Synonyms: in het begin, om te beginnen, in eerste instantie, in den beginne
| Part of speech | adverb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /anˈvɑŋkələk/ |
| Hyphenation | aan·van·ke·lijk |
| Afrikaans | aanvanklik |
|---|---|
| English | at first; at the outset; in the beginning; initially |
| Esperanto | komence; en la komenco |
| French | d’abord |
| German | anfänglich; zunächst; anfangs; zu Beginn; am Anfang |
| Italian | all’inizio; dapprima; dapprincipio |
| Polish | początkowo |
| Saterland Frisian | in n Begin; in n Ounfang; ounfangs |
| Spanish | en un principio; al inicio |
| West Frisian | yn ’e earste opslach; te’n earsten |