English–Spanish

“beginning” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsocomienzo · principio

Pronunciation

IPA/iˈniθjo/

Example

¿Recuerdas el inicio de la fiesta?

Do you remember the beginning of the party?

Illustration for inicio (beginning)

How to say “beginning” in Spanish

“Beginning” in Spanish is inicio.

Starting point of an action or process.

Full entry for inicio: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with inicio

Desde el inicio todos participaron.

From the beginning, everyone participated.

Tips for using inicio

  • Common collocations are al inicio de and el inicio del, which mark a concrete starting point rather than a general principle.

Other Spanish words for “beginning”

El comienzo de la clase es a las nueve.

The beginning of the class is at nine.

Al principio, no entendía las instrucciones.

At the beginning, I didn't understand the instructions.

“beginning” in other languages