ていうか – Vocabulary details

ていうか

Conjunction

Expression

Colloquialism

Usually written in kana

1. or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

これは趣しゅ味み、ていうかもう仕し事ごとだね。This is a hobby, or rather, it's basically a job by now.

2. by the way

ていうか、ここどこですか？By the way, where are we?

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

ていうか、ここどこですか？

By the way, where are we?

なんていうか、豪ごう華かだ。

How should I put it, it's luxurious.

ていうか、あとどれくらい作つくるの？

By the way, how much more are you going to make?

これは趣しゅ味み、ていうかもう仕し事ごとだね。

This is a hobby, or rather, it's basically a job by now.

ていうか、沼ぬまって掃そう除じできるもんなの？

I mean, can you actually clean a swamp?

フレンチホルンってフランス語ごで何なんていうか知しってる？

Do you know what they call a French horn in French?

なんていうか、男だん子しとの距きょ離りの取とり方かた苦にが手てでさ。

How should I put it, I'm just not good at gauging the distance with guys.

つい最さい近きん、ていうかまさに今日きょう、同おなじようなことがあったような。

I feel like something similar happened just recently, or rather, today in fact.

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