м-да

Examples

• М-да, дела совсем плохи, подумал он.

  Hmm, things are really bad, he thought.

• М-да, не ожидал такого ответа от тебя.

  Hmm, I didn't expect such an answer from you.

• М-да, задача оказалась сложнее, чем казалось.

  Hmm, the task turned out to be more difficult than it seemed.