Kinyarwanda
mbere na mbere
mm-BEH-reh nah mm-BEH-reh
How to say it
Kinyarwandambere na mberemm-BEH-reh nah mm-BEH-rehsoon
Englishfirst of allsoon
Frenchavant toutsoon
Meaning
at the very start, before anything else; first of all.
Good to know
in the beginning
Examples
- Mbere na mbere, dutange amashimwe.First of all, let us give thanks.
- Ese mbere na mbere wakoze iki?What did you do first of all?
- Mbere na mbere ntabwo yabimenye.At first he did not know it.
- Tuzabanza mbere na mbere gusenga.We will first pray before anything else.
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