Full transcript of the lesson:
| Phrase | Audio | Speaker | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hello and welcome. In this lesson we are going to cover some ways to communicate when you are lost and how to ask for help in finding your way. | Teacher | ||
| 2 | Here is how you tell someone that you are lost. | Teacher | ||
| 3 | I am lost | You | en | |
| 4 | I am lost | You | en | |
| 5 | This means literally "I am lost" | Teacher | ||
| 6 | There are many different responses to this, most of which will focus on asking where you need to go. For example, someone may say: | Teacher | ||
| 7 | Where are you going? | Helpful person | en | |
| 8 | Where are you going? | Helpful person | en | |
| 9 | This question is generally asked to find out someone's destination while they are traveling. In this context it means that the speaker wants to know your intended destination, where you were trying to go before getting lost. | Teacher | ||
| 10 | Some variations to this include: | Teacher | ||
| 11 | Where were you trying to go? | Helpful person | en | |
| 12 | Where are you trying to go? | Helpful person | en | |
| 13 | Where do you need to go? | Helpful person | en | |
| 14 | What are you looking for? | Helpful person | en | |
| 15 | An appropriate reply to all of these questions is: | Teacher | ||
| 16 | I am trying to get to ______ | You | en | |
| 17 | I am trying to get to ______ | You | en | |
| 18 | And then state the name of your destination. | Teacher | ||
| 19 | For example, if you are trying to find the library, this is what the exchange so far would sound like: | Teacher | ||
| 20 | Can you help me, I am lost | You | en | |
| 21 | Where are you trying to go? | Helpful person | en | |
| 22 | I am trying to get to the Library | You | en | |
| 23 | At this point the person you are talking to will either help you by beginning to give you directions, or will tell you that they cannot help. If they cannot help they will likely say something like: | Teacher | ||
| 24 | Sorry, I cannot help. | Unhelpful person | en | |
| 25 | Sorry, I do not know where that is. | Unhelpful person | en | |
| 26 | Or, very simply: | Teacher | ||
| 27 | Sorry. | Unhelpful person | en | |
| 28 | If someone is unable to help you find where you are going, you can ask them if they can help direct you to someone who can help you by asking: | Teacher | ||
| 29 | Do you know where I can find directions? | You | n | |
| 30 | Do you know where I can find directions? | You | en | |
| 31 | Regardless of whether or not someone has been able to help you with directions it is polite to thank them at the end of your exchange. You can use this form of thanks equally well if they help you or not: | Teacher | ||
| 32 | Thank yo for your time. | You | en | |
| 33 | Thank you for your time. | You | en |