Usages of magsimula
Alas siyete na sa relo ko; magsimula na tayo.
It is seven o'clock on my watch; let's start now.
Dalhin mo rin ang tsinelas mo sa sala bago magsimula ang hapunan.
Also bring your slippers to the living room before dinner starts.
Magsimula tayo sa alas siyete para tahimik pa ang parke.
Let’s start at seven o'clock so the park is still quiet.
Alas siyete kayo dapat magsimula, pero alas otso kayo dumating.
You should start at seven o'clock, but you arrived at eight o'clock.
Sa tindahan, huminto kami sandali bago magsimula ang laro.
At the store, we stopped for a moment before the game started.
Malapit nang magsimula ang pelikula sa telebisyon, kaya maglakad tayo nang mas mabilis papunta sa sala.
The movie on television is about to start, so let's walk faster to the living room.
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