How do you say “commence” in Vietnamese?

“Commence” in Vietnamese is khởi đầu (to begin).

Vietnamese words for “commence”

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

  to begin; to start; to commence

Related Vietnamese words

• bắt đầuListenverb

  to begin; to start

• mở đầuListenverb

  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.