26.1.5. gy. A1B1 (példák)

third ordinal number /θɜːd/ harmadik

the third road on the right

the third time

"What's the date today?" "It's the third."

She came third in the race.

first adjective /fɜːst/ 1 első (az összes többi előtti)

This is my first trip to New York.

Karen was the first person to arrive.

We met for the first time yesterday.

second adverb /ˈsek.ənd/ 1 másodiknak (sorrendben, fontosságban)

She didn't win the race, but she did come second.

half determiner, noun, pronoun /hɑːf/ plural: halves 1 fél, fele vminek

Rice is eaten by half of the world's population.

It'll take half an hour to get there.

Jenny lived in Beijing for a year and a half.

He cut up the apple and gave me half.

second determiner, ordinal number /ˈsek.ənd/ 1 második (sorrendben)

Is Megan her first or second child?

This is the second time I've had flu this winter.

Jones took second place in the long jump.

I was second in the 100m.

second determiner, ordinal number /ˈsek.ənd/ 2 második (még egy további)

You really ought to make the most of the opportunity, because you won't get a second chance.

Richard and Liz have a second home in France.

Pay attention to what she's saying because she won't explain it a second time.

second determiner, ordinal number /ˈsek.ənd/ 3 második (csak egy jobb/nagyobb/stb. van)

St Petersburg is Russia's second (biggest/largest) city.

Iraq's oil reserves are second only to Saudi Arabia's.

The conditions that these prisoners are kept in are second to none.

Phrases and idioms:

the first az első

Tonight sees the first of three documentaries about cancer.

She was one of the first to arrive.

He is the first to admit that much of his success is due to his good looks.