tomodati to eki mae de matiawase wo site kara, eigakan ni ikimasu.

It breaks down like this:

• 友達と = with a friend
• 駅前で = at/in front of the station
• 待ち合わせをして = do/arrange a meetup; meet up
• から = after
• 映画館に行きます = go to the movie theater

So the pattern is:

[do action 1] てから、[do action 2]

That means after doing action 1, do action 2.

In this sentence:

• first: meet up with a friend in front of the station
• second: go to the movie theater

Here, と means with when used with another person.

• 友達と = with a friend

It marks the person you do the action together with.

Examples:

• 友達と話します。 = I talk with my friend.
• 家族と旅行します。 = I travel with my family.

Be careful: と can also mean and when connecting nouns.

• 犬と猫 = dogs and cats

In your sentence, because it connects to an action (待ち合わせをする), it is naturally understood as with.

で marks the place where an action happens.

• 駅前で待ち合わせをして = meet up at the station front / in front of the station

Since meeting up is an action happening at a location, で is the correct particle.

Compare:

• 学校で勉強します。 = study at school
• 公園で遊びます。 = play in the park

This is different from に, which often marks a destination or existence.

So in this sentence:

• 駅前で = where the meeting happens
• 映画館に = where the speaker goes

駅前 literally means in front of the station.

It is made of:

• 駅 = station
• 前 = front

Together, 駅前 often means the area right outside or around the front of a station, not just the exact spot directly in front of the building.

So it can be translated as:

• in front of the station
• by the station
• near the station entrance, depending on context

待ち合わせ is a noun meaning something like:

• an arranged meeting
• a meetup
• meeting up at a set place/time

The verb is usually expressed as:

• 待ち合わせをする = to meet up / to arrange to meet

So in your sentence:

• 待ち合わせをして = meeting up / after meeting up

This is a very common noun + をする pattern in Japanese.

Other examples:

• 勉強をする = to study
• 買い物をする = to do shopping
• 約束をする = to make a promise

Because 待ち合わせ is normally treated as a noun, and the full verb is:

• 待ち合わせをする

To connect it to the next part of the sentence, する changes into its て-form:

• する → して

So:

• 待ち合わせをしてから = after meeting up

This is more natural than treating 待ち合わせ as a simple standalone verb.

You may sometimes see expressions that look shorter in casual language, but for learners, 待ち合わせをする is the safest and clearest pattern to learn.

てから means after doing... or once ... has happened.

Structure:

• verb in て-form + から

So:

• してから = after doing
• 食べてから = after eating
• 帰ってから = after returning home

In your sentence:

• 待ち合わせをしてから、映画館に行きます。
• After meeting up, I will go to the movie theater.

This shows a clear sequence:

1. meet up
2. go to the movie theater

It strongly suggests that action 2 happens only after action 1 is completed.

It is the same word in form, but a different grammar use.

There are two common から patterns:

1. Reason/cause

   • 雨ですから、行きません。
   • Because it’s raining, I won’t go.

2. After doing

   • 食べてから、出かけます。
   • After eating, I’ll go out.

In your sentence, it comes after a て-form:

• してから

That tells you it means after doing, not because.

に marks the destination of movement.

• 映画館に行きます = go to the movie theater

With verbs like 行く (to go), 来る (to come), and 帰る (to return), に often marks the place you are going to.

Examples:

• 学校に行きます。 = go to school
• 日本に来ました。 = came to Japan
• 家に帰ります。 = return home

So:

• 駅前で = location of the action
• 映画館に = destination

行きます is the polite non-past form of 行く.

Japanese non-past can mean:

• present/habitual
• future

In this sentence, it is naturally understood as future or planned action:

• (I) will go to the movie theater
• (I’m) going to the movie theater

Because the sentence describes a sequence of planned actions, English usually translates it with a future sense.

Also, ます makes the sentence polite.

Casual version:

• 友達と駅前で待ち合わせをしてから、映画館に行く。

Japanese often leaves out the subject when it is clear from context.

So even though English would usually say:

• I will meet my friend... and then go to the movie theater

Japanese often simply says:

• 友達と駅前で待ち合わせをしてから、映画館に行きます。

The subject is omitted because it is understood.

This is extremely common in Japanese. Depending on context, the hidden subject could be:

• I
• we
• he/she
• they

But in many textbook-style examples, it is usually understood as I unless context suggests otherwise.

Yes. Japanese nouns usually do not change form for singular vs. plural.

So 友達 can mean:

• a friend
• friends

The context tells you which is more natural.

Therefore:

• 友達と could mean with a friend
• or with friends

If the English meaning provided to the learner says a friend, that is just one natural translation.

Yes, that is a very natural translation.

A few natural English versions are:

• After meeting up with a friend in front of the station, I’ll go to the movie theater.
• I’ll meet up with a friend in front of the station and then go to the movie theater.
• I’m going to the movie theater after meeting a friend in front of the station.

They all match the Japanese well.

The key idea is the sequence created by てから:

• first meet up
• then go to the movie theater

Yes: the spaces are only there to help learners read the sentence more easily.

Normal Japanese writing would usually be:

友達と駅前で待ち合わせをしてから、映画館に行きます。

Japanese is normally written without spaces between words.

So the spaced version is just a teaching tool, not standard writing.