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Learn Chinese (Simplified) in Sandton

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Cape Town

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English

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German

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French

My favorite topics

Philosophy...

My language exchange partner is

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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W.

Pretoria

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English

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Russian

Ideal language community partner

A native Czech speake...

My learning goals

To speak fluent Czech and travel to Prague

My favorite topics

History, travel, dating, education, food and drink

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Johannesburg

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Je veux parler couramment avant la fin de l’année, ou, au moins,...

My favorite topics

Reading, cooking, running, surfing, climbing and talking nonsense.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone with good taste in books.

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Edenvale

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English

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Afrikaans

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Hindi

My favorite topics

Travel Religion Cultur...

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative Outgoing Energetic Fun

My learning goals

Be able to speak new languages at basic levels

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1,369

Chinese (Simplified) speakers in Sandton

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Cape Town

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English

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Intelligen...

My learning goals

Speak fluent foreign language

My favorite topics

Football, F1, Music, Food, Politics, Cinema and Travel

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Durban

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English

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French

My learning goals

Hope to learn a new language to a reasonable degree in a few...

My favorite topics

Technology, soccer, life, philosophy, music.

My language exchange partner is

Spontaneous, funny, knowledgeable.

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T.

Johannesburg

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Southern Sotho

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Anything really. I'm kind of chilled and I enjoy hearing lots...

Ideal language community partner

Those who are open to discussion on many different topics. Not close minded. Not sexist. Not racist. And patient too...

My learning goals

I would like to achieve complete fluidity in the language I have chosen to learn, and maybe even gain a new friend, and a better understanding of new things.

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S.

Cape Town

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English

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Italian

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.

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Centurion

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Afrikaans

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English

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Zulu

My learning goals

To have a conversation with a native speaker by the end of the...

My favorite topics

Travel, science, music, religion, geography and anything news related

Perfect language exchange partner

Supportive, interested and accountable

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T.

Edenvale

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English

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

My perfect Tandem buddy would be a native Spanish speaker who is easy to get on with and talk to regularly and understands how badly I want to learn how to speak Spanish. Preferably someone who is patient with my level of Spanish too...

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.

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C.

Johannesburg

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English

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can hold a conversation, I would like to be great...

My learning goals

Learn many languages, many cultures

My favorite topics

Astronomy, Science, I love sports and playing them, a fitness freak and a nerd. I love gaming, drawing, drumming and music in general. I love cooking, and I want to learn as many dishes from around the world as possible.

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G.

Randburg

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Afrikaans

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Emoji

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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.

Ideal language community partner

Someone with a sense of humor and who enjoy traveling.

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Join a global community

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N.

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Mainly anything will do, but to be specific; books, things that...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Preferably a girl who enjoys sport and reading books... I am not looking for romance though... I just chat in a more comfotable manner with girls - learning languages would then be easier too...

My learning goals

Mainly the basics of a language... Or as much as possible :-)... As long as I learn languages XD

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Randburg

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English

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Norwegian

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who wants to talk with me....

My learning goals

Becoming fluent in Norwegian and Spanish.

My favorite topics

Travel, food, exercise, meaningful things

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N.

Johannesburg

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Shona

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English

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French

My learning goals

I would like to speak French fluently. Once that is done I would...

My favorite topics

Music , politics , arts , current affairs, life. Everything !

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone young , hopefully close to my age or thereabouts who is willing to converse and help me improve my Language skills !

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Pietermaritzburg

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Afrikaans

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English

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Xhosa

My favorite topics

Sports Jokes Everyday thing...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly

My learning goals

Being fluent in Xhosa

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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Durban

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English

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Afrikaans

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, easygoing, fun...

My learning goals

Fluency in Korean and some Mandarin

My favorite topics

Music, movies, Travel, life

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M.

Randburg

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English

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French

My learning goals

learn sentences, being able to listen and understand & respond...

My favorite topics

film, books, culture, lgbtq, queer

Ideal conversation exchange partner

queer / lgbtq

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G.

Worcester

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English

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Latin

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Travelin...

Perfect language exchange partner

An interesting and fun person

My learning goals

Know many languages

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Johannesburg

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is funny, open minded, can talk about any topic and...

My learning goals

Learn new cultures Learn new languages Meet new people Have fun

My favorite topics

Nature Life experiences Adventures

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Pretoria

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Southern Sotho

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Zulu

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English

My learning goals

I want to learn Latin and Portuguese...

My favorite topics

I’m a sucker for deep conversations I want to know what makes you, You⚡️. I also love Art and music. I’m a part time artist ‍ . Fun Fact: I’ve never been to the ocean and somehow I’m in love with it.

My language exchange partner is

funny, awesome and overall amazing people

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H.

Durban

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

Movie→_→ Jet Li series, Jacky Chen series, Mission Impossible...

Ideal language community partner

please talk about TV and Movie and history and politics and Trump

My learning goals

了解对方文化,提高语言能力

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Pretoria

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English

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Afrikaans

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Arabic

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A kind person A native speake...

My learning goals

I would like to learn the basics and then to become conversationally fluent

My favorite topics

Tennis Wildlife Travelling

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Centurion

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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English

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French

My learning goals

Get better each day, by learning a little every day....

My favorite topics

Crochet Writing Novels Studying Manga

Perfect language exchange partner

People eager to help one another.

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A.

Johannesburg

NEW

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English

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Afrikaans

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Italian

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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.)

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Hermanus

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who wants help with English! 日本語を教えてください...

My learning goals

I have traveled to Japan, but I think my Japanese needs to be better for next time!

My favorite topics

Food, travel, martial arts, video games and movies.

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L.

Durban

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English

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Afrikaans

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Italian

My learning goals

Learn to conversationally speak Italia...

My favorite topics

Art Culture History Community

Ideal language community partner

Someone like minded and patient

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Randburg

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English

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Afrikaans

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French

My favorite topics

Travel, food, coding, South African cultur...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone, especially native Xhosa, Zulu, Pedi and Sotho speakers.

My learning goals

Learn some basics of Zulu and Xhosa

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M.

Alberton

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is patient but also honest and critical. Learning...

My learning goals

For German, I would like to hang out at a social event where I can understand and join the group discussions. For Mandarin, I would like to visit China and be able to understand the menu and order food

My favorite topics

Movies. Technology. General events in life :)

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Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Japanese

My learning goals

Speak Japanese wel...

My favorite topics

Culture, music, video games, motorcycles

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who wants to learn English or is able to help with my Japanese.

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Sandton, South Africa?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 1,369 Chinese (Simplified) speakers in Sandton looking to learn Chinese (Simplified) together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for Chinese (Simplified) language exchange in Sandton?

In Sandton there are 1,369 members ready to have a Chinese (Simplified) language exchange.

Are there other locations in South Africa other than Sandton where I can find a Chinese (Simplified) language exchange partner?

You can also find a Chinese (Simplified) Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/chinese/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein, <a href=/learn/chinese/cape-town />Cape Town, and <a href=/learn/chinese/pretoria />Pretoria.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 1,369 of them coming from Sandton.


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