Russian

Alternative forms

• че ‎(čo), чо ‎(čo)
• шо ‎(šo) (South of the European Russia, Ukraine)

Pronoun

чё • ‎(čo)

1. (nonstandard, low colloquial, proscribed) Contraction of чего́ ‎(čevó).

   Спроси́ у неё, чё ей на́до.‎

   Sprosí u nejó, čó jej nádo.

   Ask her, what she wants.

2. (nonstandard, low colloquial, proscribed) Contraction of что ‎(što).

   Ну чё, пойдём?‎

   Nu čó, pojdjóm?

   Well (so what), let's go?

Usage notes

• The term is seldom used in writing, only to convey the actual colloquial pronunciation.
• The term can only replace the interrogative pronoun, not the conjunction что ‎(što).