How to Say ‘I am lost’ in Traditional Chinese
我迷路了
wǒ mí lù le
[waw mee loo luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [了] here shows a new situation: [我迷路了] means "I've gotten lost," not just "I am a lost person." You'll see the same thing in [我忘了] "I forgot" and [我到了] "I've arrived."
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我迷路了，可以幫我嗎？
I'm lost. Can you help me?
迷路
mí lù
[mee loo]
be lost; lose one's way
A verb phrase used when you do not know where you are or how to continue.
我迷路了，找不到車站。
I'm lost and can't find the station.
了
le
[luh]
completed-action particle; change-of-state particle
A particle often used to show a new situation or that something has happened.
我迷路了，現在不知道在哪裡。
I'm lost, and now I don't know where I am.
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