No. 17,451 in Russian
типо
"Типо" means "like" or "sort of" and is used informally to express approximation or similarity.
In a sentence
Он сказал что-то типо "я занят".
He said something like 'I'm busy'.
In this sentence, 'типо' is used as a colloquial way of saying 'like' or 'sort of' to quote or approximate an example.
Типо, я не понимаю, почему ты злишься.
Like, I don't understand why you're angry.
Here, 'типо' introduces hesitation or exemplifies informal language to make the statement less direct or more casual.
Это типо нового кафе, но здесь ничего особенного.
It's kind of a new café, but there's nothing special here.
'Типо' serves as 'kind of' or 'sort of', indicating vagueness about the description ('new café').
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