A little about me
New classmate, zero small talk, six seconds of silence that will haunt you forever — someone has to speak first and it's you.
Save me from the silenceThe words — A little about me
New classmate, same chaotic cousin energy. Six sentences, zero new grammar, let's go.
MeaningMy name is Hilal.
안녕하세요! 제 이름은 힐랄이에요. 네, 힐랄이에요!
Hello! My name is Hilal. Yes, Hilal!
MeaningI came from Kuwait.
쿠웨이트에서 왔어요. 가방이 없어요!
I came from Kuwait. I don't have a bag!
MeaningI am twenty years old.
스무 살이에요. 사과를 다섯 개 먹어요!
I'm twenty. I eat five apples!
MeaningI am a student.
저는 학생이에요. 지자 씨는요?
I'm a student. What about you, Zeeza?
Watch out — A little about me
Someone tells you: 스무 살이에요. Before you file this under 'small talk', one syllable here is doing ALL the work.
살이에요… 살이에요 = '… years old'. Use NATIVE Korean numbers here (스무 살 = twenty, not 이십 살) — ages never take the Sino-Korean count.
The scene — A little about me
A new kid just sat down at Zeeza's lunch table. Nujoom has sixty seconds before the bell and has decided this is the most important conversation of his life.
- 안녕하세요! 저는 학생이에요.Hi! I'm a student.
- 제 이름은 누줌이에요.My name is Nujoom.
- 힐랄이 지금 와요.Hilal is coming right now.
- 안녕하세요, 저는 힐랄이에요.Hello, I'm Hilal.
- 저는 형이 한 명 있어요.I have one older brother.
The idea — A little about me
To ask someone the same thing back, just add 씨는요? (ssineunyo?) after their name — like 지자 씨는요? means "what about you, Zeeza?"
Six sentences about you, one question back — that's a full introduction, not a quiz answer.
Questions about A little about me
How do you say 'My name is...' in Korean?
You say 제 이름은 ___이에요 (je ireumeun ___ieyo), like 제 이름은 힐랄이에요 for 'My name is Hilal.'
How do you say your age in Korean?
Use native Korean numbers with 살이에요, such as 스무 살이에요 for 'I'm twenty years old,' not the Sino-Korean numbers.
How do you say 'I came from Kuwait' in Korean?
You say 쿠웨이트에서 왔어요 (Kuweiteueseo wasseoyo), meaning 'I came from Kuwait.'
How do you ask someone the same question back in Korean?
Add 씨는요? (ssineunyo?) after their name, like 지자 씨는요? meaning 'What about you, Zeeza?'
You've seen the idea. Now make it stick.
The journey continues in Zeeza — free to start, made to adapt to how you learn.
- Hear it and choose
- Fill the idea in from memory
- Say it after the voice
- …and more, adapted to you