というか (“or should I say”) shrinks in speech to っていうか, then てか. It is used to correct yourself or change the subject.
Casual. てか is very young and very casual.
One person stops a boldly dressed stranger on the street and keeps calling their outfit really stylish.
I kinda just wanted to compliment you, I mean.
Textbook褒めたかった、と言いますか。「っていうか」 is casual 「というか」: quotative 「と」 becomes 「って」. Tacked onto 「褒めたくて」, it hedges: 'it's more like I wanted to compliment you.'
The performers walk on and greet the audience, then one of them suddenly changes the subject.
No, wait, I mean...
Textbookいえ、というかですね……"というか" softens to "ていうか" ("と" becomes "て"); casual "さ" grabs attention. It cuts off the greeting to switch topics.
The comedian is complaining about May holiday traditions, starting with the May dolls and their big faces.
Culture note May dolls (gogatsu ningyō) are warrior dolls displayed for Children's Day on May 5.
Like, I just feel it, plain and simple... I mean, I just hate them.
Textbook単純にそう感じるというか、嫌いなのですが。In "というか", "という" contracts to "って", giving "ってか": "感じる、ってか嫌い" corrects "feel" to the blunter "hate".
Two men argue over whether one just said 'Siren Night', then switch to complaining about someone who ran off.
I mean, they ran off? That's seriously unbelievable.
Textbookというか、逃げたなんて本当にありえませんね。「というか」 becomes 「っていうか」 (「と」→「って」), then 「つーか」 (「って」→「つ」, 「いう」→「ー」), shifting topic: 'I mean.' Also 「ありえない」→「ありえねえ」 (「ない」→「ねえ」) with casual 「な」 at the end.
Two people are discussing how a woman behaved at a group date she went to with two female friends.
No, I mean by the guys—or rather, by the girls.
Textbookいえ、男子にというか、女子にです。「というか」 becomes casual 「っていうか」 (「と」 → 「って」), correcting the previous phrase: 'by the guys—or rather, by the girls'.
From other routines in the library. Automatic transcripts, not yet checked line by line.
っていうか／てか means “I mean / or rather”. というか (“or should I say”) shrinks in speech to っていうか, then てか. It is used to correct yourself or change the subject.
With friends: OK. With coworkers: careful. With a boss or teacher: avoid. Casual. てか is very young and very casual.
In 1,905 live comedy routines, っていうか／てか appears in 226 lines from 108 comedians, and the textbook というか in 86 lines.