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Language exchange in Cape Town

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Cape Town

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Xhosa

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Afrikaans

My favorite topics

Coding, environmental issues, history, science (physics, quantum...

My language exchange partner is

Are enthusiastic, love learning new things

My learning goals

Speak fluently in any language i want to learn or maybe able to have a decent conversation with someone.

D.

D.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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French

Ideal language community partner

Anyone that's enthusiastic about learning a new language I suppose!...

My learning goals

I wish to be able to have a conversation without many faults. That's it pretty much.

My favorite topics

Culture , food , books , movies , art and a few other things including cats.

J.

J.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Korean

My learning goals

To speak korean is my most important goal but any other language...

My favorite topics

Music , dancing ,traveling and sport I also find reading a bit more fun then being on my phone lately.. if you have any recommendations on good books please tell me

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A open, wise and funny person . I'm an educare student .. love working with children and making people happy

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W.

Cape Town

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Travel, reading, spirituality, friendships, business, relationships,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, honest, open, fun, patient, interesting, friendly and loving

My learning goals

Speak new languages and meet new and exciting cultured people to grow my understanding of the world around me and to teach me about exploring different countries and travel destinations

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M.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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Afrikaans

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Dutch

I want a conversation partner who is

I’m looking for Dutch and Spanish language parents who live IN...

My learning goals

I want to reach C2 in Dutch in the next 6 - 12 months (end of 2023 latest) and B2 in Spanish in the next 12.months (end of 2023).

My favorite topics

Current affairs and social media (memes, lots of memes), films and series, media production and filmmaking (I’m a filmmaker), the art of living well and the struggles of adulting, travel, nature (the ocean and mountains specifically, I live in Cape Town)

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J.

Cape Town

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English

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German

My learning goals

I would like to improve my knowledge of German and learn phrases...

My favorite topics

I'm a physics and maths student and a climate activist. I've never been much of a language enthusiast but there is something about the German language that just draws me in. I can't get enough of it.

My language exchange partner is

People who aren't too shy to have actual audio and video conversations. I can write German reasonably well. I need speaking practice. Leuten, die nicht zu schüchtern sind zu telefonieren. Ich muss mein Gesprochenes Deutsch üben.

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M.

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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English

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French

My favorite topics

I enjoy reading, writing, art, learning languages and etymology....

Ideal language community partner

Kind, patient, open-minded, introverted.

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in French, Korean and Russian. I am mostly-focused on French now (for university). I recently developed an interest in Icelandic.

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T.

Cape Town

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English

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Italian

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Xhosa

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is fun, outgoing with a passion for traveling and...

My learning goals

I’d just like to improve my language skills and learn a few useful phrases in Spanish for when I visit South America!

My favorite topics

Medicine, traveling and learning languages! Tarrynk92

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N.

Cape Town

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Arabic

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

•Become intermediate in Spanish ...

My favorite topics

Series/shows/dramas/movies ,Languages , Music , Science

Perfect language exchange partner

A kind ,talkative person that would share my interests and communicate with me often

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M.

Cape Town

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English

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Romanian

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Russian

My favorite topics

culture, language, nature, sunset. i travel for living, and i...

I want a conversation partner who is

who interested in deep conversation. please dont write me reference, i dont need those words

My learning goals

not limited in languages learning. my goal is to be tougher and stronger person, gain more experience of life, and explore so many abandoned islands

K.

K.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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العربية Flag

Arabic

My language exchange partner is

Someone who's funny and bubbly, polite and sincer...

My learning goals

I want to learn about different cultures. I love speaking to people

My favorite topics

I love talking about music, watching movies and reading books

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B.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Expressiveness. Pronunciation. Fluency...

My favorite topics

Life. Spirituality. Love.

Ideal language community partner

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A.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Pashto

My favorite topics

Food, Languages, Touring, hiking, cultures, histor...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Females and males that speak Russian, Chechen, Spanish, English

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak Russian

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S.

Cape Town

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

We don’t necessarily have to share the same interests. I’m always...

