Scannáin: Movies

Below are words and phrases associated with Topaic na Seachtaine:

Scannáin

(Movies)

 

Focail / Words

Action movie – Scannán aicsin
Actor – Aisteoir
Adaptation – Cóiriú
Animated film – Scannán beochana
Box office – Oifig na dticéad
Cinema – Pictúrlann
Comedy – Scannán grinn
Detective film – Scannán bleachtaireachta
Director- Stiúrthóir
Director’s cut – Leagan an stiúrthóra
Film censorship – Cinsireacht scannán
Film critic – Léirmheastóir scannán
Film maker – Scannánóir
Front row seats – Suíocháin sa chéad líne
Genre – Seánra
Horror film – Scannán uafáis

Make-up – Smideadh 
Movie launch – Seoladh scannáin
Mystery thriller – Scéinséir mistéire
New movie – Scannán nua
Popcorn – Grán rósta
Producer – Léiritheoir
Psychological thriller – Scéinséir síceolaíoch
Romantic film – Scannán rómánsúil
Satire – Aoir
Screenplay – Script scannáin
Short film – Gearrscannán
Streaming – Ag sruthú
Superhero – Sárlaoch
The big screen – An scáileán mór
Tickets – Ticéid
Western – Scannán buachaillí bó

Frásaí / Phrases

I watched… – D’amharc mé ar…

I would recommend it. – Mholfainn é.

The plot thickens. – Tá an scéal ag éirí níos casta.

I really enjoyed the film. – Bhain mé an-sult as an scannán.

She’s a real film buff. – Is saineolaí ceart ar na scannáin í.

She’s obsessed by horror movies. – Tá sí i ngreim ag scannáin uafáis.

The film was a box office success. – D’éirigh go maith leis an scannán.

The critics trashed the film. – Rinne na léirmheastóirí sceanairt ar an scannán.

The film snagged seven Oscars. – D’éirigh leis an scannán seacht nOscar a fháil.

They go to the cinema quite often. – Téann siad chuig an bpictiúrlann sách minic.

I went to the cinema at the weekend. – Chuaigh mé chuig an phictúrlann ag an deireadh seachtaine.

Comedies/romantic films are my favourite. – Is iad scannáin grinn/rómánsúla na scannáin is fearr liom.

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