Significado
Expressing agreement.
Contexto cultural
In Russian culture, 'конечно' is often used to bridge the gap between strangers. It signals that you are on the same page. The 'shn' pronunciation is the literary standard, but in some deep rural regions, you might still hear a hard 'ch'. Using 'конечно' in a meeting shows you are a 'team player' who understands the company's goals as obvious. On Telegram, 'Конечно' is often shortened to 'Кнш' in very informal Gen-Z slang.
Sound like a native
Always use the 'shn' sound. If you say 'chn', Russians will immediately know you are reading from a textbook.
Comma Trap
In Russian exams, forgetting the commas around 'конечно' is a very common way to lose points.
Significado
Expressing agreement.
Sound like a native
Always use the 'shn' sound. If you say 'chn', Russians will immediately know you are reading from a textbook.
Comma Trap
In Russian exams, forgetting the commas around 'конечно' is a very common way to lose points.
The Sarcastic 'Of Course'
If someone says 'Ну конечно' with a rolling of the eyes, they mean 'Yeah, right' or 'I knew this would happen'.
Ponte a prueba
Choose the correct pronunciation of 'конечно'.
How do you say 'конечно'?
The 'o' is unstressed and sounds like 'a', and the 'чн' is pronounced as 'шн'.
Fill in the blank to say 'Of course, I remember!'
__________, я помню!
'Конечно' is the adverbial form used for agreement.
Complete the dialogue with the most natural response.
— Ты поможешь мне с домашним заданием? — __________, без проблем!
'Конечно' fits the enthusiastic 'без проблем' (no problem) perfectly.
Match the phrase to the tone.
Match 'Ну конечно!' (with a sigh) to its meaning.
'Ну конечно' with a sigh often signals that something predictably bad happened.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosHow do you say 'конечно'?
The 'o' is unstressed and sounds like 'a', and the 'чн' is pronounced as 'шн'.
__________, я помню!
'Конечно' is the adverbial form used for agreement.
— Ты поможешь мне с домашним заданием? — __________, без проблем!
'Конечно' fits the enthusiastic 'без проблем' (no problem) perfectly.
Match 'Ну конечно!' (with a sigh) to its meaning.
'Ну конечно' with a sigh often signals that something predictably bad happened.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
4 preguntasIt is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal settings. However, in very formal writing, 'разумеется' is often preferred.
This is a historical phonetic change in the Moscow dialect that became the standard. A few other words like 'что' (shto) follow similar rules.
Yes, it is a perfect one-word answer to almost any 'yes/no' question where you want to show agreement.
Almost always when it's used as 'of course'. The only exception is when it's used as an adjective meaning 'finite', which is rare in spoken Russian.
Frases relacionadas
разумеется
synonymit goes without saying
безусловно
synonymundoubtedly
само собой
similarnaturally / by itself
а как же
specialized formbut of course!
