話し始めた

started talking, began to speak

→ 話す
話し to speak; to talk + 始め to start; to begin + た Past tense
verb · informal, past tense Rare #32,056
started talking, began to speak
JA: 彼は急に話し始めた。
EN: He suddenly started talking.
Conjugation of 話す

トムは電話を取り、話し始めた。

Tom picked up the phone and started talking.

少ししてパパは犬の事を話し始めた

A little while later, Dad started talking about the dog.

— 落下の解剖学 (2023)

彼女はその犬に話し始めた。

She began talking to the dog.

エーラーズがうなずくと、彼は話し始めた。

When Ehlers nodded, he began to speak.

で、そこに連れて行かれたそして、話し始めたの?

So, were you taken there, and then did you start talking?

— バジュランギおじさんと、小さな迷子 (2015)

彼はますます雄弁に話し始めた。

He began to speak more and more eloquently.