No. 157 in Swedish
början
"Beginning" or "start."
In a sentence
I början av dagen dricker jag alltid kaffe.
At the beginning of the day, I always drink coffee.
'Början' here indicates the start or commencement of a period, specifically 'the beginning of the day'.
Det var svårt i början, men sedan blev det lättare.
It was difficult in the beginning, but then it became easier.
In this sentence, 'början' is used to refer to the early phase or time at the start of an activity or process.
Hon befann sig i början av sin karriär.
She was at the beginning of her career.
'Början' illustrates the initial stage or start of a long-term state or development, here 'the start of her career'.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “början” in actual Swedish podcasts.
Find “början” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Swedish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appSwedish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).