Show guide
Let's Talk in Japanese! is a hugely popular all-Japanese podcast from teacher Tomo, with every episode labeled by JLPT level so you can pick your difficulty. Here's how to study it in Wakatta.
About the show
Tomo talks entirely in Japanese at a natural, conversational pace — not too hard, not too easy — and tags each episode by JLPT level (N5–N1), so intermediate learners can settle in around N3. It's a go-to for building real listening without switching back to English.
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
- episode392「ブロッコリー(N3)」 · 2026-07-10
- episode391「新企画！『日本語ポッドキャストリレー』(N3)」 · 2026-07-03
- episode390「雑談(N3)」 · 2026-06-30
- episode389「おすすめのPodcast②(N3)」 · 2026-06-24
- episode388「おすすめのPodcast①(N2)」 · 2026-06-24
- episode387「サッカーのゴミ問題(N2)」 · 2026-06-23
Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
What level is Let's Talk in Japanese!?
It spans N5–N1 — each episode is labeled — with a lot of solid N3 intermediate material. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you miss.
About the creator
Tomo is a native-speaker Japanese teacher who has hosted the all-Japanese podcast Let's Talk in Japanese! since 2019, tagging each episode by JLPT level and speaking in natural, unscripted Japanese. He publishes episode transcripts on his own 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.
