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Dax

Dax

Rochester

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My favorite topics

I really like drawing, photography, watching horror movies, listening...

My language exchange partner is

No one is perfect, but if I had to choose then maybe someone who can constantly remind me to study words/sentences, won't get mad if I mess up, and will stick with me till the end.

My learning goals

I want to learn these languages too communicate better with my friends and family who speak those languages. I want to be able to know what I hear and what to say.

Saharatu

Saharatu

Rochester

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Hausa

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Korean

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Someone nice and friendl...

My learning goals

Making new friends

My favorite topics

I like to talk about food, traveling, movies, sports literally anything

Izak

Izak

Rochester

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My learning goals

Aprender português e japonês. ポルトガル語と日本語が上手になりたいで...

My favorite topics

Open to anything... I love languages, memes, music, and food. Eu gosto de idiomas, da música, dos memes, e da comida. 早く看護師になっていて、日本語を話す病人と会話をすることを上手になってくるように、日本語を勉強したりです。

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Brasileiros e japoneses. 私と会話したくて仲良くしたい誰かといいです:)

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Julia

Julia

Rochester

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German

My favorite topics

I like music, a cappella, playing instruments, movies, learning...

Perfect language exchange partner

I’m learning European Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese so I’d prefer to speak to people with those dialects. Unfortunately, I’m a student and don’t have time to respond to everyone, so I try to find people with similar interests, language level and goals.

My learning goals

Keeping up with Spanish and Portuguese and improving my Italian, as I have an intermediate level right now! :) I’m at a conversational level in French and currently study German and I’ll be studying Hebrew more in the future

Matt

Matt

Rochester

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Sanskrit, Saṁskṛtam

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I want a conversation partner who is

I want to practice my French and Spanish with people. I am currently...

My learning goals

1. Learn language 2. Meet new and interesting people 3. Have meaningful conversations

My favorite topics

I love movies, music, and speaking with friendly individuals.

Daniel

Daniel

Rochester

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Russian

My learning goals

Fluency in Russia...

My favorite topics

History, languages, books, TV, travel

My language exchange partner is

The kind who is motivated to learn and interested in seeing me learn.

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Sunny

Sunny

Rochester

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French

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Korean

My favorite topics

Anime, Sports, Music, Food, Culture relations...

Ideal language community partner

Someone adventurous and willing to learn new things constantly. Also someone who loves to travel and gain knowledge on other cultures.

My learning goals

I want to learn a new language. I want to learn more about others. I want to be able to travel with someone and make as many foreign friends as possible.

Shansanotta

Shansanotta

Rochester

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Yoruba

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who does not mind talking about everyday issues....

My learning goals

I would like to work on speaking and understanding Korean mainly and possibly branch into another language as well.

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about books, movies, and food!

Mika

Mika

Rochester

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My learning goals

I would love to be fluent or near so in a year...

My favorite topics

Everything from history and mythology, to great books and science.

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, encouraging, willing to spend even just a few minutes if that is all we have.

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Keren

Keren

Rochester

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My favorite topics

German, korean, politics, the environment, running, school, music...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who knows German. (Or Korean/Italian). Or anyone who'd like to chat

My learning goals

Ich spreche schon ein bisschen Deutsch, weil es ich lerne Deutsch im Schule. I'm also Korean-American, so I understand a little Korean. But I'd like to comprehend and speak German and Korean much better. Open to other languages as well!

Carley

Carley

Rochester

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient and speaks slowly and is fun loving...

My learning goals

I want to become more comfortable speaking languages other than english

My favorite topics

Food, animals, travel, rock climbing, yoga, art, and family

Luke

Luke

Rochester

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My learning goals

To become fluent in Spanish...

My favorite topics

Music, Art, Literature, Theater, Pop Culture, and History

Ideal language community partner

Somebody who just wants to talk & improve their language skills like me! I love to make friends :~)

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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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!"

Samuel

Samuel

Rochester

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English

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Italian

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Movies/Television, Writing/Reading, Life, New thing...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is open-minded, patient, and easy going

My learning goals

An increased fluency in the language(s) I’m learning

Sara

Sara

Rochester

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Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who can help me a learn a language while being patient...

