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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

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

Español Flag

Spanish

Português Flag

Portuguese

LEARNS

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

LEARNS

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

LEARNS

Español Flag

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

LEARNS

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

C.

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

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

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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R.

Reno

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

Being able to have a smooth conversation with someone in German...

My favorite topics

Food, traveling, beer, coffee, hockey

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who isn’t very serious and able to joke around. Someone who is able to make fun of mistakes i make.

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M.

Clearfield

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I like watching movies, gaming, and playing music ...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone!

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a simple conversation. Learn more cultural phrases

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S.

Washington

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My language exchange partner is

Gentleman, ambitious, interestin...

My learning goals

Meet friends

My favorite topics

Fashion, travel, animals, food

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C.

The Colony

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

I’m trying learn enough Japanese for my trip to Tokyo in 8 month...

My favorite topics

Movies, Food and Music

Ideal language community partner

Someone that is patient and with similar interests

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T.

Charlotte

NEW

Fluent

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Hindi

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English

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العربية Flag

Arabic

My favorite topics

Humanit...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind hearted

My learning goals

I want to speak English as fluently add possible

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B.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, eager to learn and help open minded respectfu...

My learning goals

Learn 100 words in a month Become fluent

My favorite topics

N’importe quoi

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L.

Huntington

Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

To be fluent in English and sound naturally for NY Stat...

My favorite topics

Traveling, business, NYC slang

I want a conversation partner who is

Native American English speaker from NY

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E.

Portland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico...

My language exchange partner is

Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish! I’ve been trying to learn for about a year, but am hoping for someone who wants to speak both Spanish and English with me so I can learn.

My learning goals

I have many plans to visit Mexico soon, and my partner’s family is Mexican. I would like to be able to converse with them and ideally become fluent someday.

Jun

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

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“Tandem Pro has given me lifelong friends. I met them all through the “Near me” feature, which shows people practicing languages in the city where you live. 100% recommend.”

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M.

Coos Bay

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

Ideal language community partner

Someone who I can learn from and help as well that has a kind...

My learning goals

Learn to speak French fluently

My favorite topics

Cats Anime Movies Shows Animals Manga CultureExploration French Japanese Music Literature

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S.

New York

Fluent

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Burmese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Wants to have conversation effectively with expressive wrote...

My favorite topics

Food, shopping, Kpop and kdrama

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easy-going and sometimes calm and willing to listen and teach me well.

Y.

Y.

Dublin

NEW

Fluent

العربية Flag

Arabic

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Politics, religion, arts, immigration, educarion, comedy, travel...

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient and willing to teach me and converse with me.

My learning goals

Love learning as much as I can

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Y.

Bloomington

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Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

I want a conversation partner who is

I want to meet someone to know how to speak naturall...

My learning goals

Just want to speak English naturally

My favorite topics

Any topic. I just want to talk topics more deeply

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G.

Stockbridge

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

To get better at the selected languages, and hopefully be able...

My favorite topics

Things going on around the world, Friendships, Daily life, Music

My language exchange partner is

Funny, Patient, Good Personality

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D.

Prairieville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Videojuegos, música, libros y cualquier cosa que otros puedan...

Ideal language community partner

Alguien que es muy paciente y emocionado conmigo cuando progreso en un nuevo idioma

My learning goals

Quiero poder hablar español con fluidez para comunicarme con mi abuela y otras personas en su estado natal de California que hablan español con fluidez

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E.

Glendale

Fluent

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Armenian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

its need to be girl and she need speak english really goo...

My learning goals

me need be lawyer

My favorite topics

about anything

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E.

Corinth

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I hope to be able to hold basic conversations, read more fluently,...

My favorite topics

I love talking about art, food, comics, and really anything.

Perfect language exchange partner

I hope my Tandem partner is very patient and helpful. I have been studying on my own for awhile, but I am still unfamiliar with grammar, verbs, and sentence structure. I also hope we can find things in common and become friends! :)

C.

C.

New York

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

tv, travel, youtube, books, cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly & respectful. Preferably female!

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation

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J.

Jefferson City

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

Someone who will be able to help me learn French before I go...

My learning goals

To become as fluent as possible, because I’m going to be an abroad student in France from August 2019-sometime May/July 2020

My favorite topics

Food, culture, nature, cooking, hobbies, travel, space, pretty much everything

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I.

Marietta

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I just want to be fluent and have comfortable conversations....

My favorite topics

Mainly anything, but I do enjoy talking about instruments and music as well as video games.

Ideal language community partner

They have to be cool.

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B.

Muskegon

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Tiếng Việt Flag

Vietnamese

My favorite topics

I love learning about different cultures. I love to sing and...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who is friendly and wants to practice learning language

My learning goals

To practice reading and pronunciation

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M.

Torrance

Fluent

한국어 Flag

Korean

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

...

My learning goals

My favorite topics

Travel, music, movie , books

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M.

Santa Ana

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Learn the languag...

My favorite topics

Music. Dance. Art. Culture. Food.

I want a conversation partner who is

Communication is key. Let’s talk and learn new things from each other.

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/palo-alto />Palo Alto, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/anchorage />Anchorage, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tacoma />Tacoma.

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.