What does 'small talk' mean?

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BBC Learning English


ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

00:06
Feifei: Hello. This is The English
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค: ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒ The English
00:08
We Speak. This is Rob...
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We Speak ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใƒญใƒ–ใงใ™.
00:10
Rob: And this is Feifei. So, Feifei,
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ใƒญใƒ–: ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใงใ™. ใงใ€ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใ€ใŠ่ฆ‹ๅˆใ„
00:13
how did the blind date go?
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00:14
Feifei: Not great - a disaster in fact.
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Feifei: ่‰ฏใใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ๅฎŸ้š›ใ€ๅคงๆƒจไบ‹ใงใ™ใ€‚
00:17
Rob: Oh no. Why didn't you just
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ใƒญใƒ–: ใ„ใ‚„ใ€‚ ใชใœ
00:19
follow my advice?
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็งใฎใ‚ขใƒ‰ใƒใ‚คใ‚นใซๅพ“ใ‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
00:20
Feifei: I did! Wear something nice,
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค๏ผšใ‚„ใฃใŸ๏ผ ็ด ๆ•ตใชๆœใ‚’็€ใฆใ€
00:23
turn up late and make small talk.
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้…ใใพใง่ตทใใฆไธ–้–“่ฉฑใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
00:25
Rob: Yes, make small talk. Exactly.
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Rob: ใฏใ„ใ€ไธ–้–“่ฉฑใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ ไธๅบฆใ€‚
00:29
Feifei: Well, when I started making small
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Feifei: ใˆใˆใจใ€็งใŒ้›‘่ซ‡ใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใจใ
00:31
talk, the guy looked at me in a strange
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ใ€ใใฎ็”ทใฏๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ใช็›ฎใง็งใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆ
00:33
way and then walked off.
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ใ€็ซ‹ใกๅŽปใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
00:35
Rob: Oh no. What did you say?
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ใƒญใƒ–: ใ„ใ‚„ใ€‚ ไฝ•ใฃใฆ่จ€ใฃใŸใฎ๏ผŸ
00:37
Feifei: Things like 'hi', 'good', 'yes', 'no',
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Feifei: ใ€Œใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€ใ€ใ€Œ่‰ฏใ„ใ€ใ€ใ€Œใฏใ„ใ€ใ€ใ€Œใ„ใ„ใˆใ€ใ€
00:42
'great' - small words.
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ใ€Œใ™ใฐใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใ€ใชใฉใฎๅฐใ•ใช่จ€่‘‰ใงใ™ใ€‚
00:44
Rob: But no sentences? I think you've got
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ใƒญใƒ–: ใงใ‚‚ๆ–‡ใฏใชใ„ใฎ๏ผŸ ็งใฏใ‚ใชใŸใŒ
00:46
the wrong end of the stick here - I mean
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ใ“ใ“ใงใ‚นใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒƒใ‚ฏใฎ้–“้•ใฃใŸ็ซฏใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™-ใคใพใ‚Šใ€
00:49
you've misunderstood - making small talk
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ่ชค่งฃใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™-
00:52
means making informal conversation
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้›‘่ซ‡ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏ
00:54
about unimportant things.
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ใ€้‡่ฆใงใชใ„ใ“ใจใซใคใ„ใฆ้žๅ…ฌๅผใฎไผš่ฉฑใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™.
00:56
If you're meeting someone
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ๅˆๅฏพ้ขใฎไบบ
00:57
for the first time, it's a good way
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ใซ
00:59
to make them feel relaxed
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ใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ†ใซใฏ่‰ฏใ„ๆ–นๆณ•
01:01
- you know, break the ice.
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01:02
Feifei: Right! Make 'small' conversation.
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค: ใใ†ใงใ™ใญ๏ผ ใ€Œๅฐใ•ใชใ€ไผš่ฉฑใ‚’ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:05
Rob: I guess we should hear
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ใƒญใƒ–: ใ„ใใคใ‹ไพ‹ใ‚’่žใในใใ ใจๆ€ใ„
01:06
some examples...
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ใพใ™... ๅพ“ๅ…„ๅผŸใฎ็ตๅฉšๅผ
01:10
I didn't know anybody at my
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ใง็งใฏ่ชฐใ‚‚็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸ
01:12
cousin's wedding so I tried
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ใฎใงใ€ใ‚ฒใ‚นใƒˆใจ้›‘่ซ‡ใ‚’ใ—ใ‚ˆ
01:13
to make small talk with the guests.
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ใ†ใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸ.
01:16
I'm shy and not very good at small talk.
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ใ‚ทใƒฃใ‚คใง้›‘่ซ‡ใŒ่‹ฆๆ‰‹ใ€‚
01:19
That's why I hate going to parties.
