first

/fɜːst/

determiner

pierwszy

/ˈpʲɛrfʂɨ/· przymiotnik

Also

początkowy(m)

Definition

Coming before all others in time, order, or importance.

Examples

This is my first time visiting London.

To mój pierwszy raz w Londynie.

He was the first person to arrive.

Był pierwszą osobą, która przybyła.

Synonyms

initial earliest primary

Collocations

first namefirst classfirst impression

adverb

najpierw

/ˈnajpʲɛrf/· przysłówek

Also

po raz pierwszy

Definition

Before anything else; for the first time.

Examples

First, we need to buy tickets.

Najpierw musimy kupić bilety.

I saw him first at the party.

Zobaczyłem go po raz pierwszy na imprezie.

Synonyms

initially beforehand originally

Collocations

first of allat firstcome first

noun

pierwszy

/ˈpʲɛrfʂɨ/· rzeczownik

Also

początek(m)

Definition

The person or thing that is first; the beginning of something.

Examples

He came in first in the marathon.

Przybiegł pierwszy w maratonie.

From the first, I knew it would be difficult.

Od początku wiedziałem, że będzie trudno.

Synonyms

leader winner start

Collocations

the first timefrom the firstcome in first

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