How to Say ‘At the beginning’ in Mexican Spanish
Al principio
ahl preen-SEE-pyoh
[ahl preen-SEE-pyoh]
💬 Usage Tip: al is a + el squeezed together, and it always merges. Same at the other end: al final "at the end".
Phrase Breakdown
Al
[ahl]
at the
Contraction of 'a' + 'el'.
Llego al principio de la clase.
I arrive at the start of class.
principio
[preen-SEE-pyoh]
beginning
The start of something.
Al principio estaba nervioso.
At the beginning I was nervous.
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