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Language exchange in New York

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New York

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English

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Hindi

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French

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German

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Russian

My favorite topics

Anything that you find interesting and intriguing about the world,...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly people looking to have good interesting deep conversations. who wants to share experiences and to know about each other cultures and cuisines etc. interested to talk about all kind of topics. New ppl- new things to learn :)

My learning goals

Primary goal is to meet interesting people here, share life experiences while learning new languages. If all goes well then to meet these friends someday and see their country.

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New York

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English

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French

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Korean

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Travelers, lovers of music, business people, or just anyone looking...

My learning goals

I am just here to help people practice so anyone, feel free to send me a message. If I can learn another whole language though, it would be nice :)

My favorite topics

Travel/Music/Photography/Business/Fitness Here to help you practice writing and speaking another language. I'm here for anything I work in immigration law in New York. ⚖️

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New York

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Spanish - total fluency Portuguese - conversational fluency Mandarin...

My favorite topics

Life in your country, current events, the news.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is a patient teacher ready to explain complex language points again if needed.

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J.

New York

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Tagalog, Filipino

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French

My favorite topics

Passionate on finding out, what it is...

Perfect language exchange partner

To be honest, I do not know. However, we can always try.

My learning goals

To be able to communicate and understand; the language confidently.

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New York

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

Helpful , reasonable, availabl...

My learning goals

To be fluent by the end of this year

My favorite topics

I’m open for anything :) I also teach English

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J.

New York

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English

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Cebuano

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to understand one another in order to promote world...

My favorite topics

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My language exchange partner is

, -, . Enthusiastic people who enjoys having daily conversation.

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N.

New York

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Traveling, art, writing, music (esp alternative), film, foreign...

Ideal language community partner

Someone friendly and encouraging; quelqu'un sympathique et encourageant

My learning goals

I want to improve my speaking and listening so that I'm eventually able to speak fluently: je veux améliorer mon expression orale ainsi que ma compréhension orale pour que je puisse parler couramment

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P.

New York

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Portuguese

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone really interested to learn and help like I'm...

My learning goals

I wanna be singer in some band.

My favorite topics

If do you help me to improve my english, i can t...

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New York

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I wish to become fluent in Spanish by the end of the year and...

My favorite topics

Concerts, traveling, and getting to know new people

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, easy to talk to, and willing to learn! Also, someone who can be regularly available to practice throughout the week

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K.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Hmm anything really. I like video games, i love going to the...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who i can have a normal conversation/be friends with, and help me learn a new language. Common interests would help a lot too :))

My learning goals

comfortable in casual Japanese conversations

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A.

New York

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone that speaks clear and slow Spanish and who is serious...

My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish. Yo quiero ser bilingüe!

My favorite topics

I just like to have a good time, go out to different restaurants and bars. I am an electrical engineer/project manager.

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G.

New York

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English

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French

My learning goals

Gain fluency and cultural awarenes...

My favorite topics

Art, culture, history, and traveling!

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is friendly and enthusiastic about teaching new languages. :)

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H.

New York

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Armenian

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, movies, books, scienc...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who wants to talk :)

My learning goals

Learn enough to communicate freeley

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New York

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Spanish

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who is respectful and wants to share their culture with...

My learning goals

Just be a little bit more involved with the world as a whole

My favorite topics

Movies, traveling, ghost stories

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E.

New York

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Italian

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Hablar como un español nativo de españa y el frances, hablarlo...

My favorite topics

je propose une chambre à valence( españa ) gratuitement en échange de cours de français

I want a conversation partner who is

Gente que quiera practicar en llamada/videollamada, para que podamos ayudarnos mutuamente a comunicar y mejorar nuestra pronuncia

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R.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Travel, international news, nature, love, spiritualit...

My language exchange partner is

Fun, kind and adventurous

My learning goals

To be able to fluently speak Spanish with others

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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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T.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Someone chill who can teach me about their country’s culture...

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent at Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, travel, food, tv shows/movies

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S.

New York

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English

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Spanish

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be able to be fluent in many languages....

My favorite topics

Writing, cosplay, drawing, video games, comics, travel, music and making friends!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is fun and nice!

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M.

New York

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Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

My favorite topics

Language and culture, traveling and advanture...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly and outgoing, love languages and traveling

My learning goals

Learn as many languages and cultures as possible

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New York

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Fluent

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English

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Malay

LEARNS

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American Sign Language

I want a conversation partner who is

Passionate about learning English and can help me with my Chinese...

My learning goals

我想提高我的中文我希望我有机会将来去中国练习说中文

My favorite topics

Hey, I’m Sarah. I’m Malaysian and I’m currently living in New York. I love talking about any entertaining stories, music, art and travelling. 我是Sarah,我是一个马来西亚人住在纽约。期待跟大家聊天,一起努力学习语言吧!

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New York

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Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

To speak fluently in a target language I am learning. I wish...

My favorite topics

I enjoy a variety of science topics, whether it’s biology, philosophy, or linguistics. I also enjoy talking about books. — Hallo, mein Name ist Alvin. Ich mag Wissenschaft-Psychologie und Biologie, oder Linguistik. Ich freue mich darauf, mit dir zu sprech

My language exchange partner is

Someone witty and intelligent, to have deep conversations with. Ich würde gerne mit jemandem sprechen, der geistreich und intelligent ist, damit wir gemeinsam tiefe Gespräche führen können.— 我想和一位口齿伶俐的朋友聊关于深刻的话题。

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L.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

your interests, everyday life, culture, history, music, art,...

Ideal language community partner

open minded! i'm happy to make new friends. sorry have been away from app...was travelling and now have covid , will be back soon

My learning goals

i'm taiwanese-american, mostly here to improve my mandarin and spanish. happy to meet up for coffee in New York or elsewhere while traveling. i enjoy speaking ok portuguese. my german is rusty but fine

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R.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Some one who is patient with my broken spanish, and is going...

My learning goals

I want to speak to video call someone new every week

My favorite topics

I like food, sports, music, and travel. Rap to me in spanish to unlock my friendship

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A.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to practice chatting since I don't have many chances....

My favorite topics

Food, music, writing, books, movies, languages

Perfect language exchange partner

Looking for kind, honest people to practice with. I'm easy-going and get along with most people. Say hi if you have any English questions :)

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K.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

Automobiles, but I'm friendly so saying hello won't be a problem...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can and is willing to teach me and would be patient with my mistakes.

My learning goals

To be fluent in multiple languages.

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M.

New York

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Je préfère discuter tout avec quelqu’un qui pourra continuer...

My learning goals

Je besoin d’améliorer la compréhension et parler en français

My favorite topics

Parlons comme si déjà nous nous connaissons. Parliamo come si già ci conoscessim

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B.

New York

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

To make me confident to speak u...

My favorite topics

sports, video games, books, politics, cars, new technologies

Ideal language community partner

Need someone who can fix my grammar mistakes

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Y.

New York

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Yoga, travel, culture, music, philosophy, literature, t...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Native Brazilian Portuguese speakers

My learning goals

Be conversational in basic Portuguese by May when I go to Brazil

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N.

New York

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Who can teach me French or Spanish...

My learning goals

Learn French and Spanish

My favorite topics

Language Culture Business

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A.

New York

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Ability to speak fluently...

My favorite topics

Cultures, History, Hobbies, Goals,

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who share similar values and interests as me.

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in New York?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 2,884 speakers in New York looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in New York?

There are 2,884 members in New York on Tandem.

Which other locations in United States other than New York are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/fullerton />Fullerton, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/tampa />Tampa, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/bloomington />Bloomington.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 2,884 do it in New York.