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Learn Japanese in Johannesburg

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My favorite topics

Astronomy, Science, I love sports and playing them, a fitness...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can hold a conversation, I would like to be great friends with people from around the world so when I go there I can have someone help me too. I'm fluent in English and Afrikaans and I can speak Japanese, so I can help you. I'd really love to

My learning goals

Learn many languages, many cultures

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

An open minded person who respects all people, open to discussing...

My learning goals

To learn new languages through conversations

My favorite topics

Social Issues, Music, Leadership, Photography, General Knowledge

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Johannesburg

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Thai

My learning goals

J' aimerai apprendre quelque langues qui me plaise même si ce...

My favorite topics

Apprendre sur d'autres cultures

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Masculin ou féminin pour moi c'est parfait

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Johannesburg

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My favorite topics

Watching anime,reading and listening to musi...

Perfect language exchange partner

People that are fluent in Japanese,Spanish,Russian and Korean

My learning goals

I want to know how to learn the languages of the places I might one day go live in

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Japanese speakers in Johannesburg

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I'd like to do language exchange in person with native British...

My learning goals

I need more fluency, accuracy and confidence! Also, looking forward to having sincere friendship with British.

My favorite topics

Anything about the UK and Japan, films and travelling!

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Johannesburg

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English

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Japanese

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Portuguese

My learning goals

At this point greetings and a basic conversation...

My favorite topics

Well just about anything.

My language exchange partner is

Uhm no I cannot, nobody is perfect...

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

Anyone with the patience to teach and learn

My learning goals

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

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English

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Afrikaans

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want to talk with anyone who wants to chat with me.And If you...

My learning goals

Improve my English language skills.

My favorite topics

Piano,Guitar,Singing,All kinds of music,Travel,Food,Culture.

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My learning goals

I love languages and am keen on learning as much as I ca...

My favorite topics

Arts, intelligence, sports

Perfect language exchange partner

Curious, smart, open minded

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Johannesburg

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English

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My favorite topics

Cooking Books Films Technology Travel Philosophy Poetry Health Engineering Gaming Anime Sci-f...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient and consistent but also flexible. Would be ideal to have a asynchronous text chat to supplement regular scheduled voice conversations. Easygoing and also just curious about learning.

My learning goals

Conversational comfort. I want to speak with more confidence and really work on my pronunciation. I also want to learn about culture surrounding a language.

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My language exchange partner is

Funny and sarcasti...

My learning goals

Language because I'm moving soon

My favorite topics

Anything I don't like to limit conversations

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Johannesburg

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My learning goals

Improve communication skill...

My favorite topics

In love with life. I like to hike and snowboard. Usually up to no good.

Ideal language community partner

Happy care free, willing to make a fool of themselves.

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Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Johannesburg

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Italian

My favorite topics

like intelligent discussion mainly online on mostly social issues,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

The person that will give me joy and happiness for the rest of my life!

My learning goals

Learning languages

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Johannesburg

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Xhosa

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English

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Zulu

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Arabic

Perfect language exchange partner

A bubbly, honest, kind and fun perso...

My learning goals

Arabic, French, Afrikaans, Yoruba, Korean, Japanese, Swahili and many more.

My favorite topics

Politics. History and Fashion.

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French

My learning goals

Basic conversation in Mandarin and Frenc...

My favorite topics

Code, food, music, movies, series, life and good sleep! Which reminds me, I’m usually available from 7-10pm GMT+2

I want a conversation partner who is

A very patient person lol cos I don’t know Mandarin; I was born here in Johannesburg, South Africa, if you’re thinking that I look Chinese, that’s probably cos I am. I think the ship that carried my grand parents took a wrong turn haha.

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Johannesburg

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English

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Southern Sotho

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Socce...

My language exchange partner is

Someone reserved but intelligent and enjoys a good laugh

My learning goals

To speak Japanese and hopefully make a new acquaintance

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Grace uses Tandem to feel connected to the world.

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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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Afrikaans

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Ideal language community partner

Someone that is a people's person, enjoys hanging with friends,...

My learning goals

Conversational speaking and learning new traditions and culture.

My favorite topics

Different lifestyle and traditions, sports, career in engineering, biomedical engineering, family and friends, outdoors

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Shona

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My learning goals

To be a fluent speaker in Frenc...

My favorite topics

Books Life Music Love

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Firm Patient Resourceful

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My favorite topics

English movies, amarican and bratish drama, indian movies, technology,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, helpful and advanturous

My learning goals

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone that will give me joy and happiness for the rest of my...

My learning goals

Am here to learn more languages

My favorite topics

I want to learn more about life

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My learning goals

quiero mejorar mi francés e inglés.. ... I would practise my...

My favorite topics

music, the more big love the chemistry . I'm doctoral student, catlovers

My language exchange partner is

Que les encante hablar de distintos temas

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Johannesburg

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Xhosa

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Life, love and football...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone whose a good speaker, with a cool personality would be amazing. Someone I can talk to with ease and a sense of comfort. A person whose not only ready to teach but also willing to learn.

My learning goals

Becoming fluent in Japanese is my current goal.

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Johannesburg

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English

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Arabic

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect tandem partner would hopefully be funny and kind....

My learning goals

When the right time comes, I hope to travel to different countries across the world and I think by knowing a bit of the languages that I learn, I can have a better experience and fully appreciate the people and their cultures

My favorite topics

My passion is movies and film and I watch almost any movie I can. Although I don't know everything about world politics, I find it extremely fascinating and would love to learn more!

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Swedish

My learning goals

Learn different languages...

My favorite topics

Music, food, Netflix, books... Pretty much everything really.

Perfect language exchange partner

Speak to me and we shall see!

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Johannesburg

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English

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Afrikaans

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My favorite topics

Music, television, popular cultur...

I want a conversation partner who is

Young, vibrant, funny

My learning goals

Become more comfortable using Spanish language

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Portuguese

My language exchange partner is

Anyone whose open minded and open to learning new thing...

My learning goals

To be able to speak Portuguese fluently and then try another language, maybe Spanish

My favorite topics

Sports especially football (Soccer), Music, Politics, History, basically anything

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Shona

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German

My learning goals

language practic...

My favorite topics

sports , technology and jokes

Ideal language community partner

easy going and patient

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Johannesburg

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My favorite topics

Engineering, cars, cooking, sci-f...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Helping, Knowledge able, Friendly

My learning goals

I want to learn Turkish

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Johannesburg

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Afrikaans

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English

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Russian

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody who can teach me Russia...

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in Russian, and make friends

My favorite topics

I like to talk about anything :) Я люблю суп

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My learning goals

China many mor...

My favorite topics

About relationships,marriage,Businesses

I want a conversation partner who is

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 78 Japanese speakers in Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg?

In Johannesburg there are 78 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

Are there other locations in South Africa other than Johannesburg 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/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein, and <a href=/learn/japanese/vereeniging />Vereeniging.

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 78 of them coming from Johannesburg.


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