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machen This very common verb can either mean "to make" or (as here) "to do".

unternehmen Literally: "to undertake", this inseparable verb can also be translated as "to do". 

vorschlagen (sep.) A separable verb meaning "to suggest"

das Kino (-s) cinema

ich würde sehr gerne ins Kino gehen I would really like to go to the cinema

was für...? "What sort of...". The noun which follows it will be in the accusative case.

der Film (-e) film 

sehen This irregular verb means "to see" or occasionally "to watch".

der Krimi (-s) This is a "crime film" or "thriller". You tend to hear it more often than the longer version "der Kriminalfilm".

spannend exciting

der Abenteuerfilm (-e) adventure film

so was A more conversational form of "so etwas". Both mean "things like that".

mag The third person singular from the modal verb "mögen" (see explanation on Page 10 of this chapter). 

so was mag ich auch gerne "I also like things like that". Note again that the object of the sentence can come at the start of a phrase in German.

laufen An irregular verb meaning "to run".

im Kino This means "at the cinema". Note the different preposition in German.

was läuft heute im Kino? What's on at the cinema today?

der Wievielte ist heute? What's the date today?

Dienstag Tuesday

der vierzehnte März "The fourteenth of March". There is no word for "of" in the German phrase.

im Odeon "In the Odeon (cinema)". The word for "cinema" (das Kino) is not repeated at this point in the conversation, but it is understood as being there, so the gender of Odeon must be the same as das Kino, namely neuter.

Hennen Rennen This is the literal German translation of the cartoon film Chicken Run and was used as the German title of the film because of the fortuitous rhyme! Click here for more information about the German version of this film.

anfangen This is a separable verb meaning "to begin". It is irregular. 

erst um elf not until eleven o'clock

die Vorstellung (-en) showing (of a film); performance

die Spätvorstellung (-en) late showing

was für ein Film ist das? What sort of film is that?

der Zeichentrickfilm (-e) cartoon (film) 

zu kindisch This means "too childish". Note this usage of "zu" before an adjective.

was läuft sonst noch? What's on apart from that?

Mittwoch Wednesday

stimmt's? is that right?

im Cosima "At the Cosima (cinema)". This is also neuter for the reasons outlined above.

Romeo und Julia Romeo and Juliet 

von William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

der Regisseur (-e) director

die Liebesgeschichte (-n) love story

langweilig boring

interessieren to interest

überhaupt nicht not in the slightest; not at all

das interessiert mich überhaupt nicht That doesn't interest me at all

wie wär's mit...? what about...?

übermorgen the day after tomorrow

da kann ich nicht I can't manage that

das Wochenende (-) weekend

am Wochenende at the weekend

zu Hause at home

bleiben remain

packen to pack