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Movies – Asking Friend; Day: 79

Movies – Asking Friend

In this section we will work on the planning aspect of watching a movie. In other Movie sections, we will cover discussing a movie, types of movies, etc.

āĻāĻ‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦāĨ¤ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§‡, āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋ, āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻ° āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ‡āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ†āĻ˛ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦāĨ¤

Since this is the first Movie section, let me take a quick minute to explain how to find out movie times and how to pay for tickets in America. It’s very similar and simple.

āĻ¯ā§‡āĻšā§‡āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŸā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ–ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•ā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ†āĻŽā§‡āĻ°āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŸāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•ā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§‚āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸āĻšāĻœ.

First, you need to find out what time a show is playing. In most cases, this is done by checking the internet. Usually, you type in the zip code and all the theaters in that area will display all the movies and movie times for that week. After you have chosen the movie to see, you need to buy the ticket. There are some places you can buy on-line, but it isn’t that popular yet. You can go to the theater before the movie starts and buy it at the theater. The only thing you need to know how to say is the movie name and the movie time. Here is a quick example. Let’s say you are watching the Titanic at 3:00. You walk up to the counter and say, ‘Titanic. Three o’clock.’ Wasn’t that easy? Finally, big block buster movies usually sell out of tickets very quickly. So if you want to see it on opening day, it is wise to go to the theater right when it opens and buy the tickets in advance.

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Before you watch a movie, you need to plan ahead with friends. Either you are asking a friend to watch a movie, or you are answering. In either case, we will cover it here.

āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡, āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§‡ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡. āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨, āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻ‡, āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦāĨ¤

The following questions and statements are used when asking a friend to watch a movie.

“Hey John, do you want to (wanna) go see a movie tonight?”
“I’m going to watch Terminator 2. Do you wanna join?”
“Let’s go see The Matrix tomorrow.”
“What time should we meet at the theater?”
“Let’s watch a movie after dinner.”
“The Titanic is coming out this Friday. Let’s go see it.”

āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§ƒāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

“āĻ†āĻ°ā§‡ āĻœāĻ¨, āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ†āĻœ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ“?”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻŸāĻ° 2 āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨?”

“āĻšāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŸā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ¸ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‡āĨ¤”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤?”

“āĻšāĻ˛ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻŋāĨ¤”

“āĻāĻ‡ āĻļā§āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŸāĻžāĻ‡āĻŸāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§‡āĻ° āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ¸āĻŋāĨ¤”

If there are not enough details, a response can be in a question form. Here are a couple of examples.

“Who is all going?”
“Who are you watching it with?”
“Where are you watching it?”
“What time are you watching the movie?”

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻ˛ā§‡, āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻ†āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§‹āĨ¤

“āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ•ā§‹āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨?”

“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧāĻŸāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ›?”

Normal answers:

“That sounds great.”
“I always wanted to see that. Let’s go.”
“Let’s meet at the theater at four o’clock.”
“Sure. Do you wanna eat lunch together before the movie?”

āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°:

“āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛āĻ‡ āĻļā§‹āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ‡. āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‡āĨ¤”

“āĻšāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŸāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤”

“āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ‡āĨ¤ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ˛āĻžāĻžā§āĻš āĻ–ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨?”

“I’ve already seen that movie. What else is playing?”
“I can’t. I have to work that night.”
“That movie sounds scary. I don’t like horror movies.”
“I really don’t like the actors. I’m going to pass.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāĻŸāĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻ†āĻ° āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛āĻ›ā§‡?”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤”

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