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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

Fluent

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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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C.

Manhattan

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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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Y.

Manhattan

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Japanese

My learning goals

Make friends no cap...

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Coolest ppl, energetic ppl.

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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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A.

Chesapeake

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

being fluent or have an advanced understanding in Thai and Japanese...

My favorite topics

I enjoy topics such as movies, hobbies, sports (mostly tennis though lol), the arts, and fashion

Perfect language exchange partner

someone who is nice, funny, a bit goofy, and are opened minded

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E.

Apex

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English

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German

My favorite topics

No particular topics I struggle sometimes with advanced grammar...

I want a conversation partner who is

Willing to talk at least one time per week hopefully more

My learning goals

Keep using my German language skills so I don’t lose them

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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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E.

Liberty

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluenc...

My favorite topics

Music

Ideal language community partner

Friendly

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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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L.

West Chester

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English

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French

My favorite topics

music, politics, pop cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

easy to talk to and helpful

My learning goals

to know enough french to get by in a french country

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J.

New York

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English

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Armenian

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient partner who can speak English or Spanish to any degree...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in French, proficient in Western Armenian and Mandarin.

My favorite topics

I work in medical research, I’m really interested in the science and also understanding health issues globally. I love traveling, food, museums, art, dragon boat racing, and running.

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M.

Riverside

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Aprender a un nivel avanzado que me permita comunicarme diariament...

My favorite topics

Fitness, mascotas, emprendimiento de negocios

I want a conversation partner who is

Divertido, paciente, inteligente, amable

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New York

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Russian

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English

My favorite topics

Traveling, music, movie, tv sho...

My language exchange partner is

Native English

My learning goals

I need improve my English to level advanced

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H.

Syracuse

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English

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German

Ideal language community 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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West Jordan

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in french in the hopes of being able...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, technology,fantasy books

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who likes to talk about anything while helping others learn the language.

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J.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Food, travel, sports, and did I say food...

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, willing to go through basics with me.

My learning goals

To be conversational

K.

K.

Arlington

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

Just someone I can talk with and hopefully help increase both...

My learning goals

To be fluent in the language

My favorite topics

Music, culture, politics, every day life, etc

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M.

Haines City

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Learning Spanis...

My favorite topics

Reading, personal finance, dreams, the meanings of life

My language exchange partner is

Someone who has a lot of patience

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S.

White Plains

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Traveling and talking about cool places and also talking about...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who likes bts, traveling, food, and anime

My learning goals

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

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H.

Bloomingdale

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone understanding who would be willing to chat with me and...

My learning goals

to continue improving in my language learning

My favorite topics

i don’t have specific things i like to discuss, i’ll talk about anything (:

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B.

Glendale

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Yo quiero mejora...

My favorite topics

Casi todo, arte, deportes, trabajo, vida, familia, comida, viajando, y mucho más

Perfect language exchange partner

Fiable, inteligente y tiene capaz de practicar regularmente

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I.

Berkeley

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Food, travel, anything really just love to practice...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who wants to help me learn French and who I can help learn English.

My learning goals

I am planning on moving to France so want to get comfortable speaking.

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D.

Burien

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

A native Spanish speaker interested in chatting about topics...

My learning goals

I can read Spanish better than I can speak it, and my goal is to speak it well enough so that I can be confident speaking Spanish for travel and work. So I need to spend more time conversing with native speakers until I get there.

My favorite topics

A mi me importa mucho el medioambiente. Clean energy. Cooking. Progressive politics. Travel and camping, hiking, and skiing. Electronic music. Evolutionary biology.

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Y.

Irvine

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Japanese

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English

My learning goals

I'd like to conversatio...

My favorite topics

movie,novel,trip,culture

Ideal language community partner

kind person. learning Japanese

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A.

New York

Fluent

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Hindi

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Languages, culture and travel experience...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Well traveled, helpful and patient

My learning goals

To achieve working level proficiency in German in a year

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S.

Kansas City

Fluent

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, friendly, and willing to teac...

My learning goals

Be able to hold a conversation, but also be fluent eventually.

My favorite topics

Art, Video games, or general topics

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S.

Crystal Lake

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To be able to converse fluently with someone if I were to go...

My favorite topics

Pets, books, music, deep conversation, movies, hobbies, birds, video games, dance

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and helpful and will correct my mistakes. Fun and easy to talk to

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/springfield />Springfield, <a href=/learn/english/oakland />Oakland, and <a href=/learn/english/waco />Waco.

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.