How to say "I am confused"?


I have found the following examples in <http://tatoeba.org/jpn/>

> 頭{あたま}が混乱{こんらん}している。I'm confused.
>
> 本当{ほんとう}に参{まい}りましたね。I'm really confused.

Are these examples a natural way to deliver the idea of being confused?




There are so many ways to say "I am confused." that you might not get a very
good answer unless you explain what situation/context you have in mind.

「頭が混乱している。」 is "good" in the sense that it could not really mean anything
other than "I am confused." It could sound a little stiff if said in a casual
situation as 「混乱」 is a bit of a big word for a light kind of confusion.

「本当に参りましたね。」 would be a hit-or-miss kind of expression in that it can mean
many different things. "Troubled" or "beat" would be the most common meaning
of 「参った」, not "confused".

The "real" native-level, non-textbook expressions for "I am confused." that do
not use big Sino-loanwords would include:

・訳{わけ}が分{わ}からない

・まごついてしまう

・困{こま}ってしまう

・うろたえてしまう

Then again, you might have a situation in mind where the use of a big word is
completely appropriate.




There are so many ways to say "I am confused." that you might not get a very
good answer unless you explain what situation/context you have in mind.

「頭が混乱している。」 is "good" in the sense that it could not really mean anything
other than "I am confused." It could sound a little stiff if said in a casual
situation as 「混乱」 is a bit of a big word for a light kind of confusion.

「本当に参りましたね。」 would be a hit-or-miss kind of expression in that it can mean
many different things. "Troubled" or "beat" would be the most common meaning
of 「参った」, not "confused".

The "real" native-level, non-textbook expressions for "I am confused." that do
not use big Sino-loanwords would include:

・訳{わけ}が分{わ}からない

・まごついてしまう

・困{こま}ってしまう

・うろたえてしまう

Then again, you might have a situation in mind where the use of a big word is
completely appropriate.

