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How do you say “beginning” in Vietnamese?

“Beginning” in Vietnamese is bắt đầu (to begin), ban đầu (beginning).

Vietnamese words for “beginning”

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

    to begin; to start

    for “beginning” meaning: The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states

    • Trời bắt đầu mưa.It's beginning to rain.
  • ban đầunoun
    Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩]ban level đầu falling

    beginning; the get-go

    • Ban đầu Ðức Chúa Trời dựng nên trời đất.In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth.

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