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というか

というかto iu kaN2casual

savor + or rather

ajiwau to iu ka

or rather; I'd say — pick a better word than what you said

meaning: or rather

疲つかれたというか、なんかやる気きが出でないんだよね。

tsukareta to iu ka, nanka yaruki ga denai n da yo ne.

Tired, or rather — I just can't get myself going. casual

っていうか、それ本当ほんとうに今日きょうまでなの？

tte iu ka, sore hontou ni kyou made na no?

Wait, hang on — is that really due today? casual

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or rather — swap what you said for a closer word

疲つかれたというか、なんかやる気きが出でないんだよね。
tsukareta to iu ka, nanka yaruki ga denai n da yo ne.
Tired, or rather — I just can't get myself going. casual
彼かれは優やさしいというか、人ひとが良よすぎるんだと思おもいます。
kare wa yasashii to iu ka, hito ga yosugiru n da to omoimasu.
He's kind — or rather, I think he's too good-natured for his own sake. neutral
残念ざんねんというか、悔くやしいというか、複雑ふくざつな気持きもちです。
zannen to iu ka, kuyashii to iu ka, fukuzatsu na kimochi desu.
Disappointed, or maybe just galled — it's a complicated feeling. neutral

actually, hang on — cuts to what actually matters

っていうか、それ本当ほんとうに今日きょうまでなの？
tte iu ka, sore hontou ni kyou made na no?
Wait, hang on — is that really due today? casual
というか、そもそも誰だれがそれを決きめたんですか。
to iu ka, somosomo dare ga sore o kimeta n desu ka.
Actually — who decided that in the first place? neutral

っていうかtteiukacolloquial
味あじわうっていうか
the everyday spoken shape, and it clips further to ってか／てか among friends — っていうか、それ本当ほんとうに今日きょうまで？
と言いいますかtoiimasukaformal
味あじわうと言いいますか
the polite counterpart, and the one to use upward — なんと言いいますか, なんと申もうしますか at the top of the scale.