чё

See also: чьё, че, чэ, -че, and ће

Russian

Alternative forms

  • чо (čo)
  • шо (šo) — Southern European Russia, Ukraine

Etymology

Contraction of чего́ (čevó).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɵ]
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Pronoun

чё • (čo)

  1. (nonstandard, colloquial, proscribed) what, wot (replacing the nominative singular or accusative singular form of the interrogative pronoun что (što))
    Synonyms: что (što), (colloquial) чего́ (čevó)
    Спроси́ у неё, чё ей на́до. ― Sprosí u nejó, čo jej nádo. ― Ask her what she wants.
    Ну чё, пойдём? ― Nu čo, pojdjóm? ― Well (so what), let's go?
    Чё, серьёзно? ― Čo, serʹjózno? ― What, seriously?

Usage notes

  • The term is seldom used in formal writing, but relatively regularly in texting.
  • The term can only replace the interrogative pronoun, not the conjunction что (što).
  • Sometimes used as a marker of uneducated or nonstandard speech, similarly to wot in British English.

Derived terms

  • для чё (dlja čo)
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