
This week's new learners
Dax
Rochester
NEWSPEAKS
English

Spanish
American Sign Language
LEARNS
Japanese
Korean
Thai
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.
Mika
Rochester
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS

Spanish

Arabic
American Sign Language
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.
My learning goals
I would love to be fluent or near so in a year.
Taryn
Rochester
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
French
Chinese (Simplified)
Russian
I want a conversation partner who is
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
Julia
Rochester
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
American Sign Language

Portuguese
German
My learning goals
Keeping up with Spanish and Portuguese and improving my Italian,...
My favorite topics
I like music, a cappella, playing instruments, movies, learning languages, linguistics and learning about different cultures! I’m an English pronunciation coach and I am studying to be a Bilingual SLP! I’m an ENFP and like talking about psychology!
My language exchange partner is
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 and goals.
Matt
Rochester
SPEAKS
English

Latin
LEARNS
French
Sanskrit, Saṁskṛtam

Spanish
My favorite topics
I love movies, music, and speaking with friendly individuals...
Ideal language community partner
I want to practice my French and Spanish with people. I am currently a Latin and English teacher. Yo quiero practicar mi español y mi Français con gente. J’aimerais m’entraîner mon français et mon espagnol.
My learning goals
1. Learn language 2. Meet new and interesting people 3. Have meaningful conversations
Sunny
Rochester
SPEAKS
English
American Sign Language
LEARNS
French
Japanese
Korean
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Someone adventurous and willing to learn new things constantly....
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.
My favorite topics
Anime, Sports, Music, Food, Culture relations.
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Keren
Rochester
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS
Korean
German
Italian
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!
Zizhun
Rochester
SPEAKS
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
LEARNS
English
My language exchange partner is
Friendly, outgoing, open minded...
My learning goals
Learn some idioms and slangs. Make new friends!!!
My favorite topics
Travel, movies, speaking English, singing, listening to musics, delicious foods!!

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Hellena
Rochester
SPEAKS

Portuguese
English
LEARNS

Spanish
French
German
My favorite topics
I love coffee, my favorite food is stroganoff from Brazil, I...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
People that don’t take life too seriously.
My learning goals
Meet new people, know more about another countries and different cultures, and improve English as well.
Find more than
108
Russian speakers in Rochester
Jessica
Rochester
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS

Spanish
Chinese (Simplified)

Portuguese
My learning goals
Fluency, I am studying to become a medical interpreter, so learning...
My favorite topics
Culture, Food, Experience, Nutrition
My language exchange partner is
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.
Marcy
Rochester
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS

Spanish

Persian
My favorite topics
Nature Poetry Famil...
Ideal language community partner
Kind, patient, understanding, open minded.
My learning goals
I want to learn to converse easily with others and to expand my ability to see into other cultures with a knowledge my own language doesn’t allow.
Marcella
Rochester
SPEAKS
English
LEARNS

Spanish
French
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Native speaker of French or Spanish. Female in her 20s. Someone...
My learning goals
Improve my French/ Spanish with a native speaker, help someone with their English. Exchange materials with other language teachers for the good of our students.
My favorite topics
English as a second language teacher who likes travel, books, food, culture❤️ Game of Thrones, Netflix, Forrest Gump, la Casa de las Flores, la música de Selena y Céline Dion.
Sagar
Rochester
SPEAKS
Marathi
English
Hindi
LEARNS
German

Spanish
My learning goals
Practice conversations in German and Spanis...
My favorite topics
Sports,Video Games,History,Programming,Politics. I also am open to exploring new topics.
Perfect language exchange partner
I would like to expand my german vocabulary and grammar. I also recently started to learn spanish
Sara
Rochester
NEWSPEAKS
English
LEARNS
American Sign Language
My favorite topics
Dogs, computers, programmin...
I want a conversation partner who is
Someone who can help me a learn a language while being patient with my mistakes
My learning goals
Learn more vocab, learn grammatical structure, be able to converse
wan
Rochester
SPEAKS
Cantonese
Chinese (Simplified)
English
LEARNS
Korean
My favorite topics
food,fashion ,song,travel,idol...
Ideal conversation exchange partner
Want to make friends from different countries, are learning Korean, like to watch Han Zong, the next step is to learn Japanese.
My learning goals
Hope to use Korean daily dialogue,English is not very good either. Enhance English!
Looking for an online language exchange partner in Rochester, United States?
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you know how many Tandem members are available for Russian language exchange in Rochester?
In Rochester there are 108 members ready to have a Russian language exchange.
Are there other locations in United States other than Rochester where I can find a Russian language exchange partner?
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.