商談に入る前に、少し雑談でもしましょう。

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English Translation

Shall we shoot the breeze for a while before talking business?

Furigana

商談(しょうだん)に入(はい)る前(まえ)に、少(すこ)し雑談(ざつだん)でもしましょう。

Romanji

Shōdan ni hairu mae ni, sukoshi zatsudan de moshimashō.

Words

商談 (しょうだん)

business discussion; negotiation

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

入る (いる)

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

雑談 (ざつだん)

chatting; idle talk

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

燃やす (もやす、もす)

to burn