noche de películas
/not͡ʃe de pelikulas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "movie night" is translated into Spanish as noche de películas.
The phrase refers to an evening spent watching one or more movies, often with friends or family.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of noche (night), de (of) and películas (movies).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the phrase Noche de cine is used for movie night, whereas in Argentina, Noche de películas is used.
How does it change in a sentence?
While noche de películas is the standard way to express the concept, using the singular form noche de película is grammatically possible but implies watching only one specific movie.
Did you know?
- The word película comes from the Latin word for 'small hair', referring to the fine film or coating that covers certain surfaces.
- In Spanish, the word película can be used as an adjective to describe something that is spectacular or resembles a movie scene, such as una boda de película for a 'movie-like wedding'.
- While noche de películas is the activity, the expression hacer una película can colloquially mean to exaggerate a story or imagine a scenario that is not true.
Examples in context
- ¡Vamos a tener una divertida noche de películas en casa!We're going to have a fun movie night at home!
- Esta noche vamos a tener una noche de películas.Tonight we are going to have a movie night.
- Esta noche de películas será muy divertida.This movie night will be very fun.
- ¿Quieres organizar una noche de películas este viernes?Do you want to organize a movie night this Friday?
- Tengo palomitas para nuestra noche de películas.I have popcorn for our movie night.
Example conversation
Two friends are planning their weekend activities.
- MaríaMateo, ¿quieres tener una noche de películas?Mateo, do you want to have a movie night?
- MateoSí, me parece una idea genial.Yes, that sounds like a great idea.
- MaríaYo traigo las palomitas y los dulces.I'll bring the popcorn and the sweets.
- MateoPerfecto, yo elijo la película entonces.Perfect, I'll choose the movie then.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, noche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
