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I am lost

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Amharic አማርኛ am
ጠፋሁኝ
T'e-fa-huñ

This is the standard way to express being lost in Amharic.

Arabic العربية ar
أنا ضائع/ضائعة
A-na da-ee-a/da-ee-ah (a for male, ah for female)

Use 'ḍāʾiʿ' if you're male and 'ḍāʾiʿa' if you're female; it's a common phrase.

Bangla বাংলা bn
আমি হারিয়ে গেছি
A-mi ha-ri-ye ge-chhi

This is a common and natural way to express being lost in Bengali.

Catalan català ca
Estic perdut/perduda
Es-tic per-dut/per-du-da (dut for male, du-da for female)

Use 'perdut' if you're male and 'perduda' if you're female.

Czech čeština cs
Ztratil jsem se/Ztratila jsem se
Ztra-til yes-em se/Ztra-ti-la yes-em se (yes-em for both)

Use 'ztratil jsem se' if you're male and 'ztratila jsem se' if you're female; it's a direct way to say you're lost.

Danish dansk da
Jeg er faret vild
Yay er fa-ret vil

This is the standard way to express being lost in Danish.

German Deutsch de
Ich habe mich verirrt
Ikh hah-beh mish fair-eert

This is the most common way to say 'I am lost' in German; it implies you've taken a wrong turn.

Greek Ελληνικά el
Έχω χαθεί
Eh-ho ha-thee

This is the standard way to say 'I am lost' in Greek.

Spanish Español es
Estoy perdido/a
Es-toy per-dee-do/a (a for female speaker)

Use this phrase when you don't know where you are, whether in a city, a building, or a natural environment.

Estonian eesti et
Ma olen eksinud
Ma o-len ek-si-nud

This is the standard way to express being lost in Estonian.

Basque Basque eu
Galdu naiz
Gal-du naiz

This is the standard way to express being lost in Basque.

Persian فارسی fa
من گم شدم
Man gom sho-dam

This is a common and direct way to express being lost in Persian.

Finnish suomi fi
Olen eksynyt
O-len ek-sy-nyt

This is the standard way to express being lost in Finnish.

French Français fr
Je suis perdu(e)
Je swee per-dew(d)

Use 'perdu' for a male speaker and 'perdue' for a female speaker; it's a common phrase when disoriented.

Galician Galician gl
Estou perdido/a
Es-tow per-dee-do/a (a for female speaker)

Similar to Spanish and Portuguese, use 'perdido' for a male speaker and 'perdida' for a female speaker.

Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
હું ખોવાઈ ગયો છું
Hun kho-vai ga-yo chhu

This is a common and direct way to express being lost in Gujarati.

Hausa Hausa ha
Na bata
Na ba-ta

This is the standard way to express being lost in Hausa.

Hebrew עברית he
אני אובד/אובדת
A-ni o-ved/o-ve-det (ved for male, ve-det for female)

Use 'oved' if you're male and 'ovedet' if you're female; it's a standard expression.

Hindi हिन्दी hi
मैं खो गया हूँ/मैं खो गई हूँ
Mai kho ga-ya hoon/Mai kho ga-yi hoon (ga-ya for male, ga-yi for female)

Use 'kho gaya hoon' if you're male and 'kho gayi hoon' if you're female; it's a standard expression.

Hungarian magyar hu
Elvesztem
El-ves-tem

This is a straightforward and common way to express being lost in Hungarian.

Indonesian Indonesia id
Saya tersesat
Sa-ya ter-se-sat

This is the standard way to express being lost in Indonesian.

Icelandic Icelandic is
Ég er villtur/villt
Yeg er vill-tur/villt (tur for male, t for neutral)

Use 'villtur' if you're male and 'villt' if the speaker is neutral or female.

Italian Italiano it
Mi sono perso/a
Mee so-no per-so/a (a for female speaker)

Use 'perso' for a male speaker and 'persa' for a female speaker; it's a direct and widely understood phrase.

Japanese 日本語 ja
道に迷いました
Mee-chee nee ma-yo-ee-ma-shee-ta

This is a polite way to say 'I am lost'; 'mayotta' is more casual.

Korean 한국어 ko
길을 잃었어요
Gi-reul ee-reo-sseo-yo

This is a polite way to say 'I am lost'; 'ireosseo' is more casual.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Aš pasiklydau
Ash pa-si-klai-dau

This is the standard way to express being lost in Lithuanian.

