Let's talk about small talk - you all hate it - it's one of the biggest topics that my Italki students ask me for help on.

But don't worry - a few simple tips and techniques and you will soon see that there is nothing to worry about.

It needs practice, of course, but let's listen to a few simple principle and ideas to get you started!

#businessenglish #culture #smalltalk #corporate

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I like (to) eat laksa at (the) beach.

Saya suka makan laksa di pantai.

Note:
1) Laksa is one of the local food here.
2) In general, we don't have articles such as "a, an, the, etc" in Malay


Cakap Bahasa Melayu

Total Beginner: Malay Sentence Structure #1


Mǎ 	Lì: 	Nǐ 	hǎo. 	Wǒ 	yào 	mǎi 	shū. 	Zěnme 
玛 	丽： 	你 	好。 	我 	要 	买 	书。 	怎么 
fùqián 	ne? 
付钱 	呢？ 
Gōnɡzuò 	rényuán: 	Kěyǐ 	dào 	yóujú 	huìkuǎn, 
工作 	人员： 	可以 	到 	邮局 	汇款， 
yě 	kěyǐ 	huò 	dào 	fùkuǎn. 
也 	可以 	货 	到 	付款。 
Mǎ 	Lì: 	Háishi 	huò 	dào 	fùkuǎn 	zuì 	fānɡbiàn. 
玛 	丽： 	还是 	货 	到 	付款 	最 	方便。 
Wǒ 	hái 	yǒu 	yí 	ɡe 	wèntí. 
我 	还 	有 	一 	个 	问题。 
Bù 	héshì 	nénɡ 	bu 	nénɡ 	tuìhuàn? 
不 	合适 	能 	不 	能 	退换？ 
Gōnɡzuò 	rényuán: 	Nénɡ. 	Qǐnɡ 	wèn 	shū 	sònɡ 	dào 
工作 	人员： 	能。 	请 	问 	书 	送 	到 
nǎr? 
哪儿？ 
Mǎ 	Lì: 	Qǐnɡ 	sònɡ 	dào 	Běijīnɡ 	Dàxué 	xīmén 	bɑ. 
玛 	丽： 	请 	送 	到 	北京 	大学 	西门 	吧。 
Gōnɡzuò 	rényuán: 	Hǎo. 	Dàole 	zài 	ɡěi 	nín 	dǎ 
工作 	人员： 	好。 	到了 	再 	给 	您 	打 
diànhuà. 
电话。 


日常用语

电话购物

给爸爸、妈妈的信！
爸爸、妈妈，你们好吗？我来中国三个月了。我能说汉语了，会写汉字了，还看了一本汉语书。你们听了高兴吗？北京今天下雨了，很冷。你们那儿怎么样呢？我们学校有一个汉语老师。同学们都很喜欢他。老师的家在学校前面。有时候，我们坐出租车去他家玩。他请我们喝茶、吃中国菜。他家的桌子、椅子都是中国风，很漂亮。我的朋友病了。昨天上午，我和他去了医院。医生说，现在天气很冷，你要多喝热水；多吃菜和水果；多睡觉。
我想睡觉了，爸爸妈妈晚安！
你们的女儿。

Gěi Bàba、Māma de xìn ！ 
Bàba、Māma ， nǐmen hǎo ma ？ Wǒ lái Zhōngguó sān gè yuè le 。 Wǒ néng shuō Hànyǔ le ， huì xiě Hànzì le ， hái kàn le yì běn Hànyǔshū 。 Nǐmen tīng le gāoxìng ma ？ Běijīng jīntiān xiàyǔ le ， hěn lěng 。 Nǐmen nàer zěnmeyàng ne ？ Wǒmen xuéxiào yǒu yí gè hànyǔ lǎoshī 。 Tóngxuémen dōu hěn xǐhuan tā 。 Lǎoshī de jiā zài xuéxiào qiánmian 。 Yǒushíhou ， wǒmen zuò chūzūchē qù tā jiā wán ， tā qǐng wǒ men hē chá 、 chī Zhōngguócài 。 Tājiā de zhuōzi 、 yǐzi dōu shì Zhōngguófēng ， hěn piàoliang 。 Wǒ de péngyou bìng le .  Zuótiān shàngwǔ ， wǒ hé tā qù le yīyuàn 。 yīsheng shuō ， xiànzài tiānqì hěn lěng ， nǐ yào duō hē rèshuǐ ， duō chī cài hé shuǐguǒ ， duō shuìjiào 。 
Wǒ xiǎng shuìjiào le ， Bàba、Māma wǎnān ！ 
Nǐmen de nǚér 。


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