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Questions & Answers about Ладно, хорошо.
What is the difference between ладно and хорошо since they both mean 'okay'?
Хорошо generally means 'good' or 'fine' and is used to agree to something neutrally or positively. Ладно translates closer to 'all right' or 'okay' but often carries a slight feeling of yielding, giving in, or wrapping up a conversation. Using them together sounds exactly like 'All right, fine' or 'Okay, fine' in English.
Do these words change endings depending on who I am talking to?
Why does хорошо sound like it has 'a' sounds in it instead of 'o'?
This happens because of a common Russian pronunciation rule for unstressed vowels. The stress in хорошо is on the very last syllable. When the letter 'о' is not stressed, it is pronounced more like a short 'a' or 'uh' sound. So the word sounds closer to 'khuh-ruh-SHO'.