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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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Chinese (Simplified)

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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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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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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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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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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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West Chester

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English

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French

My learning goals

to know enough french to get by in a french countr...

My favorite topics

music, politics, pop culture

Perfect language exchange partner

easy to talk to and helpful

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L.

Cambridge

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English

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German

My favorite topics

school, traveling, life, people, just practicing German in general...

I want a conversation partner who is

patient, will correct me on my grammar and help me practice my speaking, we can talk about anything : meine Grammatik ist nicht so schlecht, aber ich brauche mehr Sprechen, weil ich mein Spreche zu besser machen will... danke!

My learning goals

to speak much much better than I write : meine Deutsch nicht zu besser schreiben, sondern zu besser sprechen

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Greater Landover

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Kind,funny and speaks their min...

My learning goals

To learn a new language by the end of the month

My favorite topics

Jokes,anything that interests u

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J.

Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Complete my classes weekly recruitment...

My favorite topics

-Sports -Food -Future (College, classes, majors, etc.)

Ideal language community partner

Someone who will help me with my spanish and who will talk to me in Spanish, but use the basics so I still understand and comprehend what they are saying.

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Maricopa

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I love travel and martial arts. I like hiking and eating out...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Willing to trade English lessons for helping me with Spanish. I want to perfect my future and subjunctive tenses in Spanish.

My learning goals

Improve Spanish grammar

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Conroe

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Adventurous, Kind, Passionat...

My learning goals

To learn and explore new languages and cultures to help in my career of aviation.

My favorite topics

Aviation ✈ | Traveler | Photographer | Adventurer | Artist | Pianist |

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Smyrna

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Japanese

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Italian

My learning goals

Mostly for casual fun/entertainment to improve my vocabulary...

My favorite topics

Anything from real life bitching to a serious personal goals in life :) Puppy discussions. Cultural differences. Ex-college tennis player. I love playing tennis and animals. I’ve lived in Tokyo Japan, Milan Italy and Various cities in the US

I want a conversation partner who is

I’d like to help others learn how to speak Japanese. I’d like to learn something that I haven’t learned either English or something else. It’d be cool to get my Italian skills back again also.

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New Rochelle

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I’m an artist and really enjoy Art as well as video games and...

My language exchange partner is

A perfect Tandem partner has to be good at keeping a conversation at least, just so things don’t get awkward ^ - ^

My learning goals

I hope to at least learn to keep up a sentence, introduce where I’m from, how old I am, my name, discuss what I like and simple commands.

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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Sherman

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Cantonese

Ideal language community partner

talent geniu...

My learning goals

Normal level

My favorite topics

Aviation Travel food culture

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South Laurel

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Speak better Chines...

My favorite topics

Business, relationships, health, science, technology

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Very strict on my pronunciation so I can learn better

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New York

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English

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Arabic

My favorite topics

Life, food and trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who wants to learn but also have a fun conversation

My learning goals

1. Be able to speak Arabic with confidence. 2. Feel comfortable ordering food in a Spanish speaking country. 3. Learning some slang in Spanish

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Norwich

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English

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Swedish

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Russian

I want a conversation partner who is

Кто-то, кто близок к моему возрасту и разделяет мои интерес...

My learning goals

Моя семья русская, и я бы тоже хотел учить русский

My favorite topics

Искусство, каллиграфия, еда, кулинария, путешествия

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Austin

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To get better and understanding what it’s like to live in Japan...

My favorite topics

Working out, music, memes, anime

My language exchange partner is

Someone fun who wants a international friend

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New York

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Sports, dramas, and schoo...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is kind and patience, and will to work with me and be my friend.

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak in either Chinese, Japanese, or Korean by the end of the year.

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Sun Prairie

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and doesn’t mind dumb questions. Someone...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I don’t have too many topics I won’t discuss, but I guess I like to discuss entertainment/celebrities, music/movies/tv shows/books, and dogs.

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Kirksville

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English

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French

My learning goals

Learn, laugh, slang, prope...

My favorite topics

Beekeeping Nursing Medical Family

Perfect language exchange partner

Open, funny, patient, chatty

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Asheville

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Work, travels, experiences.. anyone!...

I want a conversation partner who is

I don't know, I'm open to meet new people

My learning goals

Go to the university, and work in a transnational company!

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New York

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

Just as immature as I am...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Anything really.

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Easton

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My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversatio...

My favorite topics

Ideal language community partner

Laid back

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West Hollywood

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English

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French

My favorite topics

France and the US, travel, movies/cinem...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native-speakers; friendly vibes!

My learning goals

I would like to be able to hold my own during conversations in French. I am B1(-ish) strong in some areas, but very weak in French oral conversation, listening & speaking

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Clovis

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone kind and patient who will always correct me. Me gustaría...

My learning goals

Speaking other languages and learning as much as I can! Quiero hablar bien en Español.

My favorite topics

I like a lot of things! Life, fashion, culture, art, etc. Me gusta hablar con otras personas y aprender nuevas cosas!

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Shreveport

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English

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German

My learning goals

To become fluent in atleast 3 other languages besides Englis...

My favorite topics

Just like any regular American teenager I am open to talking about anything ranging from school to shopping to tv shows to books to places I’ve been and to places I want to go. Hopefully we can be friends :)

I want a conversation partner who is

I am open to talking to literally anyone who is not rude. As long as we can connect and have interesting topics we will get along :)

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/anaheim />Anaheim, <a href=/learn/japanese/fullerton />Fullerton, and <a href=/learn/japanese/scottsdale />Scottsdale.

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.