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Beginnen
/bəˈɡɪnən/ , verb
etwas anfangen
Example of usage:
Wir werden das Projekt beginnen.
Wordsets: C1
beginnen on other languages
| Languages | Translation | Transcription | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
Romanian | a începe | /a ɨnˈtʃe.pe/ | Vom începe întâlnirea la ora 10. |
Finnish | aloittaa | /ɑˈloitːɑ/ | Aloitamme kokouksen kello 10. |
Estonian | alustama | /ˈɑlustɑmɑ/ | Me alustame koosolekut. |
Dutch | beginnen | /bəˈɡɪnən/ | We gaan beginnen met de les. |
German | beginnen | /bəˈɡɪnən/ | Wir werden das Projekt beginnen. |
Norwegian | begynne | /bəˈɡʏnːə/ | Vi skal begynne møtet klokka 10. |
Portuguese (European) | começar | /komeˈsaɾ/ | Vamos começar a reunião. |
Spanish | comenzar | /komenˈθaɾ/ | Vamos a comenzar la reunión. |
Italian | cominciare | /kominˈtʃaːre/ | Iniziamo a lavorare. |
English (British) | commence | /kəˈmɛns/ | We will commence the meeting at 10 AM. |
English (American) | commence | /kəˈmɛns/ | The meeting will commence at 10 AM. |
French | commencer | /kɔmɑ̃se/ | Nous allons commencer la réunion. |
Hungarian | kezdeni | /ˈkɛzdɛni/ | Kezdeni fogjuk a munkát. |
Esperanto | komenci | /koˈmɛn.t͡si/ | Ni komencos la kunvenon. |
Danish | påbegynde | /pɔˈbøŋˀdə/ | Vi vil påbegynde arbejdet i morgen. |
Swedish | påbörja | /ˈpɔːbʏrja/ | Vi ska påbörja mötet klockan 10. |
Lithuanian | pradėti | /prɐˈdʲeːtʲi/ | Mes pradėsime susirinkimą. |
Polish | rozpocząć | /rɔzˈpɔtʂɔɲt͡ɕ/ | Zamierzamy rozpocząć projekt. |
Latvian | sākt | /sɑːkt/ | Mēs sāksim sapulci. |
Slovak | začať | /ˈzaːtʃaʊ̯tʲ/ | Chceme začať projekt. |
Slovenian | začeti | /zaˈtʃɛti/ | Začeli bomo sestanek. |
Czech | zahájit | /ˈzaɦaːjɪt/ | Chceme zahájit projekt. |
Croatian | započeti | /zɐˈpɔtʃeti/ | Oni će započeti novi posao. |
Greek | ξεκινώ | /ksekiˈno/ | Θα ξεκινήσουμε τη συνάντηση. |
Bulgarian | започна | /zɐˈpɔtʃnɐ/ | Тя започна нов проект. |
Ukrainian | почати | /pɔˈtʃɑtɪ/ | Ми почнемо зустріч о 10. |