Usages of hajimete
私 は 今日 初めて 彼女 の 家 に 行く。 そちら は 駅 から 近い？watashi wa kyou hajimete kanojo no ie ni iku. sochira wa eki kara chikai?
I am going to her house for the first time today. Is it close to the station over there?
先週 は 初めて 妹 に 料理 を 教えた。 妹 は すぐ 上手 に なった。senshuu wa hajimete imouto ni ryouri o oshieta. imouto wa sugu jouzu ni natta.
Last week I taught my younger sister to cook for the first time. She got good quickly.
娘 は まだ 小さい です が、 初めて の コンサート で とても 嬉しそう でした。musume wa mada chiisai desu ga, hajimete no konsaato de totemo ureshisou deshita.
My daughter is still little, but she looked very happy at her first concert.
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