al cine

to the movies

→ al
phrase Common #3,090
to the movies Used with ir, marcharse, and similar verbs to talk about going to watch a movie. In Spanish, al combines a and el.
SP: ¿Quieres venir al cine conmigo esta noche?
EN: Do you want to come to the movies with me tonight?

Mi padre no me permite ir solo al cine.

My father doesn't allow me to go to the movies alone.

Yo fuí al cine.

I went to the movies.

— París, je t'aime (2006)

Si vas al cine, llévate a tu hermana.

If you go to the movies, take your sister with you.

Él prometió llevarme al cine.

He promised to take me to the movies.

Arréglate un poco y vámonos al cine.

Freshen up a bit and let's go to the movies.

He ido al cine.

I went to the movies.

— Deseando amar (2000)

Quiere ir con nosotros al cine.

She wants to go to the movies with us.

Al cine.

To the cinema.

Voy con mi hermana al cine este sábado si consigo entradas.

I'm going to the cinema with my sister this Saturday if I can get tickets.

En cuanto al cine estoy de acuerdo.

Regarding cinema, I agree.

— Moscú no cree en las lágrimas (1980)

Lo intentaré, pero no estoy segura de si podré venir al cine o no.

I'll try, but I'm not sure whether I'll be able to come to the movies or not.

Iremos al cine el fin de semana.

We’ll go to the movies this weekend.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)

Porque tal vez quieras venir al cine conmigo.

Because maybe you'd like to come to the movies with me.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Mi padre sugirió que fuéramos al cine esta tarde.

My father suggested that we go to the movies this afternoon.

Puedes ir al teatro, al cine, o a la piscina.

You can go to the theater, the cinema, or the swimming pool.

Voy todas las semanas al cine.

I go to the movies every week.

Si estás aburrido, sugiero que vayas al cine.

If you're bored, I suggest you go to the movies.

Mandamos a Gus y a Karin al cine.

We sent Gus and Karin to the movies.

— Lars y una chica de verdad (2007)

Vamos juntos al cine de vez en cuando.

We go to the movies together from time to time.

Si de verdad quieres ser generoso me podrías llevar al cine.

If you really want to be generous, you could take me to the movies.

— El maquinista (2004)

Voto que vayamos al cine primero y comamos después.

I vote we go to the movies first and eat afterwards.

Peter y yo íbamos a menudo al cine.

Peter and I often went to the cinema.

Entramos gratis al cine.

We got into the cinema for free.

Sí, quiero ir contigo al cine esta noche.

Yes, I want to go to the movies with you tonight.

Mañana no iré al cine.

I won't go to the movies tomorrow.

La invité al cine.

I invited her to the movies.

Luego iremos al cine.

Then we'll go to the movies.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Ya iremos al cine.

We'll go to the movies.

— El odio (1995)

Hasta la semana que viene, y a ver si van al cine, ¿eh?

See you next week, and let's see if you go to the movies, okay?

— Tesis (1996)

La semana pasada fui a ver una película al cine con unos amigos del trabajo.

Last week I went to see a movie at the cinema with some friends from work.

Da la lata para que le den pasta y marcharse al cine.

He pesters people so they'll give him money and he can go to the movies.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Ella fue con él al cine.

She went to the movies with him.

Yo voy a menudo al cine.

I go to the movies often.

Tom iba al cine cada semana.

Tom went to the movies every week.

Generalmente yo iba al cine los domingos.

I usually went to the movies on Sundays.

A mí me llevaban al cine, me gustaba mucho ver películas.

They used to take me to the cinema; I really enjoyed watching movies.

— Roma (2018)

Lo intentaré, pero no estoy seguro de si podré venir al cine o no.

I’ll try, but I’m not sure whether I’ll be able to come to the movies or not.

Te llevo a conciertos, a museos, al cine.

I take you to concerts, museums, the movies.

Mi padre me acompañó al cine.

My father accompanied me to the cinema.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Si tuviera tiempo iría al cine.

If I had time I would go to the movies.

Me prometió llevarme al cine.

He promised to take me to the movies.

Ella le dijo de una vez por todas que no iría al cine con él.

She told him once and for all that she wouldn't go to the movies with him.