My learning goals

I love Spanish - listening to it & how it feels when I speak. I’ve had a long standing interest in South America & have visited twice, learning in Argentina before taking more courses in Spain. Now I want to try to relearn as I have forgotten so much!

My favorite topics

I’m interested in talking about music, politics, conscious living & spirituality, ethics, environmentalism and more. And my attempt in Spanish... Me interese hablando sobre temas incluido música, las políticas, la vida buena (??),el medio ambiente y más

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U.

Cape Town

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

improve my spoken mandarin, begin to learn basic korean and french...

My favorite topics

music, movies, photography, literature, art !

I want a conversation partner who is

just be friendly and chill, I’d like to make some friends, or at least close acquaintances lgbt welcome

W.

W.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Food, sport, pretty much anything...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone, not picky at all!

My learning goals

To become fluent in Mandarin

Kai

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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V.

Cape Town

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中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Fluent my english and improve Spanish.

My favorite topics

#Native Chinese #English teacher #Traveller #Foodie

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K.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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Xhosa

My learning goals

I want to be at an beginner to intermediate level in Dutch at...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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A.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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French

My favorite topics

J’aime discounter les politiques, de la science, les célèbres...

Perfect language exchange partner

Around my age, with similar interests to me. A native French-speaker who also wants to learn English & won’t be afraid to correct my mistakes. (And have me correct theirs!)

My learning goals

I want to improve my pronunciation and oral comprehension. I would also like to learn some slang

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D.

Cape Town

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French

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English

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Portuguese

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded, willing to help me improve my Portuguese, willing...

My learning goals

I would like to hold a normal casual easy conversation in Portuguese

My favorite topics

Politics, music, art, technology, a bit of spirituality, anything interesting really

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C.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be able to speak French and Italian fluentl...

My favorite topics

Fashion Food My country Sport

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes fashion and is up to date with what’s happening with celebs. A person who enjoys food and is interesting and easy to talk to.

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R.

Cape Town

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English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Movies, music, travel, books, pop cultur...

Ideal language community partner

People who want to have a long term language exchange

My learning goals

To be able to read and interpret quickly, and speak with fluent spontaneity.

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S.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is funny open minded and knows knows how to have...

My learning goals

To be fluent in writing and speaking

My favorite topics

Mostly music books and nature and food mostly food over books

J.

J.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

To be able to have a full conversation in the language I wish...

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.☆

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who will speak will help me say phrases in Korean and Japanese, considerate, kind, easy to talk to and isn't rude.

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A.

Cape Town

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French

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German

My favorite topics

Travelling, Makeup, decoration, cooking, movies, TVShows,.....

I want a conversation partner who is

I'd like to meet people who are funny, kind, respectful and open minded (and I’m not looking for someone to flirt with lol just in case) ☺️

My learning goals

I want to learn as much as possible!

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Y.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Swiss German

My language exchange partner is

Someone who not only helps me with the language but someone I...

My learning goals

Ability to communicate in day to day life

My favorite topics

Traveling, Music, Movies, History, Entrepreneurship

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D.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be conversational in Spanish within 202...

My favorite topics

Culture, music, traveling, Jesus

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who would help me practice Spanish and also anyone who needs help with English or Afrikaans.

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N.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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Arabic

LEARNS

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English

My favorite topics

Tennis, Emma Blair novels and Japanese cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I don't have a clue yet

My learning goals

Less mistakes, more confidence.

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T.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Xhosa

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, nice and helpfu...

My learning goals

To be able to communicate with other people who don't speak my native languages.

My favorite topics

My hobbies are reading, dancing, listening to music. I'm passionate about dancing and always learning.

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M.

Cape Town

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Shona

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Spanish

My learning goals

I study Mandarin at uni, so it would be great to get some speaking...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Cape Town?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 172 speakers in Cape Town looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in Cape Town?

There are 172 members in Cape Town on Tandem.

Which other locations in South Africa other than Cape Town are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/pretoria />Pretoria, <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/vereeniging />Vereeniging, and <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 172 do it in Cape Town.