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Learn Japanese in Cape Town

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Albertina

Albertina

Cape Town

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English

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Dutch

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Afrikaans

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French

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Japanese

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International Sign Language

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.

Arthur

Arthur

Cape Town

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Akan

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French

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Emoji

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

La Perfection.

My favorite topics

Tous types de sujets.

Wonga Nangu

Wonga Nangu

Cape Town

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Dutch

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French

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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Find more than

172

Japanese speakers in Cape Town

Núha

Núha

Cape Town

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Arabic

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English

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Korean

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Japanese

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Spanish

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

M i l o

M i l o

Cape Town

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English

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Romanian

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Arabic

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Spanish

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Turkish

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Czech

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:

Quintin

Quintin

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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English

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Emoji

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French

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Spanish

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Italian

My learning goals

C1 en français | Español nivel conversación | Want to learn some...

My favorite topics

Clouds | Sunsets | Travel | Coffee | Wine | Music | Ice Cream | Sport | Languages | Cities | Personalities | Helping others develop themselves | Profound conversations

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, open-minded, curious people who are open to discuss different topics. I love helping others to learn languages I speak. Let's chat!

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Brandon

Brandon

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Italian

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Life. Spirituality. Love...

Ideal language community partner

Everybody has there own uniqueness.

My learning goals

Expressiveness. Pronunciation. Fluency.

Chelsey

Chelsey

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Xhosa

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Spanish

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German

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Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who understands that I can't be on my phone twenty four...

My learning goals

I want to become conversationally fluent in Korean by chatting with native speakers.

My favorite topics

K-dramas, books, everyday life

KP

KP

Cape Town

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English

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Xhosa

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Arabic

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Italian

My learning goals

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

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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Tao

Tao

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Korean

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Music. Books. Writin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny. Outgoing. Kind and good hearted

My learning goals

To be able to speak fluently to reach other cultures

Keanin

Keanin

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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English

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Xhosa

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Dutch

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German

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

Sindi

Sindi

Cape Town

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English

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Korean

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Spanish

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French

My learning goals

To be fluent in writing and speakin...

My favorite topics

Mostly music books and nature and food mostly food over books

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is funny open minded and knows knows how to have a deep conversation when needed too and have endless conversations about food

Grace

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."

Unathi

Unathi

Cape Town

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English

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Zulu

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Korean

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French

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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 ( ◠‿◠ )

Jarah

Jarah

Cape Town

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English

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German

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Dothraki

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Valyrian

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.

Xhasi

Xhasi

Cape Town

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Xhosa

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Afrikaans

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Southern Sotho

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English

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

Are enthusiastic, love learning new things

Min

Min

Cape Town

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Korean

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English

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French

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Photography, art, travelling, animation, manga etc...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

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

Azaad

Azaad

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Pashto

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Chechen

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German

Ideal language community partner

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

Yash

Yash

Cape Town

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English

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Hindi

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Swiss German

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Afrikaans

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German

My learning goals

Ability to communicate in day to day lif...

My favorite topics

Traveling, Music, Movies, History, Entrepreneurship

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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Thandy

Thandy

Cape Town

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Xhosa

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Russian

My favorite topics

My hobbies are reading, dancing, listening to music. I'm passionate...

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, nice and helpful

My learning goals

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

Mitchell

Mitchell

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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English

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Icelandic

I want a conversation partner who is

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).

My favorite topics

I’m pretty much interested in everything, except sports (gross, no offense). I like art & I like learning about languages and how it affects the way people perceive things in life. I also love films! (especially if it was directed by Aronofsky or Nolan).

Cameron

Cameron

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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English

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Chinese (Traditional)

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French

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German

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Music, Eastern Philosophy, Fitness

My language exchange partner is

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

Nomfundo

Nomfundo

Cape Town

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South Ndebele

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English

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Zulu

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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Italian

My favorite topics

Anything interestin...

Ideal language community partner

Great sense of humour and welcoming

My learning goals

Learning a wide range of languages

Leo

Leo

Cape Town

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French

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English

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Southern Sotho

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German

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Xhosa

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Cette personne aime le bon vin et sortir de chez lu...

My learning goals

Parfaire mon allemand et sotho

My favorite topics

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

Adriaan

Adriaan

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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Spanish

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French

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Russian

My learning goals

I want to improve my listening skills in my target languages...

My favorite topics

Computer Programmer | Gamer | Crypto & Blockhain enthusiast | LGBTQ+ issues | Geo-political issues | Current Affairs | Coding | Foreign Cultures, peoples, & traditions | Open-minded & friendly.

Perfect language exchange partner

I enjoy chatting with people. Getting to know others. Even if it is just helping people with English. LGBTQ+ friendly people️‍. I love learning about other cultures and ways of being oneself.

Lisa

Lisa

Cape Town

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German

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Everything and anything :)

Adam

Adam

Cape Town

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English

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Portuguese

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German

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Dutch

My language exchange partner is

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 :-)

My favorite topics

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

vindy

vindy

Cape Town

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Emoji

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Spanish

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French

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.

Paloma

Paloma

Cape Town

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Portuguese

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Italian

My favorite topics

Music, languages and learning random stuff ^...

Ideal conversation exchange 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!

Alex

Alex

Cape Town

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French

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German

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Italian

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Turkish

Perfect language exchange partner

I'd like to meet people who are funny, kind, respectful and open...

My learning goals

I want to learn as much as possible!

My favorite topics

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

Erik

Erik

Cape Town

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German

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English

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Spanish

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Persian

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Turkish

My learning goals

improve my english and learn some other languages :...

My favorite topics

I love it to travel that’s why I prefer to talk about travel :) but i also like to talk about music, sport , art , philosophy and psychology :)

I want a conversation partner who is

doesn't matter! important is to meet people from all over the world and learn some basics from all languages :)

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 Vereeniging, Pretoria, and 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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