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N.

Midrand

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Fluent

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Zulu

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Music Entertainment Management Brand strategy Artist management...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

To learn three more languages, efficiently and effectively

D.

D.

Midrand

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

French-speaker who would like to learn English...

My learning goals

To speak French fluently.

My favorite topics

Travelling, photography, beauty.

S.

S.

Worcester

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Conversational Japanes...

My favorite topics

Languages, Travelling, Novels, Anime, Manga, Art, Acting, Movies, TV Series, Games and Sport

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with a good enough grasp of English (no pressure) to be able to help me get familiar with Japanese on a conversational level.

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R.

Centurion

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Afrikaans

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Technology, games, scienc...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that will keep me accountable.

My learning goals

I would like to fully master a language

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1,369

English speakers in Sandton

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C.

Port Elizabeth

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Xhosa

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Afrikaans

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

My perfect tandem partner would be a little bit like me, they...

My learning goals

I would love to learn as many languages as I can. I want to start by learning Asian languages because I want to get an English teacher in Asia one day.

My favorite topics

Music (Rap, R&B, Pop), songwriting, dance, philosophy, books, some history, meaningful conversations.

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A.

Durban

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be able to speak as many languages as I possibly can...

My favorite topics

Random things, horse riding, series, anything really.

My language exchange partner is

Patient, good teacher, funny.

M.

M.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Science, philosophy, technolog...

Ideal language community partner

Intelligent, good sense of humour, knowledgeable

My learning goals

Become fluent in Spanish, German and Mandarin

G.

G.

Paarl

Fluent

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English

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Dutch

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who are Interesting. Fascinating. Weird even. Not necessarily...

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 ;-)

My favorite topics

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

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T.

Knysna

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Afrikaans

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English

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German

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak like a native German and Russian...

My favorite topics

Nerdy girl looking for friends ;)

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that loves life and has a good sense of humor and knows what they are talking about!

M.

M.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Music, Art and spor...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone helpful

My learning goals

I would like to speak a language fluently and learn about the culture

J.

J.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Funny , sweet and charming and simply just themselves ✨ ....

My learning goals

Advance my ability to learn different languages .

My favorite topics

Running , Sketching/designing ✍️ , Dancing .

M.

M.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Portuguese

My learning goals

I’ve enrolled in a Portuguese language school in Rio De Janeiro...

My favorite topics

1. Discovering Rio De Janeiro and all the cool places to visit. 2. Activities (sporting/hiking/adventure) or social parties or events

Ideal language community partner

Cariocas someone who like me enjoys meeting new people and learning new cultures. Someone who understands that I can’t speak Portuguese and that I’m currently learning the language.

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K.

Soweto

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Afrikaans

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, art, philosophy and virtually everything els...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone that can accept people for who they truly are and not what they look like

My learning goals

I want to learn everything about everyone in the world

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T.

Johannesburg

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English

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Afrikaans

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who respects the culture of the language they’re learning...

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk semi-fluently in the language I’m learning in at least 6 months

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music and art

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M.

Alberton

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Emoji

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English

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French

My learning goals

I want to speak fluent German and French...

My favorite topics

Surprise me!!! I’m open minded any topic is okay ✅

I want a conversation partner who is

Very Patient learning a new language isn’t easy I can help with English

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Z.

Stellenbosch

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English

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Afrikaans

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Philosophy, anime and food :...

My language exchange partner is

Preferably someone with an almost intermediate level of English and understanding of different timezones

My learning goals

I want to improve my Chinese hearing and speaking

Jun

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

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G.

Randburg

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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Emoji

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French

Ideal language community partner

Someone with a sense of humor and who enjoy traveling...

My learning goals

I really want to be fluent in more languages, not only what you learn in lessons, but the kind of everyday conversations that one would have.

My favorite topics

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

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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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

S.

S.

Springs

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English

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American Sign Language

My favorite topics

I am deaf, girl and I am from south Africa...

Perfect language exchange partner

Make new friends

My learning goals

English and china

B.

B.

Johannesburg

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Afrikaans

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English

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that is a people's person, enjoys hanging with friends,...

My learning goals

Conversational speaking and learning new traditions and culture.

My favorite topics

Different lifestyle and traditions, sports, career in engineering, biomedical engineering, family and friends, outdoors

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N.

Dolphin Coast

Fluent

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Learn about different cultures and language...

My favorite topics

Books Cultures Mythology Life The future

My language exchange partner is

Educated Nice Funny

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M.

Cape Town

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Shona

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I love listening to music, learning languages, meeting new people...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone! I’m really friendly and easy to talk to, so don’t be afraid to say hi :)

My learning goals

I study Mandarin at uni, so it would be great to get some speaking practice • about to study in Beijing for a year! • I’d like to keep my Spanish alive with some causal conversation :)

C.

C.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly and would like to preserver at all they do and is dedicated...

My learning goals

I want to be able to be fluent in the language I choose and be able to learn more about the language

My favorite topics

Soccer

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A.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Turkish

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

Speaking readin...

My favorite topics

Life and sport

Perfect language exchange partner

Speaking reading

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I.

Volksrust

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Fluent

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English

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Zulu

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Russian

My favorite topics

I travel a lot...

I want a conversation partner who is

Talkative person

My learning goals

Know foreign language

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R.

Port Elizabeth

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Close timezones would help (Paris GMT+2), but I'll still try...

My learning goals

I would love to learn local expressions, I struggle with word order, most of all I want my speech to be understandable to native speakers so I would be able to carry a conversation

My favorite topics

Science, music, gaming, PS4, fashion, cosmetics, anime, movies, generally I'll try and take an interest in anything because it's always nice to learn about new things

D.

D.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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French

My learning goals

To achieve a level of conversational French. Not necessarily...

My favorite topics

Music interests range from Coltrane to the Rolling Stones to Sigur Ros.

Ideal language community partner

A French speaker! From any francophone country. So I can get to grips with the language that I’ve not been able to fully comfortable in.

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L.

Howick

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My favorite topics

I love sport and love a good chat....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who can teach me a lot and I can teach them as well and let the partnership go somewhere.

My learning goals

To improve and have fun.

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N.

Cape Town

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Arabic

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

I don't have a clue ye...

My learning goals

Less mistakes, more confidence.

My favorite topics

Tennis, Emma Blair novels and Japanese culture

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S.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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Urdu

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English

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Turkish

My learning goals

I want to learn Turkis...

My favorite topics

Engineering, cars, cooking, sci-fi

I want a conversation partner who is

Helping, Knowledge able, Friendly

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/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein, <a href=/learn/english/vereeniging />Vereeniging, and <a href=/learn/english/johannesburg />Johannesburg.

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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