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M.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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English

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Thai

My favorite topics

English language, music, movies, media, linguistics, travel,...

My language exchange partner is

Attentive, interested, proactive

My learning goals

English language education and learning about other cultures.

V.

V.

Pretoria

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English

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Maori

Ideal language community partner

Someone friendly, open-minded and with a sense of humour preferably...

My learning goals

To learn about different cultures and different languages.

My favorite topics

I’m open to talk about anything, can be about different cultures, movies, music, book… Whatever you like!

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L.

Richmond - KZN

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

Be able to speak languages to help when i trave...

My favorite topics

Any topics. Just go with the flow.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who are interesting and have a sense of humor

S.

S.

Johannesburg

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English

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Zulu

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports especially football (Soccer), Music, Politics, History,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone whose open minded and open to learning new things

My learning goals

To be able to speak Portuguese fluently and then try another language, maybe Spanish

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T.

Midrand

Fluent

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English

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Conversational partner who hears mistakes and stops you to correct...

My learning goals

Fluency

My favorite topics

Life Theories Personal hobbies

C.

C.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be able to say the basic thing...

My favorite topics

Religion, and just general small talk

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can keep it simple

L.

L.

Kimberley

NEW

Fluent

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German

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

Business, Reisen, Lebe...

Ideal language community partner

Jemand der freundlich und bestimmt mit mir lernt

My learning goals

Frei auf Bühnen zu sprechen sowie im Business

G.

G.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Intelligen...

My learning goals

Speak fluent foreign language

My favorite topics

Football, F1, Music, Food, Politics, Cinema and Travel

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J.

Durban

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Zulu

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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

Perfect language exchange partner

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

J.

J.

Saldanha

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

Photography, Web development, and how the world work...

I want a conversation partner who is

A Russian speaking person who wants to improve their English

My learning goals

To be able to converse in Russian

J.

J.

Randburg

Fluent

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is easy to talk to and doesn’t mind if I take long...

My learning goals

Better sentence structure and to gain more confidence when speaking. Hopefully make a few friends while I’m at it.

My favorite topics

Traveling Food

J.

J.

Durban

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English

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Afrikaans

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to move to Japan one day so I'd like to learn the Japanese...

My favorite topics

Food, games, anime, manga, technology, art, photography, animals, culture and memes.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can help me daily with my language study and I can help them with what language they are studying. Also someone who is very funny and loves to help people with their studies.

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A.

Rustenburg

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Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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German

My favorite topics

computers, books and movies...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Any one who loves talking.

My learning goals

I want to improve my english and german

S.

S.

Johannesburg

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English

LEARNS

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Arabic

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect tandem partner would hopefully be funny and kind....

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

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!

V.

V.

Cape Town

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluent my english and improve Spanish...

My favorite topics

#Native Chinese #English teacher #Traveller #Foodie

I want a conversation partner who is

People who travels a lot, speaks fluent English or Spanish.

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P.

Saldanha

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German

My favorite topics

I love to travel. cooking and sport . Also do a lot of reading,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is honest, similar age and similar interests.

My learning goals

I want to improve my German skills mostly. I am still in the learning stages.

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."

M.

M.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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German

Ideal language community partner

Someone easygoing and who can keep a conversation goin...

My learning goals

Improving language skills

My favorite topics

Books, Psychology, Movies

C.

C.

Grabouw

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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French

My learning goals

I want to possibly learn enough Spanish to get by and French...

My favorite topics

Music, philosophy, art

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A kind, non judgmental person

G.

G.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel, food, interesting place...

Perfect language exchange 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

My learning goals

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

N.

N.

Cape Town

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Great sense of humour and welcomin...

My learning goals

Learning a wide range of languages

My favorite topics

Anything interesting

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A.

Johannesburg

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Basic conversation in Mandarin and Frenc...

My favorite topics

Code, food, music, movies, series, life and good sleep! Which reminds me, I’m usually available from 7-10pm GMT+2

My language exchange partner is

A very patient person lol cos I don’t know Mandarin; I was born here in Johannesburg, South Africa, if you’re thinking that I look Chinese, that’s probably cos I am. I think the ship that carried my grand parents took a wrong turn haha.

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R.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Spanish

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Catalan

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community 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

J.

J.

Cape Town

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English

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who will speak will help me say phrases in Korean and...

My learning goals

To be able to have a full conversation in the language I wish to learn by the end of the year.

My favorite topics

I enjoy books(I'm a Library Science major), different cultures, sceneries and the seasons, photography, animals(especially my dog), music, the love of the colour yellow, films(I once wanted to be a film major), art and just life in general.☆

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S.

Cape Town

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to become more conversational in the languages I'm learning...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about all sorts of things - movies, sports, current affairs, politics, history... Life in general.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone friendly, looking to make friends, or just keen to chat.

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V.

Kimberley

NEW

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German

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Romansh

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French

My favorite topics

Über alle...

I want a conversation partner who is

Freundlich und offen

My learning goals

Fremdsprache verbessern

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C.

Grabouw

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Fluent

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Someone interesting and fun to talk to and who can help me learn...

My learning goals

I want to learn a whole lot of new languages. I want to be able to speak, read and write better than a tourist.

My favorite topics

Food, nature, animals, fitness, travel, anything that interests me.

J.

J.

Nelspruit

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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French

My learning goals

Conversational French...

My favorite topics

Science, technology, general world news, extreme sports. Anything interesting actually

Ideal language community partner

People new to French, or natives with a lot of patience

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B.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Xhosa

My favorite topics

Writing, novels, photography, finances, markets, trave...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in German

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M.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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French

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Portuguese

LEARNS

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Masculin ou féminin pour moi c'est parfai...

My learning goals

J' aimerai apprendre quelque langues qui me plaise même si ce sont que les bases

My favorite topics

Apprendre sur d'autres cultures

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H.

Durban

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

了解对方文化,提高语言能...

My favorite topics

Movie→_→ Jet Li series, Jacky Chen series, Mission Impossible series, Fast & Furious series , Iron Man series. (☆_☆) TV→_→TBBT, 2.5 Man,Castle ,Mentalist ,Criminal Mind, Dexter

I want a conversation partner who is

please talk about TV and Movie and history and politics and Trump

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Sandton, South Africa?

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for English language exchange in Sandton?

In Sandton there are 1,369 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in South Africa other than Sandton where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/johannesburg />Johannesburg, <a href=/learn/english/cape-town />Cape Town, and <a href=/learn/english/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 1,369 of them coming from Sandton.


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