映画のチケット
eiga no chiketto
The English phrase "movie ticket" is translated into Japanese as 映画のチケット (eiga no chiketto).
The phrase refers to a piece of paper or a digital record that grants a person permission to enter a cinema to watch a film.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 映画 (eiga, movie), the particle の (no, a particle used to modify a noun or indicate possession) and チケット (chiketto, ticket).
How do you pronounce it?
eiga no chiketto
Did you know?
- The Japanese word for movie, 映画, combines the characters for 'picture' and 'shadow', reflecting the early technological understanding of cinema as projected shadows.
- When presenting a チケット at a Japanese cinema, it is a common polite gesture to hand it over with both hands.
- The term ムビチケ (Mubichike) is a specialized slang-like portmanteau of the English words 'movie' and 'ticket' and is used almost exclusively for digital pre-sale tickets.
Examples in context
- 映画のチケットをお願いしますPlease give me a movie ticket.
- 映画のチケットを予約しました。Eiga no chiketto o yoyaku shimashita.I reserved the movie ticket.
- 映画のチケットはどこにありますか？Eiga no chiketto wa doko ni arimasu ka?Where is the movie ticket?
- スマホで映画のチケットを見せます。Sumaho de eiga no chiketto o misemasu.I will show the movie ticket on my smartphone.
Example conversation
Hiyori and Ren are meeting at the cinema.
- 陽葵 Himari蓮、映画のチケットは持ってる？Ren, eiga no chiketto wa motteru?Ren, do you have the movie tickets?
- 蓮 Renうん、僕が持ってるよ。Un, boku ga motteru yo.Yeah, I have them.
- 陽葵 Himariよかった。急いで中に入ろう。Yokatta. Isoide naka ni hairou.Good. Let's hurry inside.
- 蓮 Renそうだね。行こうか。Sou da ne. Ikou ka.True. Shall we go?
