor. Word, Faith, Art.

My learning goals

To learn life meaning better.

A.

A.

Houston

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Cool, calm , nice, good teache...

My learning goals

To become fluent in both French and spanish

My favorite topics

Reading, mediating, writing. I love camping, canoeing, blobbing and more

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F.

Aurora

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To improve my French accent and speak more like a native. To...

My favorite topics

Art, photography, philosophy, fitness, reading, personal development, and entertainment.

I want a conversation partner who is

...are fun, funny & patient. Are serious about learning another language and willing to suffer through my mistakes.

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J.

Columbia

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I loving working out, and chatting with friend...

My language exchange partner is

I wanna have someone practice Korean or English with me

My learning goals

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.

Fairbanks

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Easy to communicate with, kind, and has a great personality...

My learning goals

I do not have any

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about tv shows, music, and personal experiences and life.

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M.

Los Altos

Fluent

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Korean

日本語 Flag

Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

career, frien...

My favorite topics

book, movie, music, art, dance

Ideal conversation exchange partner

outgoing

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S.

Baltimore

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, history, spirituality, astrology, metaphysics, esotericis...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone that is willing to teach me

My learning goals

To be fluent in 3 languages other than English

K.

K.

Weirton

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Socialists, feminists, artist...

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent in Spanish and help others perfect their English.

My favorite topics

art • art therapy • politics • activism • philosophy • culture

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C.

C.

West Hollywood

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

I would like to be able to hold my own during conversations in...

My favorite topics

France and the US, travel, movies/cinema

My language exchange partner is

Native-speakers; friendly vibes!

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M.

Mount Juliet

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Music Musical theatre Theatre Art Travel Harry Potter Movies...

Ideal language community partner

My perfect tandem partner would be someone who enjoys music, maybe is a musician or artist themself. They would enjoy talking about their goals and ambitions and opinions on life and world as a whole. They would be kind and open and inquisitive.

My learning goals

I would love to be able to carry on a conversation in a different language and develop good comprehension of the language. (Instagram: @macyruggiero )

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L.

Columbia

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can help me learn the language and become friend...

My learning goals

To become fluent and visit Japan

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about my day and hobbies

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R.

New York

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Be able to speak what I want to say like my Japanese...

My favorite topics

Anything!

Perfect language exchange partner

Practice together, and improve together!

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M.

Tillmans Corner

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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German

My favorite topics

I’m an dog lover I also like hiking and dancing, and I’m a little...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone open to some honest conversation- German or English!

My learning goals

I’d like to become comfortable in German then we’ll see what’s next.

K.

K.

Norwalk

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone patient, intelligent, some similar interests, creativ...

My learning goals

To speak in sentences, not just learn individual words. Be able to speak with small business owners, mothers, creatives, people in tech and health.

My favorite topics

Theology, technology, motherhood, business, Christianity, health, neurology, psychology, children, cities, travel, city planning, yoga

C.

C.

West University Place

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To make friends and become more fluen...

My favorite topics

Food, books, traveling, culture

Ideal language community partner

Helpful, funny, honest

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Hebrew

LEARNS

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Arabic

My favorite topics

About everything.. Im smart young gay, with huge ambition to...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A friend who will like to talk with me Palestinian /Lebanon Arabic

My learning goals

To speak fluently

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B.

Matthews

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Outgoing, friendly and open minded...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent, confident when I speak and helpful to others.

My favorite topics

Food, fitness and culture.

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D.

Martinsburg

Fluent

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English

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Indonesian

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To speak more with local people when travelin...

My favorite topics

Food travel lunch lifestyle

I want a conversation partner who is

Male 40 plus. Barcelona area

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/grand-rapids />Grand Rapids, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/salt-lake-city />Salt Lake City, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/austin />Austin.

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.