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Language exchange in New York

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New York

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French

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English

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Arabic

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Spanish

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Langues, voyages, Hobbie...

My language exchange partner is

Partage d'expériences

My learning goals

Améliorer la langue, la culture et mon savoir

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S.

New York

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English

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Hindi

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Turkish

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French

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Dutch

Ideal language community partner

Friendly people looking to have good interesting deep conversations....

My learning goals

Primary goal is to meet interesting people here, share life experiences while learning new languages. If all goes well then to meet these friends someday and see their country.

My favorite topics

Anything that you find interesting and intriguing about the world, share hobbies/ education/ career / traveling and life experiences

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O.

New York

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English

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French

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Korean

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Japanese

My learning goals

I am just here to help people practice so anyone, feel free to...

My favorite topics

Travel/Music/Photography/Business/Fitness Here to help you practice writing and speaking another language. I'm here for anything I work in immigration law in New York. ⚖️

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Travelers, lovers of music, business people, or just anyone looking to chat

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D.

New York

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Life, current events, the news...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is a patient teacher ready to explain complex language points again if needed.

My learning goals

Spanish - total fluency Portuguese - conversational fluency Mandarin - conversational fluency

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J.

New York

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Tagalog, Filipino

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

To be honest, I do not know. However, we can always try....

My learning goals

To be able to communicate and understand; the language confidently.

My favorite topics

Passionate on finding out, what it is.

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E.

New York

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To be fluent by the end of this yea...

My favorite topics

I’m open for anything :) I also teach English

My language exchange partner is

Helpful , reasonable, available

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J.

New York

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English

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Cebuano

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Spanish

My favorite topics

️ ️️ ✈️ ⚕️️‍♀...

Ideal language community partner

, -, . Enthusiastic people who enjoys having daily conversation.

My learning goals

To be able to understand one another in order to promote world peace ☮️!

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N.

New York

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone friendly and encouraging; quelqu'un sympathique et encouragean...

My learning goals

I want to improve my speaking and listening so that I'm eventually able to speak fluently: je veux améliorer mon expression orale ainsi que ma compréhension orale pour que je puisse parler couramment

My favorite topics

Traveling, art, writing, music (esp alternative), film, foreign language & culture; les voyages, l'art, l'écriture, la musique (surtout alternative), le film, les langues et les cultures étrangères

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P.

New York

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Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

I wanna be singer in some band....

My favorite topics

If do you help me to improve my english, i can t...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone really interested to learn and help like I'm.

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S.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Concerts, traveling, and getting to know new people...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, easy to talk to, and willing to learn! Also, someone who can be regularly available to practice throughout the week

My learning goals

I wish to become fluent in Spanish by the end of the year and learn enough Japanese to be able travel in Japan with little difficulty

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T.

New York

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English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone chill who can teach me about their country’s culture...

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent at Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, travel, food, tv shows/movies

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L.

New York

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English

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German

My learning goals

i'm taiwanese-american, mostly here to improve my mandarin and...

My favorite topics

your interests, everyday life, culture, history, music, art, food, really anything

Ideal language community partner

open minded! i'm happy to make new friends. sorry have been away from app...was travelling and now have covid , will be back soon

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A.

New York

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Cultures, History, Hobbies, Goals...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who share similar values and interests as me.

My learning goals

Ability to speak fluently.

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K.

New York

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who i can have a normal conversation/be friends with,...

My learning goals

comfortable in casual Japanese conversations

My favorite topics

Hmm anything really. I like video games, i love going to the gym, i read a lot, play more video games and photography!

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M.

New York

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English

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French

My learning goals

Je besoin d’améliorer la compréhension et parler en français...

My favorite topics

Parlons comme si déjà nous nous connaissons. Parliamo come si già ci conoscessim

I want a conversation partner who is

Je préfère discuter tout avec quelqu’un qui pourra continuer à parler régulièrement. Audio messages SVP!!!!

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A.

