Japanese equivalent of "Mmmm" as in "Mmmm I like that!" or "Mmmm, delicious"

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What's the Japanese equivalent of "Mmmm" as in "Mmmm I like that!" or "Mmmm, delicious"?

"Mmmm" used as a tone of appreciation or approbation, NOT of deliberation as in "Mmmm, let me think about that"

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it was perfectly clear. if you don't understand, you probably never will.... cheers — , Sep 06 '21 at 03:40

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 03 '19 at 00:50

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Note that the actual pronunciations of these う/ふ/む may be different from what you already know. These interjections are often pronounced just like English "mmm" or "hmmm". See: IPA for ふーん/んふふ (pronounced with your mouth closed) and Difference between うーん and ううん

answered Mar 03 '19 at 00:50

naruto

your top two suggestions are what I was thinking... never come across the other two.... not sure really about the parenthesized observations: neutral "wonderful!'? especially. but food for thought, thank you. – Mar 05 '19 at 06:10
@jiji_Xx I wanted to say ふーむ sounds like an intelligent old man ([like this](https://stock.adobe.com/jp/images/elderly-man/78226698)). うーん does not have such a tone. – naruto Mar 05 '19 at 06:18

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