Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "nice" in Russian

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хорошо

Meaning: nice, well, good, ok

Pronunciation: [khah-rah-SHOH]

Part of speech: adverb

Rank: #152 (see frequency list)

Tulips smell really well.
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Example sentences:

Я э́то хорошó знáю.
I know it well.
Ты хорошó вы́учил урóки?
Have you done your homework well?
Нам здесь óчень хорошó.
We're having a good time here.
Мне что-то не óчень хорошó.
I'm not feeling well.
Хорошó, что ты пришëл.
It's good that you've come.
Тюльпáны пáхнут óчень хорошó.
Tulips smell really well.
Их делá иду́т хорошó.
They're doing well.
literal Their things are going well.
Хорошó! Встречáемся в пять!
Ok, we're meeting at five.
Я получи́л "хорошó" по матемáтике.
I received a "B" in calculus.
Бы́ло бы хорошó, écли бы он приéхал.
It'd be good if he came.
Ну хорошó, я помóю посу́ду.
Well, ok, I'll do the dishes.

Idioms and set expressions:

вот хорошó! = that's fine
хорошó вам говори́ть! = it is all very well for you to say
всë идëт хорошó = everything is goind well
хорошó скáзано = well said

Related words:

хорóший = good
лу́чше = better
нехорошó = bad, badly

Proverbs and sayings:

Там хорошó, где нас нет.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
literal The place seems to be good if we're not there.
Всё хорошó, что хорошó кончáется.
All's well that end's well.
Однá головá хорошó, a две - лу́чше.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
literal One head is ok, but two heads are better.
В гостя́х хорошó, а дóма лу́чше.
East or West, the home is best.
literal You fell well in somebody's home, but at your place you feel better.
Хорошó смеëтся тот, кто смеëтся послéдним.
He who laughs last laughs longest.
literal He who laughs last laughs well.

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