How to make small talk in English?

Morning, Wang! How was your weekend? Did you end up doing anything fun?

早啊，王！周末怎么样？有做什么好玩的吗？

Oh nice! I've been meaning to go there. I just stayed home and binge-watched a new show. Super lazy weekend but I needed it.

不错！我一直想去那里。我就待在家追了一部新剧。超懒的周末但我需要。

It's called 'Severance' on Apple TV. Have you seen it? It's a thriller about a company that separates work memories from personal ones. So creepy but so good.

叫《人生切割术》，在 Apple TV 上。你看过吗？是一部关于公司把工作记忆和个人记忆分开的悬疑剧。很诡异但超好看。

Yeah, I saw it. Sounds like they're announcing the new project assignments. Fingers crossed we're on the same team! Alright, I need to grab my coffee before the morning rush. Catch you later!

看了。好像是要公布新项目分组。希望我们分在一组！行了，趁早上人还少我去拿咖啡。回头见！

Hey Wang, a bunch of us are going to that new Thai place for lunch. Want to come? We're leaving in about 10 minutes.

嘿王，我们几个人中午要去那家新开的泰国餐厅。要来吗？大概10分钟后出发。

Sounds good! Oh, heads up — they don't take reservations and it gets packed around noon, so we should get there a bit early.

好！提醒一下——他们不接受预订，中午12点会很挤，所以我们早点到比较好。

Yeah, it's just around the corner — like a 5-minute walk. Oh, and the pad thai is supposed to be really good. Someone from accounting raved about it.

能，就在拐角处——走路大概5分钟。对了，听说泰式炒河粉特别好吃。会计部有人赞不绝口。

Yeah, it's a thing we do once a month — TGIF drinks. We usually go to O'Malley's, the Irish pub two blocks from here. Super chill, no pressure. You should totally come!

对，我们每月一次——周五庆祝活动。通常去 O'Malley's，离这两个街区的爱尔兰酒吧。很轻松，没有压力。你一定要来！

Karen usually stops by for one drink and then heads out. She's pretty cool about it — doesn't make it weird. After she leaves, that's when the real fun starts!

Karen 通常过来喝一杯就走。她这方面挺酷的——不会让人觉得尴尬。她走了之后才是真正好玩的时候！

Just show up! It's super informal. We usually gather in the lobby around 5:30 and walk over together. I'll remind you on Friday morning. Now let's go — I'm starving!

直接来就行！很随意的。我们通常5:30在大堂集合一起走。周五上午我提醒你。走吧——我饿死了！