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Language exchange in Sandton

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J.

J.

Cape Town

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Movies Travel Food Fun Interesting people Exercis...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes talking about themselves and is easy going

My learning goals

To improve my languages to fluent

B.

B.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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Afrikaans

English Flag

English

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Someone that is a people's person, enjoys hanging with friends,...

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

T.

T.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Dutch

My learning goals

To speak, read and write Dutc...

My favorite topics

Law, cycling, gardening.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone from Holland who can teach me Dutch and something about the Netherlands.

J.

J.

Durban

Fluent

English Flag

English

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Music , politics, movies, history, technology,internet,liberalism,kpop,cdrama,tv,game...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who's sincere and open minded, ready to explore more of the world around them

My learning goals

I want to learn new languages and brush up on existing ones

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C.

Grabouw

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

I want a conversation partner who is

A kind, non judgmental perso...

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

My favorite topics

Music, philosophy, art

J.

J.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Advance my ability to learn different languages ...

My favorite topics

Running , Sketching/designing ✍️ , Dancing .

My language exchange partner is

Funny , sweet and charming and simply just themselves ✨ .

A.

A.

Durban

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Random things, horse riding, series, anything really...

Ideal language community partner

Patient, good teacher, funny.

My learning goals

To be able to speak as many languages as I possibly can.

M.

M.

Grabouw

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A friendly person with a sense of humo...

My learning goals

Want to improve on learning German

My favorite topics

World news Sport Nature

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R.

R.

Midrand

Fluent

English Flag

English

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak these languages in a year or two fluentl...

My favorite topics

Anything to do with logistics, transportation, global economics and politics, business, music, movies, general knowledge, wildlife, Africa, travelling, sports including cricket, rugby, football

Perfect language exchange partner

Any person male or female who enjoys a free flowing conversation

J.

J.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Anything I don't like to limit conversation...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny and sarcastic

My learning goals

Language because I'm moving soon

V.

V.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Italiano Flag

Italian

My language exchange partner is

Someone in a similar age group to me, in between phases of their...

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!

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing anything to do with design or art & maybe things to do with coding or computers! I also like to speak about traveling.

D.

D.

Johannesburg

Fluent

Pусский Flag

Russian

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Испанскому язык...

My favorite topics

Путешествие

Ideal language community partner

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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

C.

C.

Cape Town

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I love learning, and I have always loved Japanese culture I...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’m looking to talk to people that are easy to talk to and are helpful as well .

My learning goals

I’d love to be completely fluent in Japanese one day I would also like to make some new friends from around the world.

S.

S.

Mahikeng

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who's open minded and who can take an argument and be...

My learning goals

I want to practise having a real conversation in languages that I'm learning like Spanish, Chinese, German, Dutch, etc, to make sure that learning them is not in vein. Moreover, I'd like to assist others who want to learn one or more of the languages I ca

My favorite topics

I like science and I talk a lot about it, cosmology, the future, discoveries and new inventions. Other topics of interest are politics, religion and cultures of different tribes and I ask a lot of WHYs

J.

J.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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French

My learning goals

To become conversational and to build friendships...

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Easy going and keen to learn as much as possible not only about language but the culture that surrounds a language.

C.

C.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Fashion Food My country Spor...

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.

My learning goals

To be able to speak French and Italian fluently

Grace

Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

K.

K.

Grahamstown

Fluent

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Venda

English Flag

English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

An outgoing person who is free spirited and open to trying new...

My learning goals

I would like to be able to speak fluent chinese and french

My favorite topics

Sports Economics Series Outdoor activities

J.

J.

Upington

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

日本語 Flag

Japanese

My learning goals

I want to know how to fully speak Japanese or Korean ...which...

My favorite topics

Music, drawings , food , Kpop and anime

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A patient person that won’t get angry at me for not being an easy learner

F.

F.

Randburg

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

Türkçe Flag

Turkish

LEARNS

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Arabic

My favorite topics

Food, cooking, traveling, cars, nature, movie...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who is talkative.

My learning goals

I'd love to speak French!

J.

J.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

I want a conversation partner who is

Somebody patien...

My learning goals

Learn the basics of a new language.

My favorite topics

Travel, sport and entertainment

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S.

S.

Johannesburg

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Fluent

English Flag

English

isiZulu Flag

Zulu

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to speak Portuguese fluently and then try another...

My favorite topics

Sports especially football (Soccer), Music, Politics, History, basically anything

My language exchange partner is

Anyone whose open minded and open to learning new things

Z.

Z.

Durban

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Français Flag

French

My favorite topics

Technology, soccer, life, philosophy, music...

Ideal language community partner

Spontaneous, funny, knowledgeable.

My learning goals

Hope to learn a new language to a reasonable degree in a few weeks time or less.

S.

S.

Plettenberg Bay

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Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Able to teach well and can accept awkward peopl...

My learning goals

I’d like to be able to speak German fully with proper grammar

My favorite topics

Tv shows, movies, art and anime

M.

M.

Cape Town

Fluent

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

English Flag

English

My learning goals

结交世界各地的朋友...

My favorite topics

sport,trip,music.

Perfect language exchange partner

活泼开朗善良。

T.

T.

Diepsloot

NEW

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music, because I listen to a lot of different...

I want a conversation partner who is

Similar interests with me, patient, friendly, and that could help me in learning Korean - and in exchange I'd be really happy to help them learn English if they'd like.

My learning goals

I want to improve my Korean speaking and listening skills.

N.

N.

Durban

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Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, outspoken and polite people☆☆.... if you know you can...

My learning goals

meeting new people and making new friends of course

My favorite topics

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

L.

L.

Cape Town

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Pусский Flag

Russian

My learning goals

Learn russian, arabic, lifestyle and islam in different countrie...

My favorite topics

Travelling , hiking, exploring new places and seeing different cultures. Engineer

Ideal language community partner

J.

J.

Randburg

Fluent

English Flag

English

LEARNS

Deutsch Flag

German

My favorite topics

Traveling Food...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easy to talk to and doesn’t mind if I take long to reply.

My learning goals

Better sentence structure and to gain more confidence when speaking. Hopefully make a few friends while I’m at it.

S.

S.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Xhosa

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient, attentive, easy to talk to, and can put...

My learning goals

I'd like to become somewhat fluent in German before I move to Germany in 2019

My favorite topics

Hiking, outdoorsmanship, travel, philosophy, politics, running, woodworking, and funny stories

C.

C.

Durban

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

LEARNS

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

to improve to hold casual conversations at leas...

My favorite topics

music, movies and school

I want a conversation partner who is

someone around my age, kind, friendly and not too shy. someone who can understand that i’m not the best and is okay with helping 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/cape-town />Cape Town, <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.