Video chat with people from Russia and Eastern Europe
Curious how people actually live in Moscow, Minsk or Almaty? Skip the headlines and ask them. Most people on this chat speak Russian, and translation does the heavy lifting.
Why it’s worth it
A different crowd
Most random chats are full of the same faces. Here you meet people you’d rarely run into online.
Practise Russian
Learning the language? Live conversation beats any app.
Real stories
Ask about food, weather, music and daily life — you’ll hear things no travel guide mentions.
Five phrases to break the ice
| English | Russian | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| Hi! | Привет! | pree-VYET |
| Where are you from? | Откуда ты? | aht-KOO-da ty |
| I don’t speak Russian well | Я плохо говорю по-русски | ya PLO-kha ga-va-RYU pa-ROOS-ki |
| Nice to meet you! | Приятно познакомиться! | pree-YAT-na paz-na-KO-mit-sa |
| Thank you! | Спасибо! | spa-SEE-ba |
How translation works
Open the text chat next to the video, tap “Translation” and type your language — “English” is fine. From then on, your partner’s messages arrive in English. If they switch on translation too, they’ll read your messages in Russian.
Voice and video aren’t translated, so for anything complicated just switch to typing.
Want only people from one country? VIP+ lets you choose the country of your partner.
Say “Privet” to your first stranger.
▶ Start chatting