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empezar
"empezar" means "to start, begin, to get started" in Spanish. It is number 619 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).
- Meaning
- to start, begin, to get started; to start; to start, to begin
- IPA
- /empeˈθaɾ/
- Forms in this course
- empieza, empezó, empezando, empezamos, empecé, empezado
- Level
- A1
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Example sentences
- Podemos empezar.
We can begin.
Tatoeba: Shishir / CK - Voy a empezar.
I'm going to start.
Tatoeba: Shishir / CK - Dime cuándo empezar.
Tell me when to begin.
Tatoeba: chinopinyin / CM
Learned together
In the course, "empezar" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.