Documentary Meaning in English

word

US

/ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnɝi/

dah-kyuh-MEN-tuh-ree

UK

/dˌɒkjuːmˈɛntəɹi/

dok-yoo-MEN-tuh-ree

التعريف

A documentary is a film or television program that presents real facts about people, events, or nature, often using interviews and real footage.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually refers to non-fiction video or film. Typical collocations: "watch a documentary," "nature documentary," "historical documentary." Not used for fiction or news programs. More formal than calling something just a "movie."

• Spanish: documental
• Portuguese (BR): documentário
• Portuguese (PT): documentário
• Chinese (Simplified): 纪录片
• Chinese (Traditional): 紀錄片
• Hindi: डॉक्युमेंट्री
• Arabic: فيلم وثائقي
• Bengali: ডকুমেন্টারি - প্রামাণ্যচিত্র
• Russian: документальный фильм
• Japanese: ドキュメンタリー
• Vietnamese: phim tài liệu
• Korean: 다큐멘터리
• Turkish: belgesel
• Urdu: دستاویزی فلم
• Indonesian: film dokumenter

جمل نموذجية

We watched a documentary about penguins in class.

basic

This documentary explains how chocolate is made.

basic

She loves to watch a documentary before bed.

basic

Did you catch that new documentary on volcanoes last night?

natural

The documentary really opened my eyes to environmental issues.

natural

I prefer a good documentary over a blockbuster movie any day.

natural