Grammatical class

Verb

commencer

to begin, commence

Details

Syllables

com-men-cer

Phonetics

ko.mɑ̃.se

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

1240

Freq. (movies)

601

Freq. (news)

1450

Sentences

Ça commence à m’énerver.

It's starting to get on my nerves.

A1

Par où commencer ?

Where to start?

A1

Veuillez commencer.

Please proceed.

A1

Puis-je commencer ?

Can I begin?

A1

Vous devez commencer.

You have to start.

A1

Qui veut commencer ?

Who wants to begin?

A2

Marie devrait commencer.

Marie should start.

A2

Je vais commencer.

I'm about to begin.

B1

Le concert va juste commencer.

The concert is just about to start.

B1

On pourrait aussi commencer de suite.

We may as well start at once.

B1

Pour commencer, tu dois lire ce livre.

First of all, you have to read this book.

B1

Pour commencer, c'est trop cher.

First, it's too expensive.

C2