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ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰็งใฏใƒ‘ใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใซ่กŒใใฎใŒๅซŒใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
01:23
At the office party, we all had to stand
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ใ‚ชใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚นใƒ‘ใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใงใฏใ€ใฟใ‚“ใชใง็ซ‹ใก่ฉฑใ‚’ใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›
01:26
around making small talk, but all I really
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01:27
wanted to do was go home!
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ใ‚„ใ‚ŠใŸใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใฏๅฎถใซๅธฐใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ ใ‘ใงใ—ใŸ!
01:31
Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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Feifei: ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ
01:33
BBC Learning English. And we're learning
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BBC Learning English ใฎ The English We Speak ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€็งใŸใกใฏ
01:36
about the expression 'small talk' - that's
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ใ€Œ้›‘่ซ‡ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่กจ็พใซใคใ„ใฆๅญฆใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:39
informal conversation which is meant
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ
01:41
to make people feel more relaxed
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ใ€ไบบใ€…ใ‚’ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚น
01:44
and stops any embarrassing silence.
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ใ•ใ›ใ€ๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ๆฒˆ้ป™ใ‚’ๆญขใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็›ฎ็š„ใจใ—ใŸใ€ใใ ใ‘ใŸไผš่ฉฑใงใ™ใ€‚
01:47
Actually, Rob, I do know about
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ๅฎŸใฏใ€ใƒญใƒ–ใ€็งใฏ้›‘่ซ‡ใซใคใ„ใฆ็Ÿฅใฃใฆ
01:50
small talk. It's just that...
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ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใงใ™.
01:51
Rob: So, why didn't you say?
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ใƒญใƒ–: ใงใฏใ€ใชใœ่จ€ใ‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ‹?
01:53
Feifei: Well, I was going to tell you that...
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Feifei: ใˆใˆใจใ€็งใฏใ‚ใชใŸใซใใ‚Œใ‚’่จ€ใ†
01:55
Rob: You'll never get a boyfriend
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ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ—ใŸ. ใƒญใƒ–: ใ‚ใชใŸใŒๅฃฐใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใƒœใƒผใ‚คใƒ•ใƒฌใƒณใƒ‰ใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใชใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
01:57
if you don't speak up, Feifei!
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ใ€Feifei!
01:59
You really need to talk more.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ‚‚ใฃใจ่ฉฑใ™ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:00
Feifei: Rob.
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค: ใƒญใƒ–ใ€‚
02:01
Rob: Yes?
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
02:02
Feifei: What I was trying to say was, I did
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Feifei: ็งใŒ่จ€ใŠใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใฏใ€
02:05
not have time for small talk because my date
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็งใฎใƒ‡ใƒผใƒˆใฏ่ฉฑใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚ใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ไธ–้–“่ฉฑใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚้–“
02:08
would not stop talking. He was rude,
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ใŒใชใ‹ใฃใŸใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™. ๅฝผใฏ็„ก็คผใงใ€
02:10
arrogant and wouldn't let me
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ๅ‚ฒๆ…ขใง
02:12
get a word in edgeways!
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ใ€็ซฏใฃใ“ใงไธ€่จ€ใ‚‚่ฉฑใ•ใ›ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ๏ผ
02:14
Now, who does that remind me of?!
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ใ•ใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใฏ่ชฐใ‚’ๆ€ใ„่ตทใ“ใ•ใ›ใพใ™ใ‹?!
02:17
Rob: Err... Nice weather for the
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Rob: ใ†ใƒผใ‚“โ€ฆ ใ“ใฎ
02:19
time of year, don't you think?
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ๆ™‚ๆœŸใจใ—ใฆใฏใ„ใ„ๅคฉๆฐ—ใงใ™ใญใ€‚
02:21
Feifei: It's a bit late for small talk now,
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค: ้›‘่ซ‡ใซใฏใ‚‚ใ†้…ใ„ใ‚ˆใ€
02:24
Rob. You've said far too much.
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ใƒญใƒ–ใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ่จ€ใ„้ŽใŽใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
02:26
Rob: Oh.
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใ‚ใ‚ใ€‚
02:27
Feifei: Bye bye!
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02:27
Rob: Bye!
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