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Is it comenzar or empezar to say start or begin?

Is it comenzar or empezar to say start or begin?

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When we say "when will the show begin" how to say in Spanish?

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updated Mar 19, 2011
posted by thanaung
Welcome to the forum :) - 00b6f46c, Mar 19, 2011

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Hi ^_^

What's the difference between start and begin? All languages have synonyms, and these two are no exception. "Empezar" has a few meaning and uses that "comenzar" doesn't, but otherwise they are virtually identical, although there is a slight preference for "comenzar" in formal situations.

updated Mar 19, 2011
posted by 00b6f46c