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My favorite topics

Writing, reading novels, learning about other cultures, astrology,...

My language exchange partner is

Someone friendly, open-minded and a good friend.

My learning goals

To learn about different cultures and different languages.

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Ideal language community partner

A Spanish-speaking person :...

My learning goals

I want to become proficient in Spanish by the start of 2019

My favorite topics

Music, Religion, technology, Jesus, Christianity,

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My learning goals

Be fluent in multiple language...

My favorite topics

Business, entertainment, traveling

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone smart & intellectual. Funny & goofy. Has a lot to share about their experiences

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My favorite topics

films, pop culture, classics, video games, philosophy, kpop,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who enjoys chatting :)

My learning goals

To learn more about people and their cultures.

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is patient but stern, very direct on their feedback...

My learning goals

I'd like to do my PHD in Korea within the next 2 years so I'd like to get a grasp of the language and also some insight into the culture too.

My favorite topics

I'm open to discussing anything and everything! Except for NSFW things. Respectfully.

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My learning goals

I wish to indulge in all the knowledge this universe has to offer...

My favorite topics

As a learner of everything, I am always ready to discuss - well - everything.

My language exchange partner is

If you aren't trolling or like to enjoy a debate or two - then let's chat.

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Pretoria

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My favorite topics

Food, music, art, life, movies, series....

Ideal language community partner

Anyone I can have an easy conversation with

My learning goals

Learn French

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

I am currently at the process of perfecting my French, so I'd...

My learning goals

I am aiming at being perfect in French in order to attain my personal goal of working international. Other than that, I would like to enhance my cultural awareness.

My favorite topics

politics, travelling, culture, poetry slam, reading, diplomacy

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My learning goals

Atleast learn one new language make some new friend...

My favorite topics

Food and wine Squash the sport positve thinking

Perfect language exchange partner

positive people to broaden my thinking

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Pretoria

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My favorite topics

TV shows, culture, art, sports and movies....

I want a conversation partner who is

A kind person who is eager to learn and help others with their language learning. Someone I can laugh with while I learn

My learning goals

I want to become more fluent in Italian, learn French and help people who want to learn English or Bulgarian.

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My language exchange partner is

Smart, patient, interesting conversationalis...

My learning goals

Being able to have a conversation in other languages

My favorite topics

Books, history, series, films, music, fashion, languages

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Zulu

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My learning goals

To learn a lot of Spanis...

My favorite topics

Music, business, sports, food, fashion, entertainment,series and a lot more

Ideal language community partner

A person who is bubbly and easy to talk to. A person who’s friendly and fun

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My favorite topics

Tennis Wildlife Travellin...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A kind person A native speaker

My learning goals

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

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Ein netter, offener Mensc...

My learning goals

Wortschatz und Vokabular verbessern sowie neue Leute kennenlernen

My favorite topics

Menschen Gefühle Natur (-wissenschaften) Leben Philosophie

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My learning goals

Korean fluency. And different culture(s...

My favorite topics

Anything interesting and and thought stimulating. Also just general things that are relatable, even entertainment, lifestyle etc.

I want a conversation partner who is

One who can speak the language I am learning but also who is interesting ofcourse. Open minded and sense of humour but patient.

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My favorite topics

Good food, music, Formula One and travelling...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient and kind. Someone who has a sense of humour.

My learning goals

I want to be able to talk to the kids I au pair in Portuguese

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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Pretoria

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Ideal language community partner

Someone easy to talk to who will help me better my understanding...

My learning goals

To become relatively fluent or atleast have a decent conversation with someone in that language.

My favorite topics

Outdoor Sports, science, movies and places

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Japanese

My learning goals

Improving my (basic) conversational Japanes...

My favorite topics

Japan, Anime, Superheroes, Cats, Gaming

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Open-minded, funny, friendly

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My favorite topics

Sports, culture, traveling, politics, aviation...

Perfect language exchange partner

If you have a sense of humor and you don't mind sending and listening to voice messages we can be great friends. I would love to learn about your culture and what you do. So be prepared to answer a lot of questions.

My learning goals

Speak French. That is it!

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I want a conversation partner who is

People interested in books, movies or just in making a few international...

My learning goals

To become more confident in French and expand my vocabulary as well as learn more about French culture. I also want to learn Dutch

My favorite topics

Books, movies, writing, history and different cultures

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My learning goals

To become mostly fluent / improve vocab and pronunciation also...

My favorite topics

- Music - Books - Series

My language exchange partner is

Open minded people who loves to travel , talking about life and accepting of the LGBT community

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English

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Afrikaans

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French

My favorite topics

World cultures, politics & things that matte...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly. Down to earth. Funny. Someone who is intuitive.

My learning goals

Confidence in sentence construction and grammer.

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Pretoria

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Zulu

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British Sign Language

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone kind,funny and interestin...

My learning goals

How differently other people live

My favorite topics

Music Video games Books

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Pretoria

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Xhosa

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Zulu

My learning goals

To understand the majority of people in my Country when they...

My favorite topics

The Gospel of Jesus & His Amazing Grace! The love of God for All His Children! How blessed we are to be able to enjoy this beautiful World God has created for us all

Perfect language exchange partner

One who understands the need to be able to know what people of another language is saying in order to understand their needs

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Korean

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My favorite topics

Books, Animals, Kdramas, Kpop , anime , cats, food TV series...

I want a conversation partner who is

A Korean native, willing to share the wonders of Korean and Korean Culture. An kdrama lover and cat enthusiast!

My learning goals

I would like to speak fluent Korean as well as study the Korean Culture.

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Pretoria

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My language exchange partner is

Anyone that likes having long conversations with a knowledge...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent at Brazilian sign language, fluent in Italian and intermediate in Dutch

My favorite topics

I like talking cultures, learning about them, about painting and drawing, different types of dancing, about pets and makeup

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Pretoria

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My learning goals

Grammar and semi - fluency To learn more colloquial voca...

My favorite topics

Food, anime, fitness, tv shows, politics, gender equality, the law

Ideal language community partner

A patient person, multilingual, with a flexible schedule,

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Russian

My favorite topics

I watch a lot of youtube and I am big fan of learning things...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is also passionate about learning languages

My learning goals

I'd like to become fluent in Russian, German and French

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Pretoria

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Perfect language exchange partner

Be able to help me to master french. Friendly...

My learning goals

To be fluent speaking and to be able to understand what others are saying

My favorite topics

Cuisine Sport Education ‍

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English

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Swedish

My learning goals

To be able to know enough Swedish to go study in Swede...

My favorite topics

Music, philosophy, architecture, travel and culture

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is helpful and friendly but also really strict on me in the language

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 62 English speakers in Pretoria looking to learn English 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 English language exchange in Pretoria?

In Pretoria there are 62 members ready to have a English language exchange.

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

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/vereeniging />Vereeniging, <a href=/learn/english/johannesburg />Johannesburg, and <a href=/learn/english/bloemfontein />Bloemfontein.

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 62 of them coming from Pretoria.


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