How do you say “start” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "start" in Vietnamese?

"Start" in Vietnamese is bắt đầu (to begin), khởi đầu (to begin).

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

Vietnamese words for “start”

bắt đầuverb
Hanoi [ʔɓat̚˧˦ ʔɗəw˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓak̚˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩]bắt rising đầu falling
to begin; to start
for “start” meaning: The beginning of an activity.
- Bắt đầu viết đi.Start writing.
khởi đầuverb
Hanoi [xəːj˧˩ ʔɗəw˨˩] · Saigon [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩]khởi dipping đầu falling
to begin; to start; to commence

Related Vietnamese words

bước đầunoun
beginning; start; first step
khai cuộcnoun
opening; beginning; start
khởiverb
to start; to begin; to initiate
khởi nguồnverb
to originate; to begin; to start
khởi phátverb
to start; to begin; to arise
khởi sựverb
to start; to begin
mở đầuverb
to begin; to start
nhảy dựngverb
to be startled; to start
đi vàoverb
to enter); to initiate; start
bắt tayverb
to shake hands; to join hands with; to collaborate

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.