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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 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

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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

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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

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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

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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G.

Waukee

Fluent

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English

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German

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

To get comfortable using Japanese again. It's been a while since...

My favorite topics

Games, school, shopping, travel, language.

Perfect language exchange partner

I want a partner who isn't afraid to correct me and likes to talk often

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M.

Auburn Hills

Fluent

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Arabic

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Movies, culture, foo...

I want a conversation partner who is

A native Spanish speaker, hopefully lives in the US

My learning goals

I love Spanish culture and language and want to be fluent in it. I know it is not going to be easy but I know I can do it.

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T.

Stephenville

Fluent

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English

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Femal...

My learning goals

To Louth all the languages

My favorite topics

Everything

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L.

Madison

Fluent

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English

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Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Conversational fluenc...

My favorite topics

Literature, makeup channel drama, the bachelor, criticism, good laughs with good people

Ideal language community partner

Anyone willing to be patient with all of my grammar mistakes!

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M.

Santa Barbara

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Fluent

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English

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Arabic

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, ethnicity, philosophy, history, economics,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Can talk about a wide range of topics and is dedicated toward fluency

My learning goals

Conversational fluency

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L.

Franklin Park

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Patien...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak with my friends native language, so they don't struggle and we can be closer.

My favorite topics

Nature, memes, music

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A.

Alton

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

My language goal is able to speak Japanese fluently. I would...

My favorite topics

Anything really. Im still learning the language, Hopefully I get better. And make a pen pal, or friends over seas.

I want a conversation partner who is

I don't know. A womans' perspective would be nice. I would be glad if it was male, or female either way.

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R.

Reno

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Food, traveling, beer, coffee, hockey...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

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

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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G.

Topeka

Fluent

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English

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Russian

Ideal language community partner

Nice and helpfu...

My learning goals

Be fluent in Russian, Spanish, or French

My favorite topics

Science, Art, and Culture

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J.

Watertown

Fluent

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English

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French

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Russian

My learning goals

Learn enough Russian before I start colleg...

My favorite topics

Video games, movies, comic books, cartoons, tv shows, cats, high school, life, lgbt, science

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, understanding, progressive, doesn’t like arguments, shy

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E.

Fairhaven

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I like to travel, hike, and read...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient, and nice, and who likes to talk about things like current events and science.

My learning goals

I like to watch movies, listen to podcasts, and read. I am also working on grammar books and expanding my vocabulary with anki.

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X.

Eau Claire

Fluent

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is smart, funny, and well versed in politics...

My learning goals

To become more fluent.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing politics, music, technology, and nature.

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I.

Haines City

Fluent

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Russian

English Flag

English

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French

My learning goals

Sharpen my language sa...

My favorite topics

Traveling, books, cooking, movies, food

My language exchange partner is

Fun, open minded, likes to travel

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A.

West Falls Church

Fluent

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English

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Danish

My favorite topics

Culture, politics, food, life, anything reall...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone! There’s so many people out there and I can’t wait to meet all of ya

My learning goals

Learn the basic and able to watch a show without subtitles

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V.

Harrison

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Hindi

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Would like to talk with Spanish speaking people around my community/new...

My learning goals

To speak Spanish fluently which helps me when I am traveling to Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico this year and make friends.

My favorite topics

Travel | Music | Technology | Concerts

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Berkeley

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Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

I am planning on moving to France so want to get comfortable...

My favorite topics

Food, travel, anything really just love to practice!

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who wants to help me learn French and who I can help learn English.

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R.

Chicago

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Cats and other pets, and education...

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy going, friendly, helpful with conversational Spanish.

My learning goals

Increasing my vocabulary, learning grammar, and being able to speak, listen, write, and read fluently.

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M.

Albuquerque

Fluent

English Flag

English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Music nerds, gamers & politicos....

My learning goals

To become fluent in French - or at least conversational.

My favorite topics

Music, photography & politics

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C.

Fort Thomas

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I don't have any goal...

My favorite topics

Video games, YouTube, baseball, tech

Ideal language community partner

nice friendly, into what i like, my age, pretty

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K.

Libertyville

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

The meaning of lif...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can help me learn Spanish

My learning goals

To become a more natural speaker

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J.

Dearborn

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

A nice and fun people that is willing to help me learn and grow...

My learning goals

To gain knowledge from the languages that I learn and as well as the culture. To be fluent in at least 2 or 3 languages.

My favorite topics

I like shopping, cooking, and playing with my dogs. As well as listening to music.

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C.

New York

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Able to read and speak a little of the lenguag...

My favorite topics

Life. Books, emotions, movies, music

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient

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/new-orleans />New Orleans, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/eugene />Eugene, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/cape-coral />Cape Coral.

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.