Study Japanese 101

Let's Learn Japanese from Small Talk

Unscripted Japanese conversation podcast. Vocab lists live on the Hatena blog.

5 min read
IntermediateFreeEasyListeningPodcast, Web
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Best for

Intermediate listeners who want real conversation

Avoid if

You still need beginner, slowed speech

Pricing

Free podcast and Hatena vocab lists

Platform

Podcast, Web

Ease of use

Easy

Pros

  • Intermediate listeners who want real conversation
  • People who will use the blog vocab list after an episode
  • Learners tired of hosted lesson English

Cons

  • You still need beginner, slowed speech
  • You need a full transcript
  • You only start podcasts and never finish them

Let’s Learn Japanese from Small Talk is an unscripted Japanese conversation podcast. The hosts talk in regular spoken Japanese. Vocabulary lists for episodes live on the Hatena blog. There is no official YouTube channel.

Who it fits

It fits intermediate listeners who already finish beginner audio and want speech that was not written as a lesson. Play one episode, then open the matching vocab list.

Limits

It is not a grammar course and it is not a full transcript product. New episodes stopped after 2023 on the Apple listing. If you still need short, hosted beginner audio, stay with Nihongo con Teppei.

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