No. 72 in Bulgarian
началото
The beginning.
In a sentence
В началото на книгата има интересно предисловие.
At the beginning of the book, there is an interesting preface.
Here, 'началото' is used to denote the start or the first part of the book.
Събитието започна в началото на седмицата.
The event started at the beginning of the week.
In this sentence, 'началото' indicates the initial moments or days of a specified period—here, the start of the week.
Това е само началото на нашето пътешествие.
This is just the beginning of our journey.
'Началото' is used metaphorically to signify the start or inception of an endeavor, in this case, a journey.
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