Show guide
日本語でしゃべりまShow (Nihongo Talk Show) is natural Japanese on a wide range of themes, with full furigana-and-English scripts. Here’s how to study it in Wakatta.
About the show
The host talks in natural, fresh Japanese about all kinds of topics, roughly N4–N2 with a solid upper-intermediate core. Every episode has a script with furigana, an English translation, and a vocab list on Patreon — 'raw' Japanese with strong support.
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
- #142 ごみ問題 / Garbage problem 【Japanese Podcast】 Conversation JLPT N3 N2 · 2026-07-04
- #141 空気を読む / Read the room 【Japanese Podcast】 Monologue JLPT N3 N2 · 2026-06-27
- #140 円安の影響 / Impact of weak yen 【Japanese Podcast】 Conversation JLPT N3 N2 · 2026-06-20
- #139 落語 / Rakugo 【Japanese Podcast】 Monologue JLPT N4 N3 N2 · 2026-06-13
- #138ニュージーランド / New Zealand 【Japanese Podcast】 Conversation JLPT N4 N3 N2 · 2026-06-06
- #137スタンドアップコメディ / Stand up comedy 【Japanese Podcast】 Monologue JLPT N4 N3 · 2026-05-30
Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
What level is Nihongo Talk Show?
It runs about N4–N2, centered on upper-intermediate, in natural Japanese. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you miss.
About the creator
The show is made by Okado, who creates content for people who want to learn natural Japanese and publishes a full furigana-and-English script for every episode on Patreon.
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.
