Language Exchange in South Africa : Meet up or use Email, Text Chat or Voice Chat

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Language Exchange in South Africa

Meet up or use Email, Text Chat or Voice Chat


Language exchange in South Africa via conversation, email, text chat, voice chat. Follow free activities and lesson plans for fun, interesting, effective practice. Use guidelines provided by an expert in language exchange to help each other learn. Find the partner you want quickly with powerful search features, such as search by age, gender, location and languages.

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Here at MyLanguageExchange.com, you can find South African language exchange partners for: We provide free, helpful guidelines and tips on how to do a language exchange, as well as free lesson plans designed by an expert in language exchange learning. The activities are fun so you can easily "break the ice" with your new learning partner and get effective practice.

In short, you have everything you need to find and practice with your South Africa language exchange partners.


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The type of exchange that is right for you depends on your location, proficiency level in the language you are practicing and your learning goals. Find out which type of language exchange is right for you.


Before Practicing

Before you begin practicing, please read the free guideline, How To Do A Language Exchange for hints on doing an effective language exchange.


Language Exchange Partners from South Africa

Here are 20 of our most recent South Africa members that could become your partner.

To view all registered South Africa language exchange members, please click here.
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Name Country
(City)
Native Language Practicing Language Description

person Angel
August 21, 2025
South Africa
(Pretoria)
English
Afrikaans
Japanese
Hi! I am learning Japanese because it is my dream to one day live in japan! I only started learning recently and i know nearly no words, i am happy to help with english if you need anything! translate

person Nobulembu
August 20, 2025
South Africa
(Port Elizabeth)
English
Chinese, Mandarin
Hi, I am just someone who wants to learn a new language and deepen my understanding of a new culture. I watch and read different types of media from different cultures, and have found myself drawn to the Chinese culture, and while translations are gr..... translate

person Bongi
August 20, 2025
South Africa
(East London)
English
Korean
Chinese, Mandarin
Are you learning english and need a partner to practice with? We can chat about any topic you like. I like outdoors activities, music and fashion. translate

person Ayakha
August 18, 2025
South Africa
(King)
English
Amharic (Ethiopian)
I like it translate

person Henk
August 18, 2025
South Africa
(Port Elizabeth)
English
Afrikaans
Korean
Hi there, I'm a South African - English- , Afrikaans speaking... have always been fascinated by South Korea and its people... would like to visit the country at some point in time... and it would be so much more amazing if I could speak just a l..... translate

person Miss
August 16, 2025
South Africa
(cape town)
English
Korean
I'm kinda new here, hoping to learn diverse cultures of people and places i havent visited. I met some Koreans here in South Africa and they seem to be very lovely people, with an unbelievable level of love, warmness, kindness and makes me admir..... translate

person Nothile
August 16, 2025
South Africa
(St Lucia)
Zulu
English
Spanish
Arabic, Egyptian
Hello! I'm here to improve my English skills and also learn Spanish and Arab. I can write English a little bit but my major problem is with articulating good English sentences when having a conversation. Prepositions are giving me some problems...... translate

person Hugo
August 15, 2025
South Africa
(Modimolle)
Afrikaans
English
Japanese
I mainly want to learn as much as I can. I speak a bit of German as well, but since I don't speak it often I don't feel like I am the best person to be teaching it properly. But I love playing instruments, I do have a few that I play from t..... translate

person Andrea
August 14, 2025
South Africa
(Johannesburg)
Italian
English
Russian
Hi, I'm Italian, new in Jo'burg, working for a European company. translate

person Ruthie
August 14, 2025
South Africa
(Pretoria)
English
Afrikaans
Zulu
Arabic, Egyptian
Korean
Hey there, fabulous Teacher of the virtual frontier! Gue ss who's popping in to say hi? It's me, Ruthie, your new pal bursting with excitement to dive into all things Egypt, ancient history, poetry, art, family, and cultures! 🎉 Seriou.... . translate

person Julius
August 14, 2025
South Africa
(Midrand)
English
Chinese, Mandarin
Chinese, Taiwanese (Hokkien, Minnanhua)
Malay (Bahasa Malaysia)
Russian
Zulu
Based in South Africa half the year since 2022, would love to meet locals who would be keen in learning mandarin while I get to learn more Zulu or just practice speaking mandarin in general. I would also love to learn Russian for travel purposes. (: translate

person Yasodha
August 14, 2025
South Africa
(Randburg)
Tamil
English
Hi, I’m Yasodha from India, and Tamil is my first language. I’m learning English and want to speak it like a native. I’m also interested in learning more about South African culture. I’m looking for someone who can guide me and help me improve, so I ..... translate

person Adélia
August 14, 2025
South Africa
(Cape Town)
Portuguese
English
Hi guys. You can call me Adélia. I’m from Angola. I have a degree in Accounting and Administration. I am learning English to grow in my career, do postgraduate studies in another country and travel the world. translate

person Zandile
August 13, 2025
South Africa
(Johannesburg)
Tswana
English
Turkish
Italian
Arabic, Moroccan
German
Hello . My name Zandile Malaza,originall y from South Africa currently living in Qatar. Looking foward to learning different languages, let's exchange languages 🥰 you can find me on my socials ysing my name,please mention that you're here w..... translate

person Vilien
August 13, 2025
South Africa
(Cape Town)
Afrikaans
French
I took some basic French while at varsity. I've been to Paris and travelled through Europe. I've always wanted to learn and be able to speak French. I've picked it up again using Duolingo because I'd like to improve my career opti..... translate

person Taytay
August 13, 2025
South Africa
(Saldanha)
Afrikaans
English
Korean
Heyyyy...so I'm not really sure what to say here but I love baking and listening to music... there's a few languages that I want to learn cause I have a lot of friends overseas and I just wanna be able to speak to them in their native langu..... translate

person Mamello
August 12, 2025
South Africa
(Northwest)
English
Korean
I'm Mamello Moses from south Africa,I'm 17years old.i love acting, doing businesses and traveling. I wanna learn Korean language because I'm a huge fan of it I love Korean people translate

person Mash
August 12, 2025
South Africa
(Johannesburg)
English
Afrikaans
Zulu
- Other -
Korean
German
Japanese
I'm an avid reader, love gardening and I'm an animal lover. I paint sometimes, love to try new music, can't ride a bicycle and I'm currently learning how to drive a truck :). I'm a University student and would really love to ..... translate

person Philisiwe
August 10, 2025
South Africa
(Joburg)
Zulu
Turkish
I am interested in learning turkish because I enjoy their stories , drama and also it is an amazing language. translate

person Nana
August 9, 2025
South Africa
(Durban)
English
Afrikaans
Zulu
Xhosa
Korean
French
Japanese
I'm a 33 yr South African female currently living in USA I like rock and metal music and animals . I love making new friends and learning about new cultures . I love Korean /Japanese dramas that why I want to learn the language. translate

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