Planning a Movie Night at Home in Korean

Planning a cozy movie night at home with your partner? This guide provides essential Korean phrases for discussing movie choices, food, and making plans while enjoying dinner together. Learn how to suggest a movie night, pick a film, decide on food, and confirm your plans for a relaxing evening in, all in Korean.

Core Expression

• Expression: 오늘 저녁 집에서 영화 볼까?
  Pronunciation: o-neul jeo-nyeok jib-e-seo yeong-hwa bol-kka?
  Meaning: Shall we watch a movie at home tonight? (A common way to suggest a movie night)

Setting the Scene: Suggesting the Movie Night

• Expression: 오늘 저녁 뭐 할까?
  Pronunciation: o-neul jeo-nyeok mwo hal-kka?
  Meaning: What should we do tonight?
• Expression: 그냥 집에서 쉬자.
  Pronunciation: geu-nyang jib-e-seo swi-ja.
  Meaning: Let’s just rest at home.
• Expression: 집에서 영화 보는 거 어때?
  Pronunciation: jib-e-seo yeong-hwa bo-neun geo eo-ttae?
  Meaning: How about watching a movie at home?
• Expression: 저녁 먹으면서 영화 보자.
  Pronunciation: jeo-nyeok meog-eu-myeon-seo yeong-hwa bo-ja.
  Meaning: Let’s watch a movie while eating dinner.
• Expression: 오늘 밤은 집에서 편하게 있자.
  Pronunciation: o-neul bam-eun jib-e-seo pyeon-ha-ge it-ja.
  Meaning: Let’s stay comfortably at home tonight.
• Expression: 나가기 귀찮다.
  Pronunciation: na-ga-gi gwi-chan-ta.
  Meaning: It’s bothersome to go out. / I don’t feel like going out.
• Expression: 영화나 한 편 볼까?
  Pronunciation: yeong-hwa-na han pyeon bol-kka?
  Meaning: Shall we watch a movie or something?
• Expression: 집 데이트 하자.
  Pronunciation: jip de-i-teu ha-ja.
  Meaning: Let’s have a home date.
• Expression: 넷플릭스 볼까?
  Pronunciation: net-peul-lik-seu bol-kka?
  Meaning: Shall we watch Netflix?
• Expression: 오랜만에 집에서 영화 보자.
  Pronunciation: o-raen-man-e jib-e-seo yeong-hwa bo-ja.
  Meaning: Let’s watch a movie at home for the first time in a while.

Choosing the Movie

• Expression: 무슨 영화 보고 싶어?
  Pronunciation: mu-seun yeong-hwa bo-go sip-eo?
  Meaning: What movie do you want to watch?
• Expression: 어떤 장르 좋아해?
  Pronunciation: eo-tteon jang-neu jo-a-hae?
  Meaning: What genre do you like?
• Expression: 액션 영화 볼까?
  Pronunciation: aek-syeon yeong-hwa bol-kka?
  Meaning: Shall we watch an action movie?
• Expression: 로맨틱 코미디는 어때?
  Pronunciation: ro-maen-tik ko-mi-di-neun eo-ttae?
  Meaning: How about a romantic comedy?
• Expression: 요즘 뭐 재미있는 거 있어?
  Pronunciation: yo-jeum mwo jae-mi-it-neun geo iss-eo?
  Meaning: Is there anything interesting (to watch) these days?
• Expression: 이거 평점 좋다던데.
  Pronunciation: i-geo pyeong-jeom jo-ta-deon-de.
  Meaning: I heard this one has good ratings.
• Expression: 예고편 한번 볼까?
  Pronunciation: ye-go-pyeon han-beon bol-kka?
  Meaning: Shall we watch the trailer once?
• Expression: 나는 아무거나 괜찮아.
  Pronunciation: na-neun a-mu-geo-na gwaen-chan-a.
  Meaning: Anything is fine with me.
• Expression: 네가 보고 싶은 걸로 보자.
  Pronunciation: ne-ga bo-go sip-eun geol-lo bo-ja.
  Meaning: Let’s watch what you want to see.
• Expression: 이 영화 어때? 새로 나왔대.
  Pronunciation: i yeong-hwa eo-ttae? sae-ro na-wat-dae.
  Meaning: How about this movie? They say it’s newly released.
• Expression: 무서운 영화는 싫어.
  Pronunciation: mu-seo-un yeong-hwa-neun sil-eo.
  Meaning: I don’t like scary movies.

