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Learn English in Sandton

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Johannesburg

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Code, food, music, movies, series, life and good sleep! Which...

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.

My learning goals

Basic conversation in Mandarin and French

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M.

Heidelberg - GP

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Afrikaans

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who would like to share their cultura...

My learning goals

I'm going to take formal classes and would like to get a headstart

My favorite topics

Cars, Food, gaming and music.

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C.

Pampierstad

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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French

My learning goals

Become a polyglot and make international friends...

My favorite topics

Languages and science

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Talkative, interesting, intelligent

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Stellenbosch

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange 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.

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English speakers in Sandton

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Johannesburg

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English

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Zulu

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone nice, who is patient and fun...

My learning goals

I'd like to learn some new languages and be able to socially converse

My favorite topics

Politics, nature, RPG'S, mythology, psychology.

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T.

Cape Town

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English

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French

My learning goals

I want be fluent in French and Portugues...

My favorite topics

I really love learning new things about different cultures

My language exchange partner is

Somone who speaks French and/or Portuguese

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Midrand

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English

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Portuguese

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Korean

My favorite topics

Movies, Books, Food, Adventures!...

Ideal language community partner

Down to earth, open minded, Kind people.

My learning goals

I wish to become fluent in the languages I'm learning. As well as learn the cultures behind them. I'm also happy to help teach English :D

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L.

Randburg

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Afrikaans

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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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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

Perfect language exchange partner

A kind, non judgmental person

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K.

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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Xhosa

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about sports, Physics (astronomy mostly) and...

I want a conversation partner who is

A friendly and talkative person. A person that share most of my interests.

My learning goals

I want to be at an beginner to intermediate level in Dutch at the end of 2019!

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J.

Centurion

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French

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English

My language exchange partner is

Une personne sympathique qui parle mieux, ayants un esprits...

My learning goals

Améliorer ma façon de parlé dans un laps de temps

My favorite topics

Découverte et innovations

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T.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Xhosa

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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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Cape Town

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music, travel , culture and anything adventurous and any food...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone

My learning goals

To understand a new language and learn about the language and culture and to meet a new friend

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P.

Centurion

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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Dutch

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone open for not too serious topics...

My learning goals

Learn something new

My favorite topics

Anything related so nature and photography.

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R.

Cape Town

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I would like to be able to have a conversation in Korean and...

My favorite topics

Any topic. Music, movies, hopes and dreams, anything is okay with me.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient and willing to put up with my slightly bad sense of humour

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Pretoria

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English

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French

My favorite topics

politics, travelling, culture, poetry slam, reading, diplomac...

My language exchange partner is

I am currently at the process of perfecting my French, so I'd love to talk with people who speak French. However, I welcome anyone who can teach me their language because I love learning new languages. In return I can help you with English and German

My learning goals

I am aiming at being perfect in French in order to attain my personal goal of working international. Other than that, I would like to enhance my cultural awareness.

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Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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Grabouw

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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German

Ideal language community partner

Someone who enjoys learning about various cultures and languages....

My learning goals

I want to make friends from around the world and hopefully learn more about various other languages

My favorite topics

Politics, video games, movies, history, geography, various cultures and their backgrounds

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C.

Grabouw

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Afrikaans

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to learn a whole lot of new languages. I want to be able...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone interesting and fun to talk to and who can help me learn new things

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M.

Pretoria

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

A patient person, multilingual, with a flexible schedule,

My learning goals

Grammar and semi - fluency To learn more colloquial vocab

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Centurion

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

People eager to help one another. ...

My learning goals

Get better each day, by learning a little every day.

My favorite topics

Crochet Writing Novels Studying Manga

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Midrand

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Improve my Spanish conversational skills significantly...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, art, science, culture, history, travel, health, dance

My language exchange partner is

Someone who easy with conversation. People with a broad set of interests and good humor.

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Centurion

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Aprender el idioma y conocer otras culturas

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Stellenbosch

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Afrikaans

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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K.

Johannesburg

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Tswana

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My learning goals

Become more comfortable using Spanish languag...

My favorite topics

Music, television, popular culture

Perfect language exchange partner

Young, vibrant, funny

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Cape Town

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English

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Xhosa

My favorite topics

Aries rising. Gemini moon. Aquarius sun. ...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anybody. Just don’t be dumb. Dumb people need to play games for control and attention

My learning goals

I already play chess. Might as well get comfortable with a few languages.

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Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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English

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is curious, witty, enthusiastic but also don't take...

My learning goals

I'd really love to learn to understand and speak Russian, Norwegian or Spanish

My favorite topics

Science fiction, poetry, pets, cooking, writing, politics, music

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L.

Port Elizabeth

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English

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Swazi

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Afrikaans

My learning goals

Being able to communicate effectively in different languages...

My favorite topics

Books, music, movies and all things sweet

Ideal language community partner

Nice, communicative, and patient. I tend to go silent for bit, if you're cool with that, great

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K.

Randburg

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Bulgarian

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Italian

My favorite topics

TV shows, culture, art, sports and movies....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A kind person who is eager to learn and help others with their language learning. Someone I can laugh with while I learn

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in Italian, learn French and help people who want to learn English or Bulgarian.

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A.

Johannesburg

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French

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Lingala

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Celle qui m'aide a apprendr...

My learning goals

Apprend une langue

My favorite topics

Le foot, la vie courante , l'amour

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Pretoria

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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Russian

My learning goals

Atleast learn one new language make some new friend...

My favorite topics

Food and wine Squash the sport positve thinking

I want a conversation partner who is

positive people to broaden my thinking

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/pretoria />Pretoria, <a href=/learn/english/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein, and <a href=/learn/english/vereeniging />Vereeniging.

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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