Show guide
The Everyday Japanese Podcast is Sayuri’s take on natural Japanese, one step beyond the textbook — clear, thoughtful listening for upper-beginners. Here’s how to study with it in Wakatta.
About the show
Sayuri speaks in clear, natural Japanese about everyday life, going just past textbook language without losing you — comfortable around N4. Her calm, deliberate delivery rewards focused listening and makes a good next step once absolute-beginner shows feel easy.
How to use it in Wakatta
In Wakatta the show is ready to play, and every episode is a tappable transcript with furigana. Tap any word for its reading and meaning, save the ones worth keeping, and review them later with the exact sentence and audio — so you actually understand what you hear instead of listening past it. (Don’t see a show you love? Search for any podcast in the app.)
What a transcript looks like
今日はお茶を淹れます。
淹れます iremasu · to brew (tea)
Every episode becomes a transcript like this — tap any word for its reading and meaning.
Recent episodes
- 320.How Rainy Season Taught Me to Slow Down | 梅雨と雨の日の過ごし方 · 2026-07-06
- 319.【会話】Sapporo Summer, According to Tatsuya (a Local) | 地元民のたつやさんに夏のおすすめを聞いてみました！ · 2026-06-29
- 318. Life in Fukuoka: Honest Review | 福岡に住んでみた感想 · 2026-06-22
- 317. Eight Reasons Fukuoka Won Me Over | 福岡に引っ越した理由 · 2026-06-15
- 316. 【会話】Sweat or Sake: The Two Ways to Make Friends After 30 with YUYU | 大人になってからの友達って？ · 2026-06-08
- 315. Perfect Japanese Isn't the Point: What I Learned About Language in India | インドから考える言語と日本文化 · 2026-06-01
Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
What level is the Everyday Japanese Podcast?
It’s upper-beginner — around N4. Sayuri keeps things clear and natural, a step past textbook Japanese. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you miss.
About the creator
Sayuri (Sayuri Saying) is a Japan-based content creator, tutor and ed-tech curriculum designer — now in Fukuoka — who has made the Everyday Japanese Podcast since 2020, with transcripts and video on her site.
Read along in Wakatta
Wakatta turns real Japanese podcasts into tappable transcripts — tap any word for its reading and meaning, and review what you save with the original audio.
