Small talk and keeping a conversation going

Yangi odamlar bilan tanishganda, kursdoshlar yoki hamkasblar bilan gaplashganda ishlating. Suhbatni davom ettirish uchun savol bering va qiziqish bildiring — faqat qisqa javob bilan to'xtab qolmang.

• How's it going?informal

  Ishlar qalay?

  “Hey, how's it going? I haven't seen you all week.”

• What about you?neutral

  Sizchi?

  “I'm from Tashkent. What about you?”

• Oh really? That's interesting.neutral

  Rostdanmi? Qiziq ekan.

  “Oh really? That's interesting. How long have you been doing that?”

• So, what do you do?informal

  Xo'sh, nima ish qilasiz?

  “So, what do you do? Are you a student here too?”

• How long have you been here?neutral

  Bu yerda qancha vaqtdan beri yuribsiz?

  “How long have you been here? Do you like it so far?”

• Have you been to… before?neutral

  Ilgari … ga borganmisiz?

  “Have you been to this café before? The cakes are amazing.”

• That sounds great / fun!informal

  Zo'r / qiziqarli eshitilyapti!

  “You went hiking in the Alps? That sounds amazing!”

• No way!informal

  Bo'lishi mumkin emas! (hayrat)

  “No way! I went to the same school!”

• How was your weekend?neutral

  Dam olish kunlaringiz qanday o'tdi?

  “How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun?”

• Lovely weather today, isn't it?neutral

  Bugun havo ajoyib, shunday emasmi?

  “Lovely weather today, isn't it? Finally some sunshine.”

• By the way, …neutral

  Aytgancha, …

  “By the way, are you coming to the party on Friday?”

• Anyway, …informal

  Xullas, … / Nima bo'lganda ham, …

  “Anyway, how's your course going?”

• I know what you mean.neutral

  Nima demoqchi ekaningizni tushunaman.

  “I know what you mean — the first week is always overwhelming.”

• What made you decide to…?neutral

  … ga nima sabab bo'ldi?

  “What made you decide to study in the UK?”

• Me too! / Same here.informal

  Men ham! / Menda ham shunday.

  “"I'm terrible at cooking." "Same here!"”

• It was nice talking to you.neutral

  Siz bilan gaplashganimdan xursandman.

  “Anyway, I'd better go. It was nice talking to you.”

• Let's keep in touch.neutral

  Aloqada bo'laylik.

  “Let's keep in touch — are you on Telegram?”

• Sounds good.informal

  Yaxshi, kelishdik.

  “"Shall we meet at six?" "Sounds good."”