2006-06-29 09:36:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Empezar and comenzar are the most common/useful, although there are also others for specific situations (for example, estallar = to start (a war)). If you can give us a sentence we cna help you more.
Remember that these are the infinitives and most likely need to be conjugated to fit your context.
2006-06-29 09:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by mthompson828 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start=comienzo
Begin=Comience
2006-06-29 09:59:26 · answer #2 · answered by lilswimmerxoxo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That suggestion to use http://www.freetranslation.com/
is good advice. But don't skip studying. Spanish can be very useful.
The verb "empezar" is a stem-changing verb, meaning the first part of the word changes when you conjugate it. (It stem changes to "ie"; therefore it's empIEzo, not empezo)
Yo empiezo
Tu empiezas
El/Ella empieza
Nosotros empezamos
Ustedes empiezan
2006-06-29 09:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most commonly used verbs for "begin" are empezar and comencer. The way they conjugate is a little irregular.
Here are the conjugations for present tense.
empiezo, empieces, empiece, empecemos, empiecen
comenzco, comences, comence, comencemos, comencen
2006-06-29 09:42:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comienza/empieza.
2006-06-29 10:15:36 · answer #5 · answered by Actualmente, Disfruto Siendo Lycantropica 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Empezar
Comenzar
To start or begin ..
BTW Doctor B spelled it wrong !
2006-06-29 09:57:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start or begin means basically the same: empezar, comenzar (that's to begin),
2006-06-30 15:50:19 · answer #7 · answered by Lavender Pink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
empezar: to begin. Empieza: begin.
Ella empieza trabajar. She begins to work.
2006-06-29 09:58:26 · answer #8 · answered by hyunmeesohn83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
empezar, comenzar: I start working o to work at eight, empiezo a trabajar a las ocho
2006-06-29 09:40:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This verbs are synonyms: COMENZAR, INICIAR, EMPEZAR
Present conjugations:
Yo comienzo, Yo inicio, Yo empiezo (I)
Tu comienzas, Tu inicias, Tu empiezas (You singular/informal)
Usted comienza, Usted inicia, Usted empieza (You singular/formal)
El/Ella comienza, El/Ella inicia, El/Ella empieza (He/She)
Nosotros comenzamos, Nosotros iniciamos, Nosotros empezamos (We)
Ustedes comienzan, Ustedes inician, Ustedes empiezan (You plural)
Ellos/Ellas comienza, Ellos/Ellas inician, Ellos/Ellas empiezan (They (male)/ They (female))
The imperative form will be (start!):
Comienza! Empieza! (You informal/singular)
Comienze! Empiece! (You formal/singular)
Comienzen! Empiecen! (You plural)
I'm a native Spanish speaker....
2006-06-29 11:44:37 · answer #10 · answered by Karin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