thứ nhất đầu tiên trước hết người vật đầu tiên thứ nhất 
first 
Do you study Vietnamese the first time? ☊ 
Bạn học tiếng Việt lần đầu tiên hả? ☊ January is the first month of the year. ☊ Tháng một là tháng đầu tiên của năm. ☊ Dates and Time That is the first castle that I see. ☊ Đó là cái lâu đài đầu tiên tôi thấy. ☊ Places My aunt will go to Greece first. ☊ Dì của tôi sẽ đi đến nước Hy Lạp đầu tiên. ☊ Countries 2 like: đầu tiên → →
Gehen Sie hier lang und folgen Sie der Hauptstraße, dann an der ersten Kreuzung rechts und dann gehen Sie geradeaus. ☊ Anh cứ đi theo con đường này, đến ngã tư đầu tiên thì rẽ phải và sau đó anh cứ đi thắng. ☊ (Lektion 11, Nr. 110) Alle sanitären Artikel sind im ersten Fach, z. B. Tampons, Zahnpasta usw. ☊ Tất cả các đồ về vệ sinh ở ngăn đầu tiên, ví dụ như: bông, kem đánh răng v.v. ☊ (Lektion 33, Nr. 441) Ein erster Besichtigungstermin ist mit dem Hausmeister bereits vereinbart. ☊ Cuộc hẹn đầu tiên để xem nhà đã được thống nhất với chủ nhà. ☊ (Lektion 43, Nr. 615) Sind Sie zum ersten Mal hier? ☊ Anh / Chị đến đây lần đầu tiên phải không? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1492) Der erste Test war erfolgreich. ☊ Lần thử nghiệm đầu tiên đã thành công. ☊ (Lektion 117, Nr. 2239) Leider haben Sie auf unsere 1. Mahnung nicht reagiert. ☊ Rất tiếc là ông / bà / quý vị đã không phản hồi lá thư nhắc nhở đầu tiên của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2539) I didn't want to say anything without actually reading the letter first. ☊ actually ☊
Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. ☊ alphabet ☊
The first step is to define and analyse the problem. ☊ analyse ☊
The sender of the first correct answer to be drawn will receive £100. ☊ answer ☊
He isn't anything like my first boss. ☊ anything like sb/sth ☊
This problem first appeared in the inner cities. ☊ appear ☊
The first arrivals at the concert got the best seats. ☊ arrival ☊
I passed my driving test at the first attempt. ☊ attempt ☊
attract sb to sb/sth: What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour. ☊ attract ☊
That wasn't bad for a first attempt. ☊ not bad ☊
'I'm thinking of a country in Asia.' 'What does it begin with (= what is the first letter)?' ☊ begin ☊
bet on sth: We've got a bet on who's going to arrive first. ☊ bet ☊
You're bound to be nervous the first time (= it's easy to understand). ☊ bound ☊
the first panda to be bred in captivity ☊ breed ☊
call sb: They called their first daughter after her grandmother. ☊ call ☊
This colour wasn't my first choice. ☊ choice ☊
The first stage in research is data collection. ☊ collection ☊
For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life. ☊ command ☊
the first commercial flights across the Atlantic ☊ commercial ☊
compare A with/to B: We carefully compared the first report with the second. ☊ compare ☊
The second half of the game was dull by comparison with the first. ☊ by/in comparison (with sb/sth) ☊
This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber. ☊ confront ☊
It costs a fortune to fly first class. ☊ cost ☊
The first distant crash of thunder shook the air. ☊ crash ☊
I've been crazy about him since the first time I saw him. ☊ crazy ☊
The first 24 hours after the operation are the most critical. ☊ critical ☊
The minister opened the debate (= was the first to speak). ☊ debate ☊
a direct hit (= a hit that is accurate and does not touch sth else first) ☊ direct ☊
The play's first night was a total disaster. ☊ disaster ☊
He remarried after a divorce from his first wife, Kate. ☊ divorce ☊
This is only the first draft of my speech. ☊ draft ☊
due for sth: The band's first album is due for release later this month. ☊ due ☊
The earliest description of this species dates from 1703. ☊ early ☊
She collects first editions of Victorian novels. ☊ edition ☊
elect sb to sth: She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate. ☊ elect ☊
We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week. ☊ encounter ☊
It was his first sexual encounter (= first experience of sex). ☊ encounter ☊
Flaubert was her first encounter with French literature. ☊ encounter ☊
The sender of the first correct entry drawn will win a weekend for two in Venice. ☊ entry ☊
She always travels first-class regardless of expense. ☊ expense ☊
experience (of sth): It was her first experience of living alone. ☊ experience ☊
far back: The band made their first record as far back as 1990. ☊ far ☊
I've seen most of his movies. Only a few are as good as his first one. ☊ few ☊
a brush with a fine tip ☊ fine ☊
She got fired from her first job. ☊ fire ☊
fire sth: They ran away as soon as the first shot was fired. ☊ fire ☊
his first wife ☊ first ☊
It was the first time they had ever met. ☊ first ☊
I didn't take the first bus. ☊ first ☊
students in their first year at college ☊ first ☊
your first impressions ☊ first ☊
She resolved to do it at the first (= earliest) opportunity. ☊ first ☊
