Begin, start - Empezar (The 175th Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Begin, start is Empezar. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, house, economy & manufacturing. It is the 175th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: begin, start

Spanish: empezar

Examples


I know how to begin.	Sé por dónde empezar.
They are about to start.	Ellos están por empezar.
It's always difficult to start a letter.	Siempre es difícil empezar una carta.
Not bad for a start.	Nada mal para empezar.
If you're ready, we'll begin.	Si estás listo, vamos a empezar.
I want to start now.	Quiero empezar ahora.
We're going to begin.	Estamos a punto de empezar.
You'll have to start.	Tú tendrás que empezar.

Let's begin at the beginning.	Vamos a empezar por el principio.
Even if he doesn't come, we'll have to begin.	Aunque no venga, tendremos que empezar.
They were watching for the signal to start.	Estaban esperando la señal para empezar.
Start again.	Vuelve a empezar.
You'd better start as soon as possible.	Deberías empezar lo antes posible.
You must start immediately.	Tienes que empezar inmediatamente.
I thought that you might have decided to start without me.	Pensé que podría haber decidido empezar sin mí.
I think we should start making plans for the summer.	Creo que deberíamos empezar a hacer planes para el verano.
He needed capital to start a new business.	Él necesitaba dinero para empezar un nuevo negocio.
There are so many things to tell you that I don't know where to start.	Tengo tantas cosas para decirte que no sé por dónde empezar.
I have so many things to tell you that I don't know where to start.	Hay tanto que contar que no sé por dónde empezar.
It is necessary that you start at once.	Tienes que empezar ahora mismo.
Now money begins to end, now it ends to begin.	Ahora el dinero empieza a acabarse, ahora acaba a empezar.