you: yo him: sup? you: wass good brotha? him: tis all good in da hood my sista you: fo sho' :P jkjkjk... anyways, just find some common interests between you two... music, sports, etc, and just strike up a convo... i dunno, it's hard to give step by step instructions on how to talk to someone, since all situations are different, and you can't really plan out a conversation ahead of time... just relax and let things happen... if you don't talk to this guy a whole lot, don't expect him to immediately pour out his soul to you... you may need to warm up to him a little before he'll accept u as a really good friend