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J.

J.

Paarl

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner 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

B.

B.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal language community 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!)

H.

H.

Stellenbosch

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Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Learn some french so I can one day be fluent and maybe make some...

My favorite topics

Drinking wine and making merry

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone open minded and keen to learn about new cultures and people.

C.

C.

Bloemfontein

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning about Korean culture and food, however, I'm...

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to chat with someone who is easy going and would make a good friend. I want friendship and nothing more.

My learning goals

I would like to be able to chat with someone in Korean eventually. I'm still a beginner and know very little about the language.

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S.

S.

Mahikeng

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who's open minded and who can take an argument and be...

My learning goals

I want to practise having a real conversation in languages that I'm learning like Spanish, Chinese, German, Dutch, etc, to make sure that learning them is not in vein. Moreover, I'd like to assist others who want to learn one or more of the languages I ca

My favorite topics

I like science and I talk a lot about it, cosmology, the future, discoveries and new inventions. Other topics of interest are politics, religion and cultures of different tribes and I ask a lot of WHYs

J.

J.

Durban

Fluent

English Flag

English

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to learn new languages and brush up on existing one...

My favorite topics

Music , politics, movies, history, technology,internet,liberalism,kpop,cdrama,tv,games

My language exchange partner is

Someone who's sincere and open minded, ready to explore more of the world around them

L.

L.

Johannesburg

NEW

Fluent

isiXhosa Flag

Xhosa

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My favorite topics

Life, love and football...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone whose a good speaker, with a cool personality would be amazing. Someone I can talk to with ease and a sense of comfort. A person whose not only ready to teach but also willing to learn.

My learning goals

Becoming fluent in Japanese is my current goal.

J.

J.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who likes talking about themselves and is easy goin...

My learning goals

To improve my languages to fluent

My favorite topics

Movies Travel Food Fun Interesting people Exercise

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N.

N.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Bahasa Indonesia Flag

Indonesian

My learning goals

I would like to be able to speak and understand the Indonesian...

My favorite topics

*countries: what it's like in other places. Things that happens around the world. Cultures. *Wanting to learn Indonesian

Perfect language exchange partner

Person that can hold a conversation and easy to speak to.

P.

P.

Port Shepstone

Fluent

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Food, sports, random stuf...

I want a conversation partner who is

Somewhere near my age

My learning goals

To be able to speak kinda fluently

T.

T.

Knysna

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My language exchange partner is

Someone that loves life and has a good sense of humor and knows...

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak like a native German and Russian by basically learning their languages :)

My favorite topics

Nerdy girl looking for friends ;)

M.

M.

Dolphin Coast

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Fluent

فارسی Flag

Persian

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

Fluency Ability to speech in front of other...

My favorite topics

Travelling Social Friendship Exercise Knowledge ...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly Kind Personable

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K.

K.

Pretoria

NEW

Fluent

Sesotho Flag

Southern Sotho

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

اردو Flag

Urdu

My favorite topics

Lif...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Caring loving and understanding

My learning goals

Knowledge

K.

K.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Perfect language exchange partner

Not sur...

My learning goals

As much as I can

My favorite topics

Just wanna see what I can learn

T.

T.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk semi-fluently in the language I’m learning...

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music and art

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who respects the culture of the language they’re learning and can make good conversation

L.

L.

Durban

Fluent

English Flag

English

Emoji Flag

Emoji

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I love to read, listen to music and dance...

My language exchange partner is

I like funny people who will make me laugh also to not be very shy and must be absolutely weird like me☄

My learning goals

I want to be able to extend my language barrier

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.

Cape Town

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is willing to practice a little bit everyday and...

My learning goals

I want to be able to practice speaking another language

My favorite topics

Anything. Games, reading, general conversation

J.

J.

Saldanha

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My learning goals

To be able to converse in Russia...

My favorite topics

Photography, Web development, and how the world works

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A Russian speaking person who wants to improve their English

W.

W.

Pretoria

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My favorite topics

History, travel, dating, education, food and drin...

Perfect language exchange partner

A native Czech speaker

My learning goals

To speak fluent Czech and travel to Prague

E.

E.

Alberton

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

I want a conversation partner who is

Informative and thoroug...

My learning goals

Learn to speak basic French

My favorite topics

General life, Cultures, Cuisine, people in general

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S.

S.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

العربية Flag

Arabic

My learning goals

When the right time comes, I hope to travel to different countries...

My favorite topics

My passion is movies and film and I watch almost any movie I can. Although I don't know everything about world politics, I find it extremely fascinating and would love to learn more!

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

D.

D.

Pietermaritzburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

History, life, movies, new...

Ideal language community partner

Adventurous, chatty, patient and willing to try

My learning goals

Fluency and friendship

K.

K.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone involved in the arts communit...

My learning goals

I want to be comfortable having social conversations

My favorite topics

Art Literature Films Yoga and outdoor activities Relationships

G.

G.

Paarl

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Nederlands Flag

Dutch

My learning goals

With Nederlands, I'll be travelling to Antwerp and Ghent in two...

My favorite topics

Existentialism, guitars, mountains, oceans, flowers, Jordan Peterson.

Perfect language exchange partner

People who are Interesting. Fascinating. Weird even. Not necessarily extroverted, but definitely someone who likes to talk.

S.

S.

Randburg

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Xitsonga Flag

Tsonga

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Traveling Art Cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

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.

L.

L.

Port Elizabeth

Fluent

English Flag

English

SiSwati Flag

Swazi

LEARNS

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

My language exchange partner is

Nice, communicative, and patient. I tend to go silent for bit,...

My learning goals

Being able to communicate effectively in different languages all around the world.

My favorite topics

Books, music, movies and all things sweet

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

C.

C.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Fashion Food My country Spor...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who likes fashion and is up to date with what’s happening with celebs. A person who enjoys food and is interesting and easy to talk to.

My learning goals

To be able to speak French and Italian fluently

A.

A.

Cape Town

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

Perfect language exchange partner

around the same age and same interest...

My learning goals

to speak portuguese fluently

My favorite topics

music, series, sports

S.

S.

Pretoria

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Proficiency in languag...

My favorite topics

Culture,Religion,Travel,Social,Issues

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who has similar interests

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/pretoria />Pretoria, <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.