いい映画
ii eiga
The English phrase "good movie" is translated into Japanese as いい映画 (ii eiga).
いい映画 is used to describe a film that is of high quality or enjoyable to watch.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of the adjective いい (ii), meaning 'good' and the noun 映画 (eiga), meaning 'movie'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
You can adjust the politeness of the phrase by changing the ending. Adding です to the end of the phrase makes it a polite, standard way to state that a movie is good. Using だ instead of です makes the phrase informal and suitable for casual conversation with friends.
How do you pronounce it?
ii eiga
Did you know?
- The term 映画 (eiga) is composed of characters that translate to 'shadow' and 'picture'. This reflects the early conceptualization of cinema as the projection of shadows.
- In Japanese culture, calling a movie 泣ける (nakeru), or 'one can cry', is often a more prestigious compliment than simply calling it いい映画.
- While いい (ii) is used for 'good', the word 良い (yoi) is its formal counterpart. In Japanese, you cannot use いい in certain grammatical forms, such as the negative, where it must switch back to 良くない (yokunai).
Examples in context
- いい映画だね。It's a good movie.This sentence is useful for saying 'It's a good movie' using the form いい映画.Tatoeba #10614723 by small_snow, translation #5222651 by AlanF_US
- あれもいい映画だよ。That's a good movie, too.This sentence is useful for saying 'That's a good movie, too' using the form いい映画.Tatoeba #9107034 by small_snow, translation #5064341 by AlanF_US
- これもいい映画です。It is also a good movie.This sentence is useful for saying 'It is also a good movie' using the form いい映画.Tatoeba #792524 by ryanthewired, translation #792525 by ryanthewired
- 素晴らしい映画です。It's a wonderful movie.
- 見応えのある映画です。It's a movie worth watching.
- 感動的な映画です。It's an emotionally touching movie.
- 最高の映画だ！It's the best movie!
- すごく面白い映画だった。It was a really interesting movie.
- めちゃくちゃおもろかったわ。It was very entertaining!
- 超おすすめの映画だよ！It's a highly recommended movie!
- めっちゃええ映画やな！The movie was really good!
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hana and Ren are leaving a cinema.
- 陽葵 Himari今のいい映画だったね。Ima no ii eiga datta ne.That was a good movie, wasn't it?
- 蓮 Renうん、本当に感動したよ。Un, hontou ni kandou shita yo.Yeah, I was really moved.
- 陽葵 Himariまたいい映画を観に行こう。Mata ii eiga o mi ni ikou.Let's go see another good movie again.
- 蓮 Ren賛成。次のおすすめを教えてね。Sansei. Tsugi no osusume o oshiete ne.Agreed. Tell me your next recommendation.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
