How do you say “begin” in Vietnamese?

“Begin” in Vietnamese is bắt đầu (to begin), khởi đầu (to begin).

Vietnamese words for “begin”

• bắt đầuListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓat̚˧˦ ʔɗəw˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓak̚˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩]bắt rising đầu falling

  to begin; to start

  for “begin” meaning: To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

  • Bắt đầu!Begin!
• khởi đầuListenverb
  Hanoi [xəːj˧˩ ʔɗəw˨˩] · Saigon [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩]khởi dipping đầu falling

  to begin; to start; to commence

Related Vietnamese words

• khởiListenverb

  to start; to begin; to initiate

• khởi nguồnListenverb

  to originate; to begin; to start

• khởi phátListenverb

  to start; to begin; to arise

• khởi sựListenverb

  to start; to begin

• mở đầuListenverb

  to begin; to start

• vàoListenverb

  to enter; into; on (a date)

• bắt tayListenverb

  to shake hands; to join hands with; to collaborate

• mở mànListenverb

  to raise the curtain; to begin; to start

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.