My learning goals

Learn more vocab, learn grammatical structure, be able to converse

My favorite topics

Dogs, computers, programming

Zak

Zak

Rochester

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Develop more natural speaking and improve listening skill...

My favorite topics

Life, philosophy, science, art, culture, travel, food

I want a conversation partner who is

Wants to have conversation, not practice phrases

Sarah

Sarah

Rochester

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Korean

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French

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Food,clothes,cultur...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is willing to help and learn

My learning goals

To be fluent in Korean French and spanish

Nadia

Nadia

Rochester

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French

Ideal language community partner

Cultured yet relaxe...

My learning goals

Have a nice fluent conversation

My favorite topics

Travel, pop culture, writing.

Marcy

Marcy

Rochester

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My learning goals

I want to learn to converse easily with others and to expand...

My favorite topics

Nature Poetry Family

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, patient, understanding, open minded.

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Sagar

Sagar

Rochester

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My favorite topics

Sports,Video Games,History,Programming,Politics. I also am open...

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to expand my german vocabulary and grammar. I also recently started to learn spanish

My learning goals

Practice conversations in German and Spanish

Mike

Mike

Rochester

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English

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun people, coffee lovers, dog lovers, travelers...

My learning goals

I want to learn Italian, and meet people from around the world!

My favorite topics

Traveling, Medicine, , ⚽️

Catalina

Catalina

Rochester

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Spanish

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to be able to have regular conversations. Learn about...

My favorite topics

Culture, movies, history, music, travel.

My language exchange partner is

Someone who wants to learn through conversation and help each other, easy going. And patient, since we're both learning and I like to talk a lot

Tapanga

Tapanga

Rochester

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, piano, singing, biking...

Ideal language community partner

Funny, patient, kind, and interesting

My learning goals

Fluency and efficiency

Maria

Maria

Rochester

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English

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Tajik

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who will send my a lot of voice notes and have good explanation...

My learning goals

Learn more french

My favorite topics

I would like to work on my pronunciation in French as well as learn conjugation.

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wan

Rochester

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Cantonese

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Korean

My learning goals

Hope to use Korean daily dialogue,English is not very good either....

My favorite topics

food,fashion ,song,travel,idols

Perfect language exchange partner

Want to make friends from different countries, are learning Korean, like to watch Han Zong, the next step is to learn Japanese.

Ying

Ying

Rochester

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Life, food, travel, music, cats, art, science!...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, easy going, helpful, patient and fun!

My learning goals

To become fluent in Japanese ( ^ω^ )

Owen

Owen

Rochester

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English

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Spanish

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German

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Portuguese

My language exchange partner is

Friendly and ope...

My learning goals

Make new friends and improve my languages skills

My favorite topics

Physics major, into art and tennis for the most part. Poetry is also a fun new hobby

Jessica

Jessica

Rochester

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My learning goals

Fluency, I am studying to become a medical interpreter, so learning...

My favorite topics

Culture, Food, Experience, Nutrition

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is good at keeping up conversation and has similar interest, someone who is not afraid to correct my grammar. I like have deep and intelligent conversations in English or Spanish.

Zack

Zack

Rochester

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

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Vietnamese

My favorite topics

Food, television shows, camping, mechanical desig...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who wants to be friends offline and meet in the real world.

My learning goals

Improve Chinese, learn Japanese

Taryn

Taryn

Rochester

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English

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French

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Perfect language exchange partner

somone who is open minded and enjoys weird and deep discussion...

My learning goals

I would love to learn how to get out of my shell more and perhaps something new from people.

My favorite topics

Astrology, occult, paranormal things, anime, manga, languages, cultures, books, movies, art, history, politics, religion, space, nature and animals...really anything lmao

Carisse

Carisse

Rochester

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My learning goals

To be as fluent as possibl...

My favorite topics

Every day life ,Instagram

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny,adventurous,kind,

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Rochester, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 108 English speakers in Rochester looking to learn English 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 English language exchange in Rochester?

In Rochester there are 108 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Rochester where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in North Bergen, Tallahassee, and Louisville.

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 108 of them coming from Rochester.