N5 — outside your level filter
初めて
はじめてhajimeteN5neutral
All examples4
for the first time — never done or met before now
明日は、初めて会う人ばかりだ。
ashita wa, hajimete au hito bakari da.
Tomorrow it's all people I'll meet for the first time. neutral
これ、初めて食べた。おいしいね。
kore, hajimete tabeta. oishii ne.
This is my first time eating this. It's good. casual
日本に来て、初めて雪を見ました。
nihon ni kite, hajimete yuki o mimashita.
I saw snow for the first time after coming to Japan. neutral
本日は初めてお目にかかります。どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。
honjitsu wa hajimete ome ni kakarimasu. douzo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
This is the first time we have met. I look forward to working with you. formal
How it's formed1
All forms1
初めてのhajimeteno+名詞adnominal
modifies the noun directly rather than the verb — 初めての海外旅行。
Notes
初めて and 始めて are homophones with different jobs: 勉強を
始めて三年 is "three years since I started", not "for the
first time".
始めて三年 is "three years since I started", not "for the
first time".