King Edward I (= pronounced 'King Edward the First') ☊ first ☊
His second book is better than his first. ☊ first ☊
Your first duty is to your family. ☊ first ☊
an issue of the first importance ☊ first ☊
'Do you want a drink?' 'I'll finish my work first.' ☊ first ☊
Who came first in the race (= who won)? ☊ first ☊
It plunged nose first into the river. ☊ first ☊
When did you first meet him? ☊ first ☊
This method has two advantages: first it is cheaper and second it is quicker. ☊ first ☊
I was the first in my family to go to college. ☊ first ☊
Sheila and Jim were the first to arrive. ☊ first ☊
I'd be the first to admit (= I will most willingly admit) I might be wrong. ☊ first ☊
The first I heard about the wedding (= the first time I became aware of it) was when I saw it in the local paper. ☊ first ☊
Is this the first time that you've flown? ☊ fly ☊
The first two classes are followed by a break of ten minutes. ☊ follow ☊
forget (sb) doing sth: I'll never forget hearing this piece of music for the first time. ☊ forget ☊
She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune. ☊ fortune ☊
the country's first free election ☊ free ☊
the country's first freely elected president ☊ freely ☊
For the first time he was able to speak freely without the fear of reprisals against his family. ☊ freely ☊
Write your name in the front of the book (= the first few pages). ☊ front ☊
She first got into Parliament (= became an MP) in 2005. ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
United conceded two goals in the first half. ☊ goal ☊
No goals were scored in the first half. ☊ half ☊
a chance to hear the first movement again ☊ hear ☊
This is the first I've heard of it! ☊ hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth ☊
We finished the first round with a score of two hits and six misses. ☊ hit ☊
The country is holding its first free elections for 20 years. ☊ hold ☊
My first impression of him was favourable. ☊ impression ☊
It's the first letter I've had in ten days. ☊ in ☊
the first elections since independence ☊ independence ☊
It was the first time that she had lived independently. ☊ independently ☊
His first music teacher was a major influence in his life. ☊ influence ☊
In the first instance, notify the police and then contact your insurance company. ☊ in the first instance ☊
A slow theme introduces the first movement. ☊ introduce ☊
introduce sb to sth: The first lecture introduces students to the main topics of the course. ☊ introduce ☊
He was first introduced to drugs by his elder brother. ☊ introduce ☊
introduce sth (to sb): It was she who first introduced the pleasures of sailing to me. ☊ introduce ☊
May I introduce my first guest on the show tonight... ☊ introduce ☊
This album was my first introduction to modern jazz. ☊ introduction ☊
This is not the first time he has been investigated by the police for fraud. ☊ investigate ☊
They finished in joint first place. ☊ joint ☊
The story then jumps from her childhood in New York to her first visit to London. ☊ jump ☊
the first kick of the game ☊ kick ☊
He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round. ☊ knock sb down/over ☊
She was a secretary when I first knew her. ☊ know ☊
know to do sth: Does he know to come here (= that he should come here) first? ☊ know ☊
They were the first men to land on the moon. ☊ land ☊
Italian is my first language. ☊ language ☊
His first joke got the biggest laugh of the night. ☊ laugh ☊
These are the leading first-round scores. ☊ leading ☊
Take the first left. ☊ left ☊
Our first lesson on Tuesdays is French. ☊ lesson ☊
We first met in 2006, no, I tell a lie, it was 2007. ☊ I tell a lie ☊
I can only remember the first two lines of that song. ☊ line ☊
That was the first in a whole line of mistakes and bad decisions. ☊ line ☊
live to do sth: She lived to see her first grandchild. ☊ live ☊
It was the first interview I'd done in front of a live audience (= with people watching). ☊ live ☊
I like most sports but tennis is my first love. ☊ love ☊
It was love at first sight (= they were attracted to each other the first time they met). ☊ love ☊
The company has established its first manufacturing base in Europe. ☊ manufacturing ☊
It was so boring—I mean, nothing happened for the first hour! ☊ I mean ☊
Where did you first meet your husband? ☊ meet ☊
At our first meeting I was nervous. ☊ meeting ☊
The biggest question is how they got into this mess in the first place. ☊ mess ☊
They lived in Toronto during their first few months of marriage. ☊ month ☊
I spent most time on the first question. ☊ most ☊
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? ☊ news ☊
The wedding was front-page news. ☊ news ☊
nice (to do sth): Nice to meet you! (= a friendly greeting when you meet sb for the first time) ☊ nice ☊
Her first customer was none other than Mrs Obama. ☊ none other than ☊
He played the first few notes of the tune. ☊ note ☊
