How to Say ‘When does it start?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Cuándo empieza?
KWAHN-doh em-PYEH-sah
[KWAHN-doh em-PYEH-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: The base verb is empezar, but the e becomes ie when the stress lands on it: empieza. Same with pensar to piensa "thinks".
Phrase Breakdown
Cuándo
[KWAHN-doh]
when
Question word asking about time; carries an accent in questions.
¿Cuándo llegan ustedes?
When are you arriving?
empieza
[em-PYEH-sah]
it starts
From 'empezar', to begin.
La película empieza pronto.
The film starts soon.
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