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K.

K.

Pretoria

NEW

Fluent

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Southern Sotho

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Zulu

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Urdu

My favorite topics

Lif...

My language exchange partner is

Caring loving and understanding

My learning goals

Knowledge

S.

S.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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Afrikaans

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German

Ideal language community partner

Germa...

My learning goals

To learn to speak German as well as I used to.

My favorite topics

Motorcycles, Travelling, Movies

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N.

Midrand

Fluent

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Zulu

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To learn three more languages, efficiently and effectivel...

My favorite topics

Music Entertainment Management Brand strategy Artist management Event creation

Ideal conversation exchange partner

An open person, who loves living life. Creative minded. Good vibes.

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R.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Spanish

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Catalan

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Writing, education and travel. I try to mix all of the...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open-minded people who want to talk about literaly anything I would love to keep up my English and teach some Spanish here ✌

My learning goals

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L.

Durban

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

Somebody who is always positive and ready to help. Enjoys learning...

My learning goals

To become closer to being fluent in Korean and make new friends!

My favorite topics

Music Dancing Food Movies TV Shows

C.

C.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

Want to improve my German. Learn Dutc...

My favorite topics

Sport Culture Lifestyles Universities/ College

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, kind and someone open for weird late night conversations

D.

D.

Cape Town

NEW

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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French

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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.

Z.

Z.

Durban

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Spontaneous, funny, knowledgeable...

My learning goals

Hope to learn a new language to a reasonable degree in a few weeks time or less.

My favorite topics

Technology, soccer, life, philosophy, music.

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Z.

Z.

Olifantsfontein

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

I just want to have fun by building my languages. Practicing...

My favorite topics

Art, music, traveling, animals, photography, psychology, philosophy, aviation

Perfect language exchange partner

Female or male in their 20s

J.

J.

Paarl

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

movies, food, tv shows, instagram @josh.spolander , snapchat...

I want a conversation partner who is

someone fun or funny and is open to discussions (sometimes deep)

My learning goals

just to be able to be casually fluent and be able to hold a conversation / read signs

A.

A.

Rustenburg

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Fluent

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English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

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German

My language exchange partner is

Any one who loves talking...

My learning goals

I want to improve my english and german

My favorite topics

computers, books and movies

G.

G.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to learn Spanish and can also speak English to anyone...

My favorite topics

Travel, food, interesting places

Ideal language community partner

Someone that enjoys Travelling and discovering new places and things. I am currently in Cape Town but planning to return to Argentina in 2026. I am looking to buy a small property in Buenos Aires or Mar del Plata

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A.

A.

Cape Town

NEW

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

music, series, sport...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

around the same age and same interests

My learning goals

to speak portuguese fluently

D.

D.

Pretoria

Fluent

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Open-minded, funny, friendl...

My learning goals

Improving my (basic) conversational Japanese

My favorite topics

Japan, Anime, Superheroes, Cats, Gaming

B.

B.

Westonaria

Fluent

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

To be able to speak read and understand the languages I've chose...

My favorite topics

Animals, nature, music, movies, books,random fun facts

I want a conversation partner who is

Must have watched the Harry Potter movies or read the books, and never shy to ask a question or give a fun fact

G.

G.

Randburg

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

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Emoji

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

I enjoy traveling, health and fitness. Also technology, philosophy...

My language exchange partner is

Someone with a sense of humor and who enjoy traveling.

My learning goals

I really want to be fluent in more languages, not only what you learn in lessons, but the kind of everyday conversations that one would have.

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."

D.

D.

Hermanus

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Nerdy, nice and sincere. I would love a great talker like me!...

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently in the language I am learning (Chinese Mandarin Simplified) so that I may be able to speak it one day when I go to China. It is my plan to one day teach there.

My favorite topics

Anything Nerdy, especially books! Ancient epics to modern classics, I like a wide array of books. My favourite Genre is Fantasy and my ultimate favourite thing is: Dragons! I also like Nature, sciences and writing. But I lean more to art and creativity.

T.

T.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

Conversational comfort. I want to speak with more confidence...

My favorite topics

Cooking Books Films Technology Travel Philosophy Poetry Health Engineering Gaming Anime Sci-fi

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient and consistent but also flexible. Would be ideal to have a asynchronous text chat to supplement regular scheduled voice conversations. Easygoing and also just curious about learning.

S.

S.

Randburg

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Tsonga

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Traveling Art Cultur...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with a teachable spirit Loves to chat and learn new cultures

My learning goals

I want to learn Chinese and I need all the basic lessons. I live in China and all the help will be appreciated.

A.

A.

Pretoria

Fluent

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French

English Flag

English

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Russian

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Russian speakers interested in discussing the same topic...

My learning goals

Become more fluent in Russian

My favorite topics

International relations, politics, traveling, culture

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J.

J.

Nelspruit

Fluent

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English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

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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

My language exchange partner is

People with a sense of humor

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N.

Grahamstown

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Xhosa

My favorite topics

Literatur...

Ideal language community partner

Patient

My learning goals

To grow my own learning.

A.

A.

Phalaborwa

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person committed to learning a language...

My learning goals

To learn the Spanish of Central America

My favorite topics

The sea, animals, birds, traveling

M.

M.

Randburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

learn sentences, being able to listen and understand & respond...

My favorite topics

film, books, culture, lgbtq, queer

Perfect language exchange partner

queer / lgbtq

D.

D.

Cape Town

NEW

Fluent

Italiano Flag

Italian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Cultura generale, storia, gin and tonic, libri, viagg...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice and interesting people

My learning goals

To practice my English

K.

K.

Pretoria

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My language exchange partner is

Lively, fun and intelligent peopl...

My learning goals

Language. Especially German

My favorite topics

Food, music, singing and having fun.

T.

T.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak Japanese and Korea...

My favorite topics

Anime, movies, cartoons, food and music

Ideal language community partner

Someone easy to speak to

N.

N.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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Arabic

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Tennis, Emma Blair novels and Japanese cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I don't have a clue yet

My learning goals

Less mistakes, more confidence.

C.

C.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Perfect language exchange partner

Good patient teache...

My learning goals

Learning German and Spanish

My favorite topics

Technology, Nature, Religion

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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.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can share the same interests as me.

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/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein, <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/johannesburg />Johannesburg, and <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/cape-town />Cape Town.

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.