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Learn Japanese in Manhattan

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Manhattan

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English

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Daily lifeculture work out️ scam walks away cuz it won't work...

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Cool ppl, energetic ppl, chill vibe

My learning goals

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

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Manhattan

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Spanish

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English

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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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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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Spanish

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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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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D.

White Plains

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English

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Xhosa

My learning goals

to learn about the details of language in my target language....

My favorite topics

literature. poetry & books & even movies, tell me about your favorite literature in your native language <3

Perfect language exchange partner

someone well-read & linguistically inclined. would be nice if you’re a student or write often. i made this account for a literary translation class i’m taking, so someone also semi-proficient in english would be nice.

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A.

San Antonio

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French

My favorite topics

Música, Video Juegos, y cuéntame un chiste negro sí tú sabes...

I want a conversation partner who is

Alguien que no se toman las cosas muy en serio, y que tengan paciencia, ya que soy algo timido

My learning goals

Quiero al menos ser fluido en portugués primero yaque lo estoy estudiando un poco

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Y.

West University Place

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

-Have free time to carry out live voice chats -point out my mistake...

My learning goals

流利地使用英语和母语人士交谈,为美国留学做准备

My favorite topics

Music, food, health, school life, all kinds of things

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Addison

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Portuguese

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English

My learning goals

Conversar com mativo...

My favorite topics

Esportes, trabalho, comida

Ideal language community partner

Uma pessoa paciente

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Acton

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English

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French

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German

My favorite topics

Music, politics/current events, daily life, etc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Engaged, interesting, amiable.

My learning goals

Communicative fluency (I would like to possibly move to one of these countries in future).

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Mount Juliet

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect tandem partner would be someone who enjoys music,...

My learning goals

I would love to be able to carry on a conversation in a different language and develop good comprehension of the language. (Instagram: @macyruggiero )

My favorite topics

Music Musical theatre Theatre Art Travel Harry Potter Movies Life Goals and dreams Culture Science

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S.

Oak Forest

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English

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French

My learning goals

To acquire vocabulary that is prevalent (i.e slang); to be both...

My favorite topics

Music, hobbies, art, life

I want a conversation partner who is

Able to have long, active conversations; calm, collected, nice, enthusiastic, patient, understanding; will correct me if I'm wrong and provide insight; is willing to teach me and answer questions about language and culture; mature in mindset, intellectual

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Madison

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Literature, makeup channel drama, the bachelor, criticism, good...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone willing to be patient with all of my grammar mistakes!

My learning goals

Conversational fluency

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Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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“Tandem Pro has given me lifelong friends. I met them all through the “Near me” feature, which shows people practicing languages in the city where you live. 100% recommend.”

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Baltimore

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Anyone that is willing to teach m...

My learning goals

To be fluent in 3 languages other than English

My favorite topics

Music, history, spirituality, astrology, metaphysics, esotericism

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Bristol

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be the most fluent Korean and Japanese speaker in the entire...

My favorite topics

Anything!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone!

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Atlanta

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

科技 学习 课堂 实...

Perfect language exchange partner

耐心 高学历

My learning goals

流利说

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University Place

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Kind, patient, inquisitive, humorous...

My learning goals

As fluent as a 10 year old.

My favorite topics

Board Games Science Television Shows (Letterkenny at the top currently) Fantasy and SciFi Novels Movies Video Games Food

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Kearns

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Quiero aprender español tan bien que gente cree que nací en un...

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar acerca de estadísticas, leer, cocinar, Dios, familia, películas, Psicología, y, en realidad, todo.

My language exchange partner is

Cualquier persona! Jaja.

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Chesapeake

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy topics such as movies, hobbies, sports (mostly tennis...

Ideal language community partner

someone who is nice, funny, a bit goofy, and are opened minded

My learning goals

being fluent or have an advanced understanding in Thai and Japanese

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Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone :...

My learning goals

To get an A in Spanish class. Basically, I need to be able to carry a normal conversation en Español.

My favorite topics

Food, video games maybe, movies, other culture

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Chesapeake

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

This quarter of the year, I want to gain fluency in Spanish and...

My favorite topics

I want to talk about anything. I am trying to speak to one person in my target languages per day. I hope that we can be friends and talk about things that we enjoy. Movies, food, music, friends, childhood memories—anything.

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to talk one hour with someone, 30 minutes in English, 30 minutes in my target language. That way we can both get the most out of the conversation and manage expectations with one another. If we become friends, even better!

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National City

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Russian

My favorite topics

tv shows, sports...

I want a conversation partner who is

someone that is outgoing

My learning goals

just be fluent with them

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K.

Lynchburg

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Friendly and patien...

My learning goals

To become fluent enough to communicate while traveling.

My favorite topics

Photography Travel Wine Cycling Hiking

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Glendale

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Armenian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

me need be lawye...

My favorite topics

about anything

Ideal language community partner

its need to be girl and she need speak english really good

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Shrewsbury

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Music, Math, Spirtuality, Scienc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone patient with a beginner polyglot

My learning goals

Fluency, and understanding of scientific jargon as well as musical lingo.

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E.

Corinth

Fluent

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange 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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New York

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

Japanese Animation Traveling

I want a conversation partner who is

A patient and humorous native speaker

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/mesa />Mesa, <a href=/learn/japanese/san-francisco />San Francisco, and <a href=/learn/japanese/chapel-hill />Chapel Hill.

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.