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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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Spanish

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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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Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To get an A in Spanish class. Basically, I need to be able to...

My favorite topics

Food, video games maybe, movies, other culture

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone :)

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Iowa City

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

Movie and video gam...

I want a conversation partner who is

Outgoing Easy going

My learning goals

Talking fluently

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E.

Washington

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

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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J.

Brookline

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To become fluen...

My favorite topics

Movies, books, and sports!

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is not afraid to challenge and teach me to use new grammar patterns and words

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Join a global community

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Lenexa

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Sports, beer, family, software, web developmen...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is willing to help teach and is patient with my dumb American brain

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold conversations

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O.

The Woodlands

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English

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Spanish

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient and smart of course ;...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in as many languages as i can and I want to start with the romantic languages first

My favorite topics

Food, history, and style

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A.

Libertyville

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Learning more vocab and fluenc...

My favorite topics

Animals, sports, and activities

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice and friendly

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San Luis

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Mexican Sign Language

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English

My favorite topics

Social, cultural, espiritua...

My language exchange partner is

Respetuoso y relajado

My learning goals

Llegar a comprenderlo para tener una comunicación fluida

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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J.

Old Bridge Township

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Korean

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

...

My learning goals

Understanding other culture and talking about daily life

My favorite topics

history, food, education, books, arts, sports and traveling

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Oceanside

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

語彙力を広くこと。日本語でコミュニケーションをできること...

My favorite topics

I love animals and anime.                  動物やアニメが好きです! ボルダリングや山登りの話もしたいです!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone willing to fix my mistakes and excited to learn English from me.               私の間違いを正すの人。英語を勉強したい人。

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Santa Clarita

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning about different cultures, politics, new ideas...

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect partner would be patient, outgoing, and enjoys debating ideas and perspectives.

My learning goals

I would like to learn enough to be comfortable speaking common phrases during my trip to Italy and France in the next couple months

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D.

Franklin Park

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Polish

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Native American...

My learning goals

Speaking, listening

My favorite topics

Music, sport, life

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Saint Joseph

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Espero aprender lo suficiente para ayudar a los pacientes en...

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar de música y la cultura de tu país

My language exchange partner is

Quiero conocer alguien agradable y curioso :)

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Irving

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Music, everyday conversations, kpop, ar...

Ideal language community partner

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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H.

Snellville

Fluent

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Fun! Very outgoing and friendly. Keeps in touch with me and becomes...

My learning goals

I really want to be fluent in Korean. However where I live makes that a bit difficult, so I need someone to help me by talking to be daily.

My favorite topics

Daily life, cultural diversity, dramas, music

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New York

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English

My learning goals

hablar fluidament...

My favorite topics

me gusta el baloncesto, el ajedrez, los videojuegos, peliculas

Perfect language exchange partner

Mujer que me enseñe y sea amable

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San Clemente

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English

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French

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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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Chesapeake

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English

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk one hour with someone, 30 minutes in English,...

My learning goals

This quarter of the year, I want to gain fluency in Spanish and I want to be able to talk to people in French more and improve my pronunciation.

My favorite topics

I want to talk about anything. I am trying to speak to one person in my target languages per day. I hope that we can be friends and talk about things that we enjoy. Movies, food, music, friends, childhood memories—anything.

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Shafter

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be able to speak as many languages as possibl...

My favorite topics

Movies, Books, Politics, Culture, Religion, Catholicism,

Ideal language community partner

Fun, talkative, informed, intelligent, curious

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J.

Shreveport

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Just like any regular American teenager I am open to talking...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I am open to talking to literally anyone who is not rude. As long as we can connect and have interesting topics we will get along :)

My learning goals

To become fluent in atleast 3 other languages besides English

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Asheville

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Interestin...

My learning goals

To improve my vocabulary and fluency

My favorite topics

Life art music politics religion food outdoors

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Pittsfield

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English

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French

My learning goals

Conversational fluenc...

My favorite topics

Common interests Music Cooking

I want a conversation partner who is

Can speak to me in one of the languages I’m learning and correct my grammar. Except I haven’t started Italian yet

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/silver-spring />Silver Spring, <a href=/learn/japanese/lexington />Lexington, and <a href=/learn/japanese/dayton />Dayton.

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.