No. 997 in Romanian
întâi
"Întâi" means "first" in English.
In a sentence
Întâi, trebuie să îți pui centura de siguranță înainte de a porni mașina.
First, you need to put on your seatbelt before starting the car.
Demonstrates 'întâi' used as an adverb meaning 'firstly'.
Este întâi în clasă la matematică, depășind toți colegii.
He is first in the class in mathematics, surpassing all his classmates.
'Întâi' functions as an ordinal numeral describing rank or position—'first'.
Întâi, mergeți la magazin, apoi la farmacie!
First, go to the store, then to the pharmacy!
Here, 'întâi' indicates the sequence or order in instructions—'firstly'.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “întâi” in actual Romanian podcasts.
Find “întâi” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Romanian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appRomanian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).