"Først til venstre, så til høyre."
Translation:First to the left, then to the right.
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Firstly to the left , then to the right. Isn't "First" is an adjective. Firstly is an adverb? (eg "Usually to the left". Not "Usual to the left")
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'First' can be an adjective, as an ordinal number, but it's also an adverb, and that's how it's used here: it describes, or modifies, the manner of the verb.
You could also say firstly; it's not wrong, but it sounds very British to me, and slightly quaint and old-fashioned. First has become much more common over the years.
There is a sign over the main roads here in UK ..It makes me wince every time I see it... "Don't drive tired!" It says, wrongly .
Heard on a Norwegian train trip. "Vi ankommer til Tønsberg. Neste stopp Tønsberg. Avstiger til venstre. "
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First on the left and then to the right was marked wrong. This would be a common way of expressing directions in UK English.
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These are directions. Whether you are instructing people to dance or telling them where the bathroom is, it is "First to the left and then to the right."
If you are the guide on a tourist bus, you could say, "First on the left is the castle and then on the right is the museum of cheese."
I am confused by this. If it's an ordinal (essentially: first: to the left, next or second: to the right), then it should be første, no?