Vocab Info
N5 Interjection
まあまあ
so-so, passable
Details
Pitch Accent
ま
あ
ま
あ
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Word Type
Interjection
単語の書類
感動詞
Examples
彼はまあまあ背が高い。
He is fairly tall.
N5「新しいバイトはどう?」「まあまあだね。」
'How is your new part-time job?' 'It's alright.'
N5トムは箸でご飯を食べるのが、まあまあ上手です。
Tom is quite good at eating food with chopsticks.
N5奈々美:「スキーやスノーボードが好き?」拓:「うーん、まあまあ。」
Nanami: 'Do you like things such as skiing and snowboarding?' Taku: 'Uhh, a little.'
N5彼女はピアノを弾くのがまあまあ上手だ。
She is pretty good at playing the piano.
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