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Language exchange in Sandton

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S.

Johannesburg

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Nature Life experiences Adventure...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is funny, open minded, can talk about any topic and is willing to teach as well as learn new experiences.

My learning goals

Learn new cultures Learn new languages Meet new people Have fun

N.

N.

Cape Town

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Fluent

العربية Flag

Arabic

LEARNS

English Flag

English

Ideal language community 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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M.

Alberton

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Fluent

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Emoji

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

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 ✅

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

B.

B.

Cape Town

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Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My favorite topics

Science fiction, poetry, pets, cooking, writing, politics, musi...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is curious, witty, enthusiastic but also don't take things too seriously

My learning goals

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

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J.

J.

Stellenbosch

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

I want a conversation partner who is

Younger female who enjoys languages and shares a taste in music,...

My learning goals

Improve my conversation skills.

My favorite topics

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

I.

I.

Volksrust

Fluent

English Flag

English

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My learning goals

Know foreign languag...

My favorite topics

I travel a lot

My language exchange partner is

Talkative person

T.

T.

Randburg

NEW

Fluent

Português Flag

Portuguese

Español Flag

Spanish

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

I'm in Sandton, South Africa! Someone here?...

Ideal language community partner

Homme

My learning goals

Apprendre le français

T.

T.

Pretoria

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Some I share 1 or 2 interests with or just someone friendly...

My learning goals

To eventually be fluent

My favorite topics

Kpop, jpop, anime, a little K-drama. Passion is knife sharpening and a little but if knife making. Recently started making bubble tea also.

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S.

S.

Benoni

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Emoji Flag

Emoji

LEARNS

Kiswahili Flag

Swahili

My learning goals

Master a languag...

My favorite topics

Anything to do with arts and travel

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and mature people

C.

C.

Randburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Travel, food, coding, South African cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone, especially native Xhosa, Zulu, Pedi and Sotho speakers.

My learning goals

Learn some basics of Zulu and Xhosa

A.

A.

Durban

Fluent

தமிழ் Flag

Tamil

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My language exchange partner is

Open to sharing cultur...

My learning goals

Basic intro into various languages

My favorite topics

Culture Arts Sport Technology Wildlife Traveling

J.

J.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

At this point greetings and a basic conversation...

My favorite topics

Well just about anything.

Ideal language community partner

Uhm no I cannot, nobody is perfect...

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V.

V.

Cape Town

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Italiano Flag

Italian

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing anything to do with design or art & maybe...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone in a similar age group to me, in between phases of their own life. Someone who wants to travel and has a basic understanding of English, similar to my basic understanding of their language. Maybe they like art too!

My learning goals

To improve my Italian to an almost “native” level as my mother is italian. Brush up on my French is my secondary goal!

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Z.

Port Elizabeth

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Perfect language exchange partner

A fun loving perso...

My learning goals

Easy basic conversation

My favorite topics

Traveling, politics, movies, music

C.

C.

Ladybrand

Fluent

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

為了未來使...

My favorite topics

食物

I want a conversation partner who is

簡單、誠實、富有工作經歷

A.

A.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Life, adventures,love, activities (football, gaming, art, anime)...

My language exchange partner is

Anybody who is Spanish or anybody who knows how to teach me. I'm not judging

My learning goals

Learning Spanish fluently. Once that is done another language will be good.

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A.

A.

Durban

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal language community partner

People who can edit and are interested in animations...

My learning goals

Proficiency.

My favorite topics

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

A.

A.

Pretoria

Fluent

English Flag

English

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To learn a lot of Spanis...

My favorite topics

Music, business, sports, food, fashion, entertainment,series and a lot more

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person who is bubbly and easy to talk to. A person who’s friendly and fun

L.

L.

Durban

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

Emoji Flag

Emoji

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I love to read, listen to music and dance...

Perfect language exchange partner

I like funny people who will make me laugh also to not be very shy and must be absolutely weird like me☄

My learning goals

I want to be able to extend my language barrier

D.

D.

Hermanus

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

Nerdy, nice and sincere. I would love a great talker like me!...

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently in the language I am learning (Chinese Mandarin Simplified) so that I may be able to speak it one day when I go to China. It is my plan to one day teach there.

My favorite topics

Anything Nerdy, especially books! Ancient epics to modern classics, I like a wide array of books. My favourite Genre is Fantasy and my ultimate favourite thing is: Dragons! I also like Nature, sciences and writing. But I lean more to art and creativity.

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L.

L.

Uitenhage

Fluent

English Flag

English

isiXhosa Flag

Xhosa

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Just improve myself everyday. Even if that is slow. Just learn...

My favorite topics

History, Politics, Science and technology. I currently write newspaper articles, as well as articles online about these topics. I enjoy latest news and just general conversation too

My language exchange partner is

Someone who has a good general knowledge and knows what is going on around the world

M.

M.

Randburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Suomi Flag

Finnish

My favorite topics

Music, literature, art, yoga, spirituality, tourism, culture,...

Ideal language community partner

Somebody funny and open minded

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak and read Finnish fluently and make friends across the globe

J.

J.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Easy going and keen to learn as much as possible not only about...

My learning goals

To become conversational and to build friendships.

My favorite topics

Film, series, travel, faith, climbing, surfing,

S.

S.

Hermanus

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

Fluent in germa...

My favorite topics

Game Developement

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly

N.

N.

Pretoria

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

Books, Animals, Kdramas, Kpop , anime , cats, food TV series...

I want a conversation partner who is

A Korean native, willing to share the wonders of Korean and Korean Culture. An kdrama lover and cat enthusiast!

My learning goals

I would like to speak fluent Korean as well as study the Korean Culture.

P.

P.

Centurion

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Nederlands Flag

Dutch

My language exchange partner is

Anyone open for not too serious topics...

My learning goals

Learn something new

My favorite topics

Anything related so nature and photography.

D.

D.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

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.

Ideal language community partner

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

S.

S.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

العربية Flag

Arabic

My favorite topics

My passion is movies and film and I watch almost any movie I...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect tandem partner would hopefully be funny and kind. I also hope they would be able to keep a conversation going

My learning goals

When the right time comes, I hope to travel to different countries across the world and I think by knowing a bit of the languages that I learn, I can have a better experience and fully appreciate the people and their cultures

B.

B.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone with good taste in books....

My learning goals

Je veux parler couramment avant la fin de l’année, ou, au moins, pouvoir être compréhensible

My favorite topics

Reading, cooking, running, surfing, climbing and talking nonsense.

C.

C.

Port Elizabeth

Fluent

Español Flag

Spanish

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

My learning goals

Learn french and afrikaans as quickly as possible and knowing...

My favorite topics

Insta @chrisosafrica Environment, movies, books, fitness, go green,science, universe, arts, fashion, paintings, music, technology, news, politics, travel, history. Your day, my day. What your dream last night?, Your future plans?. Next travel destination.

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone with the same interest in topics as me

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Sandton?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 1,369 speakers in Sandton 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 Sandton?

There are 1,369 members in Sandton on Tandem.

Which other locations in South Africa other than Sandton 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 1,369 do it in Sandton.