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M.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Russian

My favorite topics

Anythin...

My language exchange partner is

A person who can hold a conversation

My learning goals

To learn French fluently

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Vereeniging

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Zulu

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English

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

Bubbly, wild and philosophical...

My learning goals

To tell an Italian joke fluently :)

My favorite topics

Nature, science and bible

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Pietermaritzburg

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English

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French

My learning goals

Fluency and friendshi...

My favorite topics

History, life, movies, news

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Adventurous, chatty, patient and willing to try

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Saldanha

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English

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German

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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.

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Durban

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English

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Afrikaans

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Portuguese

I want a conversation partner who is

Anybod...

My learning goals

Speak well enough to get by in Portuguese

My favorite topics

Weather, motor sport, business

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Durban

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English

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French

My learning goals

Proficiency...

My favorite topics

Writing, Mathematics, Film, Animation, Cycling, Waterpolo.

My language exchange partner is

People who can edit and are interested in animations

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T.

Johannesburg

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Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Cooking Books Films Technology Travel Philosophy Poetry Health Engineering Gaming Anime Sci-f...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient and consistent but also flexible. Would be ideal to have a asynchronous text chat to supplement regular scheduled voice conversations. Easygoing and also just curious about learning.

My learning goals

Conversational comfort. I want to speak with more confidence and really work on my pronunciation. I also want to learn about culture surrounding a language.

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B.

Johannesburg

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English

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Speak to me and we shall see...

My learning goals

Learn different languages.

My favorite topics

Music, food, Netflix, books... Pretty much everything really.

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G.

Cape Town

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Travel, food, interesting places

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 2024

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S.

Pretoria

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English

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Tigrinya

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Korean

My favorite topics

I'm open to discussing anything and everything! Except for NSFW...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient but stern, very direct on their feedback and able to correct me without berating me.

My learning goals

I'd like to do my PHD in Korea within the next 2 years so I'd like to get a grasp of the language and also some insight into the culture too.

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A.

Roodepoort

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English

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Afrikaans

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Friendly people who speak Japanese and/or are learning English,...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Japanese

My favorite topics

空手 格闘ゲーム 科学 電子音楽

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A.

Cape Town

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Italian

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English

My learning goals

Improve my Englis...

My favorite topics

Social sciences, music, wines, tennis

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and curious

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S.

Plettenberg Bay

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Tv shows, movies, art and anim...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Able to teach well and can accept awkward people

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to speak German fully with proper grammar

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C.

East London

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Afrikaans

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

Interesting people across the worl...

My learning goals

To speak French well enough to communicate easily

My favorite topics

Music, movies, sport, travel stories

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C.

Pretoria

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English

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Afrikaans

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French

My learning goals

Confidence in sentence construction and grammer...

My favorite topics

World cultures, politics & things that matter

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly. Down to earth. Funny. Someone who is intuitive.

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C.

Bloemfontein

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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

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Port Elizabeth

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English

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Zulu

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French

Ideal language community partner

Friendly ,open and optimisti...

My learning goals

To relocate and to be able to speak to people from different places and cultures

My favorite topics

Sport and music

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Randburg

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Bulgarian

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in Italian, learn French and help...

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

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H.

East London

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English

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Korean

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French

My favorite topics

Cinema, books, music, foo...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone patient and as eager to learn as me!

My learning goals

Fluency and listening skills

S.

S.

Mahikeng

Fluent

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English

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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

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D.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I would like to improve my Spanish, especially my speaking ability...

My favorite topics

History, literature, art, cities, music, politics, and of course language learning.

My language exchange partner is

Nice people who want to have interesting conversations while improving our language abilities.

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Pretoria

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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French

My favorite topics

Fashion , art , traveling , cultur...

Ideal language community partner

Someone spontaneous

My learning goals

To better my language and pronunciation

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D.

Pretoria

Fluent

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English

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Zulu

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Afrikaans

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, loving and easy to go friendl...

My learning goals

Speak other language fluently

My favorite topics

Self empowerment

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J.

Stellenbosch

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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French

My learning goals

Improve my conversation skills...

My favorite topics

Films, music, literature. Filme, Muzik, Litertur. Films, musique, littérature.

Perfect language exchange partner

Younger female who enjoys languages and shares a taste in music, film and book genres with me.

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J.

Upington

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English

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Afrikaans

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Music, drawings , food , Kpop and anim...

I want a conversation partner who is

A patient person that won’t get angry at me for not being an easy learner

My learning goals

I want to know how to fully speak Japanese or Korean ...which ever one is easier

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N.

Johannesburg

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Shona

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

Someone young , hopefully close to my age or thereabouts who...

My learning goals

I would like to speak French fluently. Once that is done I would like to learn and Speak German fluently as well !

My favorite topics

Music , politics , arts , current affairs, life. Everything !

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Knysna

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English

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French

My learning goals

French, German and Spanish ...

My favorite topics

Music, life and sheep

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is friendly and chilled:)

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Diepsloot

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music, because I listen to a lot of different...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Similar interests with me, patient, friendly, and that could help me in learning Korean - and in exchange I'd be really happy to help them learn English if they'd like.

My learning goals

I want to improve my Korean speaking and listening skills.

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G.

Cape Town

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Turkish

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone can speak english better than m...

My learning goals

Upgrade my speaking, listening and vocabulary

My favorite topics

Sports, medicine, travel, photography, shopping, education, meals, cinema, science

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S.

Worcester

Fluent

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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/cape-town />Cape Town.

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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