Japanese title: モールで迷子 (モールでまいご)
Theme: Getting lost in a shopping mall, asking for help
Setting: Huge Tokyo shopping mall
📚 Vocabulary
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| モール | — | mall |
| 迷子 | まいご | lost child |
| 入口 | いりぐち | entrance |
| 出口 | でぐち | exit |
| エスカレーター | — | escalator |
| 案内所 | あんないじょ | information desk |
| 店員 | てんいん | store clerk |
🗣️ Useful Phrases
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 出口はどこですか？ | Where is the exit? |
| 案内所はありますか？ | Is there an information desk? |
| すみません、迷子になりました。 | Excuse me, I’m lost. |
| 入口に戻りたいです。 | I want to go back to the entrance. |
| 助かりました！ | You saved me! |
💡 Grammar Focus
| Grammar Point | Usage | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 〜たい (want to) | 入口に戻りたいです (I want to go back to the entrance) | |
| 〜なければならない (must) | 案内所に行かなければならない (I must go to the information desk) | |
| 〜かもしれない (might) | ここが出口かもしれない (This might be the exit) |
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📖 Dialogue
[Scene: Inside a huge mall. Hana and Yuki are looking around, overwhelmed by the crowds.]
Hana:
うわ〜、人が多すぎる！どこが出口？
Wow, there are too many people! Where’s the exit?
Yuki (spinning around):
わかんない！迷子になっちゃったかも！
No idea! I think we’re lost!
[They wander around, passing food courts, clothing stores, and escalators.]
Hana (to store clerk):
すみません、案内所はどこですか？
Excuse me, where’s the information desk?
Store Clerk:
あちらのエスカレーターを上がって、左です。
Take the escalator up and turn left.
Yuki (relieved):
助かりました！ありがとう！
You saved us! Thank you!
[They rush toward the escalator.]
Hana (laughing):
モールで迷子になるなんて、子どもみたい！
Getting lost in a mall… we’re like kids!
Yuki (grinning):
迷子の天才だからね！
I’m a genius at getting lost!
😂 Ending Twist
[They reach the escalator. Yuki steps on first.]
Yuki:
これで大丈夫！絶対間違えない！
Everything’s fine now! No way we mess up!
[Hana looks at a sign.]
Hana (panicking):
ちょ、ちょっと待って！それ、駐車場行きだよ！！
Wait! That escalator goes to the parking lot!!
Yuki (slowly going up, horrified):
ええええええーー！？
Ehhhhh!?
[Hana waves, laughing at the bottom.]
- 🎮 Episode 123: “The Place Not on the Map”
- 🎮 Episode 122: “The Teacup with Her Name”
- 🎮 Episode 121: “Echoes from the Bell Tower”
- 🎮 Episode 120: “Rain on the Window, Light in the Heart”
- 🎮 Episode 119: “The Drawer Beneath the Stairs”