แสดง order of event
1. сначала = First , At first
сначала мы пошли в магазин. First , we went to the store.
2. потом = Then , afterword
- Сначала (snachala)
- Meaning: First, at first
- Example: Сначала мы пошли в магазин. (Snachala my poshli v magazin.) – “First, we went to the store.”
- Потом (potom)
- Meaning: Then, afterwards
- Example: Сначала мы пошли в магазин, потом в кино. (Snachala my poshli v magazin, potom v kino.) – “First, we went to the store, then to the cinema.”
- Затем (zatem)
- Meaning: Then, after that
- Example: Мы пообедали, затем пошли гулять. (My poobedali, zatem poshli gulyat.) – “We had lunch, then went for a walk.”
- После этого (posle etogo)
- Meaning: After this, afterwards
- Example: Мы сделали уроки, после этого пошли играть. (My sdelali uroki, posle etogo poshli igrat.) – “We did our homework, after this, we went to play.”
- В конце концов (v kontse kontsov)
- Meaning: Finally, in the end
- Example: В конце концов, мы решили остаться дома. (V kontse kontsov, my reshili ostatsya doma.) – “In the end, we decided to stay home.”
- Наконец (nakonets)
- Meaning: Finally
- Example: Наконец мы дошли до вершины горы. (Nakonets my doshli do vershiny gory.) – “Finally, we reached the top of the mountain.”
- Сначала… потом… (snachala… potom…)
- Meaning: First… then…
- Example: Сначала мы позавтракали, потом пошли на работу. (Snachala my pozavtrakali, potom poshli na rabotu.) – “First, we had breakfast, then we went to work.”
- Сперва (sperva)
- Meaning: First, at first (similar to сначала but can be more formal or literary)
- Example: Сперва я хотел отдохнуть, но потом решил поработать. (Sperva ya hotel otdokhnut, no potom reshil porabotat.) – “At first, I wanted to rest, but then I decided to work.”
These adverbs help clarify the sequence of events in a narrative or explanation, making it easier to understand the order in which actions occur.
