Japanese phrase
___から始まりますか？ ___ ka ra haji ma ri ma su ka
Meaning
Does it start with ___?
When to use it
Asks whether something begins with a specified item. It is a neutral way to check the first part of a process, event, or sequence.
Example dialogue
授業は自己紹介から始まりますか？ ju gyō wa ji ko shō kai ka ra haji ma ri ma su ka
Does the class start with self-introductions?
はい、そうです。 ha i sō de su
Yes, it does.