how to pronounce первый

/ˈpʲervɨj/

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первый is pronounced in two syllables

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pʲ

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An example use of первый in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… килограмм а вы это первый раз делает нет …”

meanings of первый

adjective:

First.
Chief, main.

первый frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word первый occurs in russian on average 410.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.