empezar el juego
/empeθaɾ el xweɡo/from spelling rules
To start the game in Spanish is to say empezar el juego.
This phrase is used to signal the beginning of playing a game or a match. If you are referring to a specific match or a single round of a game rather than the general concept of 'the game', you can use empezar la partida.
Which one should you use?
While empezar el juego is the standard way to express this, comenzar el juego is a slightly more formal synonym. You may also use empezar la partida when you want to specify a single match or round.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb empezar is an -ar verb. For example, in the past tense, to say 'I started the game', you would say empecé el juego.
How do you pronounce it?
/empeθaɾ el xweɡo/
Did you know?
Examples in context
- ¿Podría comenzar el juego, por favor?Could you start the game, please?
- ¡Claro! Comience el juego.Sure! Start the game.
- ¡Venga! A jugar.Let's go! Start playing.
- Es hora de empezar el juego.It is time to start the game.
- No podemos empezar el juego sin el balón.We cannot start the game without the ball.
- ¿Quieres empezar el juego ahora?Do you want to start the game now?
Example conversation
Two friends are sitting in a living room with a video game console.
- MateoSofía, ¿estás lista para empezar el juego?Sofía, are you ready to start the game?
- SofíaSí, Mateo, estoy muy emocionada.Yes, Mateo, I am very excited.
- MateoEntonces, vamos a empezar el juego ya.Then, let's start the game now.
- Sofía¡Perfecto, vamos a jugar!Perfect, let's play!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, empezar, juego, CC BY-SA 4.0.
