by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Do you wanna go to the movies?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Do you wanna go to the movies?
映画観に行かない?
eiga* mini ikanai
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
映画観に行きませんか?
eiga* mini ikimasenka
*We pronounce “eiga” like “ēga”.
- the movies = 映画館 eigakan
- movie = 映画 eiga
映画
a movie
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観に行かない?
Do you wanna go see?
“映画観に行かない?” literally means “Do you wanna go see a movie?”.