How to pronounce first
Listen to first in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“first” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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So, safety first, safety first, safety first.
CDC · watch from 51:38 · hear it here
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First Minister. Well, the the first the first thing
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 32:51 · hear it here
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First first social media sites.
Dept of Justice · watch from 23:38 · hear it here
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reduction first—harm reduction first.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 59:15 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of first. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.