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Language exchange in Sandton

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S.

Vereeniging

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Zulu

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Nature, science and bibl...

My language exchange partner is

Bubbly, wild and philosophical

My learning goals

To tell an Italian joke fluently :)

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A.

Pretoria

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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English

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French

Ideal language community partner

An outdoor person who loves traveling, nature and who understand...

My learning goals

I would like to be fluent in French as we have a lot of French clients and we travel to France yearly to attend a hunting show. I would love to be able to have a conversation with the French people we meet.

My favorite topics

Hunting, fishing, wildlife photography, traveling the world, South Africa tourism, Botswana & wildlife, Namibia, weapons.

J.

J.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To improve my languages to fluen...

My favorite topics

Movies Travel Food Fun Interesting people Exercise

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who likes talking about themselves and is easy going

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A.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Gaming, technology, Anime, Nature, motorsport, Philosophy, Culture...

Perfect language exchange partner

Honest, Kind, Smart, Sarcastic, Female Gender

My learning goals

I would like to learn Japanese, make a friend and then a Holiday in Japan would be a dream come true.

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L.

Pretoria

Fluent

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

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English

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Français Flag

French

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone happy to talk and interested in many different culture...

My learning goals

I want learn French and make some international friends

My favorite topics

Film, Music, Travel, School, Food, Life in general :)

M.

M.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To be conversational in Norwegian and Japanese...

My favorite topics

Design, outdoor activities and music

My language exchange partner is

Somebody friendly and outgoing, who likes design, travelling, music, art and good books!

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U.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

music, movies, photography, literature, art !...

Ideal language community partner

just be friendly and chill, I’d like to make some friends, or at least close acquaintances lgbt welcome

My learning goals

improve my spoken mandarin, begin to learn basic korean and french :) let’s help eachother reach our goals and make new friends ( ◠‿◠ )

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L.

Port Elizabeth

Fluent

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English

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Swazi

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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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M.

Pretoria

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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German

LEARNS

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Xhosa

My learning goals

To understand the majority of people in my Country when they...

My favorite topics

The Gospel of Jesus & His Amazing Grace! The love of God for All His Children! How blessed we are to be able to enjoy this beautiful World God has created for us all

Perfect language exchange partner

One who understands the need to be able to know what people of another language is saying in order to understand their needs

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G.

Cape Town

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travel, food, interesting place...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

I want to learn Spanish and can also speak English to anyone wanting to practice.

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E.

Nelspruit

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

No preferanc...

My learning goals

Be able to talk fluently

My favorite topics

Gardening. Shopping. Bicyclist. Yoga

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K.

Pretoria

Fluent

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English

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German

My learning goals

Language. Especially Germa...

My favorite topics

Food, music, singing and having fun.

Ideal language community partner

Lively, fun and intelligent people

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R.

Roodepoort

NEW

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

My favorite topics

Arsenal Current Affairs Music Book...

Ideal conversation 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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G.

Randburg

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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Emoji

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French

Perfect language exchange partner

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.

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T.

Randburg

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My learning goals

speak fluently and describe nativel...

My favorite topics

business and life

I want a conversation partner who is

native english speaker

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M.

Grabouw

Fluent

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English

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Afrikaans

My favorite topics

Anything that is new for me is interesting and engagin...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is keen to learn something new. And who doesn't have hidden agendas

My learning goals

No limit. I am open to learning as much as I can and possibly even helping others to learn something aswell

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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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!"

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D.

Stellenbosch

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Afrikaans

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English

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Arabic

Ideal language community partner

Someone who would talk to me like I’m a friend and not some random...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in French and migrate to France.

My favorite topics

I like talking about future traveling endeavors and what life is like in other countries

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A.

Pretoria

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English

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Indonesian

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Korean

My learning goals

To learn more about people and their cultures...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who enjoys chatting :)

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D.

Durban

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English

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Afrikaans

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

helping the world, music and tv show...

Perfect language exchange partner

someone who can teach me, but be friends with me at the same time, someone kind!!

My learning goals

to increase my language abilities and make new friends!!

A.

A.

Centurion

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

No preference, is always fun to meet new people of any kin...

My learning goals

I would like to be able to speak it fluently eventually.

My favorite topics

Gaming, nature, anything thought provoking really. Im totally sports illeterate though.

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C.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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Xhosa

LEARNS

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to become conversationally fluent in Korean by chatting...

My favorite topics

K-dramas, books, everyday life

My language exchange partner is

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.

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J.

Johannesburg

Fluent

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Scottish Gaelic

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Spanish

My favorite topics

About relationships,marriage,Businesse...

Ideal language community partner

Woman Buddy

My learning goals

China many more

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J.

Pretoria

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open minded...

My learning goals

Learn french and chinese

My favorite topics

Technology Business, economics and travel

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S.

Cape Town

Fluent

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English

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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.

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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S.

Pretoria

NEW

Fluent

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English

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Music, Religion, technology, Jesus, Christianity...

I want a conversation partner who is

A Spanish-speaking person :)

My learning goals

I want to become proficient in Spanish by the start of 2019

A.

A.

Roodepoort

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Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is creative and friendly....

My learning goals

I want to be able to improve my speaking in Chinese and Korean and be able to understand the language better.

My favorite topics

Music, anime and books. Anything to do with creativity or fictional characters.

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T.

Diepsloot

Fluent

English Flag

English

Afrikaans Flag

Afrikaans

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to improve my Korean speaking and listening skills...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about music, because I listen to a lot of different music all the time...I also love discussing art! Other topics would be animals, someone else's interests, and books.

Ideal language community partner

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.

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N.

Durban

Fluent

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Zulu

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English

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Esperanto

My favorite topics

Science, politics, anim...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A person who is weird, nice, open to things and all. A person who can open to others

My learning goals

I want to be able to improve my English and Esperanto

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B.

Edenvale

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Fluent

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Somebody who is interested in my interests...

My learning goals

Learning new languages

My favorite topics

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

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J.

Potchefstroom

Fluent

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English

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French

My learning goals

I want to not only a learning French and Japanese, but also build...

My favorite topics

Philosophy, adventure, travel, trivia, culture, quirky topics

I want a conversation partner who is

A person who doesn't take themselves or life too seriously. Someone who has a wide range of interests and can talk about just about anything and everything. A quirky, fun-loving person with enthusiasm and I will get along best.

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

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.