Understand spoken Dutch

"first" in Dutch

eerst
First. The Dutch for "first" is "eerst".
Unstarted

Summary

The Dutch translation for “first” is eerst.

See also

Recording English Dutch Learn
first (long form) eerste
second (ordinal) tweede
second seconde

Examples of "first" in use

There are 7 examples of the Dutch word for "first" being used:
Recording English Dutch Learn
Shouldn’t Tom go first? Moet Tom niet eerst gaan?
May I see the room first? Mag ik de kamer eerst zien?
Do you ever wish you could experience something ‘for the first time’ again? Heb je ooit dat je wou dat je iets opnieuw ‘voor het eerst’ kon beleven?
The woman clapped her hands together, which made him fly first into the butter churn, and then into the meal-tub De vrouw sloeg de handen in elkaar, waarop het eerst in het botervat en toen in de meelton vloog
Now it realised correctly for the first time his good luck and the magnificence that surrounded him. Nu erkende het eerst recht zijn geluk en de heerlijkheid, die hem omringde.
First come, first served. Wie eerst komt, eerst maalt.
First later on the day it became quiet; but the poor duckling did not dare to get up yet; it waited several hours more, before it turned around, and then it rushed out of the swamp as fast as it could. Eerst laat op de dag werd het stil; maar het arme eendje durfde nog niet opstaan; het wachtte nog verscheidene uren, voordat het omkeek, en toen snelde het uit het moeras weg, zo vlug als het maar kon.

Practice Lesson

"first" Practice (8)
Lesson
Lesson words
first
etc.

View all lesson words

Lesson phrases
Do you ever wish you could experience something ‘for the first time’ again?,
First come, first served.,
First later on the day it became quiet; but the poor duckling did not dare to get up yet; it waited several hours more, before it turned around, and then it rushed out of the swamp as fast as it could.,
May I see the room first?,
Now it realised correctly for the first time his good luck and the magnificence that surrounded him.,
Shouldn’t Tom go first?,
The woman clapped her hands together, which made him fly first into the butter churn, and then into the meal-tub
etc.

View all lesson phrases

Themed Courses

Part of Speech Courses

Acknowledgements

Image source
https://pixabay.com/en/track-meet-race-racing-sports-79602/