Chat 聊天

I just had a chat with Benny.

我刚刚在和Benny聊天。

Chitchat 闲聊

Everyone's hands are full recently, we don't even have time for chitchat.

大家最近都很忙，连聊天的时间都没有。

Small talk 闲谈

Making small talk is an art that can be learned.

闲谈是一门值得学习的艺术。

Gossip 八卦，说闲话

Sarah always talks gossip, no one likes her.

Sarah特别喜欢八卦别人，没人喜欢她。

Shoot the breeze 闲扯

It was raining so hard last night I just stayed in the dorm and shot the breeze with a couple of friends.

昨晚雨下得很大，所以我就待在宿舍里和几个朋友闲扯来着。