Meaning
先 (さき, saki) is a JLPT N5 noun meaning “the future, previous”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
お 先にどうぞ。
Please go ahead.
先に食べてるね。
I'm gonna go ahead and eat without you.
あの人は先生だ。
That person is a teacher.
先に家戻ってるね。
I'm gonna go home ahead of you, OK?
お先に失礼します。
I'll see you later.
先生はお元気かな。
I wonder if my teacher is in good health.
あの人は先生なのかい。
Is that person a teacher?
先に食べたら皆に悪いよ。
It's not fair to everyone else if we eat before them. // I'd feel bad if we ate before everyone else.
これは先生の本だ・です。
This is my teacher's book.
佐藤先生は話し易いです。
Professor Sato is easy to talk to.
学期ごとに先生が変わる。
Every semester teachers change.
彼の 父親は 先生です。
His father is a teacher.