MOVIE THEMED DAY!
Join us for a friendly, welcoming language exchange meetup where we focus on real conversation, cultural connection, and improving together.
📍 Where: Toronto Reference Library (attached to Balzac’s Coffee), 1st floor where all the long tables are!
📅 When: Saturday Nov. 8th, 9:10 AM to 11:10 AM
📍 Address: 789 Yonge St, Toronto,
✨ What to Expect: THIS WEEK IS THEMED!
• Casual rotating partners conversations
• Light discussion prompts or themes to guide chats
• A mix of English and Mandarin (you’ll find someone at your level!)
• Encouraged corrections and language support in a kind, respectful way
• Great coffee + cozy atmosphere!
🧑🏫 All levels are welcome:
Whether you’re fluent, just starting, or somewhere in between — you’ll find partners and a pace that fits. We aim to keep things fun, low-pressure, and engaging.
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THEME: movies, shows, etc!
| English | Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese | Pinyin |
| ------- | ------------------- | ------------------ | ------ |
| I really liked that movie. | 我很喜歡那部電影。 | 我很喜欢那部电影。 | Wǒ hěn xǐhuān nà bù diànyǐng. |
| I didn’t really like it. | 我不太喜歡。 | 我不太喜欢。 | Wǒ bù tài xǐhuān. |
| It was kind of boring. | 有點無聊。 | 有点无聊。 | Yǒudiǎn wúliáo. |
| I totally agree with you. | 我完全同意你。 | 我完全同意你。 | Wǒ wánquán tóngyì nǐ. |
| I see what you mean, but… | 我懂你的意思，但是… | 我懂你的意思，但是… | Wǒ dǒng nǐ de yìsi, dànshì… |
| Everyone says it’s good, but I don’t think so. | 大家都說很好看，可是我不覺得。 | 大家都说很好看，可是我不觉得。 | Dàjiā dōu shuō hěn hǎokàn, kěshì wǒ bù juéde. |
## Bonus Expressions for Conversation
You can sprinkle these naturally in discussion:
- 你看過嗎？ / 你看过吗？ — Have you seen it?
(Nǐ kànguò ma?)
- 真的很好笑！ — It was really funny!
(Zhēn de hěn hǎoxiào!)
- 讓我哭了。 / 让我哭了。 — It made me cry.
(Ràng wǒ kū le.)
- 太精彩了！ — So amazing / exciting!
(Tài jīngcǎi le!)
Vocab list
| English | Traditional | Simplified | Pinyin |
| ------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------ |
| movie / film | 電影 | 电影 | diànyǐng |
| TV show / series | 電視劇 | 电视剧 | diànshìjù |
| documentary | 紀錄片 | 纪录片 | jìlùpiàn |
|
actor / actress | 演員 | 演员 | yǎnyuán |
| director | 導演 | 导演 | dǎoyǎn |
| plot / story | 劇情 | 剧情 | jùqíng |
| character | 角色 | 角色 | juésè |
| genre | 類型 | 类型 | lèixíng |
| comedy | 喜劇 | 喜剧 | xǐjù |
| horror | 恐怖片 | 恐怖片 | kǒngbùpiàn |
| science fiction | 科幻片 | 科幻片 | kēhuànpiàn |
| subtitles | 字幕 | 字幕 | zìmù |
