esmalt — illustration of first

esmalt

[ˈesmɑlt]

first, firstly, first of all

Examples

Iga uus asi võetakse esmalt umbusaldusega vastu.

Every new thing is initially met with distrust.

Ma lendasin esmalt Helsingisse ja sealt edasi Ameerikasse.

I first flew to Helsinki and from there on to America.

Esmalt lähme sööma, siis kinno.

First let's go eat, then to the movies.

Common combinations

esmalt tundus

at first it seemed

esmalt sööma, siis kinno

first eat, then go to the cinema

Synonyms

Related words

In Estonian

esimese tegevuse või asjana, enne muud (järgnevat)

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