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Language exchange in Sandton

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R.

Johannesburg

NEW

Fluent

English

Spanish

LEARNS

German

My favorite topics

I would like to meet someone who has similar interests, but who...

My language exchange partner is

I would like to meet someone who has similar interests, but who can introduce different activities into my life.

My learning goals

I would like to meet someone who has similar interests, but who can introduce different activities into my life.

My favorite topics

I would like to meet someone who has similar interests, but who can introduce different activities into my life.

My language exchange partner is

I would like to meet someone who has similar interests, but who can introduce different activities into my life.

My learning goals

I would like to meet someone who has similar interests, but who can introduce different activities into my life.

K.

Edenvale

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Fluent

English

LEARNS

Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Everyon...

My learning goals

Sólo quiero la habilidad de expresar mis pensamientos en español también 提高我的中文。

My favorite topics

Me gusta salir con mis amigos y también me encanta cocinar... Además aprender bailar salsa y bachata

Ideal language community partner

Everyone

My learning goals

Sólo quiero la habilidad de expresar mis pensamientos en español también 提高我的中文。

My favorite topics

Me gusta salir con mis amigos y también me encanta cocinar... Además aprender bailar salsa y bachata

S.

Cape Town

Fluent

English

LEARNS

Italian

My learning goals

I want to become more conversational in the languages I'm learning...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about all sorts of things - movies, sports, current affairs, politics, history... Life in general.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone friendly, looking to make friends, or just keen to chat.

My learning goals

I want to become more conversational in the languages I'm learning.

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about all sorts of things - movies, sports, current affairs, politics, history... Life in general.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone friendly, looking to make friends, or just keen to chat.

M.

Pretoria

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1

Fluent

English

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Esperanto

My favorite topics

Music, Sport, Language, Science, Literature, Fil...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is dedicated to language learning and is willing to work hard to achieve their goal. I’d like to practice my Spanish via Skype or FaceTime and I’m happy to help you learn English.

My learning goals

I want to achieve fluency in Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, Sport, Language, Science, Literature, Film

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is dedicated to language learning and is willing to work hard to achieve their goal. I’d like to practice my Spanish via Skype or FaceTime and I’m happy to help you learn English.

My learning goals

I want to achieve fluency in Spanish

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1,369

Tandem partners in Sandton

W.

Bela-Bela

Fluent

Afrikaans

English

LEARNS

Southern Sotho

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can share the same interests as me...

My learning goals

To speak it fluently

My favorite topics

Learning new stuff. Adventures.

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can share the same interests as me.

My learning goals

To speak it fluently

My favorite topics

Learning new stuff. Adventures.

G.

Randburg

Fluent

Afrikaans

Emoji

LEARNS

French

My learning goals

I really want to be fluent in more languages, not only what you...

My favorite topics

I enjoy traveling, health and fitness. Also technology, philosophy and art.

My language exchange partner is

Someone with a sense of humor and who enjoy traveling.

My learning goals

I really want to be fluent in more languages, not only what you learn in lessons, but the kind of everyday conversations that one would have.

My favorite topics

I enjoy traveling, health and fitness. Also technology, philosophy and art.

My language exchange partner is

Someone with a sense of humor and who enjoy traveling.

J.

Durban

NEW

Fluent

English

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Japanese

My favorite topics

Food, games, anime, manga, technology, art, photography, animals,...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can help me daily with my language study and I can help them with what language they are studying. Also someone who is very funny and loves to help people with their studies.

My learning goals

I want to move to Japan one day so I'd like to learn the Japanese language to talk to natives.

My favorite topics

Food, games, anime, manga, technology, art, photography, animals, culture and memes.

Ideal language community partner

Someone who can help me daily with my language study and I can help them with what language they are studying. Also someone who is very funny and loves to help people with their studies.

My learning goals

I want to move to Japan one day so I'd like to learn the Japanese language to talk to natives.

C.

Johannesburg

Fluent

Chinese (Simplified)

German

LEARNS

Czech

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who believe in true love and understandin...

My learning goals

Love and happiness

My favorite topics

Anything that is interesting

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who believe in true love and understanding

My learning goals

Love and happiness

My favorite topics

Anything that is interesting

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J.

Upington

Fluent

English

Afrikaans

LEARNS

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

I want to know how to fully speak Japanese or Korean ...which ever one is easier

My favorite topics

Music, drawings , food , Kpop and anime

Perfect language exchange partner

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

N.

