まず
mazu
JLPT N4 adverb
First (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else
- probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually
- more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably
In real sentences
お雑煮を食べます。
おぞうにをたべます。
I will eat ozoni (soup with mochi).
Nihoner sentence bank
朝の9時から夜の5時まで働きます。
あさのくじからよるのごじまではたらきます。
I work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Nihoner sentence bank
制服と帽子を着ます。
せいふくとぼうしをきます。
I wear a uniform and a hat.
Nihoner sentence bank
Other forms and spellings
〼ますれませませいませーましょましょうましょおましょっましようませふまっしゃろまひょま〜すまぁ〜〜〜すまぁ〜ッスHow it's used
In casual conversation, to sequence actions or express a safe assumption, often softened with 'ne' or 'sa'.
まず、コーヒーを飲みましょう。
Mazu, kōhī o nomimashō.
First, let's have coffee.
彼はまず来ないだろう。
Kare wa mazu konai darō.
He probably won't come.
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