How do you say “at first” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "at first" in Vietnamese?

"At first" in Vietnamese is mới đầu (at first).

“At first” in Vietnamese is mới đầu (at first).

Vietnamese words for “at first”

mới đầuadverb
Hanoi [məːj˧˦ ʔɗəw˨˩] · Saigon [məːj˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩]mới rising đầu falling
at first; initially; originally
for “at first” meaning: Initially; at the start; originally.

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