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# How to pronounce "code first" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/kɒdɛfɪrst/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **co·de·first**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (12 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "code first" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "implications uh for policy and administr ative challenges Beyond just the tax code first thing I'd suggest is seek common or standardized definitions as I mentioned earlier um a very good example of not common or standardized definitions in the tax code"
- **Watch at 24:59**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIIvKAWj-qA&t=1499s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "puts code first caste Vadam Fuga which has been model of activity of the night in"
- **Watch at 28:54**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w7bDcOgB1Q&t=1734s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "to write this code first and it's going to be wrong so just go along with me in this case is the Tail's next is the new cell so that's kind of wiring in the"
- **Watch at 23:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItCsK1vZcHU&t=1409s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "write this code first and then I'm going to mention why I'm going to decompose it in a second if I do entries. size i++ and then I'm like if entries of I do key"
- **Watch at 36:33**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uITzwyfdcg&t=2193s)

### Example 5
> "When the idea of downloading active code first came up, every security person I knew was standing on the sidelines, saying, that's the stupidest idea I've ever heard."
- **Watch at 28:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX-ojw1gLmE&t=1720s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "So let me just run some code first just to show you exactly some of the kind of things you might observe when you write code that doesn't have a return"
- **Watch at 4:49**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fEJFRKJN4U&t=289s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "and um but take a look at your code first and make sure that it's not yours"
- **Watch at 10:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz-_Rx3A4Ag&t=635s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "uh let me actually I'll show you the code first because it's it's actually quite quite easy to uh take a look at again it has helper uh routines that"
- **Watch at 19:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-gpaIGRCQI&t=1152s)

### Example 9
*Accent: AUS*
> "adjudicators in international investment arbitration and i will introduce the code first then its main features and"
- **Watch at 26:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHjDJY9g7oE&t=1568s)

### Example 10
*Accent: US*
> "available to me when I take them out here so I run this code first and essentially it lazily launches as many uh parallel jobs in in my case a"
- **Watch at 65:07**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYXgtXWejRM&t=3907s)


## How to Pronounce "code first"

- **Syllables**: co · de · first
- **IPA**: `/kɒdɛfɪrst/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[code](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/code), [first](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/first)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “code first”?
“code first” is pronounced /kɒdɛfɪrst/ (co · de · first). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “code first”?
“code first” has 3 syllables: co · de · first.

### How can I hear “code first” used in real sentences?
This page has 12 real-world video examples of “code first” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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