初めて vs. 最初

[Maxful]

Hi, could someone explain to me the difference between "初めて" and
"最初"?

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by Maxful

Hi, could someone explain to me the difference between "初めて" and
"最初"?

The shortest answer would be:

初めて = doing something for the first time in your life

最初に = doing something first from a list of things

「Last year, 初めて in my life, I went to Japan. What I 最初に ate in Japan was udon.」

You went to Japan for the first time.
The first thing you ate in Japan was udon. (It was not the first time you had eaten udon.)

[Maxful]

Thanks for the explanation, masaegu.

[Supperman]

Originally Posted by Maxful

Hi, could someone explain to me the difference between "初めて" and
"最初"?

In some context, both can be used, equally.
For example,
(問題）「それは私にとって、初体験でした。」を　「� �れは私にとって、ＸＸＸＸの体験でした。」に書き直� �なさい。　
（答え）
それは私にとって、初めての体験でした。
それは私にとって、最初の体験でした。

[Maxful]

Thanks for the information, Supperman.