notice sb/sth: The first thing I noticed about the room was the smell. ☊ notice ☊
You need to take the top off the bottle first! ☊ off ☊
a first offence (= the first time that sb has been found guilty of a crime) ☊ offence ☊
This was her first official engagement. ☊ official ☊
on May the first/the first of May ☊ on ☊
on the evening of May the first ☊ on ☊
We cannot back down at the first sign of opposition. ☊ opposition ☊
I'm not really expecting to pass first time. ☊ pass ☊
The play was first performed in 2007. ☊ perform ☊
during the first/next/last phase ☊ phase ☊
She was learning to change her hand from first to third position (= on the strings of a violin ). ☊ position ☊
Belgium was the first European country to possess a fully fledged rail network. ☊ possess ☊
Let's be practical and work out the cost first. ☊ practical ☊
Discussing all these details will get us nowhere; we must get back to first principles (= the most basic rules). ☊ principle ☊
The problem first arose in 2008. ☊ problem ☊
You acted perfectly properly in approaching me first. ☊ properly ☊
the publication of his first novel ☊ publication ☊
The first edition was published in 2007. ☊ publish ☊
race to do sth: Television companies are racing to be the first to screen his life story. ☊ race ☊
He first reached the finals in 2008. ☊ reach ☊
his first real kiss ☊ real ☊
As regards the first point in your letter... ☊ as regards sb/sth ☊
relate sth: She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters. ☊ relate ☊
I don't remember my first day at school. ☊ remember ☊
The first question was difficult, but the rest were pretty easy. ☊ rest ☊
The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first). ☊ reverse ☊
Take the first street on the right. ☊ right ☊
Take the first right, then the second left. ☊ right ☊
Take the first road on the left and then follow the signs. ☊ road ☊
the first woman to sail round the world ☊ round ☊
There are only five horses running in the first race. ☊ run ☊
Who was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes? ☊ run ☊
one of the first people to sail around the world ☊ sail ☊
He scored his first goal of the season on Saturday. ☊ season ☊
He is a writer first and a scientist second. ☊ second ☊
The first episode of the new series is on Saturday. ☊ series ☊
The early goal settled the home side down. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
Losing in the first round was a shock to the system (= it was a more of a shock because it was not expected). ☊ shock ☊
The team suffered a shock defeat in the first round. ☊ shock ☊
I just want you to hear my side of the story first. ☊ side ☊
After ten days at sea, we had our first sight of land. ☊ sight ☊
It was love at first sight (= we fell in love the first time we saw each other). ☊ at first sight ☊
We fell in love with the house at first sight. ☊ at first sight ☊
Call the police at the first sign of trouble. ☊ sign ☊
It was the first time I'd had visitors since I'd moved to London. ☊ since ☊
'I prefer the first version.' 'So do we.' ☊ so ☊
Take the first turning, sorry, the third turning on the right. ☊ sorry ☊
the first woman in space ☊ space ☊
There's more room to spread out in first class. ☊ spread out, spread yourself out ☊
Could I have three first-class stamps, please? ☊ stamp ☊
This was a first step towards a united Europe. ☊ step ☊
Having completed the first stage, you can move on to step 2. ☊ step ☊
a baby's first steps ☊ step ☊
You stress the first syllable in 'happiness'. ☊ stress ☊
Who struck the first blow (= started the fight)? ☊ strike ☊
The band did some great stuff on their first album. ☊ stuff ☊
Mark has two children to support from his first marriage. ☊ support ☊
Our first task is to set up a communications system. ☊ task ☊
during the president's first term of/in office ☊ term ☊
There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard. ☊ the ☊
She said the first thing that came into her head. ☊ thing ☊
my first visit to Africa ☊ to ☊
Place the cursor to the left of the first word. ☊ to ☊
It is the first car of its type to have this design feature. ☊ type ☊
understand that...: He was the first to understand that we live in a knowledge economy. ☊ understand ☊
used to sth: I found the job tiring at first but I soon got used to it. ☊ used ☊
useful (to do sth): It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first. ☊ useful ☊
view (sb/sth as sth): When the car was first built, the design was viewed as highly original. ☊ view ☊
It's my first visit to New York. ☊ visit ☊
When did the word 'bungalow' first enter the vocabulary? ☊ vocabulary ☊
I first met him way back in the 80s. ☊ way back (in...) ☊
This is the first time I've sat behind the wheel since the accident. ☊ wheel ☊
My first job didn't work out. ☊ work out ☊
He'd always be the first to offer to help. ☊ would ☊
Which opera did Verdi write first? ☊ write ☊
in the first year of their marriage ☊ year ☊