Vocab Info

N4 Expression

(みち)(まよ)

to lose one's way, to get lost

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Word Type

      Expression

    • 単語の書類

      表現

    Examples

    • (なに)(かんが)えずに(ある)いていたら(みち)(まよ)ってしまいました

      I was walking without thinking and got lost.

      • N4
    • (ちい)さな(おとこ)()(みち)(まよ)っているようなので(こえ)()けてあげよう。

      A little boy seems to be lost, so let's talk to him.

      • N4
    • (こえ)をかける「ねえ(きみ)どこから()たの?ママとパパは?(みち)(まよ)っているの?」

      Asking someone: 'Hey, where are you from? Where are your mom and dad? Are you lost?'

      • N4
    • (みち)(まよ)っている(ひと)()かけた以上(いじょう)は、(こえ)()けずに素通(すどお)りする(こと)絶対(ぜったい)出来(でき)ません。

      As soon as you see someone who is lost, you absolutely can't just walk by without talking to them.

      • N3
    • (はは)(むすめ)に「もし(みち)(まよ)ったら普通(ふつう)(ひと)じゃなくてお(まわ)りさんに(みち)()きなさいね。」

      Mother to her daughter: 'If you get lost, ask a policeman for directions, not a regular person.'

      • N3
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