Usages of først
Min veninde spørger, om hun kan få klippet håret på fredag, eller om frisøren først har tid på lørdag.
My friend asks whether she can get her hair cut on Friday, or whether the hairdresser only has time on Saturday.
Jeg går først i seng, når jeg har læst et afsnit i bogen.
I only go to bed when I have read a paragraph in the book.
Postnummeret på pakken var forkert, så den kom først frem i dag.
The postal code on the package was wrong, so it only arrived today.
De vil levere de her stole i morgen, men den der lampe kommer først næste uge.
They will deliver these chairs tomorrow, but that lamp will not arrive until next week.
Jeg går først ud, når det holder op med at regne.
I won’t go out until it stops raining.
I dag lærer vi at bruge “ikke ... før”, når noget først sker senere.
Today we learn to use “not ... until,” when something only happens later.
Klokken halv ni plejer vi at begynde mødet, men i dag starter vi først kvart over ni på grund af trafikken.
We usually begin the meeting at half past eight, but today we are not starting until quarter past nine because of the traffic.
Jeg tager først ukrudtet op, når jorden er fugtig.
I only pull up the weeds when the soil is moist.
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