Dinner and Snacks

• Expression: 저녁 뭐 먹을까?
  Pronunciation: jeo-nyeok mwo meog-eul-kka?
  Meaning: What should we eat for dinner?
• Expression: 배달 시킬까?
  Pronunciation: bae-dal si-kil-kka?
  Meaning: Shall we order delivery?
• Expression: 치킨 먹고 싶다.
  Pronunciation: chi-kin meok-go sip-da.
  Meaning: I want to eat chicken.
• Expression: 피자 어때?
  Pronunciation: pi-ja eo-ttae?
  Meaning: How about pizza?
• Expression: 영화 보면서 먹을 간식도 사자.
  Pronunciation: yeong-hwa bo-myeon-seo meog-eul gan-sik-do sa-ja.
  Meaning: Let’s also buy snacks to eat while watching the movie.
• Expression: 팝콘 있어야지!
  Pronunciation: pap-kon iss-eo-ya-ji!
  Meaning: We need popcorn!
• Expression: 맥주 마실래?
  Pronunciation: maek-ju ma-sil-lae?
  Meaning: Do you want to drink beer?
• Expression: 음료수 뭐 마실까?
  Pronunciation: eum-nyo-su mwo ma-sil-kka?
  Meaning: What drinks should we have?
• Expression: 내가 주문할게.
  Pronunciation: nae-ga ju-mun-hal-ge.
  Meaning: I’ll place the order.
• Expression: 저녁 먼저 먹고 영화 볼까?
  Pronunciation: jeo-nyeok meon-jeo meok-go yeong-hwa bol-kka?
  Meaning: Shall we eat dinner first and then watch the movie?
• Expression: 간단하게 먹자.
  Pronunciation: gan-dan-ha-ge meok-ja.
  Meaning: Let’s eat something simple.

Confirming Plans

• Expression: 좋아! 그렇게 하자.
  Pronunciation: jo-a! geu-reok-ke ha-ja.
  Meaning: Okay! Let’s do that.
• Expression: 그럼 [영화 제목] 보는 걸로?
  Pronunciation: geu-reom [yeong-hwa je-mok] bo-neun geol-lo?
  Meaning: Then, are we watching [Movie Title]?
• Expression: 몇 시쯤 시작할까?
  Pronunciation: myeot si-jjeum si-jak-hal-kka?
  Meaning: Around what time should we start?
• Expression: 저녁 먹고 바로 보자.
  Pronunciation: jeo-nyeok meok-go ba-ro bo-ja.
  Meaning: Let’s watch it right after dinner.
• Expression: 8시쯤 어때?
  Pronunciation: yeo-deol-si-jjeum eo-ttae?
  Meaning: How about around 8 PM?
• Expression: 알겠어.
  Pronunciation: al-gess-eo.
  Meaning: Okay / Got it.
• Expression: 기대된다!
  Pronunciation: gi-dae-doen-da!
  Meaning: I’m looking forward to it!
• Expression: 그럼 음식 주문하자.
  Pronunciation: geu-reom eum-sik ju-mun-ha-ja.
  Meaning: Then let’s order the food.
• Expression: 완벽한 계획이야.
  Pronunciation: wan-byeok-han gye-hoek-i-ya.
  Meaning: It’s a perfect plan.
• Expression: 빨리 보고 싶다.
  Pronunciation: ppal-li bo-go sip-da.
  Meaning: I want to watch it soon.

Korean Culture Notes

Delivery Culture (배달 문화 – Bae-dal Mun-hwa): Korea has an incredibly efficient and diverse food delivery system. Ordering food (‘배달 시키다’ – bae-dal si-ki-da) for a movie night at home is extremely common. You can get almost anything delivered, from chicken and pizza to traditional Korean dishes, often 24/7.

