先 (さっき): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

先 (さっき) means a little while ago / some time ago.

See example sentences below.

先 at a glance

先

さっきsakki

N4noun

a little while ago / some time ago

先さっきsakkiN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

a little while ago / some time ago

Example 1

さっき電話がありました。

Translation

I got a phone call a little while ago.

Example 2

さっきの話をもう一度教えてください。

Translation

Please tell me again about the thing from a little while ago.