# đầu tiên meaning in Vietnamese: first (A1)

> đầu tiên means “first, first of all” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dau-tien/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**đầu tiên**: first

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dau tien

## 1. first (adjective)

first, first of all

It goes after the noun: *lần đầu tiên*, the first time.

- Đây là lần đầu tiên em tới Sài Gòn. — This is my first time in Saigon.
- Đầu tiên, mình đi ăn sáng. — First, let's go and have breakfast.

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