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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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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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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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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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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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Boston

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English

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German

My learning goals

Increase my confidence in using the language, as well as learning...

My favorite topics

International relations interested in culture, politics, and travel. Intermediate level fencer

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, polite, and patient. Also able to ask questions that I can use as prompts for giving answers regarding a topic.

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Chicago

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Marathi

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Hindi

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French

My favorite topics

movies, music, books, sports, football, trave...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anybody who's humble and open to new experiences.

My learning goals

Basic conversation in French

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C.

Los Angeles

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Korean

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Greek

My language exchange partner is

kind and funny and very loweke...

My learning goals

Being able to go to that country and casually order foods there

My favorite topics

language and culture and everything else

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Wilkes-Barre

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English

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Russian

My learning goals

To gain good skills in speaking. I want to learn as much as I...

My favorite topics

Религия, природа и приготовление пищи / гриль. I love weightlifting, the outdoors, cooking, industrial and electrical technology.

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who would like to teach me about their culture and language.

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Burton

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Games art tv YouTube Animal...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person like him correctly easily and I can make a best friend or maybe just a close friend

My learning goals

I want to get fluid and be able to move to Japan

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Roseville

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Fluent in Spanish, preferably a Latin American dialect; polite...

My learning goals

Improve my conversation skills in Spanish; learn words and phrases that are commonly used in everyday speech; grow my Spanish vocabulary

My favorite topics

Literature, movies, travel, food, current events

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Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Become more comfortable having a conversatio...

My favorite topics

Sports (swimming, riding horses)

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy to talk to, helpful

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San Francisco

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Everyday lif...

My language exchange partner is

Very communicative. I love learning about cultures so my partner would have to be very culturally conscious.

My learning goals

My goal is to be able to have a conversation without little to no mistakes

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

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Palisades Park

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Korean

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English

Ideal language community partner

Bright, Energetic, Swa...

My learning goals

For fun

My favorite topics

I'm really interseted in every convetsation in English even with Korean guys

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Baldwin

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To be fluent in Korean and Japanese and be friends with people...

My favorite topics

Music, Culture, Pets, Travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who wants to talk to me

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Rialto

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

I’d love to just learn about other cultures, and make new friends!...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who enjoys having conversations with new people, and making new friends!

My learning goals

I want to learn enough Russian so when I visit I can meet lots of new people! Also I’d just like to meet new people from another country!

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Easley

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help me learn the language and correct me when...

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation very well in German, hopefully be fluent, actually. I need to work on my sentence structure and verb conjugations. Also, more vocabulary would help.

My favorite topics

School, sports, healthy lifestyle (fitness), and I love food and cuisine.

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Columbia

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Japanese

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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San Francisco

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Uzbek

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English

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Azerbaijani

My favorite topics

Business, science,cultures, moovies and ofcourse musi...

Ideal language community partner

..........

My learning goals

To speak in majority languages fluently and travel all of the world

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Frederickson

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English

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Cantonese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and easy to talk to without it being too...

My learning goals

To be able to introduce myself and know some small talk

My favorite topics

Food and music mostly

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Waukee

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English

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German

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Japanese

My learning goals

To get comfortable using Japanese again. It's been a while since...

My favorite topics

Games, school, shopping, travel, language.

Perfect language exchange partner

I want a partner who isn't afraid to correct me and likes to talk often

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San Francisco

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Dramas, dramas and more dramas lol jk and food...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can be patient with me but also strict and tell me when I am saying something wrong.

My learning goals

I want to know how to put sentences together and improve my pronunciation

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Los Angeles

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French

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Fun and willing to do a lot of activities outdoo...

My learning goals

I would like to be able to speak fluently Spanish, without having to look for words before telling them. I want it to become natural! :)

My favorite topics

Travels, Cinema, Music

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Chicago

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English

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Cantonese

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be able to communicate and understand with other...

My favorite topics

Learning process

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, good looking, down to earth and adventurous.

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Dania Beach

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I live and work in Miami and feel lucky. I enjoy cycling on the...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone close to my age.

My learning goals

Basic conversation for my daily life living and working in Miami. I’m taking Spanish class at Miami-Dade College but need to practice.

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Palm Coast

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Spanish

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Que hable ingles y sea amabl...

My learning goals

Deseo aprender a hablar ingles chino y portugues. Inicialmente ingles

My favorite topics

Juegos, oscio, deportes, historias.

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Lacey

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to reach conversational fluency by this coming November,...

My favorite topics

Dance (ballet, etc.), Anime and Manga (though I’m inexperienced so cut me some slack), Art, random stuff (and memes but sshhhh)

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who just talks with me casually. Someone who can kind of be like a language parent and not correct my mistakes as much as just speak with me in a way I can understand.

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/charlottesville />Charlottesville, <a href=/learn/japanese/berkeley />Berkeley, and <a href=/learn/japanese/raleigh />Raleigh.

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.