N31434/1669
まあ
adverbfemale terminterjection
Meanings
- just (e.g. "just wait here"), come now, now, now
- tolerably, passably, moderately, reasonably, fairly, rather, somewhat
- well ..., I think ..., it would seem ..., you might say ..., Hmmm, I guess so ...
- oh!, oh dear!, oh, my!, wow!, goodness gracious!, good heavens!
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Example sentences
まあ、座って待っていてください。
Just sit down and wait, please.
この料理はまあまあおいしいですね。
This dish is reasonably delicious, isn't it.
まあ、そういうこともあるよ。
Well, those kinds of things happen sometimes.
まあ、なんてきれいな景色なんでしょう!
Oh my, what a beautiful scenery!
試験の結果はまあ予想通りだったと言えるかな。
I guess you could say the exam results were pretty much as expected.
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