Reading · beginner
Movie tonight?
An invitation, a time check, and a polite maybe-not.
Lin
晚上有空吗？一起看电影吧。 Wǎnshang yǒu kòng ma? Yìqǐ kàn diànyǐng ba.Are you free this evening? Let’s watch a movie.
Sam
什么电影？几点？ Shénme diànyǐng? Jǐ diǎn?Which movie? What time?
Lin
七点，在学校旁边。 Qī diǎn, zài xuéxiào pángbiān.Seven o’clock, next to campus.
Sam
我晚上有课，不能去。 Wǒ wǎnshang yǒu kè, bù néng qù.I have class tonight — I can’t go.
Lin
那明天呢？明天你要不要一起去？ Nà míngtiān ne? Míngtiān nǐ yào bu yào yìqǐ qù?What about tomorrow? Do you want to go together tomorrow?
Sam
明天好啊。我们在门口见。 Míngtiān hǎo a. Wǒmen zài ménkǒu jiàn.Tomorrow works. We’ll meet at the entrance.
Lin
别迟到。票不贵。 Bié chídào. Piào bú guì.Don’t be late. The tickets aren’t expensive.
Sam
好。我喜欢看电影。 Hǎo. Wǒ xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.Okay. I like watching movies.
Key vocab
| Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 有空 | yǒu kòng | to have free time |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie |
| 要不要 | yào bu yào | want to or not |
| 迟到 | chídào | to be late |
| 票 | piào | ticket |
Notes
- 有空吗 opens the invitation before naming the activity.
- 要不要 is A-not-A; no extra 吗.
- 下次吧 would also work if Sam had refused tomorrow too.