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길을 잃었어요

gireul ileosseoyo

I'm lost.

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How to say "I'm lost" in Korean — 길을 잃었어요 (gireul ileosseoyo)

How to Use

Used to tell someone you don't know where you are and need help.

Rule: Korean puts this in the past tense (잃었어요) even though English uses the present. 길을 잃어요 sounds wrong.

Examples

길을 잃었어요, 도와주세요.

I'm lost, please help me.

길을 잃었어요, 홍대가 어디예요?

I'm lost — where is Hongdae?

길을 잃었어요, 지도 좀 봐도 돼요?

I'm lost — can I look at your map?

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