Dialogues  

1. 你最喜欢哪部电影?Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎ bù diànyǐng?
What is your favorite movie?
最 zuì , the fourth tone which means the most. It’s used as an adverb here to modify the verb 喜欢 xǐhuan, which means like.
最喜欢 zuì xǐhuan, like something the best, favorite.
哪部 nǎ bù, which one.
部 bù, is a measure word for film.
电影 diànyǐng, film, the fourth tone and the third tone.
你最喜欢哪部电影? What is your favorite movie?

2. 它的情节很有趣。Tā de qíngjié hěn yǒuqù.
Its plot is very interesting.
它的 tā de, its.
情节 qíngjié, plot.
Both are in the second tone. And 很 hěn, which means very.
有趣 yǒuqù, interesting.
它的情节很有趣. Its plot is very interesting.

3. 这部电影的票房不错。Zhè bù diànyǐng de piàofáng búcuò.
The box office collections for the movie have been good.
Box office in Chinese is 票房 piàofáng.
票房 piàofáng, literally means an office selling tickets. 票 piào, means ticket.
房 fáng, means the room. 房 fáng, here it means the ability to attract ticket buyers. 票房 piàofáng.
这部电影的 zhè bù diànyǐng de, means this movie’s.
不错 búcuò, not bad.
这部电影的票房不错. The box office collections for the movie have been good.

4. 请问电影几点开演?Qǐngwèn diànyǐng jǐ diǎn kāiyǎn?
When does the movie start?
请问 qǐngwèn, please may I ask.
电影 diànyǐng, movie.
几点 jǐ diǎn, what time.
开始 kāiyǎn, begin to show.
请问电影几点开始? When does the movie start?