# bắt đầu meaning in Vietnamese: to start (A1)

> bắt đầu means “to start, to begin” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bat-dau/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**bắt đầu**: begin

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: bat dau

## 1. begin (verb)

to start, to begin

A verb follows straight on, with no word for "to": *bắt đầu học*.

- Mấy giờ phim bắt đầu? — What time does the movie start?
- Em bắt đầu học tiếng Việt năm ngoái. — I started learning Vietnamese last year.

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