EP40 去电影院 Go To The Theatre

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