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Learn Russian in Cape Town

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My favorite topics

culture, language, nature, sunset. i travel for living, and i...

My language exchange partner is

who interested in deep conversation. please dont write me reference, i dont need those words

My learning goals

not limited in languages learning. my goal is to be tougher and stronger person, gain more experience of life, and explore so many abandoned islands

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Cape Town

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Ideal language community partner

Are enthusiastic, love learning new thing...

My learning goals

Speak fluently in any language i want to learn or maybe able to have a decent conversation with someone.

My favorite topics

Coding, environmental issues, history, science (physics, quantum mechanics, mechatronics), social issues.

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Cape Town

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My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in French, Korean and Russian....

My favorite topics

I enjoy reading, writing, art, learning languages and etymology. I also love discussing films (especially those directed by Nolan, Aronofsky or Villeneuve).

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, patient, open-minded, introverted.

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Cape Town

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Chechen

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My favorite topics

Food, Languages, Touring, hiking, cultures, histor...

Perfect language exchange partner

Females and males that speak Russian, Chechen, Spanish, English

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak Russian

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Russian speakers in Cape Town

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Cape Town

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Russian

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, nice and helpfu...

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with other people who don't speak my native languages.

My favorite topics

My hobbies are reading, dancing, listening to music. I'm passionate about dancing and always learning.

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Cape Town

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to become conversationally fluent in Korean by chatting...

My favorite topics

K-dramas, books, everyday life

My language exchange partner is

Someone who understands that I can't be on my phone twenty four hours a day since I'm a busy university student. I like people who are not shy and are not afraid to correct my mistakes.

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Cape Town

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My favorite topics

Music, languages and learning random stuff ^...

Ideal language community partner

Where are them curious and talkative folks?

My learning goals

I'd like to improve my poor Spanish and I can also help you with Portuguese and English :) I'm an experienced teacher - 10 years!

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Cape Town

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Thai

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Attentive, interested, proactive...

My learning goals

English language education and learning about other cultures.

My favorite topics

English language, music, movies, media, linguistics, travel, and social economics. I am an ESL teacher with 5+ years of experience.

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Cape Town

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Norwegian

My learning goals

I'd really love to learn to understand and speak Russian, Norwegian...

My favorite topics

Science fiction, poetry, pets, cooking, writing, politics, music

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is curious, witty, enthusiastic but also don't take things too seriously

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Cape Town

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My favorite topics

Sewing, animation, art, DnD, animals, books etc....

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who likes all sorts of topics and enjoys discovering new things, places and people.

My learning goals

To fluently read, write and speak the language of my choice.

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Cape Town

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My language exchange partner is

Kind, honest, open, fun, patient, interesting, friendly and lovin...

My learning goals

Speak new languages and meet new and exciting cultured people to grow my understanding of the world around me and to teach me about exploring different countries and travel destinations

My favorite topics

Travel, reading, spirituality, friendships, business, relationships, outdoor activities, sport, music, fun, entertainment

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Cape Town

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Swiss German

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My learning goals

Everything and anything :...

My favorite topics

Video games, Animes, Motorbikes, Harry Potter, ...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who likes to learn/teach a language and who's not interested in flirting

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Korean

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My favorite topics

music, movies, photography, literature, art !...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

just be friendly and chill, I’d like to make some friends, or at least close acquaintances lgbt welcome

My learning goals

improve my spoken mandarin, begin to learn basic korean and french :) let’s help eachother reach our goals and make new friends ( ◠‿◠ )

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Cape Town

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is friendly, talkative and willing to help me reach...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in many languages so that I can talk to many people from around the world with ease!

My favorite topics

Culture, religion, life

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Cape Town

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My learning goals

Ability to communicate in day to day lif...

My favorite topics

Traveling, Music, Movies, History, Entrepreneurship

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who not only helps me with the language but someone I can enjoy conversation with :)

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Cape Town

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My favorite topics

Culture , food , books , movies , art and a few other things...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone that's enthusiastic about learning a new language I suppose! Anyone is welcome though.

