いの一いち番ばん

expression

first of all; first thing

Emphasizes doing something before anything else; often used in spoken Japanese.

• いの一いち番ばんに宿しゅく題だいを終おわらせよう。

  Let's finish our homework first of all.

• 朝あさ起おきたら、いの一いち番ばんに顔かおを洗あらう。

  When I wake up, the first thing I do is wash my face.