Amharic አማርኛ am
መጀመር (Mejemer)
Me-je-MER
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Amharic.
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How to say
To start
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Arabic العربية ar
يبدأ (Yabda'u)
Ya-b-DA-oo
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Arabic.
Bangla বাংলা bn
শুরু করা (Shuru kora)
Shoo-roo ko-RA
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Bengali.
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Catalan català ca
Començar
Ko-men-SAR
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Catalan.
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Czech čeština cs
Začít
Za-cheet
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Czech.
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Danish dansk da
Begynde
Be-gin-eh
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Danish.
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German Deutsch de
Anfangen
Ahn-fang-en
Use 'Anfangen' in everyday speech, and 'Beginnen' is more formal or used in writing.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Ξεκινάω (Xekináo)
Kseh-kee-NA-o
Use 'Xekináo' in informal situations and 'Xekinó' in more formal contexts.
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Spanish Español es
Empezar
Em-peh-SAR
Use 'Empezar' in most situations, while 'Comenzar' is slightly more formal.
Estonian eesti et
Alustada
A-lus-ta-da
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Estonian.
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Basque Basque eu
Hasi
Ah-see
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Basque.
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Persian فارسی fa
شروع کردن (Shuru' kardan)
Sho-roo kar-DAN
Use 'Shuru' kardan' in everyday speech, and 'Aghaz kardan' is more formal.
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Finnish suomi fi
Aloittaa
A-lo-it-taa
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Finnish.
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French Français fr
Commencer
Ko-mon-SAY
This is a standard way to say 'to start' in French, applicable in most contexts.
Galician Galician gl
Comezar
Ko-meh-SAR
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Galician.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
શરૂઆત કરવી (Shuruat karvi)
Shoo-roo-aat kar-vee
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Gujarati.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Fara
Fa-ra
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Hausa.
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Hebrew עברית he
להתחיל (Lehatchil)
Le-ha-CHIL
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Hebrew.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
शुरू करना (Shuru karna)
Shoo-ROO kar-NA
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Hindi.
Hungarian magyar hu
Elkezdeni
El-kez-deh-nee
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Hungarian.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Memulai
Meh-moo-lai
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Indonesian.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Byrja
Bir-ya
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Icelandic.
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Italian Italiano it
Iniziare
Ee-nee-tsyah-reh
This is the most common and versatile way to say 'to start' in Italian.
Japanese 日本語 ja
始める (Hajimeru)
Ha-ji-ME-ru
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Japanese.
Korean 한국어 ko
시작하다 (Sijak-hada)
See-jak-HA-da
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Korean.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Pradėti
Pra-deh-ti
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Lithuanian.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Sākt
Saakt
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Latvian.
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Marathi मराठी mr
सुरू करणे (Suru karane)
Su-roo ka-RA-ne
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Marathi.
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Malay Melayu ms
Mula
Moo-la
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Malay.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Beginnen
Beh-hin-en
This is the most common way to say 'to start' in Dutch.
Norwegian norsk no
Begynne
Be-gin-eh
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Norwegian.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨਾ (Shuru karna)
Shoo-roo kar-NA
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Punjabi.
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Polish polski pl
Zacząć
Za-CHONch
This is the most common way to say 'to start' in Polish.
Portuguese Português pt
Começar
Ko-meh-SAR
This is the standard way to say 'to start' in Portuguese.
Romanian română ro
A începe
A een-CHEP-eh
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Romanian.
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Russian русский ru
Начать (Nachat')
Nah-CHAT'
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Russian.
Swedish svenska sv
Börja
Bur-ya
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Swedish.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Kuanza
Koo-AHN-za
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Swahili.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
தொடங்க (Thodanga)
Tho-dan-GA
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Tamil.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
ప్రారంభించు (Prarambinchu)
Pra-ram-BIN-chu
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Telugu.
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Thai ไทย th
เริ่มต้น (Rerm ton)
Rerm ton
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Thai.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Magsimula
Mag-si-MOO-la
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Tagalog/Filipino.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Başlamak
Bash-la-mak
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Turkish.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Почати (Pochaty)
Po-CHA-ti
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Ukrainian.
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Urdu اردو ur
شروع کرنا (Shuru karna)
Shoo-ROO kar-NA
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Urdu.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Bắt đầu
Bat-dow
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Vietnamese.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Bẹ̀rẹ̀
Beh-REH
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Yoruba.
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Chinese 中文 zh
开始 (Kāishǐ)
Kai-SHRR
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Mandarin Chinese.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
開始 (Hoi1 ci2)
Hoy chee
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Cantonese.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Qala
KAH-la
This is the standard verb for 'to start' in Zulu.
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