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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
“āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨, āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ° 2 āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨?”
“āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¸ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤?”
“āĻāĻ˛ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“āĻāĻ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ¸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 āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
“āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻ¨?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻ¨?”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ?”
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 āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°:
“āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ. āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤”
“āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨?”
“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.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻšāĻ°āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”