N5 — outside your level filter
まず
まずmazuN5neutral
All examples4
first; to begin with — the first step in a plan
どんな仕事でも、まず調べる。
donna shigoto demo, mazu shiraberu.
Whatever the job is, I check first. neutral
細かい話は後で。まずビール飲もうよ。
komakai hanashi wa ato de. mazu biiru nomou yo.
Details later — let's get a beer first. casual
まず自己紹介をしてから、質問に移ります。
mazu jikoshoukai o shite kara, shitsumon ni utsurimasu.
I'll introduce myself first, and then move on to questions. neutral
まずは、本日お集まりいただき、誠にありがとうございます。
mazu wa, honjitsu oatsumari itadaki, makoto ni arigatou gozaimasu.
To begin with, thank you sincerely for gathering here today. formal
How it's formed1
All forms1
まずはmazuhaalternant
marks the opening move of a speech or list (まずは乾杯しましょう).