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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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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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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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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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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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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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Libertyville

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My learning goals

I want to be able to speak with my Mexican family better and...

My favorite topics

Cars, culture, food

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is easy to talk to and has a good personality

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East Cleveland

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My favorite topics

いろいろですね。でもやばりゲームが一番好きです。音楽?アニメ?There are certainly more, but...

I want a conversation partner who is

英語か中国語お勉強したいの日本人の友達、よろしく。私はアメリカに9年間住んでいました。三月中から日本語の勉強を始めました。だから、日本語が下手です。もしあなたがちょうと中国語か英語を話したら、よかたです。Sorry for the grammars and spellings guys. It’s testing my limit. 我的语法求放过

My learning goals

いつかに日本に旅行に行きます!Actually, I’d like this to be my third language. 然而大概很难

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Columbia

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me learn the language and become friend...

My learning goals

To become fluent and visit Japan

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about my day and hobbies

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Fremont

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Korean

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English

My learning goals

Looking for serious language exchange partner. I cam help Korean...

My favorite topics

Watching movie、Soccer、any topic is Ok

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, talkative

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Lawrence

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Business, traveling, outdoor sports/activities, reading, and...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Social and enjoys talking about a number of different topics.

My learning goals

I want to be conversational in Spanish by my 30th bday.

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Newark

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is chill and funny. Don’t worry about saying the...

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in these languages so I can travel there and have good conversations I want to make friends too so text me and let’s be friends

My favorite topics

I like movies and I want to travel. I watch YouTube and Netflix all the time when I’m not in school. What’s your favorite things to do?

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Merced

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Korean

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English

My learning goals

Communication for various people ...

My favorite topics

Trip hobby cooking

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice and positive

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Saugus

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy making art and playing video games...

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk with someone who has similar interests as I do! Someone I can keep in contact with for a long time and meet in person some day

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak both Korean and Japanese fluently so I can someday travel and hold conversations with people

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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Corinth

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English

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

I hope my Tandem partner is very patient and helpful. I have...

My learning goals

I hope to be able to hold basic conversations, read more fluently, and understand sentence structure.

My favorite topics

I love talking about art, food, comics, and really anything.

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Dania Beach

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My learning goals

Basic conversation for my daily life living and working in Miami....

My favorite topics

I live and work in Miami and feel lucky. I enjoy cycling on the weekends and seeing the world during vacation time. My mother stays with us part time.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone close to my age.

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Kansas City

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English

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My favorite topics

Tell me something interesting about where you live. What do you...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone fun, not creepy, who loves to share good stories.

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish to a point where I’m comfortable marketing myself as bilingual in my job. I especially need to work on my vocab. I think Italian is just the most beautiful language ever, so I started working on it last year on Duolingo just for fun

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Atlanta

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I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone that is nice and doesn't mind my common Spanish mistake...

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation in Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports, Outdoor Activities, Animals

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Columbia

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My learning goals

...

My favorite topics

I loving working out, and chatting with friends

My language exchange partner is

I wanna have someone practice Korean or English with me

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Belmont

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My favorite topics

i enjoy kpop, kdramas,making new friends, male or female works....

Ideal language community partner

patient, good listener, someone who is interested in becoming good friends, enjoys music of similar taste

My learning goals

i want to learn the basics, just enough to carry a conversation fluently. i also want to make foreign friends

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Huntington

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly willing to talk about their hobbies and interests...

My learning goals

To gain a basic understanding of the language outside of a classroom setting. To learn more about their culture would be great too.

My favorite topics

Science related topics, I am a engineering student. Video games, books and tv shows. I am also a history buff.

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Denton

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Be able to speak Japanese fluently and a native level. (日本語ぺらぺらになりたい...

My favorite topics

Anything (なんでもいい)

Perfect language exchange partner

Lots of conversation and good humor! (面白い人)

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Chicago

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English

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Danish

My favorite topics

Current events, sports, lif...

I want a conversation partner who is

Personable and fun person

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Danish

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Lexington

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

I have no preference but if you ask me? I want him/her to be...

My learning goals

German Japanese and French

My favorite topics

I love talking about dogs, books , and video games. I’m also a fan of music!

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Spring

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French

My learning goals

I would love to speak and understand languages like French and...

My favorite topics

Anime, Manga, Learning, Books, Video Games, Cultures, foods, travel, etc.

Ideal language community partner

One who is understanding and patient and fun to talk to of course. Humor is a must!

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Novato

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My favorite topics

电影 音乐 旅行 (Movie, music, traveling...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

待人友善(Kind and nice people)

My learning goals

与人沟通(To communicate with people)

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Cypress

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun, easy going, patien...

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation

My favorite topics

Travel, pets, life in general.

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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.

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/dayton />Dayton, <a href=/learn/japanese/hialeah />Hialeah, and <a href=/learn/japanese/concord />Concord.

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.