Begin, start - Anfangen (The 497th Most Common German Word)

The translation for Begin, start in German is Anfangen. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 497th most common word in German. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, house, economy & manufacturing. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: begin, start

de German: anfangen

Examples

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I think we should start making plans for the summer. Ich denke, wir sollten anfangen, Pläne für den Sommer zu machen.
I know how to begin. Ich weiß, wo man anfangen muss.
I want to start now. Ich möchte jetzt anfangen.
You'll have to start. Sie müssen anfangen.
Even if he doesn't come, we'll have to begin. Auch wenn er nicht kommt, sollten wir anfangen.
You'd better start as soon as possible. Du solltest so bald wie möglich anfangen.
You must start immediately. Du musst sofort anfangen.
There are so many things to tell you that I don't know where to start. Ich habe dir so viel zu sagen, dass ich nicht weiß, wo ich anfangen soll.

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Begin, start - Anfangen (The 497th Most Common German Word)
I have so many things to tell you that I don't know where to start. Es gibt so vieles zu erzählen, dass ich nicht weiß, wo ich anfangen soll.
You'd have to start immediately. Du musst sofort anfangen.
I was about to start. Ich wollte gerade anfangen.
Let the game begin. Nun lasst uns mit dem Spiel anfangen.
You must start soon. Sie müssen bald anfangen.
It is necessary that you start at once. Du musst sofort anfangen.
If we begin early, we can finish by lunch. Wenn wir früh anfangen, werden wir bis zum Mittagessen fertig.
They had to start from scratch. Sie mussten wieder von vorne anfangen.
We've got to decide when we'll start. Wir müssten mal entscheiden, wann wir anfangen.
Let's get started anyway. Lasst uns trotzdem anfangen.
Shall we begin Sollen wir anfangen
I will start working on July the first. Ich werde am ersten Juli anfangen zu arbeiten.
Shall we start Sollen wir anfangen

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Begin, start - Anfangen (The 497th Most Common German Word)

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