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mayou

迷まようmayou
to get lost
FromLesson 17inHardcore Japanese
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Usages of mayou

仕事しごと　に　行いく　途中とちゅう　で　道みち　に　迷まよい、　友達ともだち　に　電話でんわしました。sigoto ni iku totyuu de miti ni mayoi, tomodati ni denwasimasita.
On the way to work I got lost and called a friend.
道みち　に　迷まよったら、　近ちかく　の　人ひと　に　聞きけば　いい　です。miti ni mayottara, tikaku no hito ni kikeba ii desu.
If you get lost, you should ask a nearby person.
デパート　の　中なか　は　広ひろい　ので、　迷まよわない　よう　に　入口いりぐち　の　写真しゃしん　を　撮とって　おいた。depaato no naka ha hiroi node, mayowanai you ni iriguti no syasin wo totte oita.
The inside of the department store is spacious, so I took a photo of the entrance so I wouldn’t get lost.

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