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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.

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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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

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

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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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Z.

Berkeley

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Advance...

My favorite topics

Education, history, geography

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, patient, beautiful

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B.

Seattle

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

生活 科技 体育 健康 教育 电影 娱...

I want a conversation partner who is

善良的 友善的 有耐心的 有趣的

My learning goals

能够在工作和生活中使用

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S.

Cary

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

people who are friendly, patient, and won’t get mad at me if...

My learning goals

to speak with correct grammar and have people understand what I’m saying.

My favorite topics

cooking food, drawing, singing, and playing video games :^)

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M.

Fort Wayne

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Fluent

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English

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Russian

My learning goals

To be conversational in the languages that I am studying...

My favorite topics

Food, Music, Culture

Ideal language community partner

Someone will help me practice languages, and someone who Incan help as well.

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Burlington

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Anything. Family, work, business, news, entertainment...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open and patient.

My learning goals

Fluency in the French Language.

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J.

Chicago

Fluent

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Spanish

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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English

Perfect language 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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M.

Tillmans Corner

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I’m an dog lover I also like hiking and dancing, and I’m a little bit of a nerd

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone open to some honest conversation- German or English!

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C.

Culver City

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

Meditation&mindfulness, Design, Readin...

My language exchange partner is

Who like to share their life, dream and passion :) Share a book you just read with me!

My learning goals

Express thoughts accurate and speak fluently

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"Fantastic app full of fantastic people. I’ve made many friends and I’m even planning trips to see them. It’s turned my life around!"

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S.

Maricopa

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Willing to trade English lessons for helping me with Spanish....

My learning goals

Improve Spanish grammar

My favorite topics

I love travel and martial arts. I like hiking and eating out and talking with new people.

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L.

Atascocita

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent in Korean and German. I know a bit...

My favorite topics

Topics I like discussing are food, life in general, and books.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

The perfect tandem partner would be someone who respects me and is nice to talk to

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A.

Charleston

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about just about anything. I just like to have...

Perfect language exchange partner

I want someone who is slow and understanding whenever I don't know how to say something, because I would be the same towards them.

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.

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B.

Tacoma

Fluent

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Curious and patien...

My learning goals

Be able to hold a full conversation in French

My favorite topics

Food, politics, and dance!

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H.

Winston-Salem

Fluent

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English

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Haitian Creole

My learning goals

To be fluent by my birthda...

My favorite topics

Anything

My language exchange partner is

Willing to teach me everything they know

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S.

Charlottesville

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Persian

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Interested in learning more about different cultures. Tech and...

Ideal language community partner

Open to discussion of different ideas in depth.

My learning goals

Expand my communication ability to talk with different people in their own language.

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M.

Huntsville

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice, funny, interesting, enthusiastic for learning and talkin...

My learning goals

Work towards fluency, learn the culture along with the language, hold a conversation in French!

My favorite topics

Cultural perspectives, Sports, Nature, Cooking, Current Topics

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K.

Severn

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

hablar con fluidez chino,coreano e ingle...

My favorite topics

Cultura general

Perfect language exchange partner

una persona respetuosa

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B.

Jersey City

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

History and culture, food, travel and current events...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone relaxed and easy going. I want to use French to talk about daily life and interests

My learning goals

To be able to have a relaxed conversation in French .

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J.

Norman

Fluent

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English

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Latin

LEARNS

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Icelandic

My language exchange partner is

Someone who will practice with me. Above all I’m here to learn...

My learning goals

A2 by May, B1 by August for Icelandic. Since Spanish is easier, I want to be fluent by the end of the year.

My favorite topics

Anything really, I have vague knowledge on a variety of things. If you want me to get really passionate then let’s talk about movies!

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S.

Lima

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

To become fluent in Germa...

My favorite topics

Anything and everything

Ideal language community partner

Looking for video language exchange where I talk in English, you talk in German

A.

A.

Beaver Dam

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Norwegian

My favorite topics

Anythin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguien que podría practicar conmigo casi todos los días.

My learning goals

Fluidez. Vivir en Noruega

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D.

Willmar

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English

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Akan

Perfect language exchange partner

I’ll talk to anyone who’s willing to talk to m...

My learning goals

I don’t have any specific goals, I just learn languages for the fun of it.

My favorite topics

I’m glad to talk about anything, but my main interest is everything involving languages: language-learning, historical linguistics, conlanging, etc.

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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.

I want a conversation partner who is

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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/phoenix />Phoenix, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/pittsburgh />Pittsburgh, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/dayton />Dayton.

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.