In casual speech, って often replaces the topic particle は, especially in questions: これは何？ becomes これって何？ It comes from というのは (“the thing called…”), so it sounds a bit like “this thing here, is it…?”
Very common when you bring something up to ask or comment on it. Works with polite endings too (これってどういうことですか).
The comedian describes how bland hospital food tastes, using a very strange comparison.
It tastes like walking between energy drinks, so this has no flavor, right?
Textbookエナジードリンクの間を移動している味なので、これは味がないんですよね。Topic "これは" → casual "これって"; also "移動している" → "移動してる", "なので" → "なんで".
At a set-meal diner, a customer apologizes to the staff, then says there's something they want to ask about.
Culture note Japanese restaurants often display autographs and photos of famous visitors on their walls.
So, this…
Textbookこれは……。Casual 「って」 replaces the topic marker 「は」: 「これは」→「これって」, often used to bring up a question about something.
A burglar who was spotted says they'll probably have to leave town tonight.
So that means…
Textbookそれは、つまり……。Casual 'って' replaces topic 'は' ('それは'→'それって'); 'さ' is a filler pulling the listener in.
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〜って means topic marker “as for…” (casual は). In casual speech, って often replaces the topic particle は, especially in questions: これは何？ becomes これって何？ It comes from というのは (“the thing called…”), so it sounds a bit like “this thing here, is it…?”
With friends: OK. With coworkers: OK. With a boss or teacher: careful. Very common when you bring something up to ask or comment on it. Works with polite endings too (これってどういうことですか).
In 2,334 live comedy routines, 〜って appears in 207 lines from 106 comedians.