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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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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Daily lifeculture work out️ scam walks away cuz it won't work...

My language exchange partner is

Chatterbox, Coolest ppl, energetic ppl.

My learning goals

Make friends no cap. Doing a PhD study try to survive.

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Manhattan

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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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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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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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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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National City

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Tagalog, Filipino

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Russian

My learning goals

just be fluent with the...

My favorite topics

tv shows, sports,

Perfect language exchange partner

someone that is outgoing

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Copiague

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Movies, TV shows, basic stuff...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help me out with my Spanish, and help me grow and learn.

My learning goals

Hopefully to be an intermediate speaker by the end of the year.

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Fort Lauderdale

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Armenian

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English

My language exchange partner is

С чувством юмор...

My learning goals

Свободное владение языком

My favorite topics

Могу разговаривать на любые темы

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New York

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English

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent. To be able to speak naturally and express myself...

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.

Ideal language community partner

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

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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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New York

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Arabic

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Politics, comedy, and scienc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Japanese

My learning goals

Just simple Japanese talk

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Katy

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Paciente, amigable, persistent...

My learning goals

Mejor trabajo, nuevos.amigos

My favorite topics

Política, música, diversión, series de Tv

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Oviedo

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English

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American Sign Language

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to learn and become fluent in Mandari...

My favorite topics

I love theater and art and enjoy the Mandarin language and culture

I want a conversation partner who is

I want a partner who can speak fluent Mandarin and I could help teach English preferably 15-18 cause I'm 16

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Irving

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Music, everyday conversations, kpop, ar...

My language exchange partner is

Helpful, funny, open minded

My learning goals

I want to be able to have a short conversation in Italian and be able to understand what other people say even if I can’t fluently respond at first

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New York

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Korean

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English

Ideal language community partner

Kind, generous, good conversatio...

My learning goals

English. Like native speakers

My favorite topics

Fashion, fun, beauty, exercise, youtube

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New York

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak while I’m traveling, and gradually...

My favorite topics

Pop culture, food, veganism, travel

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easygoing and patient! Fun to talk to. Curious about the world. Open-minded :)

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Glendale

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Culture, world problems...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is funny, patient and wanting to learn the languages I speak

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to have a solid conversation in German

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Baldwin

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English

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who wants to talk to m...

My learning goals

To be fluent in Korean and Japanese and be friends with people from those countries

My favorite topics

Music, Culture, Pets, Travel

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Dublin

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Become conversational Learn new phrase...

My favorite topics

Hobbies, Culture, Sports, Medicine

My language exchange partner is

Latin America Age 20s to 30s

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Dearborn

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My favorite topics

I like shopping, cooking, and playing with my dogs. As well as...

Ideal language community partner

A nice and fun people that is willing to help me learn and grow as a person and vise verse

My learning goals

To gain knowledge from the languages that I learn and as well as the culture. To be fluent in at least 2 or 3 languages.

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Bartlett

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is helpful and consisten...

My learning goals

To be able to hold a full conversation and completely express myself

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music, movies, tv shows, books and traveling

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Albuquerque

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English

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French

My learning goals

To become fluent in French - or at least conversational...

My favorite topics

Music, photography & politics

Perfect language exchange partner

Music nerds, gamers & politicos.

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Fort Wayne

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Russian

My favorite topics

Food, Music, Cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone will help me practice languages, and someone who Incan help as well.

My learning goals

To be conversational in the languages that I am studying.

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Montgomery Village

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English

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My language exchange partner is

Open to talk like a regular perso...

My learning goals

I have none

My favorite topics

Soccer

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Houston

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Speaking! I’d like to better be able to spontaneously construct...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Someone who isn’t afraid to correct me when I make a mistake - don’t be timid, be honest!

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Mount Vernon

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Portuguese

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English

My favorite topics

General affairs, I love to read, travel, wine, food, beer and...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I like to talk and I am very talkative, I would love to meet people, astral, cool, patient and with many stories of exchanges, who help me with my English and would love to help you with Portuguese ....

My learning goals

Consegui aprender o suficiente para fazer um intercâmbio de au pair ou a entrevista para ser comissária da Emirates

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Durham

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

If you are interested in cultural diversity would be great, because...

My learning goals

I want to practice English more to make me more fluently in speaking. Also get more idea on English-related culture. BTW, if I could make some friends will be another great thing.

My favorite topics

Anything could be discussed. I prefer topics on travel, culture, food, science and photo shooting.

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Arlington

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Mexican Sign Language

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English

My learning goals

Aprender a socializar con las persona...

My favorite topics

Trabajo

I want a conversation partner who is

Buena persona y paciente para aprender

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/bridgeport />Bridgeport, <a href=/learn/japanese/college-park />College Park, and <a href=/learn/japanese/tulsa />Tulsa.

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.