sinema
see-NEH-mah
How to say it
Kinyarwandasinemasee-NEH-mahsoon
Englishcinema, filmsoon
Frenchcinéma
Meaning
The art and industry of making films, and also a hall where films are shown to the public.
Good to know
From French cinéma; n class, no plural in use. Uruganda rwa sinema is the film industry and umukinnyi wa sinema a film actor; a single film is filime.
Examples
- Sinema nyarwanda imaze gutera imbere.Rwandan cinema has made progress.
- Ku wa gatandatu twagiye kureba filime muri sinema.On Saturday we went to see a film at the cinema.
- Arashaka kwiga ibijyanye na sinema.She wants to study film.
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