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Learn German in Cape Town

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Erik

Erik

Cape Town

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German

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English

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Persian

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Turkish

My favorite topics

I love it to travel that’s why I prefer to talk about travel...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

improve my english and learn some other languages :)

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

Ideal language community partner

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:

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

My learning goals

I want to become conversationally fluent in Korean by chatting...

My favorite topics

K-dramas, books, everyday life

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who understands that I can't be on my phone twenty four hours a day since I'm a busy university student. I like people who are not shy and are not afraid to correct my mistakes.

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Find more than

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German speakers in Cape Town

Lisa

Lisa

Cape Town

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Swiss German

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German

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English

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French

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Italian

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Everything and anything :)

Jacques

Jacques

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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French

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Greek

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone willing to have a conversation and teach...

My learning goals

Improve my language skills.

My favorite topics

History. Languages. Travelling. Religion. Nature.

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 learning goals

To fluently read, write and speak the language of my choice...

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.

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Guido

Guido

Cape Town

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English

My favorite topics

design, architecture, art, travel, daily topic...

Ideal language community partner

Native speaker of English

My learning goals

Speak better in everyday life & expertise professional topics.

Celine

Celine

Cape Town

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German

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Ganz egal! Ich freue mich immer mit jemandem zu reden egal wer...

My learning goals

- Französisch verbessern - bisheriges anwenden

My favorite topics

- Weltprobleme - tägliche Erlebnisse - Ernährung & Fitness - Reisen

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.

Perfect language exchange partner

Are enthusiastic, love learning new things

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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 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

Alex

Alex

Cape Town

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French

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German

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Italian

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Turkish

My language exchange partner is

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,...

Keanin

Keanin

Cape Town

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Afrikaans

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Xhosa

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Dutch

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German

My learning goals

I want to be at an beginner to intermediate level in Dutch at...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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

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."

Benjamin

Benjamin

Cape Town

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English

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Italian

My favorite topics

Culture, religion, lif...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is friendly, talkative and willing to help me reach my potential in learning a new language. In turn, of course I will do my utmost to assist you to achieve your potential in learning the language of your choice.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent in many languages so that I can talk to many people from around the world with ease!

Mara

Mara

Cape Town

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Italian

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Portuguese

Perfect language exchange partner

Anybody who wants to share their amazing story...

My learning goals

Reach C1 - effective operational proficiency in Spanish and French (Common European Framework for Languages) in simple words improve my Spanish and French to a proficient level or close to.

My favorite topics

I like to apply what I know, share it and learn something new and challenging every day. I love to help each person become the best they can be. I love to travel, live in new countries and discuss about international affairs as well as everyday life.

Malea

Malea

Cape Town

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English

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Tswana

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Zulu

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German

My learning goals

To speak fluent Deutsch would make for a great start.....

My favorite topics

Anything really, as long as it's interesting. Sport, Current Affairs, Books...

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone committed to becoming fluent, easy going with a decent sense of humour...

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 favorite topics

Music, Eastern Philosophy, Fitnes...

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

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

Ahmad

Ahmad

Cape Town

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English

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German

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Italian

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Portuguese

Ideal language community partner

funny, expressiv...

My learning goals

Learn new cultures

My favorite topics

Travel, sports, politics, food,culture,technology

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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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 favorite topics

Computer Programmer | Gamer | Crypto & Blockhain enthusiast |...

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.

My learning goals

I want to improve my listening skills in my target languages that I’m learning. But mostly I just want to make some friends and have some great conversations with folks.

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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 !

Yash

Yash

Cape Town

SPEAKS

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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

My language exchange partner is

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

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

My favorite topics

Food, Languages, Touring, hiking, cultures, histor...

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

I want to learn how to speak Russian

Jarah

Jarah

Cape Town

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English

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German

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Dothraki

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Valyrian

Ideal conversation 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.

Danielle

Danielle

Cape Town

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English

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Afrikaans

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French

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German

My learning goals

I wish to be able to have a conversation without many faults....

My favorite topics

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

Perfect language exchange partner

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

Melissa

Melissa

Cape Town

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English

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Thai

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Spanish

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French

My favorite topics

English language, music, movies, media, linguistics, travel,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Attentive, interested, proactive

My learning goals

English language education and learning about other cultures.

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 language exchange partner is

Great sense of humour and welcomin...

My learning goals

Learning a wide range of languages

My favorite topics

Anything interesting

Ryan

Ryan

Cape Town

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English

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German

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French

My learning goals

Firstly, to speak French fluently. After that, I’ll change this...

My favorite topics

Philosophy.

Ideal language community partner

Anyone who is serious about learning and teaching. Humour, pride and culture would be absolutely stunning in conversation!

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 favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is chilled, fun and has patience. I'm just starting out :-)

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a basic conversation :-)

St John

St John

Cape Town

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English

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Italian

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Hebrew

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone friendly, looking to make friends, or just keen to chat...

My learning goals

I want to become more conversational in the languages I'm learning.

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about all sorts of things - movies, sports, current affairs, politics, history... Life in general.

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

My learning goals

La Perfection...

My favorite topics

Tous types de sujets.

I want a conversation partner who is

Ouverte d'esprit, positif, Humble, Perfectionniste.

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 German speakers in Cape Town looking to learn German 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 German language exchange in Cape Town?

In Cape Town there are 172 members ready to have a German language exchange.

Are there other locations in South Africa other than Cape Town where I can find a German language exchange partner?

You can also find a German Tandem partner in Pretoria, Vereeniging, and Sandton.

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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