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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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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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Manhattan

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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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Manhattan

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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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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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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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Manhattan

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English

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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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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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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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Ithaca

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French

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German

My learning goals

Parler courramen...

My favorite topics

Musique, voyages, nourriture, photographie, memes

Perfect language exchange partner

Drôle, aimable, culturel

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Isla Vista

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Reading books, philosophy or psychology, jokes, LGBTQIA...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient, since I’m still practicing my skills. Someone who’s naturally an introvert. I’d prefer someone who’s around my age and gender, too.

My learning goals

I want to be able to understand everyday casual spoken Mexican Spanish and participate in most casual conversations.

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Modesto

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who isn’t afraid to speak their mind...

My learning goals

Let’s talk!

My favorite topics

School, family

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Pittsburgh

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English

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Arabic

My learning goals

To learn mor...

My favorite topics

School Movies Funny Stories

Ideal language community partner

Explains everything to me clearly in a way where I am progressively learning Arabic

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Sun Prairie

NEW

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I don’t have too many topics I won’t discuss, but I guess I like...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and doesn’t mind dumb questions. Someone with a sense of humor as well.

My learning goals

My language learning goals are to become familiar and proficient with sentence structure and vocabulary.

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Portland

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish!...

My learning goals

I have many plans to visit Mexico soon, and my partner’s family is Mexican. I would like to be able to converse with them and ideally become fluent someday.

My favorite topics

I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico and Peru soon. I love learning, history, playing music, comedy, and all kinds of art!

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Pleasanton

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French

My learning goals

Achieve fluency and natural conversation, including colloquialisms...

My favorite topics

Video games, Books, Cooking

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone with a flexible schedule, of any age/gender who just wants to practice speaking.

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Austin

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French

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English

My favorite topics

Gustos y cultur...

My language exchange partner is

Abierto

My learning goals

Mejorar y hacer amigos

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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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Shorewood

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English

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Ideal language community partner

Anyone who is kind and helpful...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak comfortably in my target languages.

My favorite topics

Video games, music, art, and anime.

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Yuma

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Mexican Sign Language

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English

My learning goals

Poder aprender para comunicarme en otros idiomas...

My favorite topics

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Amigable ,

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Crestview

NEW

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Everyday life , activities , and hobbies...

Perfect language exchange partner

They are willing to help me better my ability to speak and learn a different language.

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently when I travel to Korea for a summer.

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Washington

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English

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I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, interested in talking about a variety of subjects and...

My learning goals

I want to increase my vocabulary and become fluent in discussing a wide variety of topics.

My favorite topics

Current events, books, music, hobbies, travels

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Chicago

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English

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Cantonese

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be able to communicate and understand with other...

My favorite topics

Learning process

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, good looking, down to earth and adventurous.

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Eau Claire

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English

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French

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing politics, music, technology, and nature...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is smart, funny, and well versed in politics.

My learning goals

To become more fluent.

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North Salt Lake

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English

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Esperanto

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone blunt who is willing to correct me if I say something...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Esperanto and afterwards hopefully move on to other languages, I'm using it as my launchpad into the world of languages.

My favorite topics

There's not much I wouldn't like to discuss, Films, Music, TV, games, D&D, Books, Pets. Thats just the top of the list but nothing is off the table!

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Washington

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My learning goals

conversatio...

My favorite topics

travel,body building

Perfect language exchange partner

easygoing

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Los Angeles

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Current events, school, pets, food, et...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who's willing to correct my mistakes politely, wants to practice twice or three times a week for half an hour each session, open-minded!

My learning goals

Practice so that I can maintain the skills I've learned in school and abroad, become more confident in my speaking abilities

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Collinsville

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My language exchange partner is

Ahorita estoy encontrando a una persona desde Cuba, España o...

My learning goals

¡Yo quiero mudarme a España en un día de el futuro! Oí que allí es muy agradable para vivir

My favorite topics

¡Me gusta mucho aprender las lenguas y sus culturas que están asociadas con ellas! También compongo música para los videojuegos, hago yoga, y pienso en varias cosas alrededor de el mundo, la vida, y qué significa en ser humano.

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Norwalk

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

日本語が上手になりたいです。よくはなして、漢字を読めるのになりたいです...

My favorite topics

テニス | ハイキュー!(アニメ) | 歌 | 食べ物

Ideal language community partner

やさしくて、楽しい人はいいです!

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Artesia

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Basketball, Snowboarding, Baseball, Surfing, Travel, Food, Movie...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patience

My learning goals

Understanding what other people say

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Daytona Beach

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Understanding and communicative...

My learning goals

To speak fluently.

My favorite topics

Books, food, pop culture, Netflix.

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Harrisonburg

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Korean

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English

My learning goals

I came here to pratice English. Cause I want to live abroad few...

My favorite topics

hobby , dream, work etc.. like anything interesting and fun!

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who can help me with English and also Who is kind, fun, warm-hearted:) I am not looking for someone to date‍♀️ I am running an English social club in Gwangju and also teaching Korean for foreigners. if you are interested let me know:)

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/tuscaloosa />Tuscaloosa, <a href=/learn/japanese/wilmington />Wilmington, and <a href=/learn/japanese/wylie />Wylie.

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.