まあまあ

so-so

N2 #9,506

Meanings

  1. takes の, na-adjective, adverb so-so; passable; not (so) bad; reasonable
  2. interjection, used to comfort someone or calm someone down now, now; there, there; there now
  3. used by women, expression of surprise or wonder my, my; oh my!; dear me!

In sentences

まあまあ、落おち着つけよ。 Now, now, just calm down. #3367328

「調子ちょうしどんな？」「まあまあ」 "How is it going?" "So-so." #10616349

彼あのことは、まあまあ好すきかな。 I sort of like him. #10109257

先生せんせいとしては、まあまあだね。 As a teacher, he's only so-so. #10655976

まあまあ。大たいしたことないよ。 So-so, nothing special. #11064159