Spanish Conversation · Level 14
89 words
Spanish word
primero
Pronunciation
IPA/pɾiˈmeɾo/
Meaning
- masculine nounfirst
Example
Él es el primero en llegar.
He is the first to arrive.
More examples
En la reunión, nombraron al primero para presentar el informe.
At the meeting, they appointed the first person to present the report.
Core concept
The first position on a podium or scoreboard.
Common phrases
el primero de la clase
the top of the class
el primero en votar
the first voter
Similar words
comienzo: Moment when an event or action begins.
inicio: Point in time marking the start of an activity or process.
Definition in Spanish
Número ordinal que marca el inicio de un conjunto u orden y sirve para identificar quién o qué ocupa la posición inicial.
Word origin
Derived from Latin primus 'first', entering Spanish through the regular Romance developments that also produced Italian primo and French premier.
Usage tips
- For listing ideas Spanish commonly uses primero or en primer lugar rather than the formal English 'firstly', and primero becomes primer before a masculine singular noun.
Other meanings
- firstlyadverb
Opposites
- últimothe last personnoun
Related words
- primarioprincipaladjective
- primordialfundamentaladjective