Show guide
Nihongo con Teppei Ha (波!) is Teppei’s ongoing series — everyday musings at natural speed, a step up from the beginner show. Here’s how to study with it in Wakatta.
About the show
The 波! (Ha) series is the faster, more natural sibling of Teppei’s beginner podcast — everyday topics at close to real speed, all in Japanese, updated daily. It sits around N3, so it’s a great next step once the beginner series feels comfortable.
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
- #231「僕のインチキさについて！」 · 2026-07-09
- #230「死生観と好奇心について」 · 2026-07-07
- #229「僕がどういう人間かについて」 · 2026-07-05
- #228「その夜について！」 · 2026-07-04
- #227「やる気が出てきた！」 · 2026-06-30
- #226「応援（おうえん）することについて！」 · 2026-06-29
Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
What’s the difference between Nihongo con Teppei and the 波! (Ha) series?
The 波! (Ha) series is faster and more natural than the “for Beginners” show — everyday musings at close to real speed (around N3). It’s the natural next step once the beginner series feels easy. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana.
About the creator
Teppei is a Tokyo-based native-Japanese teacher and famously prolific podcaster; the 波! (Ha) series is his ongoing, natural-speed show for intermediate learners.
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.
