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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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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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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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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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B.

Matthews

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be fluent, confident when I speak and helpful to others...

My favorite topics

Food, fitness and culture.

Perfect language exchange partner

Outgoing, friendly and open minded.

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B.

New York

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Arabic

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Politics, comedy, and scienc...

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Japanese

My learning goals

Just simple Japanese talk

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N.

San Diego

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is interested interested in talking about culture...

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent in Japanese by 2027

My favorite topics

Culture, movies and tv, history, food, travel, anime, video games

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K.

Santa Maria

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

To become fluen...

My favorite topics

Music, history

Ideal language community partner

Nice

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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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Plattsburgh

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Fashion, music, culture, food, everything...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, funny, patient

My learning goals

To become fluent so I can study in Japan!

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A.

Newark

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Spanish

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Sociable, abierto a platicar de cualquier tema sin prejuicio...

My learning goals

Tener conversaciones casuales fluidas, ademas de ampliar mi vocabulario

My favorite topics

Mascotas, viajes, ciencia, películas

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S.

Crystal Lake

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To be able to converse fluently with someone if I were to go...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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Wenatchee

Fluent

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English

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Czech

My favorite topics

Conversational skill...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is willing to teach me patiently . I am somewhat shy ; but once I feel comfortable ; I enjoy joking around . Comedy is always a great conversation topic. I am easy going. Love Art and Nature ! Life is what we make it. Share smiles, and love .

My learning goals

Just to be able have the pronouncement practice and someday I would like to travel to where my grandparents are from . It would be nice to be able to converse with my grandmother more before she doesn’t remember her native language anymore .

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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M.

Beaumont

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

I don’t kno...

My learning goals

To get a little better

My favorite topics

The latest tech

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R.

Summerville

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to communicate better with others when I...

My favorite topics

Travel Current events Festivals Bargains

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’m interested in communicating in Spanish and Portuguese languages to develop stronger skills

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M.

San Clemente

NEW

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, open a little weird and lgbtqia friendly!

My learning goals

To speak and get more confident in my speaking/written skills in French! And to brush up on my ASL, and to learn FSL and ISL as well as Dutch!

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G.

New York

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Mutual interest...

My learning goals

Pass jlpt n1

My favorite topics

Food, culture, travel, life

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Union

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent enough to travel to Spanish speaking...

My favorite topics

Animals, traveling, a few Netflix shows and music (:

My language exchange partner is

Someone I can talk to on a weekly basis, and is looking for a new friend that can practice eachother’s languages.

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J.

Hoboken

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

Any topi...

Ideal language community partner

Good at communication, Cheerful

My learning goals

Improve English

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B.

Houston

Fluent

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English

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Vietnamese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice,funny,happ...

My learning goals

To understand and learn how to speak it

My favorite topics

I love discussing about dogs and I love to talk about my friends

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S.

Stephenville

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in French and Spanis...

My favorite topics

History, Makeup, Video Games, Memes

Perfect language exchange partner

Understanding, willing to help

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Rosenberg

NEW

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Spanish

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Video games, anime and mangas , culture...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and mature also needs to like anime and video games

My learning goals

I want to learn Japanese so maybe the day I go there it won’t be hard to communicate with other people in Japan

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Los Angeles

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Czech

My language exchange partner is

Nice funny kind caring understanding cool weird but funny smart...

My learning goals

I just want a friend from another place

My favorite topics

Horses video games life

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D.

Lyndhurst

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to make conversation with customers and understand...

My favorite topics

Easy conversation and greetings, interaction between myself and customers

Ideal language community partner

Could teach me to speak as if I owned a shop and they were the customer

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Ontario

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Fluent

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Spanish

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English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Travels, food, drinks and dancing Gastronomy, films ( comedy,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would like to talk about your travel experiences. Places that you can recommend to visit anything. New ways to learn a language, which’s your typical food? Interesting topics. Please if you try to be flirt , stay away for me.

My learning goals

I would like to improve my English skills and become more fluent. I’m open to help with Spanish and correct.

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E.

Washington

Fluent

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone close to my age, fun to talk to and learn from :)...

My learning goals

More fluent in German and Korean!

My favorite topics

Music (American and Kpop!), art and singing, good, school!

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Frederick

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Spanish

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Italian

My learning goals

Quiero aprender ingles y italian...

My favorite topics

Leer , ver series , comer

I want a conversation partner who is

Simpatico ,agradable , con buen sentido de humor

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/chicago />Chicago, <a href=/learn/japanese/bowling-green />Bowling Green, and <a href=/learn/japanese/syracuse />Syracuse.

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.