EP40 去电影院 Go To The Theatre

 Chinese 101: How to say “Watch a movie”in Chinese

 

Grammar: about the Chinese word “看”

 

Language Tips: The Dos and Don’ts in a movie theatre

 

Story of The Day:

 

When repeated more than twice, a rumor becomes true 

 

三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ 

 

 

Dialogue:

 

A：周末我们一起去看电影吧！新上映的那个动作片票房很好。

 

Zhōumò wǒmen yīqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ba! xīn shàng yìng de nà gè dòng zuò piān piào fáng hěn hǎo.

 

Let's go to the movies this weekend! There’s a latest blockbuster action film.

 

A：好，我看看影院的排片。

 

hǎo，wǒ kàn kàn yǐng yuàn de pái piàn 。

 

Sure, let me check the schedule in the cinema.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【一起】yīqǐ: together

 

【看】kàn: see, watch

 

【电影】diàn yǐng：movie; film

 

【新】xīn：new

 

【上映】shàng yìng: show (a film); screen; be on

 

【动作片】dòng zuò piān: action film

 

【票房】piào fáng: box office

 

【影院】yǐng yuàn: movie theatre; cinema

 

【排片】pái piān: schedule of the movie

 

Hosts: Niu Honglin & Sam Duckett & Lincoln

 

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

 

Producer: Lu Chang