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Learn Russian in Ann Arbor

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Russian

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Travel, business, hobby, movies, technology, cultur...

My language exchange partner is

Fun-loving, mature, laid-back

My learning goals

Learn colloquial German, improve Japanese and Chinese

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A.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Uzbek

Ideal language community partner

Someone that speaks fluent Uzbek and would want to help me with...

My learning goals

I want to improve my Uzbek

My favorite topics

Music , art, books, history , russian movies. Мне нравятся ДДТ и вечерний Ургант и новости дня и русские фильмы и книги

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Ann Arbor

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My learning goals

Немецкому и английском...

My favorite topics

Самые разнообразные)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Тот, кто хочет интенсивно заниматься русским

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Ann Arbor

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My favorite topics

I’m an actor, violinist, singer and writer. I love learning and...

Perfect language exchange partner

Native Russian and Arabic speakers as well as anyone interested in a chat

My learning goals

Become fluent or conversational in a language as well as learn more about the cultures of everyone I meet

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Russian

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone interested in language exchange...

My learning goals

I want to be conversationally fluent in Russian and French.

My favorite topics

Science, music, politics, religion, travel, sports. I'm a robotics and software engineer. Also I've been playing the guitar for 12 years, and recently started learning saxophone .

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A.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Russian

My learning goals

Learn to speak and read Russia...

My favorite topics

Video games, books, history, tv, politics, philisophical questions, etc.

My language exchange partner is

Intelligent, funny, creative, interesting, similar interests with me, serious about language learning

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A.

Ann Arbor

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Technology, music, art, culture, travel, games, pop culture,...

Ideal language community partner

Patient, kind, artistic, open-minded, understanding, gracious

My learning goals

Improve my Chinese level, increase my knowledge of idioms and slang, talk more authentically, like the locals 说一口流利的中文

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Ann Arbor

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Korean

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone who is friendly and has many topics to talk abou...

My learning goals

To improve my English conversation skill and make some good friends

My favorite topics

Language/Music/Netflix/Movies/Photo/FOOD/daily/dreams/anything

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N.

Ann Arbor

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Slovak

My learning goals

Yo no recuerdo español.. yo aprendí español en la escuela secundaría...

My favorite topics

Me encanta hablar de tu vida :D Qué haces en tu tiempo libre? Qué haces por el trabajo? Estás un estudiante?

Perfect language exchange partner

Solo quiero hablar contigo :)

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T.

Ann Arbor

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My favorite topics

Art, Books, Philosophy, Music, Video Games, Travel, Psycholog...

I want a conversation partner who is

Any guy or gal who is open minded, enjoys life, and has a sense of humor

My learning goals

For Japanese, I want to work on speaking smoothly without pauses. For Mandarin, I would like to be able to recognize and produce the 4 tones consistently.

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L.

Ann Arbor

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My language exchange partner is

openminded/friendly/passionat...

My learning goals

Talk more and make friends from different backgrounds

My favorite topics

Anything! Daily life,traveling, hobbies, sports, food, cultural differences, etc

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R.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

Mostly improve upon what little I know so far of Korean. I know...

My favorite topics

Technology, TV, Games, Photography, Music, Culture

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient and interested in learning more about the languages and cultures we are trying to learn or are interested in taking about other common interests.

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Ann Arbor

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Books (especially picture books and graphic novels!), movies,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice! Helpful! Easy to chat with!

My learning goals

Conversational efficiency in Korean (and practice in Spanish!)

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A.

Ann Arbor

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Vietnamese

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English

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who is open minded and answer objectivel...

My learning goals

Learn a new language and meet new friends

My favorite topics

Life and how it is to truly live.

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A.

Ann Arbor

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To learn languages before I travel to those countrie...

My favorite topics

Travel, family, robotics, photography, art, and cooking

I want a conversation partner who is

Talkative, outgoing, and shared the same experiences

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P.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

philosophy, everyday life, memes, pretty much anything...

My language exchange partner is

someone who thinks deeply and is open to constructive criticism! someone who’s easy to talk to and understands mistakes

My learning goals

work on my conversation skills in japanese

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Ann Arbor

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German

Ideal language community partner

Alguien quien quiere aprender nuevas idioma...

