al principio

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al pɾinˈθipjo/ [al pɾĩn̟ˈθi.pjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /al pɾinˈsipjo/ [al pɾĩnˈsi.pjo] (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: al prin‧ci‧pio === Adverb === al principio (idiomatic) at first, initially Synonym: a los principios === Further reading === “a los principios, o al principio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025