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Language exchange in Sandton

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Durban

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Business, Books, Startups, Music, Life and different culture...

My language exchange partner is

Bubbly personality with lots of commonalities

My learning goals

To be able to speak basic Chinese before I start studying in Shanghai

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Randburg

Fluent

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

queer / lgbt...

My learning goals

learn sentences, being able to listen and understand & respond relatively well

My favorite topics

film, books, culture, lgbtq, queer

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Randburg

Fluent

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Zulu

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

I would love to comunicate fluentl...

My favorite topics

I like to talk about history, mysteries and fantasy

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who corrects my language mistakes or rather points them out when I'm wrong

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Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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German

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Philosophy...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who is serious about learning and teaching. Humour, pride and culture would be absolutely stunning in conversation!

My learning goals

Firstly, to speak French fluently. After that, I’ll change this section.

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Potchefstroom

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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English

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly helpful patien...

My learning goals

I want to learn as many languages fluently as I can

My favorite topics

Anime , movies, music, jokes, series, writing, books, painting, drawing, geography, history, mythology

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Uitenhage

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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German

My learning goals

To speak the basics of the languag...

My favorite topics

Sports and current affairs

My language exchange partner is

A person who is patient and interresting

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Johannesburg

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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French

My favorite topics

Finance and global markets, credit risk, English football, South...

Ideal language community partner

Beginners, first time using Tandem, so open to talking to new people

My learning goals

Reach conversational level proficiency

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Edenvale

Fluent

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Swahili

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Understanding and patien...

My learning goals

My goal to be able to speak the learning language fluent and being able to communicate with new people all over the globe

My favorite topics

Soccer, athletics,dance,music

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Grabouw

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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French

My learning goals

I want to possibly learn enough Spanish to get by and French...

My favorite topics

Music, philosophy, art

Perfect language exchange partner

A kind, non judgmental person

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Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

我喜欢外国音乐和中国音乐。 我非常喜欢看看影视。 请问分享你们偏爱音乐和影视...

I want a conversation partner who is

someone who can help me in confidence and grammar. Someone who is patient too! I’d love to help you in your English as well (⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎) 我中国名称是霏霏。 很高兴认识你。 我是学习汉语和是开普敦大学的学生。

My learning goals

to visit mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong and be able to have comfortable conversation one day. 谢谢你

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Johannesburg

Fluent

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English

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Xhosa

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French

My language exchange partner is

An open minded person who respects all people, open to discussing...

My learning goals

To learn new languages through conversations

My favorite topics

Social Issues, Music, Leadership, Photography, General Knowledge

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East London

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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French

My learning goals

To speak French well enough to communicate easil...

My favorite topics

Music, movies, sport, travel stories

Ideal language community partner

Interesting people across the world

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Randburg

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Interested in learning about cultures of different countries...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People from all around the world

My learning goals

Would love to become fluent in a few languages

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Cape Town

Fluent

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Turkish

LEARNS

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

Speaking readin...

My learning goals

Speaking reading

My favorite topics

Life and sport

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Randburg

Fluent

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English

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Norwegian

My learning goals

To learn at least 3 new language...

My favorite topics

Movies. Friends. The weekend. Music. Horse riding. Art. Boxing. Writing stories and poetry.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient and funny.

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Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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French

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Greek

My favorite topics

History. Languages. Travelling. Religion. Nature...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone willing to have a conversation and teach.

My learning goals

Improve my language skills.

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Alberton

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Emoji

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

I want to speak fluent German and French

My favorite topics

Surprise me!!! I’m open minded any topic is okay ✅

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Queenstown

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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French

My learning goals

I want to learn French and Italian....

My favorite topics

I enjoy meeting new people from different countries and cultures.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Everyone who I can share my passion and culture with and vice versa.

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Roodepoort

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Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

My favorite topics

Arsenal Current Affairs Music Book...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly Out going Fun Honest Good listener

My learning goals

To be able to communicate both verbally and in writing - to have a decent free flowing conversation

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Durban

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

People from Spain...

My learning goals

Learn to speak Spanish & move to Spain one day

My favorite topics

Architecture, Art & Design

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Edenvale

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Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

Learning new language...

My favorite topics

Car enthusiast, out going, willing to make new friends and help someone out

My language exchange partner is

Somebody who is interested in my interests

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Dundee

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Philosophy, politics, outdoor activities, music, trave...

Ideal language community partner

Funny, smart, kind, self-deprecating, patient

My learning goals

Improve vocabulary, sentence structure, and overall fluency

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Johannesburg

Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone that will give me joy and happiness for the rest of my...

My learning goals

Am here to learn more languages

My favorite topics

I want to learn more about life

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T.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

Conversational comfort. I want to speak with more confidence...

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange 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.

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Johannesburg

NEW

Fluent

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English

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German

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing culture, politics and everything in-betwee...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who enjoys having good conversations

My learning goals

I want to improve up my German and stop myself forgetting the language

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Centurion

Fluent

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

I am open to chatting with anyone who shares my goal of learning...

My learning goals

I would like to learn to speak German fluently so that I can share the language with my wife.

My favorite topics

Books, writing, photography, sports, careers, hobbies, drawing, financial topics, current affairs, news, movies, social trends

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Boksburg

Fluent

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English

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Zulu

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Korean

My learning goals

Learning Korean with genuinely nice people...

My favorite topics

Music Culture, Fashion, Different interests

Ideal language community partner

Open minded person Kind and thoughtful Someone willing to teach (sending voice notes and calls)

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Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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Xhosa

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

K-dramas, books, everyday lif...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who understands that I can't be on my phone twenty four hours a day since I'm a busy university student. I like people who are not shy and are not afraid to correct my mistakes.

My learning goals

I want to become conversationally fluent in Korean by chatting with native speakers.

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Edenvale

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Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

LEARNS

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect Tandem buddy would be a native Spanish speaker who...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Spanish by starting off with conversational fluency and then moving on to gain my C1 level of Spanish language comprehension.

My favorite topics

Current Events Football (European) Music (Hip-Hop & RnB) Languages Business Life

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Midrand

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Improve my Spanish conversational skills significantly...

My favorite topics

Books, movies, art, science, culture, history, travel, health, dance

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who easy with conversation. People with a broad set of interests and good humor.

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/johannesburg />Johannesburg, <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein, and <a href=/language-exchange/south-africa/vereeniging />Vereeniging.

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.