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Canto School

Pronunciation

開始

hoi1 ci2

start

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

Place 開始 before the next action; 我開始學英文 gives a complete sentence with an explicit subject.

Examples

你個生日會幾點開始

nei5 go3 saang1 jat6 wui2 gei2 dim2 hoi1 ci2

What time does your birthday party start?

我哋而家開始

ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 hoi1 ci2

We will start now.