German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːɐ̯stmaːl/
- Hyphenation: erst‧mal
Adverb
erstmal
- (colloquial) first (before anything else)
Usage notes
Duden recommends the form erst mal.[1]
References
Further reading
- “erstmal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache