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tôi bị lạc

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Meaning · English

"I'm lost" — the passive-misfortune marker "bị" tells the listener this happened TO you; follow with the place you need.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tôi đang ở trong tình trạng bị lạc

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Literally: I suffer being lost

Examples

Tôi bị lạc, anh chỉ giúp đường về chợ Bến Thành với.I'm lost — could you point me back to Bến Thành market?

Editorial example (batch 048)

Sources & notes

Headword discovered via the English Wikivoyage Vietnamese phrasebook (CC BY-SA; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05.

Topics: Everyday talk

Common questions

What does “tôi bị lạc” mean?

"I'm lost" — the passive-misfortune marker "bị" tells the listener this happened TO you; follow with the place you need. Literally: I suffer being lost

Is “tôi bị lạc” formal or informal?

tôi bị lạc is generally informal.

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