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Manhattan

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

culture, kpop, food, animal...

My language exchange partner is

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

T.

T.

Manhattan

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

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

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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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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,...

Perfect language exchange 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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English speakers in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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Spanish

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English

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Portuguese

I want a conversation partner who is

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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Portuguese

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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.

My language exchange partner is

Personas con metes abiertas e inteligentes para poder hablar de temas interesantes y aprender uno del otro.

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Y.

Manhattan

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Daily lifeculture work out️ scam walks away cuz it won't work...

Ideal language community partner

Chatterbox, Coolest ppl, energetic ppl.

My learning goals

Make friends no cap. Doing a PhD study try to survive.

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Y.

Manhattan

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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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Boston

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Russian

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English

My learning goals

Keep it active, maintain the leve...

My favorite topics

Life, hiking, thoughts and feelings, low key travel

Perfect language exchange partner

Willing to chat casually, maybe someone local to meet up with too

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Smyrna

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Portuguese

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English

My favorite topics

Trabalho Lazer Diversão Saúde Religiã...

I want a conversation partner who is

Que seja alegre e disposto a ensinar e aprender

My learning goals

Aprender o inglês é um desafio que tenho enfrentado a algum tempo, meu objetivo é ter uma conversação e conseguir demonstrar quem realmente sou, com meus pensamentos e minha personalidade que as vezes não consigo expressar pela barreira da língua

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S.

Huntsville

Fluent

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

Just someone friendly and helpful☺...

My learning goals

To learn as much as I can☺️

My favorite topics

Music and culture

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L.

Kenner

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English

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American Sign Language

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to become fluent and take some sabbaticals in Italy for...

My favorite topics

Health & fitness, nutrition, art & Health issues, travel, Italy, food-wine, environmental & climate needs in politics, mindfulness & meditation, mental health/psychology, American football, tennis, athletics & other sports (internat. soccer-“calcio”),

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is a”foodie “ and likes discussing Italian food, restaurants, nutrition & fitness options in Italy as well as options for cultural exploration. I teach a study abroad class for an American university every year and can discuss new options...

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Bellaire

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English

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German

My favorite topics

I have been learning piano in addition to German and I work as...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Ideally somebody around my age but honestly I don’t really have a strong preference.

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything. I can generally communicate what I need to in writing but struggle more when speaking

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Sacramento

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can help me actually speak in Spanish! I’m afraid...

My learning goals

I would like to be as fluent as possible in Spanish eventually, but I would at least like to practice some everyday conversational phrases before my next trip to Colombia in May.

My favorite topics

Traveling, art and design, music... Reggaetón es mi favorito

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Wichita

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English

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French

My learning goals

I want to become more familiar with slang/colloquial phrases...

My favorite topics

TV classics like Friends and How I Met Your Mother, major cinemas, language learning and various sports like volleyball, tennis, and track & field!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is also interested in learning, culture or language!

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E.

Evans

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English

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Norwegian

My favorite topics

tv/film/books/music, culture, current event...

My language exchange partner is

interesting, fluent in language and culture

My learning goals

become more fluent in language and more aware of culture/current events

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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Shafter

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

Fun, talkative, informed, intelligent, curiou...

My learning goals

To be able to speak as many languages as possible

My favorite topics

Movies, Books, Politics, Culture, Religion, Catholicism,

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L.

West Columbia

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Spanish

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French

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Italian

My learning goals

Practic...

My favorite topics

Physics, Conspiracy theories, “Supernatural” phenomena… The Apocalypse? Idk.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

No filters!

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C.

Austin

NEW

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Spanish

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Italian

My favorite topics

Working out, learning instruments, exploring music, swimming,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly vibes only please

My learning goals

Being able to carry a conversation

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Oakley

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who will help me while I help them, a friend as well...

My learning goals

To keep a conversation with someone, and get more fluent in the language.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing life goals, future, hobbies, or anything to make conversation.

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N.

Florissant

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation easie...

My favorite topics

I can usually talk about anything, but I like tv/movies, anime, food, comics, and books.

My language exchange partner is

That’s hard to describe there’s so many different people in the world

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Z.

New Orleans

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

fitness, lif...

Ideal language community partner

English is her native language.

My learning goals

improving speaking English

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Q.

New York

Fluent

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Korean

LEARNS

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, generous, good conversatio...

My learning goals

English. Like native speakers

My favorite topics

Fashion, fun, beauty, exercise, youtube

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O.

San Antonio

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to be able to have conversational skills...

My favorite topics

Daily activities, food and random topics.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone patient as hell

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New Rochelle

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I’m an artist and really enjoy Art as well as video games and...

I want a conversation partner who is

A perfect Tandem partner has to be good at keeping a conversation at least, just so things don’t get awkward ^ - ^

My learning goals

I hope to at least learn to keep up a sentence, introduce where I’m from, how old I am, my name, discuss what I like and simple commands.

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C.

The Colony

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone that is patient and with similar interest...

My learning goals

I’m trying learn enough Japanese for my trip to Tokyo in 8 months

My favorite topics

Movies, Food and Music

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K.

Belmont

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

i want to learn the basics, just enough to carry a conversation...

My favorite topics

i enjoy kpop, kdramas,making new friends, male or female works. i love listening to music, trap/ hip hop genre. i do competitive cheerleading.

Ideal language community partner

patient, good listener, someone who is interested in becoming good friends, enjoys music of similar taste

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L.

New York

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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French

My favorite topics

Culture, food, traveling, fashion, dancing, sports, philosoph...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native French speaker, who is open minded and like to know more than what France can offer, likes to travel, knows about life, and be patient to be a good professor.

My learning goals

Conversational, and able to communicate freely in a native way. Understand culture through language.

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Tyler

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English

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Czech

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and very patien...

My learning goals

To be able to talk to locals of the country and be able to make my way in a city by myself

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking a bout tv shoes, music, books, politics, economics, philosophy and just everyday things

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S.

Kirksville

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Learn, laugh, slang, prope...

My favorite topics

Beekeeping Nursing Medical Family

I want a conversation partner who is

Open, funny, patient, chatty

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Manhattan, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 13 English speakers in Manhattan looking to learn English together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for English language exchange in Manhattan?

In Manhattan there are 13 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Manhattan where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/raleigh />Raleigh, <a href=/learn/english/allentown />Allentown, and <a href=/learn/english/mission-viejo />Mission Viejo.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 13 of them coming from Manhattan.