어디가 어딘지 정말 모르겠어.

A: I haven’t been in this neck of the woods in forever.
B: There was a construction boom, so everything has changed.
A: At one time, there was a nice cafe where that apartment building is.
B: I think I’m lost. 어디가 어딘지 정말 모르겠어.

 

A: 이 동네 와본 지 정말 오랜만이야.
B: 건축붐이 일어서 모든 게 바뀌어 버렸어.
A: 한 때는, 저 아파트 건물 있던 곳에 멋진 카페가 있었는데.
B: 길을 잃어버린 것 같다. I can’t tell what’s where.

[Additional expressions]

* I haven’t been in – I haven’t been around / I have not been able to visit / I haven’t come to
* this neck of the woods
– this area / this place / this section of the country / this part of the city
* in forever – in many years / for a very long time / in ages / in an eternity
* There was a construction boom
– A lot of construction happened / There’s been a great amount of construction
* everything has changed – everything is different than it was / not much is the same as it was
* At one time – Long ago / At some point in time in the past / In the past
* there was a nice café
– there used to be a café that was pretty nice / a nice café could be found
* where that apartment building is – in the place where that apartment building now sits
* I think I’m lost. – I don’t know where I am. / I have lost my way. / I’m confused here.
* I can’t tell what’s where.
– I don’t know which way to go. / I can’t find anything I’m looking for.