how to pronounce конечно

/kɐˈnʲeʂnə/

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конечно is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of конечно in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… то я бы желал конечно не так как сейчас …”

meanings of конечно

adverb:

Of course, certainly.

adjective:

Short neuter singular of коне́чный (konéčnyj).

конечно frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word конечно occurs in russian on average 690.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.