German adverb · CEFR A1
zuerst
Meaning in English: first, at first
Example
Zuerst trinken wir einen Kaffee.
First we'll have a coffee.
How common is zuerst?
zuerst is number 1,797 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 51 times per million words — about once every 20,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 70% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,793glaube(I) believe, think
- 1,794gefordertdemanded, challenged
- 1,795Vorsitzendechair(person)
- 1,796beruflicheprofessional, work-related
- 1,797zuerstfirst, at first
- 1,798geborenborn
- 1,799eigenerown
- 1,800kurzenshort, brief
- 1,801Soldatensoldiers
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