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Learn Japanese in Cape Town

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Cape Town

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Design, outdoor activities and musi...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

To be conversational in Norwegian and Japanese.

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Cape Town

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

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

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.

My favorite topics

I love learning, and I have always loved Japanese culture I love reading, swimming, animals, I’m a gamer... and I am almost fully qualified to teach English professionally . I’m also a makeup artist.

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A.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Japanese

My learning goals

I would like to learn Japanese, make a friend and then a Holiday...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Honest, Kind, Smart, Sarcastic, Female Gender

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Cape Town

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Language, Art, Culinary Arts, Music, Pets, Nature, Environment,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone friendly!

My learning goals

I would like to be able to at least have small conversations in Japanese even if it's slightly broken

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Japanese speakers in Cape Town

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Cape Town

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone easy to speak t...

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak Japanese and Korean

My favorite topics

Anime, movies, cartoons, food and music

J.

J.

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

My language exchange partner is

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

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X.

Cape Town

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Xhosa

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Afrikaans

My favorite topics

Coding, environmental issues, history, science (physics, quantum...

Ideal language community partner

Are enthusiastic, love learning new things

My learning goals

Speak fluently in any language i want to learn or maybe able to have a decent conversation with someone.

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D.

Cape Town

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

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J.

Cape Town

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Korean

My learning goals

To speak korean is my most important goal but any other language...

My favorite topics

Music , dancing ,traveling and sport I also find reading a bit more fun then being on my phone lately.. if you have any recommendations on good books please tell me

Perfect language exchange partner

A open, wise and funny person . I'm an educare student .. love working with children and making people happy

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W.

Cape Town

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Travel, reading, spirituality, friendships, business, relationships,...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Speak new languages and meet new and exciting cultured people to grow my understanding of the world around me and to teach me about exploring different countries and travel destinations

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N.

Cape Town

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Arabic

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English

My language exchange partner is

I don't have a clue ye...

My learning goals

Less mistakes, more confidence.

My favorite topics

Tennis, Emma Blair novels and Japanese culture

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N.

Cape Town

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Arabic

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Korean

My learning goals

•Become intermediate in Spanish ...

My favorite topics

Series/shows/dramas/movies ,Languages , Music , Science

Ideal language community partner

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

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T.

Cape Town

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English

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Italian

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Xhosa

My favorite topics

Medicine, traveling and learning languages! Tarrynk92...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is fun, outgoing with a passion for traveling and exploring other cultures

My learning goals

I’d just like to improve my language skills and learn a few useful phrases in Spanish for when I visit South America!

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M.

Cape Town

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Perfect language exchange partner

I’m looking for Dutch and Spanish language parents who live IN...

My learning goals

I want to reach C2 in Dutch in the next 6 - 12 months (end of 2023 latest) and B2 in Spanish in the next 12.months (end of 2023).

My favorite topics

Current affairs and social media (memes, lots of memes), films and series, media production and filmmaking (I’m a filmmaker), the art of living well and the struggles of adulting, travel, nature (the ocean and mountains specifically, I live in Cape Town)

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S.

Cape Town

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Spanish

My learning goals

I love Spanish - listening to it & how it feels when I speak....

My favorite topics

I’m interested in talking about music, politics, conscious living & spirituality, ethics, environmentalism and more. And my attempt in Spanish... Me interese hablando sobre temas incluido música, las políticas, la vida buena (??),el medio ambiente y más

I want a conversation partner who is

We don’t necessarily have to share the same interests. I’m always interested in learning new things - I have an open mind and am curious and that’s all I’m looking for in a tandem partner.

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M.

Cape Town

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English

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Romanian

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Russian

My favorite topics

culture, language, nature, sunset. i travel for living, and i...

My language exchange partner is

who interested in deep conversation. please dont write me reference, i dont need those words

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

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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T.

Cape Town

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Xhosa

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Patient, nice and helpfu...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

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A.

Cape Town

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Pashto

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak Russia...

My favorite topics

Food, Languages, Touring, hiking, cultures, history

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Females and males that speak Russian, Chechen, Spanish, English

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Cape Town

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French

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German

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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) ☺️

My learning goals

I want to learn as much as possible!

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M.

Cape Town

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Shona

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone! I’m really friendly and easy to talk to, so don’t be...

My learning goals

I study Mandarin at uni, so it would be great to get some speaking practice • about to study in Beijing for a year! • I’d like to keep my Spanish alive with some causal conversation :)

My favorite topics

I love listening to music, learning languages, meeting new people

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D.

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be conversational in Spanish within 202...

My favorite topics

Culture, music, traveling, Jesus

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who would help me practice Spanish and also anyone who needs help with English or Afrikaans.

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B.

Cape Town

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Life. Spirituality. Love...

Ideal language community partner

Everybody has there own uniqueness.

My learning goals

Expressiveness. Pronunciation. Fluency.

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M.

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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English

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French

Ideal conversation 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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Y.

Cape Town

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English

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Swiss German

My learning goals

Ability to communicate in day to day lif...

My favorite topics

Traveling, Music, Movies, History, Entrepreneurship

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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W.

Cape Town

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My favorite topics

Food, sport, pretty much anything...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone, not picky at all!

My learning goals

To become fluent in Mandarin

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K.

Cape Town

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English

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Arabic

My language exchange partner is

Someone who's funny and bubbly, polite and sincer...

My learning goals

I want to learn about different cultures. I love speaking to people

My favorite topics

I love talking about music, watching movies and reading books

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V.

Cape Town

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluent my english and improve Spanish...

My favorite topics

#Native Chinese #English teacher #Traveller #Foodie

Ideal language community partner

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

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Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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Xhosa

My favorite topics

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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J.

Cape Town

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange 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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Cape Town

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

To be able to have a full conversation in the language I wish...

My favorite topics

I enjoy books(I'm a Library Science major), different cultures, sceneries and the seasons, photography, animals(especially my dog), music, the love of the colour yellow, films(I once wanted to be a film major), art and just life in general.☆

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who will speak will help me say phrases in Korean and Japanese, considerate, kind, easy to talk to and isn't rude.

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/sandton />Sandton, <a href=/learn/japanese/pretoria />Pretoria, and <a href=/learn/japanese/johannesburg />Johannesburg.

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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