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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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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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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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Spokane

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Japanese

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English

My learning goals

I wanna speak English fluently. And I also wanna speak world...

My favorite topics

Hobby. Music, sports, travel, and so on...

Perfect language exchange partner

Interesting each culture, I wanna make friends around the world

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T.

Honolulu

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Korean

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English

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing any topic...

I want a conversation partner who is

Native English from USA

My learning goals

I want to improve English speaking

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Sheridan

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is good in conversations and easy to talk to, and...

My learning goals

To be able to kinda talk in French. To be able to hold a conversation, I guess

My favorite topics

Art, history and Writing/Classics. I like Marvel and Harry Potter, all that nerdy stuff :-)

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Golden Gate

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Mexican Sign Language

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English

My learning goals

Aprender el idioma para tener mejores oportunidade...

My favorite topics

Deportes, gastronomía, religión y música

Ideal language community partner

Amigable, sincero, paciente y respetuoso

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Madison

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Dreams, goals, and aspiration...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who might also be looking to practice Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanish

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G.

Los Angeles

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English

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Russian

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Fluent Korean,Chinese, and English speakers ...

My learning goals

To become proficient in the language

My favorite topics

I love music, art, movies, ballroom dancing, food, volleyball, cooking and making new friends❤️

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Bartlett

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To be able to hold a full conversation and completely express...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, movies, tv shows, books and traveling

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is helpful and consistent

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S.

Charlottesville

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Persian

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Interested in learning more about different cultures. Tech and...

My language exchange partner is

Open to discussion of different ideas in depth.

My learning goals

Expand my communication ability to talk with different people in their own language.

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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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Spanish

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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Louisville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Spanish...

My favorite topics

Language, Travel, Movies, TV

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can help me in Spanish.

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Port Washington

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Tv shows and movies And photograph...

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny and interesting

My learning goals

Learn new words

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Cary

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

people who are friendly, patient, and won’t get mad at me if...

My learning goals

to speak with correct grammar and have people understand what I’m saying.

My favorite topics

cooking food, drawing, singing, and playing video games :^)

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Montgomery Village

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Mis objetivo es poder ser fluida poder comunicarme con las demás...

My favorite topics

Música Cultura Práctica de mi inglés

My language exchange partner is

Sociable Divertida Respetuosa Muy amigable

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Decatur

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Sciences, YouTube, Traveling, Colleg...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is hardworking and excited about learning languages

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.

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Evans

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English

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Norwegian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

interesting, fluent in language and cultur...

My learning goals

become more fluent in language and more aware of culture/current events

My favorite topics

tv/film/books/music, culture, current events

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Boston

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Russian

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English

My learning goals

Keep it active, maintain the leve...

My favorite topics

Life, hiking, thoughts and feelings, low key travel

Perfect language exchange partner

Willing to chat casually, maybe someone local to meet up with too

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New York

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Movies, what I do on the weekend, and hobbie...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient since while I understand and can read french well, I am not as comfortable in my speaking skills

My learning goals

Be able to feel comfortable and confident with my French speaking abilities. I would like to have a good semi-advanced conversation and improve my pronunciation

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Crystal Lake

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Friendly and helpful and will correct my mistakes. Fun and easy...

My learning goals

To be able to converse fluently with someone if I were to go to that country. Also get better at listening and picking out phrases. Also receive feedback to improve

My favorite topics

Pets, books, music, deep conversation, movies, hobbies, birds, video games, dance

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Auburn

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

My learning goals

Getting the accent right, using proper grammar, and to have long...

My favorite topics

Life. I love learning about everything and anything.

Ideal language community partner

Open minded, patience, and understanding

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Novato

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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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Bellaire

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Ideally somebody around my age but honestly I don’t really have...

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything. I can generally communicate what I need to in writing but struggle more when speaking

My favorite topics

I have been learning piano in addition to German and I work as a graphic designer. I love animals but especially dogs.

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Ontario

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To learn at least one language and study for 30 minutes a da...

My favorite topics

K-POP,life,kdramas,personality

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help me learn and improve the language I want and make new friends

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/springfield />Springfield, <a href=/learn/japanese/provo />Provo, and <a href=/learn/japanese/columbus />Columbus.

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.