Begin
//bɪˈɡɪn//
Translations of "begin" (121 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | begin(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Albanian | filloj ze(to start, to initiate (transitive)), nis(to start, to initiate (transitive)), nis nëfillim(to start, begin (intransitive)) | — | |
| Amharic | ጀመረ(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | ǧämärä | |
| Ancient Greek | ἄρχομαι(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | árkhomai | |
| Arabic | اِبْتَدَأَ(to start, to initiate (transitive)), بدأ(to start, to initiate (transitive)), بدا(to start, to initiate (transitive)), بدا(to start, to initiate (transitive)), بلّش(to start, to initiate (transitive)), بَدَأَ(to start, to initiate (transitive)), شَرَعَ(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | ibtadaʔa, badaʔ, bada, bada, ballash, badaʔa, šaraʕa | |
| Aragonese | encetar(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Armenian | սկսել(to start, to initiate (transitive)), սկսվել(to start, begin (intransitive)) | sksel, sksvel | |
| Aromanian | ahurhescu(to start, to initiate (transitive)), apãrnjescu(to start, to initiate (transitive)), ntsep(to start, to initiate (transitive)), ãnchisescu(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Asturian | aniciar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), comenzar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), empezar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), entamar(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Azerbaijani | başlamaq(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Bangi | banda(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Bashkir | башланыу(to start, begin (intransitive)), башлау(to start, to initiate (transitive)), башталыу(to start, begin (intransitive)), баштау(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | başlanıw, başlaw, baştalıw, baştaw | |
| Basque | hasi(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Belarusian | пача́цца(to start, to initiate (transitive)), пача́ць(to start, to initiate (transitive)), пачына́цца(to start, to initiate (transitive)), пачына́ць(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | pačácca, pačácʹ, pačynácca, pačynácʹ | |
| Bengali | আরম্ভ করা(to start, to initiate (transitive)), শুরু করা(to start, to initiate (transitive)), শুরু হওয়া(to start, begin (intransitive)) | arombho kora, śuru kora, śuru hōẇa | |
| Breton | kregiñ(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Bulgarian | запо́чвам(to start, to initiate (transitive)), по́чвам(to start, to initiate (transitive)), по́чна(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | zapóčvam, póčvam, póčna | |
| Burmese | စ(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | ca. | |
| Catalan | començar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), començar(to start, begin (intransitive)), iniciar(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Cebuano | sugod(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Cherokee | ᎠᎴᏅᏗ(to start, to initiate (transitive)), ᎠᏓᎴᏂᎭ(to start, begin (intransitive)) | alenvdi, adaleniha | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 開始 /开始(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | hoi¹ ci² | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 開始 /开始(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | kāishǐ | |
| Czech | začínat(to start, to initiate (transitive)), začít(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Dalmatian | nizuor(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Danish | begynde(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Dutch | aanvangen(to start, to initiate (transitive)), beginnen(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Eastern Mari | тӱҥалаш(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | tüŋalaš | |
| Esperanto | eki(to start, to initiate (transitive)), komenci(to start, to initiate (transitive)), komenciĝi(to start, begin (intransitive)) | — | |
| Estonian | alustama(to start, to initiate (transitive)), hakkama(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Faroese | byrja(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Finnish | alkaa(to start, to initiate (transitive)), aloittaa(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| French | commencer(to start, to initiate (transitive)), démarrer(to start, to initiate (transitive)), se mettre(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Friulian | començâ(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Galician | comenzar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), comezar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), empezar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), iniciar(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Georgian | დაიწყება(to start, to initiate (transitive)), იწყება(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | daic̣q̇eba, ic̣q̇eba | |
| German | anfangen(to start, to initiate (transitive)), anheben(to start, to initiate (transitive)), beginnen(to start, to initiate (transitive)), starten(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽(to start, to initiate (transitive)), 𐌳𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | duginnan, dustōdjan | |
| Greek | αρχίζω(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | archízo | |
| Hausa | fāra(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Hebrew | הִתְחִיל(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | hitkhíl | |
| Hiligaynon | sugod(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Hindi | शुरू करना(to start, to initiate (transitive)), शुरू होना(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | śurū karnā, śurū honā | |
| Hungarian | elkezd(to start, to initiate (transitive)), elkezdődik(to start, begin (intransitive)), kezd(to start, to initiate (transitive)), kezdődik(to start, begin (intransitive)), megkezd(to start, to initiate (transitive)), megkezdődik(to start, begin (intransitive)) | — | |
