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at first, initially in Russian: сначала

adverblevel A1#608 by frequency

every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum

Сначала мне здесь не нравилось, но потом я привык. At first I did not like it here, but later I got used to it.

Сначала он молчал, а потом вдруг начал смеяться. At first he was silent, and then he suddenly started laughing.

Давай начнём всё сначала. Let's start everything from the beginning.

Я сделал ошибку и начал письмо сначала. I made a mistake and started the letter over from the beginning.

What does сначала mean in Russian?

01

at first, initially (later something changes)

Сначала мне здесь не нравилось, но потом я привык.

At first I did not like it here, but later I got used to it.

Сначала он молчал, а потом вдруг начал смеяться.

At first he was silent, and then he suddenly started laughing.

02

from the beginning, all over again

Давай начнём всё сначала.

Let's start everything from the beginning.

Я сделал ошибку и начал письмо сначала.

I made a mistake and started the letter over from the beginning.