| Part of speech | adverb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɑːnˈfɑŋklək/ |
| Hyphenation | aan·vank·lik |
| Dutch | aanvankelijk; in het begin; om te beginnen; in eerste instantie |
|---|---|
| English | at the outset; at first; 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 | ounfangs; in n Begin; in n Ounfang |
| Spanish | en un principio; al inicio |
| West Frisian | te’n earsten; yn ’e earste opslach |