أخيرا نبدأ العمل.

أخيرا means finally or at last, so it works as an adverb modifying the whole sentence.

Arabic often places time words or adverbs at the beginning of the sentence for emphasis or natural flow, just like English can say:

• Finally, we begin the work.
• At last, we start.

So أخيرا نبدأ العمل is a very natural way to say Finally, we begin the work.

The structure is:

• أخيرا = finally
• نبدأ = we begin / we start
• العمل = the work

So the pattern is:

adverb + verb + object

This is very common in Arabic. A more literal breakdown is:

Finally + we-begin + the-work

In Arabic, the verb itself often already includes the subject.

Here, نبدأ means we begin. The prefix نـ at the beginning of the verb marks we in the present/imperfect tense.

So Arabic does not need a separate pronoun like نحن here.

• نبدأ = we begin
• نحن نبدأ = we begin / we are beginning

Adding نحن is possible, but it is usually only used for emphasis or contrast.

نبدأ comes from the verb بدأ, which means to begin or to start.

Its dictionary form is usually given as:

• بدأ = he began

From that root, the present/imperfect forms include:

• أبدأ = I begin
• نبدأ = we begin
• تبدأ = you begin / she begins
• يبدأ = he begins

So in your sentence, نبدأ specifically means we begin.

The hamza is part of the verb’s spelling because the root verb is بدأ.

So when the verb is conjugated, the hamza remains:

• بدأ
• نبدأ
• يبدأ
• تبدأ

This is just part of the word and must be written.

In pronunciation, نبدأ is roughly nabda’u in fully vowelled form, though in normal reading short vowels are often not written.

Grammatically, نبدأ is in the imperfect form, which can express:

• present: we begin / we are beginning
• near future: we will begin

The exact meaning depends on context.

So أخيرا نبدأ العمل could mean:

• Finally, we begin the work
• Finally, we are starting the work
• sometimes even Finally, we will start the work

If Arabic wants to make the future clearer, it can add:

• سنبدأ العمل = we will begin the work
• سوف نبدأ العمل = we will begin the work

العمل literally means the work, because الـ is the definite article the.

But in Arabic, abstract nouns and general concepts are often made definite in places where English might or might not use the. So depending on context, العمل can mean:

• the work
• work
• sometimes the job or the task

So نبدأ العمل may be understood as:

• we begin the work
• we start work

The best translation depends on the situation.

Because بدأ can directly take an object.

So Arabic says:

• نبدأ العمل = we begin the work / we start work

There is no need for a preposition like in or with.

This is similar to English start work or begin the task.

It is the direct object of نبدأ, so in fully vowelled Arabic it would normally be in the accusative case:

• العملَ

In everyday unvowelled writing, that final case ending is usually not written, so you just see:

• العمل

But grammatically, it is understood as the object of the verb.

The fully vowelled form is usually أخيرًا.

This word is often used as an adverb meaning finally. Historically and grammatically, it is related to the adjective أخير (last, final) and appears in the accusative adverbial form here.

In normal Arabic writing, short vowels are usually omitted, so you often see it simply as:

• أخيرا

But the intended pronunciation is typically akhīran.

A careful pronunciation would be approximately:

akhīran nabda’u al-‘amala

In normal pausal pronunciation, the endings are often reduced, so a learner may hear something closer to:

akhīran nabda’ al-‘amal

A few notes:

• أخيرا begins with a hamza: a-
• خ is the throaty kh sound
• نبدأ contains a clear hamza stop before the last part
• ع in العمل is the deep consonant ‘ayn

Yes, Arabic word order is somewhat flexible, and that sentence would still be understandable.

However, أخيرا نبدأ العمل is more natural if you want to emphasize finally at the start.

Compare:

• أخيرا نبدأ العمل = Finally, we begin the work
• نبدأ أخيرا العمل = We finally begin the work

Both are possible, but the first is usually more natural as a standalone sentence.

Yes, in many contexts that is a very natural interpretation.

Because العمل can mean work in a broad sense, نبدأ العمل may mean either:

• we begin the work
• we start work
• we start working

Arabic often uses a noun where English might prefer a verb like working.

So the exact English wording depends on context, even though the Arabic sentence stays the same.

Yes, نبدأ في العمل is also possible and means something like we begin working or we begin the work.

However, نبدأ العمل is simpler and very common.

The version with في can sometimes sound a bit more like entering into the activity of working, while the direct-object version is straightforward: begin the work / start work.

It is basically a verbal sentence, because the main clause starts with the verb نبدأ once you set aside the opening adverb أخيرا.

In Arabic grammar, the core of the sentence is:

• نبدأ العمل

That is verb + object, so it is verbal.

أخيرا is just an adverb placed before the verbal clause.

Yes. For example:

• أخيرا نبدأ العمل الآن = Finally, we are starting the work now
• الآن نبدأ العمل = Now we begin the work

But أخيرا already strongly suggests that this is happening after some delay, so الآن is not necessary unless you want extra emphasis.

The most natural understanding is usually:

• Finally, we start work.
• Finally, we begin the work.
• At last, we’re starting.

The Arabic is simple, but the exact English version depends on context. The core idea is that something has been delayed, and now the work is beginning.