English grammar: "like", "kinda" or "kinda like"?

Question

Hello. I was wondering how I should use "kinda" or "kinda like" in a sentence (I don't know much about informal or slang English). Are these sentences idiomatic? Thank you.

Yeah, we met at the café – it was a kinda date.
Yeah, we met at the café – it was like a date.
Yeah, we met at the café – it was kinda like a date.

Answer 1

These two are correct:

Yeah, we met at the café – it was like a date.

Yeah, we met at the café – it was kinda like a date.



This one is not:

Yeah, we met at the café – it was a kinda date.



I would say: "It was kind of a date."

Answer 2

You could say "it was kind of a date" or "it was almost like a date" or you could just leave that out. "Kinda" is not a good word to use, but it means "kind of".

Answer 3

Are you talking about English or American. In English "Yeah" and "kinda" are not words at all. We would say "Yes, we met at the cafe, it was like a date.

Answer 4

well, if you're wondering how to properly use this slang, you would say, "it was kinda like a date," or "it was like a date." you wouldn't say, "it was a kinda date." that's just not how we use it. But you might say, "it was kind of a date." I mean, you know, "kinda" means, "kind of."

Answer 5

Kinda should never be written at all - it’s just bad pronunciation of ‘kind of’.

But only uneducated, semi-literate kids use ‘like’ and ‘kinda’ all the time.

If you want to say it was a date - it was a date. If you really mean that it was similar to a date, but not really, it would then be okay to use ‘it was like a date’.

To say ‘kinda like’ is meaningless and terrible English.

Answer 6

Like and kinda stand in for ummm and errrr - place fillers will the speaker tries to think of something to say.

Answer 7

"Kinda" means "sort of" or "somewhat". "Like" means 'as' or "similar to".

Answer 8

What is café?