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Learn Japanese in Cape Town

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My favorite topics

Sewing, animation, art, DnD, animals, books etc....

My language exchange partner is

Someone who likes all sorts of topics and enjoys discovering new things, places and people.

My learning goals

To fluently read, write and speak the language of my choice.

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Ideal language community partner

Ouverte d'esprit, positif, Humble, Perfectionniste...

My learning goals

La Perfection.

My favorite topics

Tous types de sujets.

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My learning goals

Speak new languages and meet new and exciting cultured people...

My favorite topics

Travel, reading, spirituality, friendships, business, relationships, outdoor activities, sport, music, fun, entertainment

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind, honest, open, fun, patient, interesting, friendly and loving

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My favorite topics

Series/shows/dramas/movies ,Languages , Music , Scienc...

Perfect language exchange partner

A kind ,talkative person that would share my interests and communicate with me often

My learning goals

•Become intermediate in Spanish •Be confident in writing and communicating in Korean

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I want a conversation partner who is

who interested in deep conversation. please dont write me reference,...

My learning goals

not limited in languages learning. my goal is to be tougher and stronger person, gain more experience of life, and explore so many abandoned islands

My favorite topics

culture, language, nature, sunset. i travel for living, and i live for traveling. i move to different countries and continents in every week. next on my list for this summer:

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Expressiveness. Pronunciation. Fluency...

My favorite topics

Life. Spirituality. Love.

My language exchange partner is

Everybody has there own uniqueness.

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K-dramas, books, everyday lif...

Ideal language community 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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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anybody. Just don’t be dumb. Dumb people need to play games for...

My learning goals

I already play chess. Might as well get comfortable with a few languages.

My favorite topics

Aries rising. Gemini moon. Aquarius sun. If you ever wanted to know who you’re talking to.. YouTube - KP Personal Trainer - https://youtube.com/channel/UC_7AWuxb5O5zFhjcIWE9rRg

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My learning goals

Improve my language and be able to talk in variety languages...

My favorite topics

Doing sports, spent time on the sea, find good writers and books, playing video games, taste delicious-street foods, travelling

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, open-minded, kind, funny

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My favorite topics

Viagens, actualidades, política, relações internacionais, esportes,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Uma pessoa engraçada, aberta de pensamento e que gosta de conversar de tudo.

My learning goals

Queria chegar a um nível oral fluente em vários idiomas.

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People who travels a lot, speaks fluent English or Spanish...

My learning goals

Fluent my english and improve Spanish.

My favorite topics

#Native Chinese #English teacher #Traveller #Foodie

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My learning goals

Parfaire mon allemand et soth...

My favorite topics

Je n'ai pas de sujet préféré, j'adore parler de tout !

Ideal language community partner

Cette personne aime le bon vin et sortir de chez lui

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny. Outgoing. Kind and good hearted

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently to reach other cultures

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Perfect language exchange partner

Kind, patient, open-minded, introverted...

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in French, Korean and Russian. I am mostly-focused on French now (for university). I recently developed an interest in Icelandic.

My favorite topics

I enjoy reading, writing, art, learning languages and etymology. I also love discussing films (especially those directed by Nolan, Aronofsky or Villeneuve).

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To be able to communicate with other people who don't speak my...

My favorite topics

My hobbies are reading, dancing, listening to music. I'm passionate about dancing and always learning.

I want a conversation partner who is

Patient, nice and helpful

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My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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

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Ideal language community partner

People who aren't too shy to have actual audio and video conversations....

My learning goals

I would like to improve my knowledge of German and learn phrases and expressions used by native speakers as well as help others with English. Meine Deutschkentnisse verbessern, neue redewendungen lernen und anderen mit Englisch helfen.

My favorite topics

I'm a physics and maths student and a climate activist. I've never been much of a language enthusiast but there is something about the German language that just draws me in. I can't get enough of it.

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I would like to practise my French. And I want to learn Japanese:...

My favorite topics

Photography, art, travelling, animation, manga etc.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who's willing to talk about anything and looking for new friends. Let's just start by talking about our day I guess. :)

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Traveling, Music, Movies, History, Entrepreneurshi...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who not only helps me with the language but someone I can enjoy conversation with :)

My learning goals

Ability to communicate in day to day life

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Females and males that speak Russian, Chechen, Spanish, Englis...

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak Russian

My favorite topics

Food, Languages, Touring, hiking, cultures, history

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Everything and anything :...

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Video games, Animes, Motorbikes, Harry Potter, ...

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Anyone who likes to learn/teach a language and who's not interested in flirting

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Music, languages and learning random stuff ^...

Ideal language community partner

Where are them curious and talkative folks?

My learning goals

I'd like to improve my poor Spanish and I can also help you with Portuguese and English :) I'm an experienced teacher - 10 years!

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Someone who is chilled, fun and has patience. I'm just starting...

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a basic conversation :-)

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I like spending time outdoors, fitness, always learning :-)

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Learning a wide range of language...

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Anything interesting

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Great sense of humour and welcoming

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Culture , food , books , movies , art and a few other things...

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Anyone that's enthusiastic about learning a new language I suppose! Anyone is welcome though.

My learning goals

I wish to be able to have a conversation without many faults. That's it pretty much.

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Someone who is funny open minded and knows knows how to have...

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To be fluent in writing and speaking

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Mostly music books and nature and food mostly food over books

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Speak fluently in any language i want to learn or maybe able...

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Coding, environmental issues, history, science (physics, quantum mechanics, mechatronics), social issues.

Ideal language community partner

Are enthusiastic, love learning new things

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I enjoy talking about sports, Physics (astronomy mostly) and...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A friendly and talkative person. A person that share most of my interests.

My learning goals

I want to be at an beginner to intermediate level in Dutch at the end of 2019!

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Someone who has a good sense of humor and is enjoyable to learn...

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I want to be able to learn the basics of Mandarin.

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Music, Eastern Philosophy, Fitness

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My learning goals

I want to learn as much as possible!...

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Travelling, Makeup, decoration, cooking, movies, TVShows,...

I want a conversation partner who is

I'd like to meet people who are funny, kind, respectful and open minded (and I’m not looking for someone to flirt with lol just in case) ☺️

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 172 Japanese speakers in Cape Town looking to learn Japanese 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 Japanese language exchange in Cape Town?

In Cape Town there are 172 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

Are there other locations in South Africa other than Cape Town where I can find a Japanese language exchange partner?

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/pretoria />Pretoria, <a href=/learn/japanese/johannesburg />Johannesburg, and <a href=/learn/japanese/sandton />Sandton.

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 172 of them coming from Cape Town.


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