How to Say ‘Starts today’ in Japanese
今日から始まります。
kyou kara hajimari masu
[kyoh kah-rah hah-jee-mah-ree mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [今日から] means 'from today,' and [始まります] means 'begins.' Together: 'It starts today.' Clean and useful.
🇯🇵 In Japan: A phrase like this often appears in announcements about campaigns, classes, projects, or seasonal events in Japan.
Phrase Breakdown
今日
kyou
[kyoh]
today
The current day. In this sentence, it marks when something starts.
今日から始まりますと聞きました。
I heard it starts today.
から
kara
[kah-rah]
from; starting from
Indicates the starting time or point.
今日から始まりますのからは始める時を示します。
The kara in kyou kara hajimarimasu shows the starting time.
始まります
hajimari masu
will begin; will start
Polite non-past form of 始まる, meaning something begins or starts.
会議は三時から始まります。
The meeting starts at three.
Words in this phrase
始まり
hajimari
[hah-jee-mah-ree]
begin; start
Polite stem of 始まる, used when something begins.
授業が始まりました。
The class began.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Adds politeness to the verb.
始まりますのますは普通の丁寧語です。
The masu in hajimarimasu is normal polite speech.
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