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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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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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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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Kannapolis

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to be able to communicate with different people...

My favorite topics

Playing volleyball and hanging out with my friends.

Perfect language exchange partner

They should be chill and funny also be able to laugh with me.

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G.

Sacramento

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports, Clothes, Outdoors, and Movies...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to help me with my Spanish. I would like if he or she is patient, willing to learn, and able to continue a conversation. A bonus would be if we shared interests.

My learning goals

I hope to be fluent (who doesn’t). I also want to be able to express myself and connect with others in a foreign language.

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Sun City West

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Anyone and everyone...

My learning goals

Master Japanese Conversation

My favorite topics

I like to draw and paint. I watch a lot of YouTube. I love anime and manga!

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M.

West Hollywood

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English

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...

My favorite topics

Sport, movie

Ideal language community partner

interesting personalities

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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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Nashua

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English

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American Sign Language

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Dutch

My favorite topics

Games, Movies, Technology, Anything electroni...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who’s chill and understand that i’m not gonna do to great learning these languages, and that i just want patience and i wanna make friends!

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to talk to my girlfriends mom, she speaks tagalog so that’s super important.

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R.

San Lorenzo

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Spanish

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Amigable y con pasienci...

My learning goals

Conseguir un buen trabajo

My favorite topics

Como atender clientes en restaurante

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Portage

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English

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French

My learning goals

To become confident in Spanish by the end of this yea...

My favorite topics

Ls películas, libros, plantas, los animales, los árboles, mi gatos, y celebridades

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun and easy to talk to but still corrects my mistakes

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Austin

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Spanish

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Italian

My favorite topics

Working out, learning instruments, exploring music, swimming,...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly vibes only please

My learning goals

Being able to carry a conversation

Aria

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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Fredericksburg

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English

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Polish

Ideal language community partner

Patient. Wants to get better at English. Friendly. Fun. Energetic...

My learning goals

Learn as much Polish and other languages as I can in a year!

My favorite topics

Food. Family. Outdoor activity. Riding motorcycles. Kayaking. Dancing.

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Honolulu

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To hold a conversation and recount stories. Build up basic grammar...

My favorite topics

Travel, everyday conversation

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun, easygoing and likes to laugh at my terrible japanese

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Sartell

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English

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My favorite topics

Anythin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Calm, speaks clearly and not too fast

My learning goals

Become fluent

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Houston

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who isn’t afraid to correct me when I make a mistake...

My learning goals

Speaking! I’d like to better be able to spontaneously construct complex sentences and to speak freely and easily in conversation.

My favorite topics

Art, Culture, Travel, Hiking, YouTube, Geography, Language

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Reston

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English

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Persian

My learning goals

No goals yet just looking for friend...

My favorite topics

Faith and culture

My language exchange partner is

I can help you with English

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Fayetteville

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Music, books, politica...

Ideal language community partner

Chill and nice, laughs, good s with grammar

My learning goals

Increase to fluency again

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New York

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English

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Very helpful and patien...

My learning goals

Learn to speak full sentences and learn how to read and write Japanese

My favorite topics

Video games, Art , Anything at all

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K.

Bon Air

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluency in Spanish and more proficient in French and Italian...

My favorite topics

Current events, art, music, travel, work, hobbies

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, not too serious, age 20s or 30s

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Haines City

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Russian

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Traveling, books, cooking, movies, foo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun, open minded, likes to travel

My learning goals

Sharpen my language saw

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Glendale

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English

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Italian

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

Someone kind and funn...

My learning goals

Self improvement

My favorite topics

My day

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Acton

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English

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French

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German

My learning goals

Communicative fluency (I would like to possibly move to one of...

My favorite topics

Music, politics/current events, daily life, etc.

Ideal language community partner

Engaged, interesting, amiable.

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Tucson

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Life, common interests and hobbies. Instagram coleton_gnar1...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

To be able to create and hold my own conversations with people all over the world. Would like to be able to know the difference between when and how to use certain words or refrences while conversing

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San Francisco

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English

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Cantonese

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, fun, honest, and patient...

My learning goals

*Become verbally conversational (improve speaking & listening) with family, friends, & strangers. *Be able to verbally order food at restaurants, bakeries, etc. (improve speaking & reading). *To read 100 words of the language, with good grammar!

My favorite topics

We could talk about daily life, and anything else :) I’m an open book online, and love reading, as well as spending time with my dog, watching movies with friends, and traveling. Interested in meeting new people, & currently writing a book on languages!

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Asheville

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Ukrainian

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English

My learning goals

Я хочу научиться нових слов и много розговорной практики для...

My favorite topics

Туризм

I want a conversation partner who is

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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/north-bergen />North Bergen, <a href=/learn/japanese/mount-laurel />Mount Laurel, and <a href=/learn/japanese/cleveland />Cleveland.

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.