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Learn Japanese in Sandton

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Bloemfontein

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Fluent

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Afrikaans

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English

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Dutch

My favorite topics

Life Travel Scenery Golf Music Engineering Comed...

My language exchange partner is

Open Bright Outgoing Happy

My learning goals

Relative fluent speech in another language and maybe a friend or two

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Tembisa

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Southern Sotho

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English

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Korean

Ideal language community partner

A person who is patient , understanding , easy going, friendly,...

My learning goals

I would like to at least be on an intermediate level of learning a new language or at least being able to hold a conversion and be able to understand the language to a point.

My favorite topics

My hobbies aren’t unique but they are writing,reading, doing music , learning new languages/facts in general and cooking~ Though a passion I have is traveling and music +Food.

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Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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French

My learning goals

Get my French to the next leve...

My favorite topics

Travelling, food, nature, diving, paries and sausage dogs are my fave. Loving experiencing new cultures and people. I like to hear about others’ experiences all over the place so I can plan my next adventure

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone that is open to new experiences and excited about life!

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Johannesburg

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English

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German

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

Speak to me and we shall see!

My learning goals

Learn different languages.

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1,369

Japanese speakers in Sandton

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Bela-Bela

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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English

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Southern Sotho

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can share the same interests as me...

My learning goals

To speak it fluently

My favorite topics

Learning new stuff. Adventures.

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Johannesburg

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Shona

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English

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French

My learning goals

To be a fluent speaker in Frenc...

My favorite topics

Books Life Music Love

My language exchange partner is

Firm Patient Resourceful

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K.

Cape Town

NEW

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Afrikaans

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Xhosa

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community 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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Grabouw

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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German

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who enjoys learning about various cultures and languages....

My learning goals

I want to make friends from around the world and hopefully learn more about various other languages

My favorite topics

Politics, video games, movies, history, geography, various cultures and their backgrounds

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Port Elizabeth

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Xhosa

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Afrikaans

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Korean

My learning goals

I would love to learn as many languages as I can. I want to start...

My favorite topics

Music (Rap, R&B, Pop), songwriting, dance, philosophy, books, some history, meaningful conversations.

Perfect language exchange partner

My perfect tandem partner would be a little bit like me, they can be different so that we can share different ideas. They should have the same or similar mindset as I do.

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C.

Johannesburg

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Tech, business, mindset, apologetics, philosophy,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to conversate regularly. I'll help you with English as well! We can talk about anything!

My learning goals

I would love to improve my French

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S.

Hermanus

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English

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German

My language exchange partner is

Friendl...

My learning goals

Fluent in german

My favorite topics

Game Developement

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Randburg

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English

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Afrikaans

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Korean

My learning goals

I would like to achieve my goals of learning Korean. I would...

My favorite topics

I’m extremely passionate about books, social issues, dancing! I’d like to say that studying is one of my passions but truthfully, I’d rather do anything else than study.

Ideal language community partner

Fun people! I love talking to people who are kind, funny and who know how to have good and meaningful conversations as well as lighthearted conversations.

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Edenvale

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English

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German

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Somebody who is interested in my interests

My learning goals

Learning new languages

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Cape Town

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English

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Korean

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

To be fluent in writing and speaking

My favorite topics

Mostly music books and nature and food mostly food over books

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M.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Russian

My learning goals

To learn French fluentl...

My favorite topics

Anything

I want a conversation partner who is

A person who can hold a conversation

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Grabouw

Fluent

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Afrikaans

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French

My favorite topics

Music, philosophy, ar...

My language exchange partner is

A kind, non judgmental person

My learning goals

I want to possibly learn enough Spanish to get by and French and maybe fit in a bit of Russian if possible

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Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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K.

K.

Johannesburg

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Zulu

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Afrikaans

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Japanese

Ideal language community 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

My favorite topics

Watching anime,reading and listening to music

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P.

Alberton

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

just to lear...

My favorite topics

games, anime, food,travel,life

Ideal conversation exchange partner

relaxed and patient

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C.

Durban

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English

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Afrikaans

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Korean

My favorite topics

music, movies and schoo...

Perfect language exchange partner

someone around my age, kind, friendly and not too shy. someone who can understand that i’m not the best and is okay with helping me

My learning goals

to improve to hold casual conversations at least

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R.

Johannesburg

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Afrikaans

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

Hard working , serious about teaching , fun , kin...

My learning goals

I would love to speak fluent in french

My favorite topics

I'm a friendly loyal person I often enjoy discussing topics about the better things in life I believe that kindness is key ! I can't wait to learn from you guys :)

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Parys

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Afrikaans

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Italian

My learning goals

Want to learn the very beautiful language of Italiano....

My favorite topics

Almost anything

My language exchange partner is

Anyone

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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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N.

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

someone who can help me in confidence and grammar. Someone who...

My learning goals

to visit mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong and be able to have comfortable conversation one day. 谢谢你

My favorite topics

我喜欢外国音乐和中国音乐。 我非常喜欢看看影视。 请问分享你们偏爱音乐和影视!

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N.

Pretoria

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Zulu

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Afrikaans

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British Sign Language

My learning goals

How differently other people liv...

My favorite topics

Music Video games Books

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone kind,funny and interesting

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Cape Town

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English

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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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K.

Johannesburg

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Southern Ndebele

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

A very creative, kind, simple but open mided person...

My learning goals

Mastering French and Dutch

My favorite topics

Art Fashion Music Movies Food

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B.

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 language community partner

Someone with good taste in books.

K.

K.

Richards Bay

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I enjoy anime , love volleyball and marvel and DC comics ...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny and talkative

My learning goals

To be able to speak Japanese in sentences

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S.

Cape Town

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English

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Portuguese

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who lives in Portugal (not Brazil - differences in the...

My learning goals

To be able to have simple conversations and later pass the language test for Portuguese citizenship.

My favorite topics

Travel, Music (jazz, rock, funk), Living in Portugal

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Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

to speak portuguese fluently...

My favorite topics

music, series, sports

I want a conversation partner who is

around the same age and same interests

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 Japanese speakers in Sandton 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 Sandton?

In Sandton there are 1,369 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein, <a href=/learn/japanese/cape-town />Cape Town, 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 1,369 of them coming from Sandton.


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