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Language exchange in Sandton

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T.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music. Books. Writin...

My language exchange partner is

Funny. Outgoing. Kind and good hearted

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently to reach other cultures

I.

I.

Randburg

Fluent

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French

LEARNS

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, outspoken, open-minde...

My learning goals

Become fluent in Spanish

My favorite topics

Any topic

L.

L.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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Xhosa

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Becoming fluent in Japanese is my current goal...

My favorite topics

Life, love and football.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone whose a good speaker, with a cool personality would be amazing. Someone I can talk to with ease and a sense of comfort. A person whose not only ready to teach but also willing to learn.

N.

N.

Pretoria

Fluent

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Zulu

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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British Sign Language

My favorite topics

Music Video games Book...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone kind,funny and interesting

My learning goals

How differently other people live

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L.

L.

Benoni

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English

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Afrikaans

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Lively, talkative, understanding, chilled, lazy, calm or crazy....

My learning goals

5分話したい!well in a voice note

My favorite topics

たくさんがある。それについて聞いてください。

J.

J.

Richards Bay

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I'd like to become fully fluent in Spanish, and speak without...

My favorite topics

Todo. I just like to talk. Love books and animals, so talk to me

My language exchange partner is

Someone friendly, quick, and fun. I love to learn and hate being bored. Fun and charming would be great.

M.

M.

Cape Town

NEW

Fluent

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German

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

Sport, Travelling, Culture, Law, Technology...

Ideal language community partner

Emphatic and good vibes

My learning goals

Fluent english

L.

L.

Port Elizabeth

Fluent

English Flag

English

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Swazi

LEARNS

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Nice, communicative, and patient. I tend to go silent for bit,...

My learning goals

Being able to communicate effectively in different languages all around the world.

My favorite topics

Books, music, movies and all things sweet

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Diepsloot

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Swahili

My learning goals

Fluently speak most latin languages, namely Español and Portuguê...

My favorite topics

Anime, movies, boxing, longboarding and just overall a nice convo, so let's be friends

Perfect language exchange partner

Easy going and someone thats easy to talk to. And an interesting conversation

M.

M.

Durban

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Arabic

My favorite topics

Nature, surfing + open water swimming,motorcross, meeting new...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone humorous, bubbly, wisdomous and anyone that wants to debate!

My learning goals

To better understand the language and the culture of its people, increase vocabulary, learn the choice of words used in context and meet new people

A.

A.

Pretoria

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Fluent

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English

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Indonesian

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who enjoys chatting :)...

My learning goals

To learn more about people and their cultures.

My favorite topics

films, pop culture, classics, video games, philosophy, kpop, kdrama

M.

M.

Cape Town

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Korean

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

I would like to practise my French. And I want to learn Japanese:...

My favorite topics

Photography, art, travelling, animation, manga etc.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who's willing to talk about anything and looking for new friends. Let's just start by talking about our day I guess. :)

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N.

Durban

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English

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My favorite topics

No spoilers... [Talk to me so you can find out.....

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, outspoken and polite people☆☆.... if you know you can talk about anything and everything. .... HEY THERE

My learning goals

meeting new people and making new friends of course

A.

A.

Johannesburg

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

A very patient person lol cos I don’t know Mandarin; I was born...

My learning goals

Basic conversation in Mandarin and French

My favorite topics

Code, food, music, movies, series, life and good sleep! Which reminds me, I’m usually available from 7-10pm GMT+2

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A.

Randburg

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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German

My learning goals

Improve my Germa...

My favorite topics

Travel Hobbies and people

I want a conversation partner who is

Males

M.

M.

Randburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Current news. Sport Travel Cinema Music (indie rock...

My language exchange partner is

Patient. Funny. Cool.

My learning goals

To be fluent in French. To start learning Spanish.

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

M.

M.

Springs

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal language community partner

Anyone!...

My learning goals

Improve spoken and written German

My favorite topics

I love reading, talking, cooking, playing football, talking about any topic that interests you, I am very interested in current affairs and politics and your opinions

G.

G.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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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

Ideal conversation 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 2026. I am looking to buy a small property in Buenos Aires or Mar del Plata

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G.

Durban

NEW

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English

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Music, movies, Travel, lif...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, easygoing, fun!

My learning goals

Fluency in Korean and some Mandarin

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D.

Hermanus

Fluent

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English

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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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J.

Pretoria

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Learn french and chines...

My favorite topics

Technology Business, economics and travel

My language exchange partner is

Open minded

C.

C.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

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Ideal language community partner

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My learning goals

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V.

Port Elizabeth

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Fluent

English Flag

English

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

Ideal conversation exchange 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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K.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

I would love to be fluent in Korean by the end of the yea...

My favorite topics

Music, movies and travel

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is kind and friendly.

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S.

Pretoria

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Fluent

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Southern Sotho

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My favorite topics

I’m a sucker for deep conversations I want to know what makes...

I want a conversation partner who is

funny, awesome and overall amazing people

My learning goals

I want to learn Latin and Portuguese

J.

J.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My language exchange partner is

Some who is sarcastic, witty, has a sense of humor and someone...

My learning goals

I don’t have any goals as of yet, let’s just see how far I can get?

My favorite topics

I enjoying deep and meaningful conversations as well as light-hearted fun. I’m just here to broaden my linguistics as well as maybe make a friend or two along the way.

C.

C.

Stellenbosch

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I'd like to learn how to speak basic conversational French and...

My favorite topics

Art, design, poetry, feminism, philosophy, dreams, film.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who's willing to help a beginner with a new language. .

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G.

Dolphin Coast

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Korean

My favorite topics

Music, films, life, languages, culture, TRAVEL...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Interesting, eager to talk, enthusiastic, friendly, caring

My learning goals

Fluency in Korean

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Phalaborwa

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

A person committed to learning a language...

My learning goals

To learn the Spanish of Central America

My favorite topics

The sea, animals, birds, traveling

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S.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I love Spanish - listening to it & how it feels when I speak....

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

I want a conversation partner who is

We don’t necessarily have to share the same interests. I’m always interested in learning new things - I have an open mind and am curious and that’s all I’m looking for in a tandem partner.

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/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein, 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.