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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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T.

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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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

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Y.

Manhattan

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Chatterbox, Cool ppl, energetic ppl, chill vibe

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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English

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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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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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Novato

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

与人沟通(To communicate with people...

My favorite topics

电影 音乐 旅行 (Movie, music, traveling)

Perfect language exchange partner

待人友善(Kind and nice people)

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E.

Portland

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish! I’ve been trying to learn for about a year, but am hoping for someone who wants to speak both Spanish and English with me so I can learn.

My learning goals

I have many plans to visit Mexico soon, and my partner’s family is Mexican. I would like to be able to converse with them and ideally become fluent someday.

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S.

Rochester

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English

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American Sign Language

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me a learn a language while being patient...

My learning goals

Learn more vocab, learn grammatical structure, be able to converse

My favorite topics

Dogs, computers, programming

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Acworth

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Improve my english and do my life in USA easie...

My favorite topics

Movies, places, travel

Ideal language community partner

someone funny, intelligent and sometimes little silly

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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O.

Mount Pleasant

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Environment, culture, politics, botan...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I suppose someone who is as slow as I am :)

My learning goals

I want to know the basics of this language

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H.

Syracuse

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice , beginner like me lo...

My learning goals

To become fluent or just a lot better

My favorite topics

What is you’re favorite animal?

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Depew

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to speak and understan...

My favorite topics

Sports, movies, fashion, traveling, music , food , nite life, outdoor activities, fitness

I want a conversation partner who is

Open and patient, great sense of humor

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A.

Rosenberg

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Spanish

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Video games, anime and mangas , culture...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly and mature also needs to like anime and video games

My learning goals

I want to learn Japanese so maybe the day I go there it won’t be hard to communicate with other people in Japan

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D.

Broadview Heights

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English

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

I’d like to find someone that is willing to teach me the basics...

My learning goals

I’ve been to Italy and France twice in the past five years. I would like to return soon with more knowledge of how to communicate with locals.

My favorite topics

Movies, traveling, books, writing. Find me on Instagram: Daniel.S.Ohio

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Baltimore

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in 3 languages other than Englis...

My favorite topics

Music, history, spirituality, astrology, metaphysics, esotericism

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone that is willing to teach me

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G.

New York

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Current events, politics, languages, travel, culture, movies,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Native French speakers learning English

My learning goals

Improve my French so I can go from the B2 to the C1 level

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S.

San Francisco

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can be patient with me but also strict and tell me...

My learning goals

I want to know how to put sentences together and improve my pronunciation

My favorite topics

Dramas, dramas and more dramas lol jk and food

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Long Beach

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English

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French

My learning goals

Ease of conversation, expanding vocabulary, understanding better...

My favorite topics

I’m interested in theater, literature, politics, textile arts, music, writing, spiritual practices… There is little that doesn’t interest me.

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who has a desire to learn, anyone who is enthusiastic, anyone who can laugh, anyone who can cry. I have no restrictions.

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D.

Missouri City

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Aprender idiom...

Ideal language community partner

Que me ayude a aprender ingles

My learning goals

English

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L.

East Massapequa

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English

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Irish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open, friendly, doesn't take life to seriousl...

My learning goals

Conversational

My favorite topics

TV, comedy, politics, pagan

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Arlington

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Practice for perfec...

My favorite topics

Movies, Cars, History, News

Perfect language exchange partner

You are the best

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C.

San Gabriel

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

philosophy, buddhism, art, communication, healing. ig:@clenclen...

I want a conversation partner who is

traveling this summer to paris, stockholm, rome, barcelona. let’s chat! ig:@clenclen.

My learning goals

meet new people and explore new worlds

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R.

New York

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Anyone and everyone...

My learning goals

To learn the basics of Mandarin and be able to hold a conversation. Also to learn the tones correctly.

My favorite topics

Business/ Investing

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Mount Juliet

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would love to be able to carry on a conversation in a different...

My favorite topics

Music Musical theatre Theatre Art Travel Harry Potter Movies Life Goals and dreams Culture Science

Ideal language community partner

My perfect tandem partner would be someone who enjoys music, maybe is a musician or artist themself. They would enjoy talking about their goals and ambitions and opinions on life and world as a whole. They would be kind and open and inquisitive.

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K.

Norwalk

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Theology, technology, motherhood, business, Christianity, health,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient, intelligent, some similar interests, creative

My learning goals

To speak in sentences, not just learn individual words. Be able to speak with small business owners, mothers, creatives, people in tech and health.

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B.

Riverdale

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone funny, helpful and honest...

My learning goals

I want to at least be intermittent in all three languages by the end of the year.

My favorite topics

Mostly anything.

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L.

Elk Grove

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Portuguese

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English

My learning goals

Speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

Movies, series, soccer game, and life situation.

I want a conversation partner who is

A girl that has patience

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/mountain-view />Mountain View, <a href=/learn/english/newark />Newark, and <a href=/learn/english/fresno />Fresno.

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.