Making a new friend
A stranger just sat next to you and is clearly about to talk. You have four seconds to become a person who can handle that, not a raisin who just stares back.
Say hello before it gets weirdThe words — Making a new friend
Hilal shows up out of nowhere again, and suddenly Zeeza has to run an entire friendship-starter kit in eight lines.
Meaninghello
안녕하세요! 힐랄이에요.
Hello! I'm Hilal.
Meaningwhat is your name?
이름이 뭐예요? 네? 이름이 뭐예요?
What's your name? Sorry? What's your name?
Meaningwhere are you from?
어디에서 왔어요? 쿠웨이트에서 왔어요?
Where are you from? Are you from Kuwait?
Meaningsee you again
안녕히 가세요! 또 만나요!
Goodbye! See you again!
The scene — Making a new friend
Nujoom has cornered a new kid at the park bench and has decided, with zero evidence, that they are already best friends.
- 안녕하세요!Hello!
- 사마예요.I'm Sama.
- 잘 지내요?How are you?
- 네, 잘 지내요! 날씨 좋죠?Yes, I'm well! Nice weather, isn't it?
- 그러게요!It really is!
- 또 만나요!See you again!
The idea — Making a new friend
또 만나요 means 'see you again' — the line you say to close any conversation, not just a goodbye for good.
You now have a whole conversation in your pocket, start to finish — enough to actually talk to someone new.
Questions about Making a new friend
How do you say 'hello' in Korean?
You say 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo), which means 'hello'.
How do you ask someone's name in Korean?
You ask 이름이 뭐예요? (ireumi mwoyeyo?), which means 'what is your name?'.
How do you ask where someone is from in Korean?
You say 어디에서 왔어요? (eodieseo wasseoyo?), meaning 'where are you from?'.
How do you say 'see you again' in Korean?
You say 또 만나요 (tto mannayo), the line used to close a conversation, not a final goodbye.
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
- Build the sentence
- Say it after the voice
- …and more, adapted to you