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G.

G.

Paarl

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Dutch

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

With Nederlands, I'll be travelling to Antwerp and Ghent in two years and I'd love to be able to speak to the locals comfortably. I'd like to study in Nederland some day ;-)

U.

U.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

just be friendly and chill, I’d like to make some friends, or...

My learning goals

improve my spoken mandarin, begin to learn basic korean and french :) let’s help eachother reach our goals and make new friends ( ◠‿◠ )

My favorite topics

music, movies, photography, literature, art !

M.

M.

Pretoria

Fluent

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

Grammar and semi - fluency To learn more colloquial voca...

My favorite topics

Food, anime, fitness, tv shows, politics, gender equality, the law

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A patient person, multilingual, with a flexible schedule,

L.

L.

Cape Town

Fluent

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French

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English

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Southern Sotho

My favorite topics

Je n'ai pas de sujet préféré, j'adore parler de tout ...

Perfect language exchange partner

Cette personne aime le bon vin et sortir de chez lui

My learning goals

Parfaire mon allemand et sotho

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English speakers in Sandton

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R.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Beginners, first time using Tandem, so open to talking to new...

My learning goals

Reach conversational level proficiency

My favorite topics

Finance and global markets, credit risk, English football, South Africa

A.

A.

Centurion

Fluent

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to be able to speak it fluently eventually...

My favorite topics

Gaming, nature, anything thought provoking really. Im totally sports illeterate though.

My language exchange partner is

No preference, is always fun to meet new people of any kind

T.

T.

Cape Town

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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French

My favorite topics

Weather, movies, really anything...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can have great discussion and help with grammatical errors.

My learning goals

To enjoy my journey of learning a language, and in the end to be able to have a conversation on pretty much anything!

L.

L.

Randburg

Fluent

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

French speaking femal...

My learning goals

French conversation (speaking/understanding)

My favorite topics

Travel, food, cooking, art

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K.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

I want to see if I am capable of learning another language...

My favorite topics

News Movies/Series Life

Perfect language exchange partner

Funny Adventurous

N.

N.

Randburg

Fluent

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Zulu

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

My favorite topics

I like to talk about history, mysteries and fantas...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who corrects my language mistakes or rather points them out when I'm wrong

My learning goals

I would love to comunicate fluently

A.

A.

Paarl

Fluent

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

No idea...

My learning goals

To be able to speak it fluently.

My favorite topics

Music and guitar playing. Traveling. Good food and gourmet. Technology and gadgets.

R.

R.

Alberton

Fluent

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

Become a beginner to intermediate speaker of a few popular languages...

My favorite topics

Aviation Current Affairs Geography Travel Politics Science

Ideal language community partner

Funny and outgoing. Loves having conversations on just about anything. Can jump from on topic to another all the time.

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W.

W.

Pretoria

NEW

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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Russian

My favorite topics

Food and wine Squash the sport positve thinkin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

positive people to broaden my thinking

My learning goals

Atleast learn one new language make some new friends

M.

M.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone committed to becoming fluent, easy going with a decent...

My learning goals

To speak fluent Deutsch would make for a great start...

My favorite topics

Anything really, as long as it's interesting. Sport, Current Affairs, Books...

H.

H.

Pretoria

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk to the kids I au pair in Portuguese...

My favorite topics

Good food, music, Formula One and travelling

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient and kind. Someone who has a sense of humour.

L.

L.

Pietermaritzburg

Fluent

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English

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Persian

My favorite topics

Humanity, music, culture, ar...

My language exchange partner is

Someone that likes learning and having decent and proper conversation

My learning goals

Becoming conversationally good in my desired languages

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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“Tandem Pro has given me lifelong friends. I met them all through the “Near me” feature, which shows people practicing languages in the city where you live. 100% recommend.”

S.

S.

Pretoria

Fluent

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Someone who has similar interest...

My learning goals

Proficiency in language

My favorite topics

Culture,Religion,Travel,Social,Issues

S.

S.

Stellenbosch

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

I simply want to be able to practice French. I wrote and passed...

My favorite topics

I like reading and writing, photography, graphic design and video games. I used to teach both Afrikaans and English at high school level (ages 14-17), and I’m currently teaching Afrikaans at university level (first year) and love languages.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone, really. But someone who likes literature and art, maybe likes to plays video games and does not mind helping me improve my French would be super!

A.

A.

Richards Bay

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Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Danish

My favorite topics

Feminism, LGBT rights, Independence ,Different cultures and customs,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient. Kind. Sweet. Understanding. Does not criticise harshly.

My learning goals

Learn 3 new languages

A.

A.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Turkish

LEARNS

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Speaking readin...

My learning goals

Speaking reading

My favorite topics

Life and sport

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S.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Motorcycles, Travelling, Movies

My language exchange partner is

German

C.

C.

Stellenbosch

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Art, design, poetry, feminism, philosophy, dreams, film...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who's willing to help a beginner with a new language. .

My learning goals

I'd like to learn how to speak basic conversational French and Spanish.

C.

C.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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German

LEARNS

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Czech

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who believe in true love and understandin...

My learning goals

Love and happiness

My favorite topics

Anything that is interesting

L.

L.

Benoni

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Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Japanese

My learning goals

5分話したい!well in a voice not...

My favorite topics

たくさんがある。それについて聞いてください。

Perfect language exchange partner

Lively, talkative, understanding, chilled, lazy, calm or crazy. ✨親切で面白い人。何でもいいが好き。

N.

N.

Pretoria

NEW

Fluent

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German

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English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

History, television, food, trave...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who has watched the West Wing, Friends and Firefly. Who likes to laugh - if need be a him or herself

My learning goals

I’d like to improve my oral language skills.

J.

J.

Randburg

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Serbian

My language exchange partner is

Curious, open, friendly, patient and generous human...

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in Serbian so that I can have conversations with my in-laws and wife in their mother tongue.

My favorite topics

Philosophy Psychology Religion Movies Music Art

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F.

Centurion

Fluent

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Spanish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Aprender el idioma y conocer otras cultura...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Cualquier persona que tenga ganas de hablar, sea buena onda para tener un intercambio de culturas y demas

J.

J.

Grabouw

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Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Nature and sport...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, likes to talk, are interesting, video calls great way to get to know someone

My learning goals

Let me know if you wanna video call, it's the best way to learn

G.

G.

Worcester

Fluent

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English

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Latin

LEARNS

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

An interesting and fun perso...

My learning goals

Know many languages

My favorite topics

Traveling

S.

S.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Be able to understand and speak the basics of another languag...

My favorite topics

Movies World issues Basically everything

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is open minded and willing to help me learn another language in the best way possible

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/vereeniging />Vereeniging, <a href=/learn/english/johannesburg />Johannesburg, 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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