New York

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I just like to have a good time, go out to different restaurants...

My language exchange partner is

Someone that speaks clear and slow Spanish and who is serious about learning English so we can set up Tandems.

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish. Yo quiero ser bilingüe!

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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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S.

New York

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English

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Spanish

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is fun and nice!...

My learning goals

To be able to be fluent in many languages.

My favorite topics

Writing, cosplay, drawing, video games, comics, travel, music and making friends!

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A.

New York

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English

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German

My learning goals

To speak fluently in a target language I am learning. I wish...

My favorite topics

I enjoy a variety of science topics, whether it’s biology, philosophy, or linguistics. I also enjoy talking about books. — Hallo, mein Name ist Alvin. Ich mag Wissenschaft-Psychologie und Biologie, oder Linguistik. Ich freue mich darauf, mit dir zu sprech

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone witty and intelligent, to have deep conversations with. Ich würde gerne mit jemandem sprechen, der geistreich und intelligent ist, damit wir gemeinsam tiefe Gespräche führen können.— 我想和一位口齿伶俐的朋友聊关于深刻的话题。

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K.

New York

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English

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Automobiles, but I'm friendly so saying hello won't be a problem...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can and is willing to teach me and would be patient with my mistakes.

My learning goals

To be fluent in multiple languages.

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S.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Malay

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American Sign Language Flag

American Sign Language

I want a conversation partner who is

Passionate about learning English and can help me with my Chinese...

My learning goals

我想提高我的中文我希望我有机会将来去中国练习说中文

My favorite topics

Hey, I’m Sarah. I’m Malaysian and I’m currently living in New York. I love talking about any entertaining stories, music, art and travelling. 我是Sarah,我是一个马来西亚人住在纽约。期待跟大家聊天,一起努力学习语言吧!

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R.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be able to fluently speak Spanish with other...

My favorite topics

Travel, international news, nature, love, spirituality

My language exchange partner is

Fun, kind and adventurous

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N.

New York

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Talking about life, travel, movies, and other culture...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who really wants to learn my native language and will help me learn theirs.

My learning goals

Fluency in my learning languages

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E.

New York

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Italian

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Spanish

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Gente que quiera practicar en llamada/videollamada, para que...

My learning goals

Hablar como un español nativo de españa y el frances, hablarlo bien, ya que me gusta una chica francesa

My favorite topics

je propose une chambre à valence( españa ) gratuitement en échange de cours de français

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B.

New York

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

To make me confident to speak u...

My favorite topics

sports, video games, books, politics, cars, new technologies

Perfect language exchange partner

Need someone who can fix my grammar mistakes

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M.

New York

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Language and culture, traveling and advanture...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and outgoing, love languages and traveling

My learning goals

Learn as many languages and cultures as possible

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S.

New York

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Fluent

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Spanish

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who is respectful and wants to share their culture with...

My learning goals

Just be a little bit more involved with the world as a whole

My favorite topics

Movies, traveling, ghost stories

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H.

New York

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Armenian

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Learn enough to communicate freele...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, books, science

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who wants to talk :)

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Y.

New York

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Yoga, travel, culture, music, philosophy, literature, t...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Brazilian Portuguese speakers

My learning goals

Be conversational in basic Portuguese by May when I go to Brazil

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G.

New York

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is friendly and enthusiastic about teaching new languages....

My learning goals

Gain fluency and cultural awareness

My favorite topics

Art, culture, history, and traveling!

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R.

New York

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to speak to video call someone new every wee...

My favorite topics

I like food, sports, music, and travel. Rap to me in spanish to unlock my friendship

I want a conversation partner who is

Some one who is patient with my broken spanish, and is going to take the time to help me

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in New York?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 2,884 speakers in New York 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 New York?

There are 2,884 members in New York on Tandem.

Which other locations in United States other than New York are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/oakland />Oakland, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tacoma />Tacoma, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/columbus />Columbus.

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 2,884 do it in New York.