Learning Chinese: Going to the cinema

The topic for today will be going to the cinema together with your crush or girl of interest. This time it will be a very formal description, so please don't expect a very casual dialogue. This part was put together with my dear Chinese teacher Lily, who not only translated everything, she also added her own ideas for the dialogue. So thank you very much, I really appreciate it. And I hope these phrases would be useful to those who plan to invite a Chinese girl to see a nice movie. Good luck!

[Voice file with pronounciation here and (here) - by Lily]

6.0 Going to the cinema

First you call her or message her:

你想看电影吗？
Nǐ xiǎng kàn diàn yǐng ma?
Do you want to see a movie?

是的，我想看电影。
Shì de, wǒ xiǎng kàn diàn yǐng.
Yes, I'd like to see a movie.

你想看什么电影？
Nǐ xiǎng kàn shénme diàn yǐng?
What movie do you want to see?

我们可以看爱情电影吗？
Wǒ men kě yǐ kàn ài qíng diàn yǐng ma?
Can we see a romantic movie?

当然，我很乐意。
Dāng rán, wǒ hěn lè yì.
Of course, it's my pleasure.

Besides the cinema, you can also invite her out for dinner.
You'll find the suitable phrases here.

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At the cinema:

让我们先买票吧。
Ràng wǒ men xiān mǎi piào ba.
Let's buy the tickets first.

好的。喔，队伍很长，我们必须等上一段时间。
Hǎo de. Wō, duì wǔ hěn cháng, wǒ men bì xū děng shàng yī duàn shí jiān.
Yes. Oh, the line is long, we will have to wait a while.

是的，今天很多人。
Shì de, jīn tiān hěn duō rén.
Yes, there's so many people today.

请给我两张爱情电影的票。
Qīng gěi wǒ liǎng zhāng ài qíng diàn yǐng de piào.
Two tickets for the romantic movie, please.

你想要吃点食物或饮料吗？
Nǐ xiǎng yào chī diǎn shí wù huò yǐn liào ma?
Do you want to have some food and drinks?

我想要一杯可乐跟一袋爆米花。
Wǒ xiǎng yào yī bēi kě lè gēn yī dài bào mǐ huā.
I want a cup of coke and a package of popcorn.

让我们走去找位置吧。
Ràng wǒ men zǒu qù zhǎo wèi zhì ba.
Let's go and find our seats.

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After the movie, you may ask her these things:

你喜欢这部电影吗？
Nǐ xǐ huān zhè bù diàn yǐng ma?
How did you like the movie?

我很喜欢。你呢？
Wǒ hěn xǐ huān. Nǐ ne?
I liked it very much. And you?

我也很喜欢。
Wǒ yě hěn xǐ huān.
I liked it, too.

If you want to flatter her, use these phrases.

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And then it's time to part:

谢谢你和我出来。
Xiè xiè nǐ hé wǒ chū lái.
Thank you for going out with me.

我希望我们很快能再见面。
Wǒ xī wàng wǒ men hěn kuài néng zài jiàn miàn.
I hope we meet again soon.

不客气，我到家时会打电话给你。
Bù kèqi, wǒ dào jiā shí huì dǎ diàn huà gěi nǐ.
You're welcome. I will call you when I reach home.

好的，再见了。
Hǎo de. Zài jiàn le.
Ok, bye bye, see you.

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