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Learn Japanese in Manhattan

Learn to actually speak Japanese by making friends with native speakers

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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...

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Coolest ppl, energetic ppl.

My learning goals

Make friends no cap. Doing a PhD study try to survive.

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A.

Manhattan

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Portuguese

Ideal language community partner

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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G.

Manhattan

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Portuguese

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English

My learning goals

Deseo poder aprender a comunicarme bien en el idioma estudiado...

My favorite topics

Me gusta conocer nuevas personas, viajar, conocer nuevos lugares. Amo la ciencia y mi pasión esta en el campo.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Personas con metes abiertas e inteligentes para poder hablar de temas interesantes y aprender uno del otro.

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H.

Manhattan

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

culture, kpop, food, animal...

Perfect language exchange partner

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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Japanese speakers in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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English

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I want a conversation partner who is

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

My language exchange partner is

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,...

Ideal language community 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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Y.

Manhattan

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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.

Brentwood

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

Learn to speak Korean fluently...

My favorite topics

bands , LGBTQ + , art , photography , music , etc.

Perfect language exchange partner

Oof , anyone who isn’t dry . I guess someone who’s really chill and kind , um , part of lgbtq would be nice though .

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A.

Charleston

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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,...

I want a conversation partner who is

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.

Dublin

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Latin America Age 20s to 30...

My learning goals

Become conversational Learn new phrases

My favorite topics

Hobbies, Culture, Sports, Medicine

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Long Branch

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Portuguese

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English

My learning goals

Para poder fazer intercambi...

My favorite topics

Assuntos diários, conhecimento, qualquer coisa

Ideal language community partner

Uma pessia comunicativa que esteja disposta a ajudar a melgorar meu ingles

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Join a global community

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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West Allis

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Books, movies, tv shows...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fluent, and nice

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish

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A.

San Jose

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly and good at continuing a conversation...

My learning goals

Just to try my best at learning something new

My favorite topics

I love to dance, paint, and bake

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L.

New York

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to pick up conversational fluency in Spanis...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing current events, sports, and things to do in New York City!

I want a conversation partner who is

My tandem partner lives on the West Side of NYC (ideally close to West Harlem) and is excited to engage with someone actively seeking to pick back up a language conversationally. He or she will be patient and willing to correct me when needed.

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Madison

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German

My favorite topics

Art, , culture, food, histor...

My language exchange partner is

Young and energetic

My learning goals

Interesting conversations

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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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Frederickson

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English

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

Someone that can keep the conversation going...

My learning goals

My language learning goals is to be able to to have a flute conversation.

My favorite topics

I like discussing about life.

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D.

Santa Cruz

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Portuguese

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English

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German

My learning goals

Practice enough to the point that I can at least read fluentl...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, technology, science fiction, languages.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with similar interests that enjoys long conversations.

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Depew

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports, movies, fashion, traveling, music , food , nite life,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open and patient, great sense of humor

My learning goals

To be able to speak and understand

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Z.

New Orleans

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

English is her native language...

My learning goals

improving speaking English

My favorite topics

fitness, life

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A.

New York

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Russian

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English

My learning goals

I need improve my English to level advanced...

My favorite topics

Traveling, music, movie, tv show

My language exchange partner is

Native English

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Peachtree City

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

I like music, I also like dramas...

Ideal language community partner

My perfect Tandem partner is someone who can help me very well and be very nice especially when I don’t learn that fast.

My learning goals

I would like to be able to read and speak the languages. I learn better by hearing words repeated.

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Tyler

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Cool, laid back, fun. Interested in talking about anything...

My learning goals

To learn more about other people through language.

My favorite topics

Anything

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M.

North Miami

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

-to speak Spanish like a native...

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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Rutherford

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English

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My favorite topics

Let's discuss about ourselves and the worl...

I want a conversation partner who is

Free spirited and friendly

My learning goals

Fluency in Asian languages

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Decatur

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English

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is hardworking and excited about learning language...

My learning goals

I want to be able to travel to different areas of the world and spend relatively long periods of time there developing my skills as a mathematician and also spend that time traveling with a partner.

My favorite topics

Sciences, YouTube, Traveling, College

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Stockbridge

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in korean and make some friends...

My favorite topics

Music, make-up, tv shows, drawing

Ideal language community partner

Someone funny and open-minded, likes music, fashion, make-up, animals, food, and memes. Sometimes this app doesn't work for me so message me on instagram @boomerfontaine

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W.

Santa Monica

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Jazz, music in general, movies, videogames, travel, and whatever...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who wants to talk and learn

My learning goals

I want to speak Spanish fluently!

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M.

Port Charlotte

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English

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Portuguese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that keep talking after we meet for the first tim...

My learning goals

To be able to speak Portuguese fluently in a day to day basis

My favorite topics

I like to talk about anything

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Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to focus on my ability to have a fluid conversation without...

My favorite topics

I like video games, watching some TV, and spending time with friends!

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is understanding that I can be a slow learner, but can also help me learn what I need!

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Manhattan, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 13 Japanese speakers in Manhattan looking to learn Japanese 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 Japanese language exchange in Manhattan?

In Manhattan there are 13 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Manhattan where I can find a Japanese language exchange partner?

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/louisville />Louisville, <a href=/learn/japanese/eugene />Eugene, and <a href=/learn/japanese/ashburn />Ashburn.

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.