Going to the cinema can be one more great weekend activity for you and your friends. Let’s start learning Chinese vocabulary related to going to the cinema with a word “cinema” itself: 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn - cinema, movie theater 立体电影院 lìtǐ diànyǐngyuàn - 3D-cinema (lit. “three-dimensional-cinema”) 巨幕影院 jùmù yǐngyuàn - IMAX-cinema (lit. “giant-screen-cinema”) Movie Genres Which genre is your favorite: documentary, fantasy, or maybe action? People watch various genres depending on their mood or interests. There are some popular movie genres: 纪录片 jìlùpiàn - documentary film 动作片 dòngzuòpiàn - action film 动画片 dònghuàpiàn - animation film 喜剧片 xǐjùpiàn - comedy film 惊悚片 jīngsǒngpiàn - horror film One of the meanings of the word 片 (piàn) is “movie”. In speech, it’s commonly used to express film genres. If you add 片 (piàn) after genre’s name, it becomes “[genre] movie”. For example, 奇幻 (qíhuàn), “fantasy” + 片 (piàn) “movie” is 奇幻片 (qíhuànpiàn), “fantasy movie”. 你喜欢什么电影? Nǐ xǐhuan shénme diànyǐng? - What movie do you like? At the Cinema If you choose to watch a movie at the cinema, you might need to know some of these words: 电影 diànyǐng - movie, film 放映厅 fàngyìng tīng - screening room 三维眼镜 sānwéi yǎnjìng - 3D-glasses 演员 yǎnyuán - actor/actress 导演 dǎoyǎn - film director 爆米花 bàomǐhuā - popcorn 自动取票机 zìdòng qǔ piào jī - automatic ticket machine After Movie To ask about the impression about the movie you just watched, you can say: 这部电影怎么样? Zhè bù diànyǐng zěnmeyàng？- How was the movie? And to share your experience, you can say: 我真的喜欢这部电影 Wǒ zhēn de xǐhuan zhè bù diànyǐng - I really liked this movie 我都看哭了 Wǒ dōu kàn kū le - This movie made me cry 我觉得还可以吧 Wǒ juéde hái kěyǐ ba - I think it’s just ok 太无聊了 Tài wúliáo le - It’s so boring |
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