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Language exchange in New York

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New York

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Portuguese

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Russian

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Travel/Music/Photography/Business/Fitness Here to help you practice...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

I am just here to help people practice so anyone, feel free to send me a message. If I can learn another whole language though, it would be nice :)

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T.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

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Spanish

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Korean

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French

Ideal language community partner

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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S.

New York

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English

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Hindi

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Ukrainian

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Russian

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French

My learning goals

Primary goal is to meet interesting people here, share life experiences...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly people looking to have good interesting deep conversations. who wants to share experiences and to know about each other cultures and cuisines etc. interested to talk about all kind of topics. New ppl- new things to learn :)

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H.

New York

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Armenian

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Russian

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, movies, books, scienc...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who wants to talk :)

My learning goals

Learn enough to communicate freeley

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D.

New York

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

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Portuguese

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is a patient teacher ready to explain complex language...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Life, current events, the news.

J.

J.

New York

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Tagalog, Filipino

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French

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Passionate on finding out, what it is.

My language exchange partner is

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

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E.

New York

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

I’m open for anything :) I also teach Englis...

Ideal language community partner

Helpful , reasonable, available

My learning goals

To be fluent by the end of this year

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J.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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Cebuano

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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N.

New York

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

I want to improve my speaking and listening so that I'm eventually...

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone friendly and encouraging; quelqu'un sympathique et encourageant

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P.

New York

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Fluent

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

I wanna be singer in some band.

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A.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone that speaks clear and slow Spanish and who is serious...

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish. Yo quiero ser bilingüe!

My favorite topics

I just like to have a good time, go out to different restaurants and bars. I am an electrical engineer/project manager.

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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

Ideal language community partner

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

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M.

New York

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Language and culture, traveling and advanture...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly and outgoing, love languages and traveling

My learning goals

Learn as many languages and cultures as possible

A.

A.

New York

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who share similar values and interests as me...

My learning goals

Ability to speak fluently.

My favorite topics

Cultures, History, Hobbies, Goals,

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S.

New York

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English

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Malay

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American Sign Language

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...

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!

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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Y.

New York

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Fluent

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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...

My language exchange partner is

Native Brazilian Portuguese speakers

My learning goals

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

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E.

New York

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Fluent

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Italian

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Spanish

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English

Ideal language community 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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R.

New York

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun, kind and adventurous

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S.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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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K.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

To be fluent in multiple languages.

My favorite topics

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

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K.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Japanese

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!

My language exchange partner is

Someone who i can have a normal conversation/be friends with, and help me learn a new language. Common interests would help a lot too :))

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N.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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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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S.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange 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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S.

New York

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Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Movies, traveling, ghost stories

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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A.

New York

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English

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German

My favorite topics

I enjoy a variety of science topics, whether it’s biology, philosophy,...

I want a conversation partner who is

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。

My learning goals

To speak fluently in a target language I am learning. I wish to have conversational skills in German, B2/C1 by the end of this summer. — Deutsch lernen, und Chinesisch lernen — 学习德语和中文。

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B.

New York

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

Need someone who can fix my grammar mistakes...

My learning goals

To make me confident to speak up

My favorite topics

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

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L.

New York

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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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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G.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Art, culture, history, and traveling...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Gain fluency and cultural awareness

A.

A.

New York

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Looking for kind, honest people to practice with. I'm easy-going...

My learning goals

I want to practice chatting since I don't have many chances. I'd love to make long term friends too

My favorite topics

Food, music, writing, books, movies, languages

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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!!!!

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/arlington />Arlington, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/greensboro />Greensboro, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/glendale />Glendale.

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.