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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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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.

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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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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

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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)

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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A.

White Settlement

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I plan to be a intermediate by the time I’m 18.(so 2 years) I...

My favorite topics

I mostly just want to know about South Korea. Like the food,culture,school. Also we could talk about sports,life,musicals,singing, or just about how your days going.

Perfect language exchange partner

I would love for them to cheer me on while I’m learning. And does not get to angry when I can’t get a word. Is preferably under 25 so I can learn formal and informal with slang. But I age doesn’t matter as long as I can get a teacher I can l learn from.

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L.

Las Vegas

Fluent

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Tagalog, Filipino

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I love working out and I trade forex also. I’m passionate about...

I want a conversation partner who is

I’m open minded I’m not picky with people

My learning goals

To speak fluently

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A.

Prairie Village

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Funny Interesting Nic...

My learning goals

Italian and Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, movies and events of electronic music

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J.

Milpitas

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

Explore the world,become open-minde...

My favorite topics

Education America Political Environment Entertainment

Ideal language community partner

Warm-hearted,respectful,well-mannered,helpful,talkative

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S.

White Plains

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Traveling and talking about cool places and also talking about...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who likes bts, traveling, food, and anime

My learning goals

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

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A.

Charleston

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

I want someone who is slow and understanding whenever I don't...

My learning goals

I am currently taking Japanese as an online course through my school, but I want to practice having conversations with people because I feel like that will help me retain it.

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about just about anything. I just like to have conversations with people.

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S.

Huntsville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

To learn as much as I can☺...

My favorite topics

Music and culture

I want a conversation partner who is

Just someone friendly and helpful☺️

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J.

Mission Viejo

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Armenian

My favorite topics

Work, hobbies, current event...

My language exchange partner is

A partner who I can learn from and teach

My learning goals

To sound fluent with good pronounciation

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Wide general knowledge to have intersting conversations about...

My learning goals

To maintain my current level and improve

My favorite topics

Food , culture , art , film, music , drinks, travels etc

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M.

New York

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Italian

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French

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

TOEFL tes...

My favorite topics

Travel, music, history, photography, graphics, design

Ideal conversation exchange partner

To me the only important thing is to know how to listen to each other in order to learn

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J.

Libertyville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

-Sports -Food -Future (College, classes, majors, etc....

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who will help me with my spanish and who will talk to me in Spanish, but use the basics so I still understand and comprehend what they are saying.

My learning goals

Complete my classes weekly recruitments

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F.

Washington

Fluent

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Swedish

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English

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and relaxe...

My learning goals

Improve Japanese conversational skills

My favorite topics

I like discussing different languages and cultures. I am also interested in science and politics. I have been on exchange studies in Tokyo for 6 months

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B.

Lauderdale Lakes

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

Learning as fast and effectively as possible...

My favorite topics

Art, video games, computers.

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who is excited about language learning as I am.

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O.

Lamont

Fluent

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Hindi

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, Fashion, Music, Movie...

Ideal language community partner

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanish

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J.

Chicago

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

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Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone like me trying to improve his Spanish vocabulary, pronunciation...

My learning goals

I want to reach a fluent spoken English due to develop better my work in an international office.

My favorite topics

Economy, Sports, culture, movies...

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J.

Norwood

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

Be able to learn another language in a Year...

My favorite topics

I like to talk about anything.

Perfect language exchange partner

Quiet, Intellegent, Very Unique, Independent and Creative

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C.

Syracuse

NEW

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Food, culture, anim...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone knows Japanese wanting to learn English or Chinese

My learning goals

Along with university course

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M.

Menlo Park

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Nice and friendl...

My learning goals

Improve speaking skills

My favorite topics

Tech industry

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E.

Frederickson

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Cantonese

My learning goals

To be able to introduce myself and know some small tal...

My favorite topics

Food and music mostly

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient and easy to talk to without it being too awkward

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D.

Boston

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy video games, Netflix, all kinds of music, anime and i...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Be open and willing to talk

My learning goals

Idk i just wanna learn

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J.

Austin

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Live independently in a Spanish speaking country

My favorite topics

Photography, travel, sailing, bicycling

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E.

Boston

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I have studied Mandarin for years on and off (and been abroad),...

My favorite topics

Culture Politics Science

I want a conversation partner who is

I am hoping to make a new friend through language :)

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/gainesville />Gainesville, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/knik-fairview />Knik-Fairview, 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.