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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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New York

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Speak fluentl...

My favorite topics

Japanese Animation Traveling

Perfect language exchange partner

A patient and humorous native speaker

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Paradise

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Food, cars and motorcycle...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anything

My learning goals

To understand other languages

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C.

New York

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Patien...

My learning goals

Able to read and speak a little of the lenguage

My favorite topics

Life. Books, emotions, movies, music

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H.

Knoxville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To become fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian,...

My favorite topics

I love soccer/futbol, traveling around the world, and meeting new people!

Ideal language community partner

Just like me, outgoing and nice!

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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New York

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Italian

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French

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English

My favorite topics

Travel, music, history, photography, graphics, desig...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

To me the only important thing is to know how to listen to each other in order to learn

My learning goals

TOEFL test

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B.

West Hollywood

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English

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Kazakh

Perfect language exchange partner

I’m not sure yet...

My learning goals

To learn the basics and to be fluent

My favorite topics

Art, shows, sports, movies, news.

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H.

Myrtle Beach

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Spanish. I am practicing basic Spanish...

My favorite topics

Music, friends, family, nature, parties,

I want a conversation partner who is

I can help you with your English . Friendly, patient, informative, encouraging, social

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M.

Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I like video games, watching some TV, and spending time with...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is understanding that I can be a slow learner, but can also help me learn what I need!

My learning goals

I want to focus on my ability to have a fluid conversation without too many pauses to think about what i’m trying to say.

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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C.

Los Angeles

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Korean

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Greek

Ideal language community partner

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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Bellaire

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English

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German

My learning goals

I just want to build some speaking confidence more than anything....

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.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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Y.

New York

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Japanese

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English

My favorite topics

日常会話をまずは話せるようになりたいので、テーマは特にありません。なんでも...

Perfect language exchange partner

日本語を勉強したい人、又は自分の間違いを訂正したり表現を教えてくれる人

My learning goals

1年間で生活に不自由しないレベルになること

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K.

Phoenix

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English

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

I want to talk with people who likes games and pets....

My learning goals

I want to have conversations. It would be fun to talk about games!

My favorite topics

I play a lot of video games, cook, do voice acting and make YouTube videos. I'm looking to improve my Korean so let's hang out on Discord and play games!

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G.

New York

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Pass jlpt n...

My favorite topics

Food, culture, travel, life

My language exchange partner is

Mutual interests

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Madison

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Literature, makeup channel drama, the bachelor, criticism, good...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone willing to be patient with all of my grammar mistakes!

My learning goals

Conversational fluency

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S.

New York

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English

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Enthusiastic, interesting, kind, patient, funny, open minded...

My learning goals

To be fluent. To be able to speak naturally and express myself the way I do in my native language.

My favorite topics

Movies, music, cosmetics, pop culture, comedy, philosophy, psychology, life experiences, inspiring stories, hypothetical scenarios, concepts, emotions, ideas, celebrities, travel, dreams, goals, morals and values.

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Jackson

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be able to read a novel and speak in a natural way...

My favorite topics

Books, literature, reading, writing, video games, art, computer coding, movies, anime, manga, music, coffee.

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, I'm very new to the language. Fun, willing to engage in conversation.

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T.

Auburn Hills

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Arabic

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Engineerin...

I want a conversation partner who is

I'm looking for someone who wants to have some fun discussions. Humor is a plus :)

My learning goals

I would love to be able to communicate with German colleagues at work

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E.

Portland

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone with patience, because I am very beginner with Spanish!...

My learning goals

I have many plans to visit Mexico soon, and my partner’s family is Mexican. I would like to be able to converse with them and ideally become fluent someday.

My favorite topics

I’m a photographer and visual artist, hoping to travel to Mexico and Peru soon. I love learning, history, playing music, comedy, and all kinds of art!

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P.

San Diego

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Ukrainian

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English

My learning goals

I would like to feel free speaking english. And don't afraid...

My favorite topics

Programming. Books. Drawing. Fire performance. Traveling

Ideal language community partner

I move to the USA, so I strong motivated to improve my English skills. I will be glad if you can help me. If you would like, I can help you with Russian or Ukrainian instead:)

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J.

Indianapolis

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

I work in state government. Former math instructor. I enjoy...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone really

My learning goals

Gaining better reading comprehension in a foreign language

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K.

Lake Forest

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Patien...

My learning goals

Be able to communicate in English

My favorite topics

Are you a dog person?

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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.

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/plano />Plano, and <a href=/learn/japanese/san-diego />San Diego.

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.