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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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A.

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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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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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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C.

Libertyville

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English

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French

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to speak decently with other culture...

My favorite topics

Food

Perfect language exchange partner

A person to be able to talk to

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O.

Mount Pleasant

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Environment, culture, politics, botan...

I want a conversation partner who is

I suppose someone who is as slow as I am :)

My learning goals

I want to know the basics of this language

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F.

Bloomington

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone who will help me improve my Korean speaking skills and...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak basic Korean and be able to write at least basic sentences 6 months from now. And I hope at least 2 years from now I’ll be fluent in Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy reading/writing. I also enjoy listening and talking about different genres of music. And I love mystery shows/movies.

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A.

Bristol

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be the most fluent Korean and Japanese speaker in the entire...

My favorite topics

Anything!

Ideal language community partner

Anyone!

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Dearborn Heights

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Musi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is nice and understanding

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation with a native speaker

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J.

San Diego

Fluent

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Korean

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Famill...

My learning goals

For my company and i want to know

My favorite topics

I wanna talk about life and the way how to be happy

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Novi

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English

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French

My learning goals

Improve my Frenc...

My favorite topics

Life, comedy, films, music, cooking, etc.

I want a conversation partner who is

People who I can learn with

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Socorro

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Musica, viajar, gustos de comida etc...

My language exchange partner is

Alegre, pasciente, divertido

My learning goals

Aprender ingles rapido :(

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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Northglenn

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Spanish

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English

Ideal language community partner

Amabl...

My learning goals

Lograr ablar sin problemas

My favorite topics

Trabajos

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New York

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Russian

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French

My learning goals

Would like to speak fluently...

My favorite topics

Anything from art to food, family, kids, vacations

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with sense of humor and a lot of patience :))

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Baldwin

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music, Culture, Pets, Trave...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who wants to talk to me

My learning goals

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

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Alton

Fluent

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Spanish

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

I don't know. A womans' perspective would be nice. I would be...

My learning goals

My language goal is able to speak Japanese fluently. I would feel bad to speak in the wrong context. I'm glad as long as im not made fun of.

My favorite topics

Anything really. Im still learning the language, Hopefully I get better. And make a pen pal, or friends over seas.

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J.

Santa Clarita

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English

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Emoji

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Korean

My learning goals

To be able to speak the languages fluently and make global friends❤...

My favorite topics

Music, art, culture, and daily life

My language exchange partner is

Someone who I’m able to become close friends with

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New York

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Sports, dramas, and schoo...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is kind and patience, and will to work with me and be my friend.

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak in either Chinese, Japanese, or Korean by the end of the year.

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Kenner

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English

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Italian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is a”foodie “ and likes discussing Italian food,...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent and take some sabbaticals in Italy for a semester or longer. Fluency will also help me negotiate a month in Italy every year with my students.

My favorite topics

Health & fitness, nutrition, art & Health issues, travel, Italy, food-wine, environmental & climate needs in politics, mindfulness & meditation, mental health/psychology, American football, tennis, athletics & other sports (internat. soccer-“calcio”),

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Plum

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English

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German

My learning goals

Conversational leve...

My favorite topics

Music, art, games, travel, food, animals, language

Perfect language exchange partner

Understanding of inconsistency in my schedule

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Glendale

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Health, Medical, Travel, Culture, Food, Technolog...

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy going, fun, laid back

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with patients whose primary language is Spanish.

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M.

Midland

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone kind and interesting to talk t...

My learning goals

Learning the languages so I can travel abroad and speak in their own language.

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, cultures, music, books

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O.

San Antonio

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to be able to have conversational skills...

My favorite topics

Daily activities, food and random topics.

Ideal language community partner

Someone patient as hell

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Mableton

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Musi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Interested in music, jokes, and food

My learning goals

Strength in accent

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Cypress

Fluent

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun, easy going, patien...

My learning goals

To be able to hold a conversation

My favorite topics

Travel, pets, life in general.

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Dania Beach

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Basic conversation for my daily life living and working in Miami....

My favorite topics

I live and work in Miami and feel lucky. I enjoy cycling on the weekends and seeing the world during vacation time. My mother stays with us part time.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone close to my age.

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/pittsburgh />Pittsburgh, <a href=/learn/japanese/virginia-beach />Virginia Beach, and <a href=/learn/japanese/austin />Austin.

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.