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primeiro

"primeiro" means "first" in Portuguese. It is number 238 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

first; first of all; the first one

IPA

/pɾiˈme(j).ɾu/

Forms in this course

primeira

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Você primeiro.
  You go first.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CK
• Tu primeiro.
  You go first.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CK
• Posso ir primeiro?
  May I go first?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CK

Learned together

In the course, "primeiro" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• porquê why
• novo recently made or created
• dentro inside
• ali there
• querido dear
• atrás behind
• uns about, some
• tarde late
• pronto promptly

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