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Learn English in Manhattan

Learn to actually speak English by making friends with native speakers

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H.

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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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

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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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

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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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J.

Orem

Fluent

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Telugu

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English

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French

My learning goals

I wanna learn French-by the end of this year...

My favorite topics

I’m a guy I’m mostly into cars but I do love songs and can sing , and art , music and history or stories and ofcourse movies

Perfect language exchange partner

Lot of interaction and corrections and Frequent talks

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W.

Chicago

Fluent

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Cantonese

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Korean

My favorite topics

music,food,cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

open people,can talk a lot,kind

My learning goals

communication

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S.

Foley

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English

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Romanian

My language exchange partner is

someone who is willing to help me just as I’m helping them. I...

My learning goals

To be conversational

My favorite topics

23 year old female who likes discussing life, traveling, languages, music, anime, forex, wealth creation, anything LGBT related

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H.

Security-Widefield

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To become fluent in different languages and make new friends...

My favorite topics

Music, photography, movies, basically anything!

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient because I will mess up a lot probably at first. Someone to help me through my language learning journey. Someone who is kind and someone who will have fun in both teaching and learning languages!

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Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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J.

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...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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M.

Syracuse

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can listen and have a good conversation with me...

My learning goals

I would like to be able to chat with ease!

My favorite topics

Harry Potter, Twilight, books, writing, cooking, food, New York City, Canada, Mexico, Honduras, France, Korea

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R.

Summerville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to communicate better with others when I...

My favorite topics

Travel Current events Festivals Bargains

I want a conversation partner who is

I’m interested in communicating in Spanish and Portuguese languages to develop stronger skills

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Lawrence

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

politic...

My language exchange partner is

learning each other 互相学习

My learning goals

能用于日常对话

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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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J.

Mission Viejo

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English

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Armenian

Ideal language community partner

A partner who I can learn from and teac...

My learning goals

To sound fluent with good pronounciation

My favorite topics

Work, hobbies, current events

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M.

Columbus

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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German

My learning goals

Gain extra language abilities, use then to help me dig into those...

My favorite topics

History, cultures, daily news

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient, humor,outgoing

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New York

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Sports. Tech. Animals. Fitness. Food...

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny. :-) Intelligent.

My learning goals

i took eleven years of French starting at age 5. Moving to New York I hear French seemingly everywhere. I am now determined to brush the rust off and master French in 2019.

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N.

New York

Fluent

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Japanese

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Person who can teach each other , tell me about anything! ...

My learning goals

I want to speak English fluently and can use for business.

My favorite topics

about life, NY ,culture fashion music eat or... anything!!! I came US to learn English!!

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J.

Boone

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Become a better listener and speaker. Become a more confident...

My favorite topics

Life, sports, current events, education, etc.

My language exchange partner is

Willing to teach, patient, friendly, respectful.

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New York

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Anything really...

Ideal language community partner

Just as immature as I am.

My learning goals

I want to learn German, that I may incite bar room brawls.

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H.

Portland

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English

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Swedish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who loves to have fun and be silly...

My learning goals

I would love to learn to be pretty fluent for travels and being able to connect to people on another level.

My favorite topics

Music, psychology, travel, metaphysics, art, fun!

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R.

New York

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Russian

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Learning the language to the level of communicatio...

My favorite topics

Car, Fishing

Perfect language exchange partner

I don’t know

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G.

Rialto

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

I’d love to just learn about other cultures, and make new friends!...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who enjoys having conversations with new people, and making new friends!

My learning goals

I want to learn enough Russian so when I visit I can meet lots of new people! Also I’d just like to meet new people from another country!

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C.

Milwaukee

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My language exchange partner is

I would like to find people to practice my language skills with...

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation in my target languages and be able to say what comes to my mind without switching back to english.

My favorite topics

Movies, TV shows, books, languages, biology, anthropology, etc.

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A.

West Saint Paul

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Fluency and vocabular...

My favorite topics

Music, traveling and movies.

Ideal language community partner

I’d like to meet someone kind, polite and interested in language exchange.

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K.

Baton Rouge

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Life, entertainment, exploratio...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easy going

My learning goals

Fluency aspirations

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M.

North Miami

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

-willing to correct me -patient if I’m struggling -have things...

My learning goals

-to speak Spanish like a native!

My favorite topics

-TV/movies -sports -religion -swapping stories -dreams and aspirations

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Bellaire

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Make your offe...

My favorite topics

I want a conversation partner who is

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/bronx />Bronx, <a href=/learn/english/syracuse />Syracuse, and <a href=/learn/english/bridgeport />Bridgeport.

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.