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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

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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

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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

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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

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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K.

K.

Silverdale

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

I want to be able to meet and talk to more, different peopl...

My favorite topics

Food!

Perfect language exchange partner

I'm still not sure!

C.

C.

Austin

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Italian

My favorite topics

Working out, learning instruments, exploring music, swimming,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly vibes only please

My learning goals

Being able to carry a conversation

H.

H.

Long Beach

Fluent

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who has a desire to learn, anyone who is enthusiastic,...

My learning goals

Ease of conversation, expanding vocabulary, understanding better.

My favorite topics

I’m interested in theater, literature, politics, textile arts, music, writing, spiritual practices… There is little that doesn’t interest me.

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J.

White Plains

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

to finally learn a language and not procrastinating...

My favorite topics

movies,film,cinema,music.

Ideal language community partner

at this point i would not know, cause i’m new to this

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Portage

NEW

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Ls películas, libros, plantas, los animales, los árboles, mi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun and easy to talk to but still corrects my mistakes

My learning goals

To become confident in Spanish by the end of this year

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A.

New York

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Consistent Well spoke...

My learning goals

I want to learn French so I can visit France

My favorite topics

Food Music

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T.

Boston

Fluent

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Romanian

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Italian

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Spanish

My learning goals

Conversationa...

My favorite topics

Travel, Food, Business, Nightlife

I want a conversation partner who is

International, intelligent and attractive

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C.

Greater Landover

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Jokes,anything that interests ...

My language exchange partner is

Kind,funny and speaks their mind

My learning goals

To learn a new language by the end of the month

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

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S.

Upper Darby

Fluent

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English

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Punjabi

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, interested in discussio...

My learning goals

To begin to speak some conversational Punjabi

My favorite topics

Spiritual things, family, cultures, literature, music

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Hebrew

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Arabic

My learning goals

To speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

About everything.. Im smart young gay, with huge ambition to learn new language. Im very curious, i will like to discuss about any topic

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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J.

Austin

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Photography, travel, sailing, bicyclin...

Perfect language exchange partner

A woman age 50 to 65, physically active, likes to travel, attended college

My learning goals

Live independently in a Spanish speaking country

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J.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, willing to go through basics with me...

My learning goals

To be conversational

My favorite topics

Food, travel, sports, and did I say food?

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J.

San Francisco

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Hablar con fluide...

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de cualquier cosa

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is at least at an intermediate level, and is serious about learning

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D.

Owatonna

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Outside Life Everythin...

Ideal language community partner

They will make sure I know it they will help

My learning goals

To know it by heart To speek fluently

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K.

Garland

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I just want to have friends and be able to learn from them c:...

My learning goals

I would like to travel to other parts of the world and be able to communicate freely and if you want I can teach you some words in Spanish

My favorite topics

Series, video games, cats, K-pop, anime, and draw, etc etc Me gustan mucho los gatos xd I like cats c":

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D.

Santa Cruz

Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

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German

My learning goals

Practice enough to the point that I can at least read fluentl...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, technology, science fiction, languages.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with similar interests that enjoys long conversations.

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J.

Los Angeles

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English Flag

English

My favorite topics

International issue...

I want a conversation partner who is

Students marjoring in economics

My learning goals

Getting a better understaning of each other

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E.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Easy to talk to, helpfu...

My learning goals

Become more comfortable having a conversation

My favorite topics

Sports (swimming, riding horses)

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L.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to pick up conversational fluency in Spanis...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing current events, sports, and things to do in New York City!

Ideal language community partner

My tandem partner lives on the West Side of NYC (ideally close to West Harlem) and is excited to engage with someone actively seeking to pick back up a language conversationally. He or she will be patient and willing to correct me when needed.

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J.

Atlanta

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports, Outdoor Activities, Animal...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone that is nice and doesn't mind my common Spanish mistakes

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation in Spanish

J.

J.

North Platte

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient Talkative Passionate ...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent. I’d like to learn the proper ways AND the slang.

My favorite topics

Let’s talk about the world, your feelings and dreams, hopes and fears, etc. I like art, the outdoors, food, traveling, and learning.

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K.

Lexington

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to able to speak Spanish to my employee...

My favorite topics

New tech and gadgets. I open to all positive topics.

I want a conversation partner who is

A woman over 30 with a career.

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/brooklyn />Brooklyn, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/chesapeake />Chesapeake, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/jacksonville />Jacksonville.

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.