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Language exchange in Manhattan

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Y.

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.

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

G.

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

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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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

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

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

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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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D.

Columbia

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Reading French academic sources for research, and basic conversational...

My favorite topics

theology, literature, music

Perfect language exchange partner

friendly, patient, inquisitive and thoughtful.

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N.

Spring

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Anime, Manga, Learning, Books, Video Games, Cultures, foods,...

I want a conversation partner who is

One who is understanding and patient and fun to talk to of course. Humor is a must!

My learning goals

I would love to speak and understand languages like French and Japanese more fluently and past reading or slow speaking.

B.

B.

Riverdale

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone funny, helpful and honest...

My learning goals

I want to at least be intermittent in all three languages by the end of the year.

My favorite topics

Mostly anything.

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L.

Highland

Fluent

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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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M.

Aurora

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Traveling. Cooking. Cultural exchange...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Informative. Fun. Interesting. Patient.

My learning goals

To improve my Japanese in speaking and writing

B.

B.

Mattoon

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient and kind...

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation in Korean comfortably.

My favorite topics

I love to dance watch movies and learning about culture, Kpop, food,animals, learning languages, fashion and KBeauty

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K.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

To speak it fluen...

My favorite topics

Anything

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind,silly,smart,tall and like to be curious

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J.

Palm Coast

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Juegos, oscio, deportes, historias...

My language exchange partner is

Que hable ingles y sea amable

My learning goals

Deseo aprender a hablar ingles chino y portugues. Inicialmente ingles

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

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D.

Nogales

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal language community partner

Seria una persona que le guste los deportes y la musica como...

My learning goals

Conocer personas de otras partes del mundo

My favorite topics

Deportes, Musica, Dibujo

C.

C.

Lawrenceville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to speak to my friends and coworkers in their native...

My favorite topics

I'm really wanting to learn just basic concersational.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient

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B.

Huntsville

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Travel, Tv/Netflix, Interests, Cultures, Sports, Music, Ar...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded, funny, Interest in learning,

My learning goals

To improve my French and learn new vocabulary in Spanish, German, Italian, and Manderin

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L.

Huntington

Fluent

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Russian

LEARNS

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Native American English speaker from N...

My learning goals

To be fluent in English and sound naturally for NY State

My favorite topics

Traveling, business, NYC slang

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C.

Albany

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

To just learn as many languages as I can and learn every culture...

My favorite topics

I love to read and write. I’m laid back but shy from the beginning. I’m not the most talkative most of the times but then I do talk enough.

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient, and will understand how it can be difficult to learn a new language.

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N.

Warren

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

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Italian

My favorite topics

Books, Tv shows, hobbies, musi...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone. Hey

My learning goals

Don’t have any

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S.

Union City

Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who speaks correctly and can correct m...

My learning goals

Be more fluent and be able to have an entire conversation in English

My favorite topics

Hr, travel, health, food, series

C.

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that is patient and with similar interests

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Y.

New York

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Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

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...

I want a conversation partner who 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人

My learning goals

1年間で生活に不自由しないレベルになること

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M.

North Miami

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

-willing to correct me -patient if I’m struggling -have things...

My learning goals

-to speak Spanish like a native!

My favorite topics

-TV/movies -sports -religion -swapping stories -dreams and aspirations

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W.

Chicago

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

粵語 Flag

Cantonese

LEARNS

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Korean

My learning goals

communicatio...

My favorite topics

music,food,culture

Ideal language community partner

open people,can talk a lot,kind

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O.

Kirksville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

video games, anime, books, movies, memes...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone who is fun to talk to and who likes to help me understand different ways of their cultures.

My learning goals

to be fluent in Japanese and to become better with Spanish.

M.

M.

Monterey Park

Fluent

Deutsch Flag

German

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Perfect language exchange partner

Ähnliche Interessen und vor allem nett...

My learning goals

Fließend Englisch sprechen. Neue Vokabeln lernen.

My favorite topics

Filme, Kunst, Kultur, Medien, Videospiele, Musik.

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T.

Auburn Hills

Fluent

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Arabic

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

I would love to be able to communicate with German colleagues...

My favorite topics

Engineering

I want a conversation partner who is

I'm looking for someone who wants to have some fun discussions. Humor is a plus :)

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/brookline />Brookline, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/chandler />Chandler, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/ann-arbor />Ann Arbor.

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.