在我開始聊天之前，我寧願不說話。

Before I start doing small talk, I'd rather not talk at all.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
2 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
3 開始 kāishǐ
  1. to begin
  2. beginning
  3. to start
  4. initial

classifier: 個
4 聊天 liáotiān to chat; to gossip
5 之前 zhīqián
  1. before
  2. prior to
  3. ago
  4. previously
  5. beforehand
6 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
7 寧願 nìngyuàn would rather ... (than ...)
8 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
9 說話 shuōhuà
  1. to speak
  2. to say
  3. to talk
  4. to gossip
  5. to tell stories
  6. talk
  7. word