how to pronounce хорошо

/xərɐˈʂo/

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хорошо is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… на них и очень хорошо смотрю на газ …”

meanings of хорошо

adverb:

Good, B.
Well, right.
All right!, nice!.
Good!.
Okay!.

adjective:

Short neuter singular of хоро́ший (xoróšij).

хорошо frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word хорошо occurs in russian on average 519 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.