सिनेमा (sinemaa)
noun
A loanword from English 'cinema', used both for the movie theater building and for the medium/art form of film. One sense, two closely related uses.
Sense
1
:
movie theater; the place where films are shown
noun, masculine
Synonyms: सिनेमाघर (sinemaaghar), थियेटर (thiyetar)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In everyday Delhi speech, सिनेमा जाना (sinemaa jaanaa, 'to go to the movies') is a classic weekend plan among friends and families -- you will also hear the more modern फिल्म देखने जाना (philm dekhne jaanaa, 'to go to watch a film') as an alternative that emphasizes the act of watching rather than the venue.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes say सिनेमा में जाना (sinemaa men jaanaa, 'to go into the cinema') when they mean going to watch a movie -- native speakers usually just say सिनेमा जाना (sinemaa jaanaa, 'to go to the cinema') without में (men), treating सिनेमा (sinemaa) almost like a destination adverb rather than a location needing a postposition.
Sample Sentences:
आज शाम हम सिनेमा जा रहे हैं।
We are going to the cinema this evening.
(aaj shaam ham sinemaa jaa rahe hain।)
पिछले हफ्ते हम सिनेमा गए थे।
We went to the movie theater last week.
(pichhle haphte ham sinemaa gae the।)
घर के पास ही एक नया सिनेमा खुला है।
A new movie theater has opened right near the house.
(ghar ke paas hii ek nayaa sinemaa khulaa hai।)
क्या तुम शनिवार को सिनेमा चलोगे?
Will you come along to the cinema on Saturday?
(kyaa tum shanivaar ko sinemaa chaloge?)
चलो, आज सिनेमा चलते हैं!
Come on, let's go to the movies today!
(chalo, aaj sinemaa chalte hain!)
अगर टिकट मिल जाता तो हम भी सिनेमा चले जाते।
If we had gotten tickets, we would have gone to the cinema too.
(agar tikat mil jaataa to ham bhii sinemaa chale jaate।)
इस सिनेमा में पॉपकॉर्न बहुत महंगा मिलता है।
Popcorn is very expensive at this cinema hall.
(is sinemaa men popkorn bahut mahangaa miltaa hai।)
सिनेमा में मोबाइल बंद रखने का अनुरोध किया जाता है।
It is requested that mobile phones be kept switched off in the cinema hall.
(sinemaa men mobaail band rakhne kaa anurodh kiyaa jaataa hai।)
शायद वह सिनेमा में मिल जाए।
Maybe he'll be found at the cinema.
(shaayad vah sinemaa men mil jaae।)
पुराना सिनेमा अब बंद हो चुका है।
The old movie theater has already closed down.
(puraanaa sinemaa ab band ho chukaa hai।)
सिनेमा के बाहर टिकटों की लंबी लाइन लगी थी।
There was a long line for tickets outside the cinema hall.
(sinemaa ke baahar tikton kii lambii laain lagii thii।)
Sense
2
:
the art/medium of film, movies in general
noun, masculine
Synonyms: फ़िल्म (film, often used interchangeably for 'movies' in general)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Used the way English speakers use 'cinema' abstractly, as in हिंदी सिनेमा (hindii sinemaa, 'Hindi cinema') to talk about Bollywood as an industry and tradition, rather than any single film or theater.
Sample Sentences:
हिंदी सिनेमा ने पिछले सौ सालों में बहुत तरक्की की है।
Hindi cinema has progressed a lot in the last hundred years.
(hindii sinemaa ne pichhle sau saalon men bahut tarakkii kii hai।)
सिनेमा समाज का आईना होता है।
Cinema is a mirror of society.
(sinemaa samaaj kaa aaiinaa hotaa hai।)
वह भारतीय सिनेमा पर शोध कर रही है।
She is researching Indian cinema.
(vah bhaartiiy sinemaa par shodh kar rahii hai।)
अगर सत्यजित रे न होते, तो भारतीय सिनेमा का इतिहास कुछ और होता।
If Satyajit Ray hadn't existed, the history of Indian cinema would have been something else.
(agar satyjit re n hote, to bhaartiiy sinemaa kaa itihaas kuchh aur hotaa।)
सिनेमा को एक गंभीर कला के रूप में देखा जाना चाहिए।
Cinema should be seen as a serious art form.
(sinemaa ko ek gambhiir kalaa ke roop men dekhaa jaanaa chaahie।)
क्या तुम्हें लगता है कि सिनेमा समाज को बदल सकता है?
Do you think cinema can change society?
(kyaa tumhen lagtaa hai ki sinemaa samaaj ko badal saktaa hai?)
समांतर सिनेमा ने कई नए विषयों को छुआ।
Parallel cinema touched upon many new subjects.
(samaantar sinemaa ne kaii nae vishyon ko chhuaa।)
आइए, आज सिनेमा के इतिहास पर बात करें।
Come, let's talk about the history of cinema today.
(aaie, aaj sinemaa ke itihaas par baat karen।)
उसने कॉलेज में सिनेमा की पढ़ाई की थी।
He had studied cinema in college.
(usne kolej men sinemaa kii padhaaii kii thii।)
सिनेमा हमेशा अपने समय की राजनीति से प्रभावित रहा है।
Cinema has always been influenced by the politics of its time.
(sinemaa hameshaa apne samay kii raajniiti se prabhaavit rahaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
सिनेमा
(sinemaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
सिनेमे
(sineme)
(pl.m.direct):
सिनेमे
(sineme)
(pl.m.oblique):
सिनेमों
(sinemon)