「その洗濯機の使い心地はどうですか」「まあまあです」

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English Translation

"How do you find your washing-machine?" "Not so bad."

Furigana

「その洗濯機(せんたくき)の使(つか)い心地(ごこち)はどうですか」「まあまあです」

Romanji

" sono sentakuki no tsukaigokochi wa dō desu ka"" mā mā desu"

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

洗濯機 (せんたくき、せんたっき)

washing machine (laundry)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

使い心地 (つかいごこち)

ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

です (です)

be; is

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

まあ (まあ、ま)

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!