Home Dates (집 데이트 – Jip De-i-teu): Staying in for dates is quite popular among Korean couples, especially when they want a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Watching movies or dramas together on streaming services like Netflix (‘넷플릭스’ – net-peul-lik-seu) or local platforms like Watcha or Tving is a typical ‘jip deiteu’ activity.

Popular Movie Snacks: While popcorn (‘팝콘’ – pap-kon) is universal, popular Korean movie snacks often include dried squid (‘오징어’ – o-jing-eo), especially butter-grilled squid, and of course, fried chicken (‘치킨’ – chi-kin) paired with beer (‘맥주’ – maek-ju), known as ‘Chimaek’ (치맥).

Using Banmal (반말): In the context of a couple planning casually at home, they would typically use informal language (Banmal – 반말) with each other, as reflected in the example phrases (e.g., ending sentences with -어/아, -자, -ㄹ까?). Using formal language (Jondaetmal – 존댓말) would sound distant in this situation.

Real Conversation Example

Situation: A couple, Jihoon and Soyeon, are finishing dinner at home and planning their evening.

Roles: A = Jihoon, B = Soyeon

• Expression: A: 아, 배부르다. 오늘 저녁 뭐 할까?
  Pronunciation: a, bae-bu-reu-da. o-neul jeo-nyeok mwo hal-kka?
  Meaning: Ah, I’m full. What should we do tonight?
• Expression: B: 글쎄… 나가기 좀 그런데. 그냥 집에서 영화나 볼까?
  Pronunciation: geul-sse… na-ga-gi jom geu-reon-de. geu-nyang jib-e-seo yeong-hwa-na bol-kka?
  Meaning: Hmm… I don’t really feel like going out. Shall we just watch a movie or something at home?
• Expression: A: 좋아! 무슨 영화 보고 싶어? 넷플릭스에 뭐 새로운 거 있나?
  Pronunciation: jo-a! mu-seun yeong-hwa bo-go sip-eo? net-peul-lik-seu-e mwo sae-ro-un geo in-na?
  Meaning: Okay! What movie do you want to watch? Is there anything new on Netflix?
• Expression: B: 음… 아까 보니까 새로 나온 코미디 영화 있던데. 그거 볼래?
  Pronunciation: eum… a-kka bo-ni-kka sae-ro na-on ko-mi-di yeong-hwa it-deon-de. geu-geo bol-lae?
  Meaning: Um… I saw earlier there was a new comedy movie. Wanna watch that?
• Expression: A: 코미디 좋지! 그럼 그거 보자. 팝콘이랑 맥주도 좀 가져올까?
  Pronunciation: ko-mi-di jo-chi! geu-reom geu-geo bo-ja. pap-kon-i-rang maek-ju-do jom ga-jyeo-ol-kka?
  Meaning: Comedy sounds good! Let’s watch that then. Should I bring some popcorn and beer too?
• Expression: B: 당연하지! 내가 팝콘 준비할게. 자, 설거지 마저 하고 보자!
  Pronunciation: dang-yeon-ha-ji! nae-ga pap-kon jun-bi-hal-ge. ja, seol-geo-ji ma-jeo ha-go bo-ja!
  Meaning: Of course! I’ll prepare the popcorn. Okay, let’s finish the dishes and then watch!
• Expression: A: 알겠어. 빨리 정리하고 편하게 보자! 기대된다~
  Pronunciation: al-gess-eo. ppal-li jeong-ni-ha-go pyeon-ha-ge bo-ja! gi-dae-doen-da~
  Meaning: Got it. Let’s clean up quickly and watch comfortably! I’m looking forward to it~

Practice Tips

Now you have the essential phrases for planning a movie night at home in Korean! Try practicing these expressions with a friend or language partner~ Role-play the situation: one person suggests the movie night, and the other responds, discussing movie choices and snacks. You can also try writing out your own short dialogue based on the conversation example. The more you use these phrases, the more natural they’ll become! 화이팅 (hwa-i-ting – Fighting/Good luck)!