Latvian latviešu lv
Esmu apmaldījies/apmaldījusies
Es-mu ap-mal-dee-yis/ap-mal-dee-yoo-see-es (yis for male, yoo-see-es for female)

Use 'apmaldījies' if you're male and 'apmaldījusies' if you're female.

Marathi मराठी mr
मी हरवले आहे
Mee ha-ra-vle aa-he

This is a common and direct way to express being lost in Marathi.

Malay Melayu ms
Saya sesat
Sa-ya se-sat

This is the standard way to express being lost in Malay.

Dutch Nederlands nl
Ik ben verdwaald
Ik ben ver-dwaalt

This is the standard way to express being lost in Dutch.

Norwegian norsk no
Jeg har gått vill
Yay har got vill

This is the standard way to express being lost in Norwegian.

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਂ ਗੁਆਚ ਗਿਆ ਹਾਂ/ਮੈਂ ਗੁਆਚ ਗਈ ਹਾਂ
Mai guaach ga-ya haan/Mai guaach ga-yi haan (ga-ya for male, ga-yi for female)

Use 'guaach gaya haan' if you're male and 'guaach gayi haan' if you're female; it's a standard expression.

Polish polski pl
Zgubiłem się/Zgubiłam się
Zgu-bi-wem she/Zgu-bi-wam she (wem for male, wam for female)

Use 'zgubiłem się' if you're male and 'zgubiłam się' if you're female; it's a common and natural way to express being lost.

Portuguese Português pt
Estou perdido/a
Eh-shtoh per-dee-doo/a (a for female speaker)

Similar to Spanish, use 'perdido' for a male speaker and 'perdida' for a female speaker.

Romanian română ro
M-am pierdut
M-am pee-er-doot

This is the most common and natural way to say 'I am lost' in Romanian.

Russian русский ru
Я заблудился/заблудилась
Ya za-blu-dil-sya/za-blu-di-las' (sya for male, las' for female)

Use 'zabludilsya' if you're male and 'zabludilas' if you're female; it implies you've wandered off course.

Swedish svenska sv
Jag har gått vilse
Yag har got vil-se

This is the most common way to say 'I am lost' in Swedish.

Swahili Kiswahili sw
Nimepotea
Nee-me-po-te-a

This is the standard way to express being lost in Swahili.

Tamil தமிழ் ta
நான் தொலைந்துவிட்டேன்
Naan tho-lain-thu-vit-ten

This is a common and direct way to express being lost in Tamil.

Telugu తెలుగు te
నేను తప్పిపోయాను
Ne-nu tap-pi-po-yaa-nu

This is a common and direct way to express being lost in Telugu.

Thai ไทย th
ฉันหลงทาง
Chan long tahng

Add 'kâ' for politeness if you are a female speaker.

Filipino Filipino tl
Nawawala ako
Na-wa-wa-la a-ko

This is the most common and direct way to say 'I am lost' in Tagalog.

Turkish Türkçe tr
Kayboldum
Kai-bol-dum

This is a common and direct way to express being lost in Turkish.

Ukrainian українська uk
Я заблукав/заблукала
Ya za-blu-kav/za-blu-ka-la (kav for male, ka-la for female)

Use 'zablukav' if you're male and 'zablukala' if you're female; it's a standard expression.

Urdu اردو ur
میں گم ہو گیا ہوں/میں گم ہو گئی ہوں
Mai gum ho ga-ya hoon/Mai gum ho ga-yi hoon (ga-ya for male, ga-yi for female)

Use 'gum ho gaya hoon' if you're male and 'gum ho gayi hoon' if you're female; it's a standard expression.

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi bị lạc
Toy bee lak

This is the standard way to express being lost in Vietnamese.

Yoruba Yoruba yo
Mo pàdánù
Mo pa-da-nu

This is the standard way to express being lost in Yoruba.

Chinese 中文 zh
我迷路了
Wo mee loo le

This is the most common way to say 'I am lost' in Mandarin Chinese.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
我迷路咗
Ngoh mai loh joh

This is the most common way to say 'I am lost' in Cantonese.

Zulu Zulu zu
Ngilahlekile
Ngi-lah-leh-ki-le

This is the standard way to express being lost in Zulu.

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