みたいな
みたいな
expression
like; such as; something like
1.
like; such as
Used to give examples or make comparisons, similar to 'like' in casual English.
彼みたいな人が好き。
I like people like him.
「無理」みたいなことを言われた。
They said something like "impossible."
2.
or something like that
Used at the end of sentences to soften or hedge a statement.
カフェでお茶する、みたいな。
Like, having tea at a café, or something.
Sentence-final hedging
みたいな is the colloquial form of みたいだ (to seem like).
USAGE:
- Very common in casual speech
- Often used as a filler similar to English "like"
- Can soften statements when used sentence-finally
FORMAL EQUIVALENT:
- ような/ように: more formal equivalent
- らしい: for hearsay
NOTE:
Overuse of みたいな (like English "like") is sometimes seen as sloppy speech.