Teal is a new, statically-typed dialect of Lua designed to enhance the original language's capabilities, particularly through type annotations and improved data structures. Unlike Lua, which relies heavily on its flexible tables, Teal introduces distinct types such as arrays, tuples, maps, records, and interfaces, as well as changing scoping rules and employing macro expressions. This complexity could make Teal more suitable for applications/libraries rather than scripting, similar to how TypeScript serves JavaScript. Early user experiences indicate that Teal's output is more concise when compared to other tools that convert TypeScript to Lua, making it a promising option for developers looking to leverage Lua's efficiency while gaining type safety.