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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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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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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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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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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.

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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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Lynbrook

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Speak 5 languages fluentl...

My favorite topics

Culture, food, travelling, psychology, philosophy,

Perfect language exchange partner

Helpful & patient

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D.

San Diego

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English

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Current events, general discussion, music, history, travel, languages...

I want a conversation partner who is

Conversational, helpful,

My learning goals

I want to learn korean, spanish, as well as brush up on my American Sign Language.

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M.

Amarillo

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Open minded and humorou...

My learning goals

To become more fluent

My favorite topics

Music and art

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T.

Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To get an A in Spanish class. Basically, I need to be able to...

My favorite topics

Food, video games maybe, movies, other culture

Ideal language community partner

Anyone :)

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Frederickson

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English

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Food and music mostl...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and easy to talk to without it being too awkward

My learning goals

To be able to introduce myself and know some small talk

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K.

Fresno

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Danish

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

A happy, open and ready to teach or learn language...

My learning goals

I really want to speak the chosen languages fluently or at least have a good conversation with people

My favorite topics

I love talking about traveling, fashion and animals.

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Bellaire

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English

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German

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything....

My favorite topics

I have been learning piano in addition to German and I work as a graphic designer. I love animals but especially dogs.

I want a conversation partner who is

Ideally somebody around my age but honestly I don’t really have a strong preference.

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A.

Temple Terrace

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Music and art...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly!

My learning goals

To become fluent.

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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J.

Winston-Salem

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

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

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).

My favorite topics

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

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J.

Old Bridge Township

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Korean

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Spanish

My learning goals

Understanding other culture and talking about daily lif...

My favorite topics

history, food, education, books, arts, sports and traveling

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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West Allis

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Books, movies, tv shows...

Perfect language exchange partner

Fluent, and nice

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish

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Y.

Crawfordsville

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Knowledgeable, interactive, strict in teachin...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Cultural, travel, music

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M.

New York

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German

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English

My learning goals

ein perfektes englisc...

My favorite topics

sport,filme,essen,smalltalk

My language exchange partner is

sie kann perfekt englisch

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A.

Beaver Dam

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English

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Spanish

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Norwegian

My favorite topics

Anythin...

Ideal language community partner

Alguien que podría practicar conmigo casi todos los días.

My learning goals

Fluidez. Vivir en Noruega

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O.

The Woodlands

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English

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Spanish

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient and smart of course ;...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in as many languages as i can and I want to start with the romantic languages first

My favorite topics

Food, history, and style

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T.

Gilroy

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Spanish

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English

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Mexican Sign Language

My learning goals

Dominarl...

My favorite topics

Sobre ser feliz

Perfect language exchange partner

Divertido y apsionado

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Arlington

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Music, culture, politics, every day life, et...

I want a conversation partner who is

Just someone I can talk with and hopefully help increase both of our language skills and help immerse me in a different culture as I try to do the same for them

My learning goals

To be fluent in the language

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T.

Honolulu

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Korean

LEARNS

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English

My language exchange partner is

Native English from US...

My learning goals

I want to improve English speaking

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing any topics

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San Francisco

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Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Speaking, writing, listenin...

My favorite topics

Psychology, food, cultures, books, movies

Ideal language community partner

Love to speak, I’m open to different topics also I’m psychologists so if you have any questions lest do it. Spanish native looking forward to improve my English

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J.

Perris

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Arabic

My favorite topics

Travel, food, adventures, art, philosoph...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Social, humorous, outgoing, adventurous

My learning goals

Build up conversational dialogue

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J.

Bellevue

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Willing to be patient and help correct my mistakes so that I...

My learning goals

I want to Be able to hold an everyday conversation with native speakers so that I can travel and work within Japan.

My favorite topics

Anime, Sports, Reading, Climbing, Fitness

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J.

Sugar Land

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

To improve my Portuguese skill...

My favorite topics

I just started learning Portuguese because I am going to be an exchange student in Brazil but I love talking about traveling.

I want a conversation partner who is

I am open to anyone but maybe someone who enjoys traveling.

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/anchorage />Anchorage, <a href=/learn/english/gainesville />Gainesville, and <a href=/learn/english/tempe />Tempe.

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.