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Learn English in Manhattan

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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

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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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H.

Perrysburg

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

My in-laws live in Mexico City. I want to be able to speak with...

My favorite topics

Music, Nature, Cooking, Food, Animals

Perfect language exchange partner

Adventurous and funny. I'm artistic and weird, so preferably someone who would appreciate that

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E.

Pittsburgh

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Movies, music, sociology, history, and popular cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone to help me practice Spanish

My learning goals

Become fluent in Spanish in 1.5 years

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A.

Phoenix

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My language exchange partner is

The perfect partner is someone that is patient and ready to learn...

My learning goals

My learning goal is to be able to communicate, in a new language, efficiently.

My favorite topics

Books and movies

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K.

Middletown

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English

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French

My learning goals

be good at franc...

My favorite topics

sports, music, food

Ideal language community partner

tall, dark, handsome

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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New York

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Travel, greetings, and hobbies...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who understands Chinese grammar.

My learning goals

Being able to form sentences, short conversations, and able to order food.

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A.

Portage

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun and easy to talk to but still corrects my mistake...

My learning goals

To become confident in Spanish by the end of this year

My favorite topics

Ls películas, libros, plantas, los animales, los árboles, mi gatos, y celebridades

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Z.

Coconut Creek

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Spanish

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French

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English

My learning goals

I want to be able to express myself fluently when speaking, to...

My favorite topics

I’d like to talk about different cultures, share some experiences in life

I want a conversation partner who is

A person who can speak with fluency and freedom of expression

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Y.

Smyrna

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Japanese

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Italian

My favorite topics

Anything from real life bitching to a serious personal goals...

My language exchange partner is

I’d like to help others learn how to speak Japanese. I’d like to learn something that I haven’t learned either English or something else. It’d be cool to get my Italian skills back again also.

My learning goals

Mostly for casual fun/entertainment to improve my vocabulary

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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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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Irving

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

Helpful, funny, open minde...

My learning goals

I want to be able to have a short conversation in Italian and be able to understand what other people say even if I can’t fluently respond at first

My favorite topics

Music, everyday conversations, kpop, art

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Fort Thomas

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I don't have any goal...

My favorite topics

Video games, YouTube, baseball, tech

Ideal conversation exchange partner

nice friendly, into what i like, my age, pretty

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O.

Sayville

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Turkish

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English

My favorite topics

travel, movies, technology, anima...

Perfect language exchange partner

travel, movies, technology, animal

My learning goals

daily english

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Gloversville

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, funny, maybe a little craz...

My learning goals

Learning for fun

My favorite topics

Books, music, TV

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East Hill-Meridian

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Spanish

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

...

My favorite topics

Travel and positive vibes

My language exchange partner is

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Hollywood

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Spanish

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English

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French

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.

My learning goals

Practice fluency in French and Portuguese.

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New York

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

- friendly - personabl...

My learning goals

- conversational in 6 months

My favorite topics

- music - worldly things - psychology

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Z.

Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To improve my grammar and vocabular...

My favorite topics

I like to talk about aviation and economics

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, funny, kind

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Houston

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English

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Spanish

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Video games, education, books, psychology, linguistics, world...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is very chatty and friendly, likes to share facts about their culture, and has a good sense of humor

My learning goals

Become conversational in the three languages listed, focusing mostly on Mandarin as I teach English online to Chinese children

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Country Club

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Spanish

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English

My language exchange partner is

Con todos, aquellos que amen la vida, los animales y la naturaleza....

My learning goals

Quiero mejorar los idiomas que estoy aprendiendo

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de todo

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Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Spanish language...

My favorite topics

Theater, the arts, technology

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, creative, enjoys having conversations,

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Z.

San Francisco

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English

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French

My favorite topics

have u ever thought about suicid...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

any not shallow mind

My learning goals

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S.

White Plains

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who likes bts, traveling, food, and anim...

My learning goals

To learn them so later on I can go to that country and interact with the people

My favorite topics

Traveling and talking about cool places and also talking about the exquisite food I ate in other countries

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Houston

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Danish

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluency in Spanish within 202...

My favorite topics

Dogs, nature, Phsycology, and traveling

I want a conversation partner who is

Silly, random, open minded, positive, and empathetic

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/wilmington />Wilmington, <a href=/learn/english/austin />Austin, and <a href=/learn/english/martinez />Martinez.

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.