Movie Marathon Slang Explained

In this video, Luke invites Mia to a movie marathon. But Mia is confused—does she have to run? Not at all! A movie marathon simply means watching lots of movies back-to-back, not running anywhere. Then, Luke asks, Are you down? Mia gets confused again, thinking she needs to move down. In casual English, Are you down? means Do you want to? or Are you interested?

This fun dialogue shows how slang can sound confusing if you take it literally. Native speakers often use casual phrases like these, so it’s important to understand them to sound natural and fit into conversations.

By watching this video, you’ll learn how to use movie marathon and are you down the right way. Plus, you’ll see how to react naturally when you’re invited to hang out in English.

Practice using these phrases with your friends and you’ll sound more fluent and confident. Are you down to learn more? Let’s go!