| Icelandic | byrja(to start, to initiate (transitive)), hefjast(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Ido | komencar(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Indonesian | mulai(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Ingrian | alkaa(to start, to initiate (transitive)), aluttaa(to start, to initiate (transitive)), käyvvä(to start, to initiate (transitive)), lähtiä(to start, to initiate (transitive)), noissa(to start, to initiate (transitive)), ruveta(to start, to initiate (transitive)), täytyä(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Interlingua | comenciar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), iniciar(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Irish | tosaigh(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Italian | cominciare(to start, to initiate (transitive)), cominciare(to start, begin (intransitive)), iniziare(to start, to initiate (transitive)), iniziare(to start, begin (intransitive)) | — | |
| Japanese | 始まる(to start, to initiate (transitive)), 始める(to start, to initiate (transitive)), 開始する(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | hajimaru, hajimeru, kaishi suru | |
| Kazakh | бастау(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | bastau | |
| Khmer | ចាប់(to start, to initiate (transitive)), ចាប់ផ្ដើម(to start, to initiate (transitive)), ផ្ដើម(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | cap, cap phdaəm, phdaəm | |
| Kituba | banda(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Kongo | banda(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Korean | 개시하다(to start, to initiate (transitive)), 시작하다(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | gaesihada, sijakhada | |
| Kyrgyz | баштоо(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | baştoo | |
| Lao | ຕັ້ງຕົ້ນ(to start, to initiate (transitive)), ເລີ່ມ(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | lœ̄m | |
| Latin | committō(to start, to initiate (transitive)), incipiō(to start, to initiate (transitive)), ineō(to start, to initiate (transitive)), initiō(to start, to initiate (transitive)), ordior(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Latvian | sākt(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Lingala | banda(to start, to initiate (transitive)), kobanda(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Lithuanian | pradėti(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Lushootseed | ʔil(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | ufänken(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Macedonian | започне(to start, to initiate (transitive)), започнува(to start, to initiate (transitive)), почне(to start, to initiate (transitive)), почнува(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | započne, započnuva, počne, počnuva | |
| Malay | mula(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Malayalam | ആരംഭിക്കുക(to start, to initiate (transitive)), തുടങ്ങുക(to start, to initiate (transitive)), തുടങ്ങുക(to start, begin (intransitive)) | ārambhikkuka, tuṭaṅṅuka, tuṭaṅṅuka | |
| Maltese | beda(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Manchu | ᡩᡝᡵᡳᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ(to start, to initiate (transitive)), ᡶᡠᡴᠵᡳᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | deribumbi, fukjilembi | |
| Māori | hoto(to start, to initiate (transitive)), huataki(to start, to initiate (transitive)), hāpai(to start, to initiate (transitive)), hīmata(to start, to initiate (transitive)), tīmata(to start, to initiate (transitive)), whakataki(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Marathi | सुरू करणे(to start, to initiate (transitive)), सुरू होणे(to start, begin (intransitive)) | surū karṇe, surū hoṇe | |
| Mongolian | эхлэх(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | exlex | |
| Neapolitan | cumenzà(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Norman | c'menchi(to start, to initiate (transitive)), c'menchier(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| North Frisian | öönfange(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | dest pê kirin(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | begynne(to start, to initiate (transitive)), børje(to start, to initiate (transitive)), innlede(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | begynna(to start, to initiate (transitive)), byrja(to start, to initiate (transitive)), innleia(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Occitan | començar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), entamenar(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Ojibwe | maajii(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Old French | comencier(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Old Saxon | andginnan(to start, to initiate (transitive)), biginnan(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Oromo | eegaluu(to start, to initiate (transitive)), jalqabuu(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Pashto | شروع کول(to start, to initiate (transitive)), پيل کول(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | šoro' kawəl, payl kawəl | |
| Persian | آغاز کردن(to start, to initiate (transitive)), شروع کردن(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | âġâz kardan, šoru' kardan | |
| Polish | zaczynać(to start, to initiate (transitive)), zaczynać się(to start, to initiate (transitive)), zacząć(to start, to initiate (transitive)), zacząć się(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Portuguese | começar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), iniciar(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Quechua | qallariy(to start, to initiate (transitive)), qallay(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Romanian | a începe(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Romansch | antschever(to start, to initiate (transitive)), cumanzer(to start, to initiate (transitive)), cumenzar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), entschaiver(to start, to initiate (transitive)), entscheiver(to start, to initiate (transitive)), iniziar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), inizier(to start, to initiate (transitive)), scumanzar(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Russian | нача́ть(to start, to initiate (transitive)), нача́ться(to start, to initiate (transitive)), начина́ть(to start, to initiate (transitive)), начина́ться(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | načátʹ, načátʹsja, načinátʹ, načinátʹsja | |
| Santali | ᱮᱦᱳᱵ(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | ehop’ | |
