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Learn Russian in Cape Town

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Cape Town

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Romanian

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Russian

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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B.

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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English

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Russian

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is curious, witty, enthusiastic but also don't take...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

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Cape Town

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English

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Russian

My learning goals

Meet interesting people, improve my languages and assist people...

My favorite topics

Anything really :) culture, travels, casual chats

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Chilled and interesting person that is keen to learn

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Cape Town

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Russian

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

My learning goals

Learn russian, arabic, lifestyle and islam in different countries

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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

A person who can hold a conversatio...

My learning goals

To learn French fluently

My favorite topics

Anything

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X.

Cape Town

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Xhosa

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Afrikaans

My learning goals

Speak fluently in any language i want to learn or maybe able...

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Are enthusiastic, love learning new things

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D.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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French

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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.

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J.

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A open, wise and funny person . I'm an educare student .. love...

My learning goals

To speak korean is my most important goal but any other language im keen to learn

My favorite topics

Music , dancing ,traveling and sport I also find reading a bit more fun then being on my phone lately.. if you have any recommendations on good books please tell me

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W.

Cape Town

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Speak new languages and meet new and exciting cultured people...

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, honest, open, fun, patient, interesting, friendly and loving

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M.

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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Dutch

My favorite topics

Current affairs and social media (memes, lots of memes), films...

I want a conversation partner who is

I’m looking for Dutch and Spanish language parents who live IN CAPE TOWN, preferably, with whom I can do language exchanges. Trying to align meet-up times with people in different countries is a nightmare. I'mfluent in English and Afrikaans (hybrid Dutch)

My learning goals

I want to reach C2 in Dutch in the next 6 - 12 months (end of 2023 latest) and B2 in Spanish in the next 12.months (end of 2023).

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T.

Cape Town

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Xhosa

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Spanish

My language exchange partner 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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N.

Cape Town

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Arabic

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English

My learning goals

Less mistakes, more confidence...

My favorite topics

Tennis, Emma Blair novels and Japanese culture

Ideal language community partner

I don't have a clue yet

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Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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Xhosa

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I want to be at an beginner to intermediate level in Dutch at the end of 2019!

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N.

Cape Town

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Arabic

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

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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D.

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be conversational in Spanish within 202...

My favorite topics

Culture, music, traveling, Jesus

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who would help me practice Spanish and also anyone who needs help with English or Afrikaans.

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A.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Pashto

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak Russian

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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S.

Cape Town

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

We don’t necessarily have to share the same interests. I’m always...

My learning goals

I love Spanish - listening to it & how it feels when I speak. I’ve had a long standing interest in South America & have visited twice, learning in Argentina before taking more courses in Spain. Now I want to try to relearn as I have forgotten so much!

My favorite topics

I’m interested in talking about music, politics, conscious living & spirituality, ethics, environmentalism and more. And my attempt in Spanish... Me interese hablando sobre temas incluido música, las políticas, la vida buena (??),el medio ambiente y más

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V.

Cape Town

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluent my english and improve Spanish...

My favorite topics

#Native Chinese #English teacher #Traveller #Foodie

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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A.

Cape Town

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French

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German

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

I'd like to meet people who are funny, kind, respectful and open minded (and I’m not looking for someone to flirt with lol just in case) ☺️

My learning goals

I want to learn as much as possible!

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S.

Cape Town

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English

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is funny open minded and knows knows how to have...

My learning goals

To be fluent in writing and speaking

My favorite topics

Mostly music books and nature and food mostly food over books

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B.

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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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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T.

Cape Town

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English

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Italian

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Xhosa

My favorite topics

Medicine, traveling and learning languages! Tarrynk92...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is fun, outgoing with a passion for traveling and exploring other cultures

My learning goals

I’d just like to improve my language skills and learn a few useful phrases in Spanish for when I visit South America!

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Y.

Cape Town

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English

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Swiss German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who not only helps me with the language but someone I...

My learning goals

Ability to communicate in day to day life

My favorite topics

Traveling, Music, Movies, History, Entrepreneurship

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W.

Cape Town

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To become fluent in Mandari...

My favorite topics

Food, sport, pretty much anything!

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone, not picky at all!

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J.

Cape Town

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy books(I'm a Library Science major), different cultures,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who will speak will help me say phrases in Korean and Japanese, considerate, kind, easy to talk to and isn't rude.

My learning goals

To be able to have a full conversation in the language I wish to learn by the end of the year.

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M.

Cape Town

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Shona

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Anyone! I’m really friendly and easy to talk to, so don’t be...

My learning goals

I study Mandarin at uni, so it would be great to get some speaking practice • about to study in Beijing for a year! • I’d like to keep my Spanish alive with some causal conversation :)

My favorite topics

I love listening to music, learning languages, meeting new people

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K.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Arabic

My learning goals

I want to learn about different cultures. I love speaking to...

My favorite topics

I love talking about music, watching movies and reading books

Ideal language community partner

Someone who's funny and bubbly, polite and sincere

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M.

Cape Town

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French

My favorite topics

I enjoy reading, writing, art, learning languages and etymology....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, patient, open-minded, introverted.

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in French, Korean and Russian. I am mostly-focused on French now (for university). I recently developed an interest in Icelandic.

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D.

Cape Town

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French

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Portuguese

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded, willing to help me improve my Portuguese, willing...

My learning goals

I would like to hold a normal casual easy conversation in Portuguese

My favorite topics

Politics, music, art, technology, a bit of spirituality, anything interesting really

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J.

Cape Town

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German

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/johannesburg />Johannesburg, <a href=/learn/russian/vereeniging />Vereeniging, and <a href=/learn/russian/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein.

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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