đầu tiên has 2 syllables: đầu: huyền (low falling) · tiên: ngang (level). You can also listen to it on this page in both Northern and Southern accents.
How common is đầu tiên in Vietnamese?
đầu tiên is among the 500 most-used Vietnamese words, CEFR level A1.
How is đầu tiên used in a sentence?
For example: Tôi là người đến đầu tiên. (I was the first to arrive.); Đây là lần đầu tiên tôi gặp anh. (This is the first time I've met you.).
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