| Serbo-Croatian | pòčinjati(to start, to initiate (transitive)), pòčēti(to start, to initiate (transitive)), по̀че̄ти(to start, to initiate (transitive)), по̀чињати(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Sicilian | accuminciari(to start, to initiate (transitive)), accuminzari(to start, to initiate (transitive)), cuminciari(to start, to initiate (transitive)), cuminzari(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Sinhalese | ආරම්භ කරනවා(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | ārambha karanawā | |
| Slovak | začať(to start, to initiate (transitive)), začať(to start, begin (intransitive)), začínať(to start, to initiate (transitive)), začínať(to start, begin (intransitive)) | — | |
| Slovene | začenjati(to start, to initiate (transitive)), začeti(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Southern Altai | баштаар(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | baštaar | |
| Spanish | alborear(to start, begin (intransitive)), decentar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), empezar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), empezar(to start, begin (intransitive)), encentar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), incoar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), principiar(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Sranan Tongo | bigin(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Swahili | kuanza(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Swedish | begynna(to start, to initiate (transitive)), börja(to start, to initiate (transitive)), inleda(to start, to initiate (transitive)), påbörja(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Tagalog | mag-umpisa(to start, to initiate (transitive)), magsimula(to start, to initiate (transitive)), magumpisa(to start, to initiate (transitive)), simulan(to start, to initiate (transitive)), umpisahan(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Tajik | оғоз кардан(to start, to initiate (transitive)), сар кардан(to start, to initiate (transitive)), шуру кардан(to start, to initiate (transitive)), шуруъ кардан(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | oġoz kardan, sar kardan, šuru kardan, šuru' kardan | |
| Tamil | ஆரம்பி(to start, to initiate (transitive)), ஆரம்பி(to start, begin (intransitive)), கிளம்பு(to start, to initiate (transitive)), தொடங்கு(to start, to initiate (transitive)), தொடங்கு(to start, begin (intransitive)), புறப்படு(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | ārampi, ārampi, kiḷampu, toṭaṅku, toṭaṅku, puṟappaṭu | |
| Tatar | башларга(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | başlarğa | |
| Thai | เริ่ม(to start, to initiate (transitive)), เริ่มต้น(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | rə̂əm, rə̂əm-dtôn | |
| Tonga (Zambia) | talika(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Tongan | kamata(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Turkish | başlamak(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Turkmen | başlamak(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Ukrainian | поча́ти(to start, to initiate (transitive)), поча́тися(to start, to initiate (transitive)), почина́ти(to start, to initiate (transitive)), почина́тися(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | počáty, počátysja, počynáty, počynátysja | |
| Urdu | شُرُوع کَرْنا(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | śurū' karnā | |
| Uyghur | باشلىماق(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | bashlimaq | |
| Uzbek | boshlamoq(to start, to initiate (transitive)), boshlanmoq(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Venetan | scomensar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), scomençar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), scomençiar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), scominsiar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), scuminsiar(to start, to initiate (transitive)), scuminçiar(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Vietnamese | bắt đầu(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Volapük | beginön(to start, to initiate (transitive)), primön(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Welsh | dechrau(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | — | |
| Yiddish | אָנהייבן(to start, to initiate (transitive)), באַגינען(to start, to initiate (transitive)) | onheybn, baginen |
begin
filloj ze, nis, nis nëfillim
اِبْتَدَأَ, بدأ, بدا, بدا, بلّش, بَدَأَ, شَرَعَ
ibtadaʔa, badaʔ, bada, bada, ballash, badaʔa, šaraʕa
encetar
ahurhescu, apãrnjescu, ntsep, ãnchisescu
aniciar, comenzar, empezar, entamar
başlamaq
banda
hasi
kregiñ
començar, començar, iniciar
sugod
začínat, začít
nizuor
begynde
aanvangen, beginnen
eki, komenci, komenciĝi
alustama, hakkama
byrja
alkaa, aloittaa
commencer, démarrer, se mettre
començâ
comenzar, comezar, empezar, iniciar
anfangen, anheben, beginnen, starten
fāra
sugod
elkezd, elkezdődik, kezd, kezdődik, megkezd, megkezdődik
byrja, hefjast
komencar
mulai
alkaa, aluttaa, käyvvä, lähtiä, noissa, ruveta, täytyä
comenciar, iniciar
tosaigh
cominciare, cominciare, iniziare, iniziare
banda
banda
committō, incipiō, ineō, initiō, ordior
sākt
banda, kobanda
pradėti
ʔil
ufänken
mula
beda
hoto, huataki, hāpai, hīmata, tīmata, whakataki
cumenzà
c'menchi, c'menchier
öönfange
dest pê kirin
begynne, børje, innlede
begynna, byrja, innleia
començar, entamenar
maajii
comencier
andginnan, biginnan
eegaluu, jalqabuu
zaczynać, zaczynać się, zacząć, zacząć się
começar, iniciar
qallariy, qallay
a începe
antschever, cumanzer, cumenzar, entschaiver, entscheiver, iniziar, inizier, scumanzar
pòčinjati, pòčēti, по̀че̄ти, по̀чињати
accuminciari, accuminzari, cuminciari, cuminzari
začať, začať, začínať, začínať
začenjati, začeti
alborear, decentar, empezar, empezar, encentar, incoar, principiar
bigin
kuanza
begynna, börja, inleda, påbörja
mag-umpisa, magsimula, magumpisa, simulan, umpisahan
оғоз кардан, сар кардан, шуру кардан, шуруъ кардан
oġoz kardan, sar kardan, šuru kardan, šuru' kardan
ஆரம்பி, ஆரம்பி, கிளம்பு, தொடங்கு, தொடங்கு, புறப்படு
ārampi, ārampi, kiḷampu, toṭaṅku, toṭaṅku, puṟappaṭu
talika
kamata
başlamak
başlamak
boshlamoq, boshlanmoq
scomensar, scomençar, scomençiar, scominsiar, scuminsiar, scuminçiar
bắt đầu
beginön, primön
dechrau
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