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Language exchange in Sandton

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M.

M.

Springs

NEW

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

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Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

I love reading, talking, cooking, playing football, talking about...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone!

My learning goals

Improve spoken and written German

L.

L.

East London

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Ideal language community partner

Kind, positive and funny peopl...

My learning goals

To be fulent in Korean and make some amazing friends

My favorite topics

Languages, music, movies, anything

L.

L.

Pretoria

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

I want learn French and make some international friends...

My favorite topics

Film, Music, Travel, School, Food, Life in general :)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone happy to talk and interested in many different cultures

S.

S.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My favorite topics

Travel, Music (jazz, rock, funk), Living in Portuga...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who lives in Portugal (not Brazil - differences in the language), preferably Porto as my family is moving there next summer).

My learning goals

To be able to have simple conversations and later pass the language test for Portuguese citizenship.

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H.

Potchefstroom

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

I want a conversation partner who is

As curious as I am...

My learning goals

Better the languages I'm currently learning; help others do the same.

My favorite topics

Music, films, religion, philosophy, literature - in other words, life

C.

C.

Johannesburg

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

Learn many languages, many cultures...

My favorite topics

Astronomy, Science, I love sports and playing them, a fitness freak and a nerd. I love gaming, drawing, drumming and music in general. I love cooking, and I want to learn as many dishes from around the world as possible.

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can hold a conversation, I would like to be great friends with people from around the world so when I go there I can have someone help me too. I'm fluent in English and Afrikaans and I can speak Japanese, so I can help you. I'd really love to

S.

S.

Vereeniging

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Fluent

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

My favorite topics

Nature, science and bibl...

Ideal language community partner

Bubbly, wild and philosophical

My learning goals

To tell an Italian joke fluently :)

C.

C.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is willing to conversate regularly. I'll help you...

My learning goals

I would love to improve my French

My favorite topics

Tech, business, mindset, apologetics, philosophy,

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A.

Cape Town

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Get my French to the next leve...

My favorite topics

Travelling, food, nature, diving, paries and sausage dogs are my fave. Loving experiencing new cultures and people. I like to hear about others’ experiences all over the place so I can plan my next adventure

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that is open to new experiences and excited about life!

R.

R.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

I would like to meet someone who has similar interests, but who...

I want a conversation partner who is

I would like to meet someone who has similar interests, but who can introduce different activities into my life.

My learning goals

I would like to meet someone who has similar interests, but who can introduce different activities into my life.

C.

C.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

Someone very keen to learn and to teach. Someone patient - I...

My learning goals

I’d like to generally increase my level of a language or two to start working towards fluency. Hopefully this might help me in the coming years in which I wish to travel.

My favorite topics

The universe, writing, music, aspirations and ambitions, friends and family, music, travel, changes in life, the mind, daily problems, love, words, languages. And lots more!

J.

J.

Nelspruit

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Meeting new people and having them share their culture with m...

My favorite topics

I like talking about memes, series, music and movies

Ideal language community partner

People with a sense of humor

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K.

Johannesburg

NEW

Fluent

isiXhosa Flag

Xhosa

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Social,professional and rando...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

English native

My learning goals

English

C.

C.

Randburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone, especially native Xhosa, Zulu, Pedi and Sotho speakers...

My learning goals

Learn some basics of Zulu and Xhosa

My favorite topics

Travel, food, coding, South African culture

C.

C.

Stellenbosch

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

France , Arabic and Turkis...

My favorite topics

Art ,religion, Christianity ,Psychology ,

I want a conversation partner who is

France person ,artful ,religious

S.

S.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

العربية Flag

Arabic

My favorite topics

My passion is movies and film and I watch almost any movie I...

My language exchange partner is

My perfect tandem partner would hopefully be funny and kind. I also hope they would be able to keep a conversation going

My learning goals

When the right time comes, I hope to travel to different countries across the world and I think by knowing a bit of the languages that I learn, I can have a better experience and fully appreciate the people and their cultures

Grace

Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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T.

Port Elizabeth

Fluent

English Flag

English

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

Ideal language community partner

My perfect tandem buddy does not live on this plane...

My learning goals

I want to learn to speak chinease and spanish well

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing all sorts of topics , tho about traveling is my most favourite topic of all

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W.

Bela-Bela

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Sesotho Flag

Southern Sotho

My learning goals

To speak it fluentl...

My favorite topics

Learning new stuff. Adventures.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can share the same interests as me.

R.

R.

Cape Town

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Movies, music, travel, books, pop cultur...

Perfect language exchange partner

People who want to have a long term language exchange

My learning goals

To be able to read and interpret quickly, and speak with fluent spontaneity.

J.

J.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Türkçe Flag

Turkish

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that can meet me on their language journey wherever they...

My learning goals

My colleauges speak Turkish. I need to be able to converse with them

My favorite topics

Hobbies, food, travel, work, family, friends

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A.

A.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Necesito practicar. Más confianza. Aprendo más palabras...

My favorite topics

Viajar, la música, libros, hablar, Natura, país, la vida, películas

My language exchange partner is

Hola chicos:) Que onda!!? Me llamo Asti, soy de Sudáfrica. Estoy buscando para unos amigos quien que quieren hablar contigo todos los cosas pero, que necesitas más paciencia conmigo. Porque me español es muy mal jajaja

J.

J.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Well just about anything...

Ideal language community partner

Uhm no I cannot, nobody is perfect...

My learning goals

At this point greetings and a basic conversation.

K.

K.

Kimberley

Fluent

Bahasa Indonesia Flag

Indonesian

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Person that can teach me not only about language but also about...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak Korean and Japanese

My favorite topics

I like to learn new things and do something adventurous. I love music, movies, arts and culture.

B.

B.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

isiXhosa Flag

Xhosa

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Germa...

My favorite topics

Writing, novels, photography, finances, markets, travel

Perfect language exchange partner

A patient person who doesn't mind my errors- there will be many...

D.

D.

Cape Town

NEW

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Music interests range from Coltrane to the Rolling Stones to...

I want a conversation partner who is

A French speaker! From any francophone country. So I can get to grips with the language that I’ve not been able to fully comfortable in.

My learning goals

To achieve a level of conversational French. Not necessarily fluent but able to string together a dialogue.

M.

M.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

活泼开朗善良...

My learning goals

结交世界各地的朋友。

My favorite topics

sport,trip,music.

M.

M.

Roodepoort

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

Learn about a new language as well as the culture behind i...

My favorite topics

Music, Games, Movies, Series and Books

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who is willing will to share their culture and language and is willing to allow me to share mine

N.

N.

Pretoria

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Books, Animals, Kdramas, Kpop , anime , cats, food TV series...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A Korean native, willing to share the wonders of Korean and Korean Culture. An kdrama lover and cat enthusiast!

My learning goals

I would like to speak fluent Korean as well as study the Korean Culture.

A.

A.

Randburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Fun people! I love talking to people who are kind, funny and...

My learning goals

I would like to achieve my goals of learning Korean. I would also like to be able to help someone else learn English and make sure that they know the language properly.

My favorite topics

I’m extremely passionate about books, social issues, dancing! I’d like to say that studying is one of my passions but truthfully, I’d rather do anything else than study.

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D.

Cape Town

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Español Flag

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.

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Sandton?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 1,369 speakers in Sandton looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in Sandton?

There are 1,369 members in Sandton on Tandem.

Which other locations in South Africa other than Sandton are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/cape-town />Cape Town, <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/vereeniging />Vereeniging, and <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/pretoria />Pretoria.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 1,369 do it in Sandton.