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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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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.

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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

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

English Flag

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

English Flag

English

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Español Flag

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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J.

Washington

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Learn more about culture and make more friend...

My favorite topics

Culturas, Fashion, Travel, Books

Perfect language exchange partner

Responsible, polite and motivated

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S.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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Persian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Routine life, travel, different customs of other countries, and...

I want a conversation partner who is

Somebody who really help me to improve my speaking and making correct sentences in English

My learning goals

My goal is to be an advance learner, and speak and understand easily

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Y.

New York

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Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

日本語を勉強したい人、又は自分の間違いを訂正したり表現を教えてくれる...

My learning goals

1年間で生活に不自由しないレベルになること

My favorite topics

日常会話をまずは話せるようになりたいので、テーマは特にありません。なんでも。

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R.

Beaverton

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

To be able to hold a fluid conversation with someone, and eventually...

My favorite topics

Art, movies, horror, videogames, fantasy, sci-fi, and much more!

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is eager to talk, has similar interests to myself, and has a good sense of humor!

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J.

Denver

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I am a chemical engineering student at the University of Colorado...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People that can help me learn as much as I can about their language and culture. Like what is seen as respectful and proper in their culture. When I visit their countries I want to fit in as much as possible and I would hate to offend anyone.

My learning goals

I studied abroad in South Korea last year and fell in love with the country and South Korean people. I plan to move to Korea more permanently next year after I graduate from university so I am trying to learn as much korean as possible.

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M.

Pittsburgh

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

someone i can make friends with!...

My learning goals

i want to be able to have casual, everyday conversations

My favorite topics

everyday life, culture, politics, food, linguistics

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K.

Fresno

Fluent

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Danish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I really want to speak the chosen languages fluently or at least...

My favorite topics

I love talking about traveling, fashion and animals.

I want a conversation partner who is

A happy, open and ready to teach or learn languages

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A.

Greenville

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Viaje...

My language exchange partner is

Conversador

My learning goals

Aprender a conversar

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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J.

Seattle

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal language community partner

Youn...

My learning goals

Speak with fluency

My favorite topics

Everything

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W.

Seattle

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

Learning enough to make friends...

My favorite topics

I’ll talk about anything, but I really enjoy talking about video games.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who wants to learn languages, just like me!

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B.

Cimarron Hills

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Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Cotidiano, música, conversas aleatórias :...

Perfect language exchange partner

Pessoas comunicativas

My learning goals

Conhecer novas culturas

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D.

Santa Cruz

Fluent

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Portuguese

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English

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with similar interests that enjoys long conversations...

My learning goals

Practice enough to the point that I can at least read fluently

My favorite topics

Books, movies, technology, science fiction, languages.

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A.

Portage

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

To become confident in Spanish by the end of this yea...

My favorite topics

Ls películas, libros, plantas, los animales, los árboles, mi gatos, y celebridades

My language exchange partner is

Fun and easy to talk to but still corrects my mistakes

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L.

Malden

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Fluent

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Russian

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English

My favorite topics

life, music, travel. Im pianist and songwrite...

Ideal language community partner

Лёгкий в общении)

My learning goals

Понимать

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Y.

Columbia

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easygoing and gentl...

My learning goals

Express myself without much trouble.

My favorite topics

Cultural difference

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A.

Los Angeles

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Practice so that I can maintain the skills I've learned in school...

My favorite topics

Current events, school, pets, food, etc

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who's willing to correct my mistakes politely, wants to practice twice or three times a week for half an hour each session, open-minded!

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B.

Campbell

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Vietnamese

My favorite topics

Life, health, music, movies, culture, fun, exercise, food, adventur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Lighthearted fun people who enjoy learning and joking around. Native speakers of Vietnamese, Tagalog or Mandarin that are learning English.

My learning goals

My goal is to have a conversation in a new language and make new friends.

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S.

Stephenville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Understanding, willing to hel...

My learning goals

To be fluent in French and Spanish

My favorite topics

History, Makeup, Video Games, Memes

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X.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To maintain my current level and improv...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Wide general knowledge to have intersting conversations about the world

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A.

Philadelphia

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

travelling Food anything about live...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Be patient Be nice Better be fun

My learning goals

Learn a lot about other culture Make friends

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M.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient individual who knows English fairly well and can assist...

My learning goals

Be able to carry out a conversation in Spanish longer than 10 minutes, be understood by native speakers, learn about other cultures and ultimately obtain a mid to high level of speaking and listening comprehension in Spanish.

My favorite topics

Music, weekend activities, weather, work, travel, diet and exercise

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K.

Beaver Dam

Fluent

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English

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to speak Mandarin and Korean better. Hopefully learn some...

My favorite topics

TV shows, music, everyday life.

I want a conversation partner who is

Easygoing and friendly

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/las-vegas />Las Vegas, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/fort-worth />Fort Worth, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/roseville />Roseville.

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.