empezar

/empeˈθaɾ/, [ẽm.peˈθaɾ]

begin, start

Examples

"¿Has terminado?" "Al contrario, acabo de empezar."

"Are you done?" "On the contrary, we've just been getting started."

Source
Acabo de empezar a jugar al tenis.

I've just started playing tennis.

Source
¿Cuándo vais a empezar vuestro trabajo?

When are you all going to start with your work?

Source
Como cometiste un error en tu proyecto, tendrás que empezar desde cero.

Since you made a mistake in your project, you'll have to start over from scratch.

Source
¿Puedes empezar mañana?

Can you start tomorrow?

Source
Estamos a punto de empezar.

We're about to start.

Source
Quiero empezar ahora.

I want to start now.

Source
Tengo tantas cosas que decirte que no sé por dónde empezar.

I have so many things to tell you that I don't know where to start.

Source
¿Pueden empezar otra vez desde el compás treinta?

Can you start again from bar thirty?

Source
Pensé que podría haber decidido empezar sin mí.

I thought you might have decided to start without me.

Source
Para empezar, tienes que dejar de fumar.

First, you have to stop smoking.

Source
Tenemos que empezar de una vez.

We have to start at once.

Source
Pronto intentaremos empezar la clase.

We'll attempt to start the class soon.

Source
No sé por dónde empezar.

I don't know where to start.

Source
Ha soportado sacrificios por Estados Unidos que la mayoría de nosotros no podemos empezar a imaginar.

He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine.

Source
Tiene pinta de que va a empezar a llover a cántaros en cualquier instante. Será mejor que cojas un paraguas.

It looks like it will start pouring any second now. Better take an umbrella.

Source
Acaba de empezar a llover.

It began raining just now.

Source
Acordamos empezar temprano la mañana siguiente.

We agreed to start early the next morning.

Source
La película está a punto de empezar.

The movie's about to start.

Source
La bailarina en el medio de la sala está preparada para empezar.

The dancer in the middle of the room is ready to begin.

Source

Want to learn Spanish?

Fill in the missing word for thousands of sentences in Spanish. Sign up and play for free!

Practice Spanish vocabulary in context.
Rapidly improve your Spanish listening skills with listening mode and Cloze-Listening.
Pick from dozen of collections at your level - 100 Most Common Words, the Fluency Fast Track, and more.

Score points for correct answers and compete with other players on the leaderboards.
Spaced-repetition helps you remember what you learn faster and more efficiently.
Keep practicing anytime, anyplace with the Clozemaster mobile apps on iOS and Android.

Get in the game!

Get Clozemaster Pro!

Full access to everything on Clozemaster, no ads, and all the extras you need to take your Spanish skills to the next level.

Get fluent faster.

Get Pro today!