This is the 489th most frequent Latvian word.
pirmais
"First."
Used as an ordinal numeral meaning 'first' to specify order in a sequence.
Pirmais solis vienmēr ir grūtākais.
The first step is always the hardest.
In this context, 'pirmais' is used as an adjective describing a noun (task) to denote its position in order.
Viņa pirmais uzdevums bija būt pieklājīgam.
His first task was to be polite.
'Pirmais' is utilized to describe a person in a sequential role as the initial speaker.