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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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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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H.

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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Find more than

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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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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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M.

New York

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Being able to form sentences, short conversations, and able to...

My favorite topics

Travel, greetings, and hobbies.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who understands Chinese grammar.

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Gilbert

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anybody

My learning goals

For me to be able to with stand a conversation

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G.

Arlington

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English

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Italian

My language exchange partner is

Somebody who loves art books Harry Potter and language...

My learning goals

Be able to have a basic conversation

My favorite topics

I love everything on art Books school and just having fun with my friends. I love to travel and learn new languages that’s why I joined and btw I am most native to English I live in the US

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Florissant

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation easie...

My favorite topics

I can usually talk about anything, but I like tv/movies, anime, food, comics, and books.

Ideal language community partner

That’s hard to describe there’s so many different people in the world

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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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Broadview Heights

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Movies, traveling, books, writing. Find me on Instagram: Daniel.S.Ohi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’d like to find someone that is willing to teach me the basics of Italian or French. Id love to learn about their interests and their country.

My learning goals

I’ve been to Italy and France twice in the past five years. I would like to return soon with more knowledge of how to communicate with locals.

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C.

The Colony

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that is patient and with similar interest...

My learning goals

I’m trying learn enough Japanese for my trip to Tokyo in 8 months

My favorite topics

Movies, Food and Music

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Santa Clara

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Korean

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English

My learning goals

To business lif...

My favorite topics

Daily life, Travel, Business

I want a conversation partner who is

Passionate to learn(teach) the language & Pleasant person

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Hoboken

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English

My favorite topics

Any topi...

My language exchange partner is

Good at communication, Cheerful

My learning goals

Improve English

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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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R.

Jersey City

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

A fluent/native speaker in the language that i want to learn....

My learning goals

Fluency, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, vocabulary, and understanding.

My favorite topics

Movies, tv shows, video games, comic books, music, language, anime, manga, and etc.

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A.

Maumelle

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Fluency, I want to be able to use Chinese as part of my jo...

My favorite topics

Art, food, movies, politics

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny and likes to talk but is busy like me

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Canton

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Daily life, culture, craftin...

Perfect language exchange partner

People that can keep conversation and wants to learn as well

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, and German.

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E.

Houston

Fluent

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English

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Portuguese

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

A friendly, open minded, world travele...

My learning goals

Feeling more natural while speaking other languages

My favorite topics

Other cultures

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Lenexa

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English

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German

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold conversation...

My favorite topics

Sports, beer, family, software, web development

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is willing to help teach and is patient with my dumb American brain

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Long Beach

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English

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French

My favorite topics

I’m interested in theater, literature, politics, textile arts,...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who has a desire to learn, anyone who is enthusiastic, anyone who can laugh, anyone who can cry. I have no restrictions.

My learning goals

Ease of conversation, expanding vocabulary, understanding better.

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New York

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Consistent Well spoke...

My learning goals

I want to learn French so I can visit France

My favorite topics

Food Music

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Tucson

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to create and hold my own conversations with people...

My favorite topics

Life, common interests and hobbies. Instagram coleton_gnar1y

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone willing to teach while exchanging knowledge, stories and to communicate

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Los Angeles

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, films, travel, dance, social issues, love life, cats,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone patient with a good sense of humor.

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk to my future in-laws in a language other than English. If I really focus, I'd love to make my wedding vows in Portuguese to surprise my husband-to-be.

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Huntsville

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Nice, funny, interesting, enthusiastic for learning and talkin...

My learning goals

Work towards fluency, learn the culture along with the language, hold a conversation in French!

My favorite topics

Cultural perspectives, Sports, Nature, Cooking, Current Topics

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San Clemente

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English

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French

My learning goals

To speak and get more confident in my speaking/written skills...

My favorite topics

Books, life, anything interesting! Tell me your fave conspiracy theory

Ideal language community partner

Kind, open a little weird and lgbtqia friendly!

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Lancaster

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English

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Dutch

My favorite topics

daily life sports culture and trave...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone that is patient

My learning goals

being able to converse with someone in that language

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Y.

Rancho Cordova

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Korean

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Dairy life,travel and anything that we concern...

My learning goals

我希望可能顺利的说话跟别人

My favorite topics

Life,family and tennis....

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Conyers

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Improve my spoken English,learn some idiomatic phrase...

My favorite topics

Different cultures and customs,books,movies,University life,any interesting story

I want a conversation partner who is

Warm-hearted,patient,kind,outgoing,interesting (maybe native English 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/littleton />Littleton, <a href=/learn/japanese/new-orleans />New Orleans, and <a href=/learn/japanese/ogden />Ogden.

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.