My learning goals

I wish to be able to have a conversation without many faults. That's it pretty much.

Jun

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

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Cape Town

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Ideal language community partner

Ouverte d'esprit, positif, Humble, Perfectionniste...

My learning goals

La Perfection.

My favorite topics

Tous types de sujets.

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Cape Town

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My learning goals

Learn russian, arabic, lifestyle and islam in different countrie...

My favorite topics

Travelling , hiking, exploring new places and seeing different cultures. Engineer

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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Cape Town

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My favorite topics

Mostly music books and nature and food mostly food over books...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is funny open minded and knows knows how to have a deep conversation when needed too and have endless conversations about food

My learning goals

To be fluent in writing and speaking

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Cape Town

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I want a conversation partner who is

A kind ,talkative person that would share my interests and communicate...

My learning goals

•Become intermediate in Spanish •Be confident in writing and communicating in Korean

My favorite topics

Series/shows/dramas/movies ,Languages , Music , Science

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My learning goals

Expressiveness. Pronunciation. Fluency...

My favorite topics

Life. Spirituality. Love.

My language exchange partner is

Everybody has there own uniqueness.

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Cape Town

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My favorite topics

Viagens, actualidades, política, relações internacionais, esportes,...

Ideal language community partner

Uma pessoa engraçada, aberta de pensamento e que gosta de conversar de tudo.

My learning goals

Queria chegar a um nível oral fluente em vários idiomas.

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Cape Town

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is chilled, fun and has patience. I'm just starting...

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a basic conversation :-)

My favorite topics

I like spending time outdoors, fitness, always learning :-)

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Cape Town

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Southern Ndebele

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Zulu

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My learning goals

Learning a wide range of language...

My favorite topics

Anything interesting

Perfect language exchange partner

Great sense of humour and welcoming

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Cape Town

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My favorite topics

Music, Eastern Philosophy, Fitnes...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who has a good sense of humor and is enjoyable to learn from.

My learning goals

I want to be able to learn the basics of Mandarin.

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Cape Town

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English

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My language exchange partner is

funny, expressiv...

My learning goals

Learn new cultures

My favorite topics

Travel, sports, politics, food,culture,technology

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Cape Town

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My learning goals

I want to be at an beginner to intermediate level in Dutch at...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about sports, Physics (astronomy mostly) and Computer Science.

Ideal language community partner

A friendly and talkative person. A person that share most of my interests.

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Cape Town

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My favorite topics

#Native Chinese ...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who travels a lot, speaks fluent English or Spanish.

My learning goals

Fluent my english and improve Spanish.

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Cape Town

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Perfect language exchange partner

I'd like to meet people who are funny, kind, respectful and open...

My learning goals

I want to learn as much as possible!

My favorite topics

Travelling, Makeup, decoration, cooking, movies, TVShows,...

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Cape Town

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My learning goals

I would like to improve my knowledge of German and learn phrases...

My favorite topics

I'm a physics and maths student and a climate activist. I've never been much of a language enthusiast but there is something about the German language that just draws me in. I can't get enough of it.

I want a conversation partner who is

People who aren't too shy to have actual audio and video conversations. I can write German reasonably well. I need speaking practice. Leuten, die nicht zu schüchtern sind zu telefonieren. Ich muss mein Gesprochenes Deutsch üben.

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Cape Town, South Africa?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 172 Russian speakers in Cape Town looking to learn Russian 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 Russian language exchange in Cape Town?

In Cape Town there are 172 members ready to have a Russian language exchange.

Are there other locations in South Africa other than Cape Town where I can find a Russian language exchange partner?

You can also find a Russian Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/russian/vereeniging />Vereeniging, <a href=/learn/russian/sandton />Sandton, and <a href=/learn/russian/pretoria />Pretoria.

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 172 of them coming from Cape Town.


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