bắt đầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

bắt (“to catch, to seize”) +‎ đầu (“head”). For the semantic relationship, compare Azerbaijani başlamaq, Khmer ចាប់ផ្ដើម (cap phdaəm) and German anfangen.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˧˦ ʔɗəw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ ʔɗəw˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩]
  • Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)(file)

Verb

bắt đầu

  1. to begin; to start
    bắt đầu từ nay ― beginning from now (see also bat lau dung laai)
    Đứa trẻ bắt đầu tập nói.
    The child begins to learn to talk.
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