Japanese phrase
先に___します。 saki ni ___ shi ma su
Meaning
I will start with ___.
When to use it
Shows that an action comes before other actions. It is a polite, straightforward way to explain the order of tasks.
Example dialogue
何から始めますか？ nan ka ra haji me ma su ka
What should we start with?
先に資料を確認します。 saki ni shi ryō o kaku nin shi ma su
I'll start by checking the materials.