Cape Town

Fluent

English

Afrikaans

LEARNS

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

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

K.

Johannesburg

Fluent

Tswana

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Young, vibrant, funn...

My learning goals

Become more comfortable using Spanish language

My favorite topics

Music, television, popular culture

My language exchange partner is

Young, vibrant, funny

My learning goals

Become more comfortable using Spanish language

My favorite topics

Music, television, popular culture

Y.

Stellenbosch

Fluent

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

Korean

My learning goals

可以和国外友人做到基本交...

My favorite topics

音乐或者IT

Ideal language community partner

韩语和英语

My learning goals

可以和国外友人做到基本交流

My favorite topics

音乐或者IT

Ideal language community partner

韩语和英语

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J.

Richards Bay

NEW

Fluent

Afrikaans

English

LEARNS

Spanish

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

C.

Durban

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Fluent

English

LEARNS

Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Bubbly personality with lots of commonalitie...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Business, Books, Startups, Music, Life and different cultures

Perfect language exchange partner

Bubbly personality with lots of commonalities

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Business, Books, Startups, Music, Life and different cultures

A.

Johannesburg

Fluent

Tswana

English

LEARNS

Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak Chinese,Japanese and korean fluentl...

My favorite topics

Any topic related to music, anime, drama, politics and student life

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone with the patience to teach and learn

My learning goals

I want to be able to speak Chinese,Japanese and korean fluently

My favorite topics

Any topic related to music, anime, drama, politics and student life

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone with the patience to teach and learn

N.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English

LEARNS

Zulu

My favorite topics

Politics, nature, RPG'S, mythology, psychology...

My language exchange partner is

Someone nice, who is patient and fun.

My learning goals

I'd like to learn some new languages and be able to socially converse

My favorite topics

Politics, nature, RPG'S, mythology, psychology.

My language exchange partner is

Someone nice, who is patient and fun.

My learning goals

I'd like to learn some new languages and be able to socially converse

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"I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

G.

Cape Town

Fluent

Turkish

LEARNS

English

Ideal language community partner

Anyone can speak english better than m...

My learning goals

Upgrade my speaking, listening and vocabulary

My favorite topics

Sports, medicine, travel, photography, shopping, education, meals, cinema, science

Ideal language community partner

Anyone can speak english better than me

My learning goals

Upgrade my speaking, listening and vocabulary

My favorite topics

Sports, medicine, travel, photography, shopping, education, meals, cinema, science

M.

Johannesburg

Fluent

English

LEARNS

Portuguese

My learning goals

I would like to speak a language fluently and learn about the...

My favorite topics

Music, Art and sport

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone helpful

My learning goals

I would like to speak a language fluently and learn about the culture

My favorite topics

Music, Art and sport

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone helpful

A.

Johannesburg

NEW

Fluent

English

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Italian

My favorite topics

Have traveled quite a bit, lived in the UK, currently in South...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who would like to learn English while helping me to speak Italian.

My learning goals

I did the Duolingo Italian course, and have a reasonable vocabulary for reading, I need help with spoken Italian.(Ho fatto il corso di italiano di Duolingo e ho un vocabolario ragionevole per leggere, ho bisogno di aiuto con l'italiano parlato.)

My favorite topics

Have traveled quite a bit, lived in the UK, currently in South Africa

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who would like to learn English while helping me to speak Italian.

My learning goals

I did the Duolingo Italian course, and have a reasonable vocabulary for reading, I need help with spoken Italian.(Ho fatto il corso di italiano di Duolingo e ho un vocabolario ragionevole per leggere, ho bisogno di aiuto con l'italiano parlato.)

G.

Alberton

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Fluent

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Russian

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone willing to listen and teach me. With a lot of patients...

My learning goals

I want to master Russian

My favorite topics

Its my passion to work with steel, my hobbies are learning languages and gardening

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone willing to listen and teach me. With a lot of patients and intelligent.

My learning goals

I want to master Russian

My favorite topics

Its my passion to work with steel, my hobbies are learning languages and gardening

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M.

Cape Town

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Fluent

Russian

LEARNS

English

My learning goals

To improve my level of English because it will be useful in futur...