My learning goals

Quiero hablar en otras idiomas

My favorite topics

Quiero hablar con otros hispanohablantes y personas de Alemania!

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T.

Ann Arbor

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Japanese

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English

My learning goals

Improve my English speaking & writing skills. Have fun in conversation....

My favorite topics

I'm from Japan and moved into US AnnArbor in June. I will be enrolled in Ford School of U-M from this fall. I love going to cafes, watching sports,movies. I can speak&write Japanese in advanced level. I can talk about Japanese culture, history, politics.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

If there is someone living around US Ann Arbor, and able to speak and write advanced English, I'd like to exchange Japanese&English. Ofcourse text chat is welcomed.

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Ann Arbor

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Science and technology, photography, movies, running, rock climbing,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Motivated, flexible, funny

My learning goals

To improve my Japanese speaking and listening ability and hopefully make some friends along the way. 話しましょうか?

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Ann Arbor

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Korean

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help with or answer any questions regarding a...

My learning goals

To try and learn more languages.

My favorite topics

film & television, food, music, sports, travel

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Ann Arbor

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French

My learning goals

Can have a daiky conversation with local french people and even...

My favorite topics

Game, american tv series,french culture,chinese culture, comic books

My language exchange partner is

french speaker who want to learn chinese Prefer students

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R.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Let’s talk about anything and have a fun time. ...

Ideal language community partner

Someone kind, patient, and fun.

My learning goals

I want to further my Korean knowledge for when I travel!

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Ann Arbor

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English

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American Sign Language

Ideal conversation exchange partner

No because I’m not sure how Tandem works...

My learning goals

I long to be fluent in many languages because it will help me in the future for my career.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music and history. I also love talking about family and everyday conversation.

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F.

Ann Arbor

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

Could finally make a native speaker friend! And also be confident...

My favorite topics

Actually my English can basically solve the everyday necessary conversations but it’s still needed to be improved if I wanna to make friends with native speakers. What’s I need is to practice slang or casual conversation

Perfect language exchange partner

Maybe native English speaker and who has studied in the western style university

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Ann Arbor

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French

My favorite topics

Volleyball, piano, guitar, drawing, cooking, travelin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who's fun and helpful :)

My learning goals

Learn about cultures around the world and improve my language skills

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V.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Someone who has similar interests, someone who loves a good conversation...

My learning goals

Become more proficient in day to day conversations

My favorite topics

Cars, enviornment, food, politics, technology, travelling, animals, movies, music

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M.

Ann Arbor

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

My learning goals

Improve my spoken Englis...

My favorite topics

Travel, UX Design, culture, food, school life, Netflix, Marvel

Ideal language community partner

Nice, easy going, anyone who would like to talk about different cultures, etc

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Ann Arbor

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Portuguese

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

I like to talk a little bit about everything. Music, hobbies,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Similar interests or maybe not I would just like to have a good conversation.

My learning goals

It would be nice to meet new people and help them to learn something and also learn something new. I'm trying to improve my French because it's not great and I've always thought it is a pretty language but I'm open to all the other languages as well.

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C.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that helps to drive the conversation and is helpful in...

My learning goals

I would love to one day be fluent.

My favorite topics

My skill is pretty basic, but I enjoy sports, food, comics and Pokémon.

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C.

Ann Arbor

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English

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French

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak functional French before I embark...

My favorite topics

I’m definitely a nerd so if you are too you’re welcome here(Harry Potter and Batman) book recommendations welcome as well, also if you’re up for a nature adventure story I’ve got plenty! I love learning new things so please feel free to expand my horizons

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient with very bad pronunciation, and an overall nice and adventurous person who can tell me all about their home country! Also I’m very open to talking to anyone who would like to practice their English, I’m very patient:)

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 87 Russian speakers in Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor?

In Ann Arbor there are 87 members ready to have a Russian language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Ann Arbor where I can find a Russian language exchange partner?

You can also find a Russian Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/russian/colorado-springs />Colorado Springs, <a href=/learn/russian/las-vegas />Las Vegas, and <a href=/learn/russian/st-louis />St Louis.

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 87 of them coming from Ann Arbor.