English–Japanese

“movie” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoムービー (mūbī)

Romajieiga

その映画はおもしろいです。so no ei ga wa o mo shi ro i de su

That movie is interesting.

“Movie” in Japanese is 映画 (eiga).

Describes a sequence of moving images made into a work that people watch for entertainment or other purposes.

家族と映画を見ます。ka zoku to ei ga o mi ma su

I watch a movie with my family.

私は週末に映画を見ます。watashi wa shū matsu ni ei ga o mi ma su

I watch movies on weekends.

In Japanese, 映画 (eiga) can mean one movie or cinema as an art form, with the intended sense determined by the surrounding context.

mūbī

nounmovie

友達とムービーを見ます。tomo dachi to mū bī o mi ma su

I watch a movie with my friend.