How to say well... in Japanese

JLPTN3

まあmaa^☆・まーma-^☆・まぁmaa・まma

adverb:

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now - when urging or consoling
tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... - when hesitating to express an opinion

interjection:

oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens! - female language

Example Sentences

私watashi のno 母haha はha あまりamari 英語eigo がga 上手jouzu にni 話せhanase ないnai。: My mother doesn't speak English very well.
私watashi はha フランス語furansugo がga そんなにsonnani きちんとkichinto はha 話せhanase ないnai。: I don't speak French well enough!
あぁaa まだmada、宵の口yoinokuchi だda ねne。: Well, the night is quite long, isn't it?
しかしshikashi、逆gyaku もmo またmata 真shin でde あるaru。: And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
気分kibun がga よくyoku ないnai んn だda。: I don't feel well.

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