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Language exchange in Sandton

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T.

Durban

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Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Korean

My favorite topics

Photography, listening to music, horse riding...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who could me with learning Korean

My learning goals

To be able to speak Korean somewhat fluently

L.

L.

Uitenhage

Fluent

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English

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Xhosa

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Someone who has a good general knowledge and knows what is going...

My learning goals

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

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

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B.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone that is a people's person, enjoys hanging with friends, doing sports and being an adventurous outdoor person.

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K.

Soweto

Fluent

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Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language 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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A.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

I want a conversation partner who is

Around my age, with similar interests to me. A native French-speaker...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

J’aime discounter les politiques, de la science, les célèbres et les livres

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S.

Port Alfred

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Dutch

My learning goals

The chance to practice listening and speaking...

My favorite topics

A wide variety, ranging from travel to culture to history and so on.

My language exchange partner is

Not sure. Perhaps someone easy going and relaxed.

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N.

Pretoria

NEW

Fluent

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German

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

History, television, food, trave...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who has watched the West Wing, Friends and Firefly. Who likes to laugh - if need be a him or herself

My learning goals

I’d like to improve my oral language skills.

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L.

Pretoria

Fluent

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Portuguese

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone that likes having long conversations with a knowledge...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent at Brazilian sign language, fluent in Italian and intermediate in Dutch

My favorite topics

I like talking cultures, learning about them, about painting and drawing, different types of dancing, about pets and makeup

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T.

Centurion

Fluent

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Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Crochet Writing Novels Studying Manga

Perfect language exchange partner

People eager to help one another.

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J.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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Scottish Gaelic

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

About relationships,marriage,Businesse...

I want a conversation partner who is

Woman Buddy

My learning goals

China many more

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A.

Paarl

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My language exchange partner is

No idea...

My learning goals

To be able to speak it fluently.

My favorite topics

Music and guitar playing. Traveling. Good food and gourmet. Technology and gadgets.

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L.

Richmond - KZN

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

Be able to speak languages to help when i trave...

My favorite topics

Any topics. Just go with the flow.

Ideal language community partner

People who are interesting and have a sense of humor

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C.

Grabouw

NEW

Fluent

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Music, philosophy, ar...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A kind, non judgmental person

My learning goals

I want to possibly learn enough Spanish to get by and French and maybe fit in a bit of Russian if possible

J.

J.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

ελληνικά Flag

Greek

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone willing to have a conversation and teach...

My learning goals

Improve my language skills.

My favorite topics

History. Languages. Travelling. Religion. Nature.

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E.

Johannesburg

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Id like to learn about the manderin language and cultur...

My favorite topics

Making someone's day Makes my day...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly

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T.

Randburg

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

business and lif...

My language exchange partner is

native english speaker

My learning goals

speak fluently and describe natively

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S.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

Ideal language community partner

Someone who lives in Portugal (not Brazil - differences in the...

My learning goals

To be able to have simple conversations and later pass the language test for Portuguese citizenship.

My favorite topics

Travel, Music (jazz, rock, funk), Living in Portugal

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M.

Alberton

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

For German, I would like to hang out at a social event where...

My favorite topics

Movies. Technology. General events in life :)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient but also honest and critical. Learning goes both ways and hopefully we'll be on the journey together.

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G.

Pretoria

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Business, entertainment, travelin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone smart & intellectual. Funny & goofy. Has a lot to share about their experiences

My learning goals

Be fluent in multiple languages

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A.

Pretoria

Fluent

Français Flag

French

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Russian

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Russian speakers interested in discussing the same topic...

My learning goals

Become more fluent in Russian

My favorite topics

International relations, politics, traveling, culture

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A.

Cape Town

Fluent

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Akan

Français Flag

French

LEARNS

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

La Perfection...

My favorite topics

Tous types de sujets.

My language exchange partner is

Ouverte d'esprit, positif, Humble, Perfectionniste.

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K.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Português Flag

Portuguese

My favorite topics

Series. Music. Psychology. People. Love. Light. Outdoors. Running....

Ideal language community partner

Open-minded. Anything goes.

My learning goals

They say the best way to learn is to expose yourself to your target language. Every interaction helps to absorb the language better but I have to admit, portuguese is kicking my butt :)

L.

L.

Johannesburg

Fluent

isiXhosa Flag

Xhosa

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone whose a good speaker, with a cool personality would be...

My learning goals

Becoming fluent in Japanese is my current goal.

My favorite topics

Life, love and football.

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C.

East London

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My learning goals

To speak French well enough to communicate easil...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, sport, travel stories

Perfect language exchange partner

Interesting people across the world

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A.

Johannesburg

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who 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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C.

Pretoria

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My language exchange partner is

Open minded people who loves to travel , talking about life and...

My learning goals

To become mostly fluent / improve vocab and pronunciation also to improve linguistic skills

My favorite topics

- Music - Books - Series

C.

C.

Cape Town

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My learning goals

Want to improve my German. Learn Dutc...

My favorite topics

Sport Culture Lifestyles Universities/ College

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, kind and someone open for weird late night conversations

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D.

Hermanus

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Anything Nerdy, especially books! Ancient epics to modern classics,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nerdy, nice and sincere. I would love a great talker like me! I would love to make friends here, as I treasure friendships.

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.

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M.

Midrand

Fluent

English Flag

English

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Humorous and knows when to be serious. Patient and eager to lear...

My learning goals

Be able to communicate and express myself in Spanish

My favorite topics

Film Travel Videography Technology Photography Art and Culture

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J.

Grabouw

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Let me know if you wanna video call, it's the best way to lear...

My favorite topics

Nature and sports

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, likes to talk, are interesting, video calls great way to get to know someone

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/cape-town />Cape Town, <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/pretoria />Pretoria, and <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/johannesburg />Johannesburg.

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.