My favorite topics

Maths, physics, IT, photography (check my instagram @shishqa.ph ), travelling, computer games, life

My language exchange partner is

I want to talk to people for whom English is native to improve my conversational skills and just learn/tell something new

My learning goals

To improve my level of English because it will be useful in future

My favorite topics

Maths, physics, IT, photography (check my instagram @shishqa.ph ), travelling, computer games, life

My language exchange partner is

I want to talk to people for whom English is native to improve my conversational skills and just learn/tell something new

C.

Bloemfontein

Fluent

English

LEARNS

Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning about Korean culture and food, however, I'm...

Ideal language community partner

I would like to chat with someone who is easy going and would make a good friend. I want friendship and nothing more.

My learning goals

I would like to be able to chat with someone in Korean eventually. I'm still a beginner and know very little about the language.

My favorite topics

I enjoy learning about Korean culture and food, however, I'm vegan so I substitute animal products for vegan versions. I also like reading classical literature and doing yoga. Hiking is also one of my hobbies.

Ideal language community partner

I would like to chat with someone who is easy going and would make a good friend. I want friendship and nothing more.

My learning goals

I would like to be able to chat with someone in Korean eventually. I'm still a beginner and know very little about the language.

T.

Port Elizabeth

Fluent

English

LEARNS

German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone; Ein Mann und eine Frau...

My learning goals

To be confident in my understanding and speaking of the German language.

My favorite topics

Photography, new media, cultures, people, films, new technology.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone; Ein Mann und eine Frau.

My learning goals

To be confident in my understanding and speaking of the German language.

My favorite topics

Photography, new media, cultures, people, films, new technology.

P.

Dolphin Coast

Fluent

English

LEARNS

Italian

My learning goals

To speak fluent Italia...

My favorite topics

Anything interesting

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who has the same interests as me

My learning goals

To speak fluent Italian

My favorite topics

Anything interesting

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who has the same interests as me

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E.

Diepsloot

NEW

Fluent

English

LEARNS

Spanish

My favorite topics

Places to see, shopping, travelling, dining and drinkin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Gay, friendly, young outlook

My learning goals

Want to move abroad in five years

My favorite topics

Places to see, shopping, travelling, dining and drinking

I want a conversation partner who is

Gay, friendly, young outlook

My learning goals

Want to move abroad in five years

R.

Alberton

Fluent

English

LEARNS

Italian

My language exchange partner is

Funny and outgoing. Loves having conversations on just about...

My learning goals

Become a beginner to intermediate speaker of a few popular languages.

My favorite topics

Aviation Current Affairs Geography Travel Politics Science

My language exchange partner is

Funny and outgoing. Loves having conversations on just about anything. Can jump from on topic to another all the time.

My learning goals

Become a beginner to intermediate speaker of a few popular languages.

My favorite topics

Aviation Current Affairs Geography Travel Politics Science

P.

Cape Town

Fluent

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Spanish

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish...

My favorite topics

Music, reading, and traveling.

Ideal language community partner

People who enjoy traveling, music and learning a new language.

My learning goals

To improve my Spanish.

My favorite topics

Music, reading, and traveling.

Ideal language community partner

People who enjoy traveling, music and learning a new language.

K.

Edenvale

Fluent

Xhosa

LEARNS

French

My favorite topics

Films, Sport, Food, Musi...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who's open minded and paitent. Enthusiastic about learning and knows how to keep a conversation going.

My learning goals

I'd like to improve my knowledge of and pronounciation of the French language. I'd also like to improve my conversational skills.

My favorite topics

Films, Sport, Food, Music

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who's open minded and paitent. Enthusiastic about learning and knows how to keep a conversation going.

My learning goals

I'd like to improve my knowledge of and pronounciation of the French language. I'd also like to improve my conversational skills.

L.

Durban

Fluent

English

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

Somebody who is always positive and ready to help. Enjoys learning...

My learning goals

To become closer to being fluent in Korean and make new friends!

My favorite topics

Music Dancing Food Movies TV Shows

Perfect language exchange partner

Somebody who is always positive and ready to help. Enjoys learning languages. Someone who is opened minded and wants to be friends!

My learning goals

To become closer to being fluent in Korean and make new friends!

My favorite topics

Music Dancing Food Movies TV Shows

M.

Cape Town

Fluent

English

Afrikaans

LEARNS

Russian

My learning goals

To learn French fluentl...

My favorite topics

Anything

I want a conversation partner who is

A person who can hold a conversation

My learning goals

To learn French fluently

My favorite topics

Anything

I want a conversation partner who is

A person who can hold a conversation

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

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.