al principio

• IPA^(key): /al pɾinˈθipjo/ [al pɾĩn̟ˈθi.pjo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /al pɾinˈsipjo/ [al pɾĩnˈsi.pjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: al prin‧ci‧pio

al principio

1. (idiomatic) at first, initially

   Synonym: a los principios

• “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