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H.

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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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

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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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C.

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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Spanish

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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.

Y.

Y.

Manhattan

Fluent

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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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K.

West University Place

Fluent

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Korean

My learning goals

To speak that language fluentl...

My favorite topics

Cultures Chit chats

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, passionate, humorous

Y.

Y.

Crawfordsville

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Cultural, travel, musi...

I want a conversation partner who is

Knowledgeable, interactive, strict in teaching

My learning goals

To be able to initiate and complete conversations, and conduct descriptions fluently.

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M.

New Britain

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk with someone who can help me understand...

My learning goals

To improve my grammar and to better understand the Colombian sense of humor

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, comedy, and food

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D.

Golden Gate

Fluent

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Mexican Sign Language

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English

My learning goals

Aprender el idioma para tener mejores oportunidade...

My favorite topics

Deportes, gastronomía, religión y música

Ideal language community partner

Amigable, sincero, paciente y respetuoso

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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F.

Boca Del Mar

NEW

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Spanish

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Catalan

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English

My favorite topics

Cualquier cosa menos polític...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Social, risueño, hablador, con ganas de compartir el idioma

My learning goals

Quiero hablarlo perfecto

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J.

Wilkinsburg

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkativ...

My learning goals

For better expression

My favorite topics

Everything

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P.

San Antonio

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Portuguese

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English

My learning goals

Improve my English and make new friends...

My favorite topics

Cars, nature, good stories, bike, airplanes, trucks, beautiful places, food, etc.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that likes to talk. I'm not here for a dating.

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H.

Duluth

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English

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Spanish

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French

My favorite topics

I would like to learn more and practice multiple languages. I...

My language exchange partner is

To be kind and to correct me when I’m wrong and also to understand I don’t really know all the things to do with certain phrases but I’m doing my best

My learning goals

To be fluent To order a taxi To meet different people To make people laugh It would look great on my resume To have fun To learn more

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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“Tandem Pro has given me lifelong friends. I met them all through the “Near me” feature, which shows people practicing languages in the city where you live. 100% recommend.”

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S.

Country Club

Fluent

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English

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

A friend that I can talk to about anythin...

My learning goals

Fluent and travel

My favorite topics

Culture, music, politics, art

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N.

Pacific Grove

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

我想毫不费力地说中文...

My favorite topics

我想聊些日常的生活,什么都在心神中。

Ideal conversation exchange partner

好的朋友是一位跟想我一起说一说,很耐心的人。

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S.

University Place

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Board Games Science Television Shows (Letterkenny at the top...

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, patient, inquisitive, humorous.

My learning goals

As fluent as a 10 year old.

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L.

Washington

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

easygoin...

My learning goals

conversation

My favorite topics

travel,body building

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P.

New York

Fluent

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English

My learning goals

I want to increase my vocabulary and work on my pronunciation...

My favorite topics

I like to talk about books, exciting places, art, discovering NY, cultural differences, a little bit of politics, to discover each one's true story of life.

My language exchange partner is

Someone which will help me to improve my skills but with who I can also spend quality time talking and having fun

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A.

Charleston

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I love music, and all types of visual art. Foods, deep thinking,...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who enjoys talking about everything and anything

My learning goals

I want to be able to get a job with the Japanese I learn when I get out of high school.

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M.

Portland

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Spirited conversation, partners willing to correct m...

My learning goals

Better my flow

My favorite topics

Questions of culture & philosophy

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C.

Apex

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English

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French

My learning goals

i want to improve my ability to speak french conversationally,...

My favorite topics

Dogs, food, traveling, and arty stuff

Perfect language exchange partner

friendly, willing to help me when i mess up, likes dogs

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M.

New York

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Lezgian

My favorite topics

Sport, movi...

I want a conversation partner who is

interesting personalities

My learning goals

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S.

Louisville

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English

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Polish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who won’t make me feel embarrassed by my poor Polish...

My learning goals

I am 100% Polish and my family currently lives there. My struggle is with speaking polish correctly - oftentimes, I create sentences word for word what they’d be in English instead of how they would be said in Polish.

My favorite topics

Movies, music, finance, cooking

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Z.

Coconut Creek

Fluent

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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

Ideal language community partner

A person who can speak with fluency and freedom of expression

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K.

Phoenix

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I play a lot of video games, cook, do voice acting and make YouTube...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want to talk with people who likes games and pets.

My learning goals

I want to have conversations. It would be fun to talk about games!

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G.

New York

Fluent

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Native French speakers learning Englis...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Current events, politics, languages, travel, culture, movies, television, and music

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J.

San Francisco

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Hablar con fluide...

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de cualquier cosa

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is at least at an intermediate level, and is serious about learning

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/lexington />Lexington, <a href=/learn/english/tucson />Tucson, and <a href=/learn/english/austin />Austin.

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.