<p>Yes.</p>
<p>In fact, you can use any word as an exclamation, especially in speech. I'm not aware of any language where this is ungrammatical. Example:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Q: What's your favourite Chinese word?</p>
<p>A: 当然！</p>
</blockquote>

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2016-06-17T15:27:06.717Z
@sulfly yes. It is correct grammatically, and used in daily conversation.
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congusbongus
<p>I'm wondering...</p>

<p>To answer someone's question as to whether something is so or not, can you simply reply, "of course it is!" just as we do in English?</p>

<p>Example: 
Can you swim？ (你会游泳吗？）
Of course I can swim! (As in, that's a ridiculous question). (当然啊！）</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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“江主席你觉得董先生连任好不好啊？” “好啊。” “中央也支持他吗？” “当然啦。”
Stan
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Using 当然 as an exclamation?
# Using 当然 as an exclamation?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-10)

I'm wondering...

To answer someone's question as to whether something is so or not, can you simply reply, "of course it is!" just as we do in English?

Example:
Can you swim？ (你会游泳吗？）
Of course I can swim! (As in, that's a ridiculous question). (当然啊！）

Thanks in advance!

**Tags:** word-choice, sentence-structure

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: “江主席你觉得董先生连任好不好啊？” “好啊。” “中央也支持他吗？” “当然啦。”  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-06-10. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Yes.

In fact, you can use any word as an exclamation, especially in speech. I'm not aware of any language where this is ungrammatical. Example:

> Q: What's your favourite Chinese word?
>
> A: 当然！

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: @sulfly yes. It is correct grammatically, and used in daily conversation.  

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