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Language exchange in Sandton

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B.

Johannesburg

NEW

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

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日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Different lifestyle and traditions, sports, career in engineering,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone that is a people's person, enjoys hanging with friends, doing sports and being an adventurous outdoor person.

My learning goals

Conversational speaking and learning new traditions and culture.

D.

D.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal language community partner

My perfect buddy would be someone who is open minded, with a...

My learning goals

I wish to improve my written and spoken Swedish, and also to learn more about Swedish culture.

My favorite topics

I'm a technical cg artist, backyard philosopher, gamer, reader, writer, and dreamer.

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W.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

To become fluent in Mandari...

My favorite topics

Food, sport, pretty much anything!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone, not picky at all!

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T.

Mpumalanga

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Traveling, studying, relationship...

Perfect language exchange partner

Helpful, patient, funny, kind

My learning goals

Learn basics, how to respond and read

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N.

Stellenbosch

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Calm, friendly, anime lover, has a good sense of humo...

My learning goals

I want to be able to read the language as well as speak it fluently

My favorite topics

Anime, traps, waifus, anything anime related. Coding, especially front end webpage development eg.HTML, CSS. I enjoy talking about anything in general

G.

G.

Randburg

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

Emoji Flag

Emoji

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

I really want to be fluent in more languages, not only what you...

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

Someone with a sense of humor and who enjoy traveling.

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A.

Durban

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My favorite topics

Trave...

Ideal language community partner

Young man and girls 18 to 25 years old

My learning goals

Learning Russian

R.

R.

Midrand

Fluent

English Flag

English

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Any person male or female who enjoys a free flowing conversatio...

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak these languages in a year or two fluently

My favorite topics

Anything to do with logistics, transportation, global economics and politics, business, music, movies, general knowledge, wildlife, Africa, travelling, sports including cricket, rugby, football

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A.

Umkomaas

Fluent

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English

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Speaking and writing in Korea...

My favorite topics

Art, music, travel, digital

Perfect language exchange partner

Positive, good vibes, outgoing and friendly

S.

S.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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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M.

Cape Town

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

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.

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T.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Xhosa

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with other people who don't speak my...

My favorite topics

My hobbies are reading, dancing, listening to music. I'm passionate about dancing and always learning.

Ideal language community partner

Patient, nice and helpful

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I.

Potchefstroom

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Computers and programming. Gaming. Science. Christianity and...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person who wants to speak the language I am learning and anyone who wants to have a conversation.

My learning goals

To become fluent in German and Russian

B.

B.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded people...

My learning goals

I would like to get to an intermediate level before moving to Barcelona.

My favorite topics

Mountain biking, rock climbing, snowboarding and last but not least travel (of course!)

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J.

Stellenbosch

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak Japanese...

My favorite topics

My hobbies are: Playing games, watching anime and listening to music.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that plays games and loves to talk.

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N.

Pretoria

Fluent

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Zulu

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

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British Sign Language

My favorite topics

Music Video games Book...

My language exchange partner is

Someone kind,funny and interesting

My learning goals

How differently other people live

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A.

A.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

Ideal language community partner

Someone who would like to learn English while helping me to speak...

My learning goals

I did the Duolingo Italian course, and have a reasonable vocabulary for reading, I need help with spoken Italian.(Ho fatto il corso di italiano di Duolingo e ho un vocabolario ragionevole per leggere, ho bisogno di aiuto con l'italiano parlato.)

My favorite topics

Have traveled quite a bit, lived in the UK, currently in South Africa

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R.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Movies, music, travel, books, pop culture

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who want to have a long term language exchange

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S.

Pretoria

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Tigrinya

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I'm open to discussing anything and everything! Except for NSFW...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient but stern, very direct on their feedback and able to correct me without berating me.

My learning goals

I'd like to do my PHD in Korea within the next 2 years so I'd like to get a grasp of the language and also some insight into the culture too.

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S.

Randburg

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Fluent

English Flag

English

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Tsonga

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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.

My favorite topics

Traveling Art Culture

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Z.

Randburg

Fluent

粵語 Flag

Cantonese

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

用英语跟当地人顺利交流,偶尔能开开他们玩笑,当地人还是挺喜欢开玩...

My favorite topics

旅游,摄影,当地特色文化,美食,

My language exchange partner is

有趣,相互理解进步

B.

B.

Durban

Fluent

English Flag

English

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, books, arts, photography, basically anything and everything....

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient, understanding and fun.

My learning goals

Learn how to speak and write multiple languages.

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D.

Durban

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone who can teach me, but be friends with me at the same...

My learning goals

to increase my language abilities and make new friends!!

My favorite topics

helping the world, music and tv shows

K.

K.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

As much as I ca...

My favorite topics

Just wanna see what I can learn

Perfect language exchange partner

Not sure

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A.

Randburg

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I’m extremely passionate about books, social issues, dancing!...

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun people! I love talking to people who are kind, funny and who know how to have good and meaningful conversations as well as lighthearted conversations.

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.

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F.

Centurion

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My language exchange partner is

Cualquier persona que tenga ganas de hablar, sea buena onda para...

My learning goals

Aprender el idioma y conocer otras culturas

My favorite topics

I would like to practice my English skills with somebody and talk to everything..

T.

T.

Pretoria

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

To eventually be fluen...

My favorite topics

Kpop, jpop, anime, a little K-drama. Passion is knife sharpening and a little but if knife making. Recently started making bubble tea also.

Ideal language community partner

Some I share 1 or 2 interests with or just someone friendly

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N.

Midrand

Fluent

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Music Entertainment Management Brand strategy Artist management...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

To learn three more languages, efficiently and effectively

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A.

Pretoria

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Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone I have have deep conversations with, I guess...

My learning goals

My favorite topics

Anything, really. What's on your heart?✒

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M.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Svenska Flag

Swedish

My learning goals

Improve on grammar Improve vocabular...

My favorite topics

Hobbies General small talk

I want a conversation partner who is

Willing to help Easy to talk to

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

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.