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Learn English in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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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

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Manhattan

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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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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

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Y.

Manhattan

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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...

Perfect language exchange partner

Chatterbox, Coolest ppl, energetic ppl.

My learning goals

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

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English speakers in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Engaging and Curiou...

My learning goals

I feel like I have hit a plateau in German and I want to get better

My favorite topics

Music, Politics, Current Events, Philosophy, Science, Architecture, Food

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A.

Manhattan

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Spanish

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Melhorar nas outras lingua...

My favorite topics

Música, Esportes e Biología

My language exchange partner is

Cualquer um que deseje falar e aprender

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G.

Manhattan

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Portuguese

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English

My favorite topics

Me gusta conocer nuevas personas, viajar, conocer nuevos lugares....

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Deseo poder aprender a comunicarme bien en el idioma estudiado.

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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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V.

Cypress

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversatio...

My favorite topics

Travel, pets, life in general.

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun, easy going, patient

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A.

Maumelle

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Art, food, movies, politic...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny and likes to talk but is busy like me

My learning goals

Fluency, I want to be able to use Chinese as part of my job

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Artesia

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Patienc...

My learning goals

Understanding what other people say

My favorite topics

Basketball, Snowboarding, Baseball, Surfing, Travel, Food, Movies

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Hollywood

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Spanish

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English

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French

My learning goals

Practice fluency in French and Portuguese...

My favorite topics

Culture, traveling, spirituality, LGBT, and technology.

Ideal language community partner

A nice person who likes to talk about spirituality, life coaching, culture, travels, and:or psychology, etc.

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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New York

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Food, culture, travel, lif...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Mutual interests

My learning goals

Pass jlpt n1

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Lawrence

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

learning each other 互相学...

My learning goals

能用于日常对话

My favorite topics

politics

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G.

Stockbridge

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To get better at the selected languages, and hopefully be able...

My favorite topics

Things going on around the world, Friendships, Daily life, Music

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, Patient, Good Personality

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Lima

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Anything and everything...

My language exchange partner is

Looking for video language exchange where I talk in English, you talk in German

My learning goals

To become fluent in German

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Philadelphia

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Ideal language community partner

Nic...

My learning goals

Career Develpment and Connect New Friends

My favorite topics

Photography

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J.

Austin

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Live independently in a Spanish speaking countr...

My favorite topics

Photography, travel, sailing, bicycling

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A woman age 50 to 65, physically active, likes to travel, attended college

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S.

Kirksville

NEW

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Beekeeping Nursing Medical Famil...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open, funny, patient, chatty

My learning goals

Learn, laugh, slang, proper

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M.

Salt Lake City

Fluent

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English

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Portuguese

I want a conversation partner who is

Available to practice a couple times a week. A slow and patient...

My learning goals

Develop a vocabulary around topics of interest. I am passionate about environmental conservation, and to be able to discuss this in a foreign language would be a dream come true! I'd love to have a deep conversation about this one day

My favorite topics

Travel, the environment, politics, films, adventuring, backpacking, skiing.

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M.

Los Altos

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Japanese

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German

My learning goals

日常会話、ビジネス会...

My favorite topics

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My language exchange partner is

ドイツ人の女性

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Winston-Salem

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel, food, running, religion, LGBT issues, and literature...

Ideal language community partner

Someone willing to put up with my foolishness as I stumble through a new language.

My learning goals

My partner's family is from Costa Rica. I would like to be able to develop enough fluency to make basic conversation with native Spanish speakers (and then go from there).

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East Hill-Meridian

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

...

My learning goals

My favorite topics

Travel and positive vibes

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Bartlett

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To be able to hold a full conversation and completely express...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, movies, tv shows, books and traveling

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is helpful and consistent

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B.

Sacramento

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help me actually speak in Spanish! I’m afraid to speak and I end up responding in English because I’m embarrassed to pronounce words incorrectly or use the wrong word. Someone can be patient while I improve

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.

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Gainesville

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Okay with shy people, okay with lots of questions to make sure...

My learning goals

To be fluent in both Spanish and French

My favorite topics

Movies, travel, pets, anything really

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S.

New York

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Japanese

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English

My learning goals

because one can't speak English want to be able to tal...

My favorite topics

I want to be able to speak English. I'm a hair dresser.

Ideal language community partner

I want you to tell me a lot about everyone's home country.

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A.

Boulder

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

sports, animals, podcast, Burning Man, music, trave...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Young, smart, funny, and patient.

My learning goals

To be able to understand locals and to be able to get around the country easily.

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K.

Baton Rouge

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Easy goin...

My learning goals

Fluency aspirations

My favorite topics

Life, entertainment, exploration

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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.

I want a conversation partner who is

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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/brookline />Brookline, <a href=/learn/english/eugene />Eugene, and <a href=/learn/english/colchester />Colchester.

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.