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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

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

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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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J.

White Plains

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

to finally learn a language and not procrastinating...

My favorite topics

movies,film,cinema,music.

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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K.

Gallatin

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Anything really...

I want a conversation partner who is

Replies fast, cute

My learning goals

I want to Learn the basics in ASL, be able to text in French/Spanish maybe not necessarily be able to speak it, but if it's possible that would be nice

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J.

Lenexa

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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German

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is willing to help teach and is patient with my dumb...

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold conversations

My favorite topics

Sports, beer, family, software, web development

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L.

Highland

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Well fluent speaking is the ultimate goal but that’s waaaay later...

My favorite topics

Anime, Tv, Art, nerdy things basically

Ideal language community partner

Nice and patient would be great, someone that could give me honest criticism if I’m doing horrible lmao

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New York

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Hiiii, my level in English is B1 so I can have a basic conversation,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, cheerful, curious

My learning goals

Speak English

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G.

Los Angeles

Fluent

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English

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Fluent Korean,Chinese, and English speakers ...

My learning goals

To become proficient in the language

My favorite topics

I love music, art, movies, ballroom dancing, food, volleyball, cooking and making new friends❤️

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J.

Los Angeles

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Getting a better understaning of each othe...

My favorite topics

International issues

I want a conversation partner who is

Students marjoring in economics

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M.

Harrisburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Manga,archery cookin...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone I just want to talk and make a good friend

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Japanese and Korean

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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M.

Honolulu

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

Ideal language community partner

Enjoys the same things I d...

My learning goals

To become fluent in both French and Spanish

My favorite topics

Art, music, photography

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Onalaska

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Russian

My learning goals

To fluently speak and understand Russian and Greek, Latin and...

My favorite topics

Philosophy; Existentialism; Ontology; Metaphysics; Biology; Evolution; Psychology; Psychiatry; Neuropsychology; Poetry; Politics

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Russian or Romanian traditionalist female

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A.

Asheville

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Life art music politics religion food outdoor...

Perfect language exchange partner

Interesting

My learning goals

To improve my vocabulary and fluency

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D.

Albany

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun people, who likes jokes and enjoy learning about different...

My learning goals

To become fluent in Japanese to consider it my second language, Possible plans on moving to Japan to teach english, translate and explore.

My favorite topics

Culture, writing poetry, photography, traveling, communications, beagles, shiba inu, video games.

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A.

Helena

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

Being able to understand the languag...

My favorite topics

Anime, Drawing, and school

My language exchange partner is

Someone that can help me learn the language

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A.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Art, books, travel, anthropology, tec...

Ideal language community partner

Good conversation and happy to chat in both our languages

My learning goals

I’d like to pass C1 French (eventually)

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B.

Lauderdale Lakes

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who is excited about language learning as I am...

My learning goals

Learning as fast and effectively as possible.

My favorite topics

Art, video games, computers.

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J.

Brentwood

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Learn to speak Korean fluently...

My favorite topics

bands , LGBTQ + , art , photography , music , etc.

Perfect language exchange partner

Oof , anyone who isn’t dry . I guess someone who’s really chill and kind , um , part of lgbtq would be nice though .

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K.

Riverview

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports, travel, technology, science fiction, fitnes...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who enjoys teaching. Someone who is patient.

My learning goals

I eventually want to attain fluency.

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A.

Jersey City

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Open, patien...

My learning goals

Learn some Italian

My favorite topics

Bored on this quarantine, so let's practice some languages

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Y.

Irvine

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Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

I'd like to conversatio...

My favorite topics

movie,novel,trip,culture

Ideal language community partner

kind person. learning Japanese

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A.

Newark

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Mascotas, viajes, ciencia, película...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Sociable, abierto a platicar de cualquier tema sin prejuicios

My learning goals

Tener conversaciones casuales fluidas, ademas de ampliar mi vocabulario

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K.

Los Angeles

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun easy to talk with. Share similar interests. Can speak Chinese...

My learning goals

To be able to have any day to day conversations

My favorite topics

Movies Culture Culinary Pets Music Travel

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C.

Fort Wayne

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to eventually be fluent in Spanish...

My favorite topics

Music, art, animals, nature, mindfulness, yoga, wine, food, DIY

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient and fun.

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/racine />Racine, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/concord />Concord, 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.