Where was i Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhwɛɹ/, /ˈwɛɹ/ /ˈwɑz/, /wəz/ /ˈaɪ

WAIR-wuz-EYE

UK

wˈeə/ /wˈɒz/ /ˈaɪ

WAIR-woz-EYE

التعريف

A phrase people say when they forget what they were talking about or doing, usually to remind themselves or to get back on track in conversation.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and common in spoken English, often used after being interrupted or forgetting in conversation. Can be self-directed or to prompt someone to remind you. Often followed by trying to remember or picking up the topic again.

• Spanish: ¿en qué estaba? - ¿dónde me quedé?
• Portuguese (BR): onde eu estava? - em que ponto eu parei?
• Portuguese (PT): onde é que eu ia? - em que ponto fiquei?
• Chinese (Simplified): 我讲到哪儿了？ - 我说到哪里？
• Chinese (Traditional): 我講到哪裡了？ - 我說到哪裡？
• Hindi: मैं कहाँ था?
• Arabic: أين كنتُ؟ - إلى أين وصلت؟
• Bengali: আমি কোথায় ছিলাম
• Russian: на чём я остановился - где я был
• Japanese: どこまで話していましたっけ
• Vietnamese: tôi đang nói đến đâu nhỉ
• Korean: 내가 어디까지 말했지
• Turkish: nerede kalmıştım
• Urdu: میں کہاں تھا
• Indonesian: tadi saya sampai mana

جمل نموذجية

Where was I before you called me?

basic

Sorry, I lost my train of thought. Where was I?

basic

After the break, the teacher said, 'Where was I?'

basic

Wait a second, that distracted me—where was I?

natural

You made me laugh so hard I forgot—where was I again?

natural

Alright, after that interruption, where was I? Oh right, the meeting agenda.

natural