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Ambiguity risk: 3 × Idiom difficulty factor: 0 × Vocabulary contribution: 1–3 × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 ×

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Keeping a Conversation Going60Conversation34Everyday Statements32Requests30Home Together25Making Plans24Getting Around Mexico19Reactions19Boundaries and Disagreements16Clearing Up Misunderstandings16Feelings and Check-ins14Everyday Affection11Travel and Directions10Encouragement and Celebration8Food and Eating Together8Health and Getting Help8Shopping and Paying8Feelings6Romance6Food and Dining5Relationships and Family5Time and Frequency4Health and Safety3Airports and Luggage2Hotel Check-In and Checkout2Household Chores2Visiting a Pharmacy2Walking Directions2Cooking Together1Disagreeing Politely1Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Splitting the Bill and Tipping1Talking About How Often1Wants and Needs1

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  1. Because of traffic.Por el tráfico.

    “Por el tráfico.” means “Because of traffic.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Are they ready?¿Ellos están listos?

    “¿Ellos están listos?” means “Are they ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. This is my order.Este es mi pedido.

    “Este es mi pedido.” means “This is my order.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Turn it on.Enciéndelo.

    “Enciéndelo.” means “Turn it on.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn on an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Turn it off.Apágalo.

    “Apágalo.” means “Turn it off.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn off an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I’ll let you know.Te aviso.

    “Te aviso.” means “I’ll let you know.” in Mexican Spanish. Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Will you come back?¿Vas a volver?

    “¿Vas a volver?” means “Will you come back?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener intends to return.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Hold it.Sujétalo.

    “Sujétalo.” means “Hold it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Are there any seats available?¿Hay asientos disponibles?

    “¿Hay asientos disponibles?” means “Are there any seats available?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Have they arrived?¿Ya llegaron?

    “¿Ya llegaron?” means “Have they arrived?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether expected people have already arrived.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Get out quickly.Sal rápido.

    “Sal rápido.” means “Get out quickly.” in Mexican Spanish. Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. When is the next bus?¿Cuándo pasa el próximo camión?

    “¿Cuándo pasa el próximo camión?” means “When is the next bus?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Get your things.Toma tus cosas.

    “Toma tus cosas.” means “Get your things.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Take this medicine.Tome este medicamento.

    “Tome este medicamento.” means “Take this medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Quite a bit.Bastante.

    “Bastante.” means “Quite a bit.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Last night.Anoche.

    “Anoche.” means “Last night.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when something happened with last night.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Me neither.Yo tampoco.

    “Yo tampoco.” means “Me neither.” in Mexican Spanish. Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. However...Sin embargo...

    “Sin embargo...” means “However...” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a contrast with what was just said.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. It’s mine.Es mío.

    “Es mío.” means “It’s mine.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. They’re dirty.Están sucios.

    “Están sucios.” means “They’re dirty.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. We have guests.Tenemos invitados.

    “Tenemos invitados.” means “We have guests.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. I need medicine.Necesito medicina.

    “Necesito medicina.” means “I need medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. In my opinion...En mi opinión...

    “En mi opinión...” means “In my opinion...” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional opinion introducer.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. At the corner.En la esquina.

    “En la esquina.” means “At the corner.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Formality and register3 branches

How a phrase addresses someone: Neutral, Familiar (tú), or Formal (usted). Politeness also depends on wording and context; tú can be polite.

Familiar (tú)76Neutral72Formal (usted)1
Conversation role9 branches

What the phrase does in a conversation. A phrase can have several standardized roles, such as asking, answering or sharing information.

Answer or explain65Share information64Express feelings or opinions59Ask a question44Give instructions33Make a request29Reassure or encourage6Offer help or make a promise5Warn or report a problem1
Situations148 branches

The specific setting recorded by the editorial review. Not every phrase has a named situation.

Not recorded2Acknowledge/reassure that the speaker will not worry about the understood matter.1Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1Announce having a gift for the listener before handing it over.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Arrival registration at a hotel/event.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask about exchanging a purchase.1Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1Ask about playing football as a hobby in casual introductions.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask for accommodation at a hotel.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for the method of repairing an understood object/problem.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask if a proposed action would be helpful.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask listener to share use or a portion of an understood item.1Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to perform the understood action.1Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to solve an understood problem.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1Ask someone to turn on an understood device.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.1Ask to cover an understood item/container.1Ask to wrap an understood item, e.g.1Ask what a woman mentioned earlier purchased.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.1Ask what is being looked at.1Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.1Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.1Ask when an understood activity or job started in the past.1Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.1Ask when you can check in at a hotel.1Ask whether a service charge is already included in the restaurant bill.1Ask whether contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.1Ask whether listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.1Ask whether listener will cover an understood bill/expense when coordinating payment.1Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.1Ask whether something is beneficial to the listener.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask which person an already-understood man asked in a past conversation.1Ask which season applies in an understood location, for example comparing hemispheres.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Ask why someone is laughing.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.1Celos means interpersonal jealousy; envidia means envy.1Check that a traveller has their passport when preparing for travel.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.1Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the listener intends to return.1Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.1Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.1Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.1Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.1Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.1Explain that the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.1Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Express personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Express that listener deserves better treatment or an outcome in an understood situation.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.1Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.1Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Offer to buy an understood item for the listener.1Offer to reserve an understood place or item for the listener.1Promise to bring an understood item to the listener.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1Report a delayed train during travel planning.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1Report not asking an understood person or question.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.1Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1Report wet clothing after rain or laundry.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Request that the listener handle cooking for an understood meal.1Respectfully report that a previously identified person died.1Say speaker and companions are together in the same group/place.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1State a firm boundary that an understood decision is settled.1State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1State that an understood duty belongs to the listener.1State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral143masculine6
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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Not recorded143speaker3object2listener1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion87Core60Not recorded2
Vocabulary families212 branches

Browse recorded word families shared by phrases. These editorial family labels may not be dictionary headwords.

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Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

Everyday, less common and specialized vocabulary, considered separately from grammatical difficulty.

Everyday88Less common58Not recorded2Specialized1
Reusability3 branches

Editorial score for how broadly an expression can be reused; higher scores indicate more reuse.

58945634
Coverage gap value2 branches

Editorial estimate of how much the phrase adds to the collection’s practical coverage.

390459
Confusion risk3 branches

Editorial estimate of the chance of confusing the expression with another; higher values indicate more risk.

311922911
Spanish word count2 branches

Explore shorter and longer expressions using the recorded Spanish word count.

1–31114–638
Usefulness score3 branches

The detailed editorial usefulness score, distinct from the three usefulness labels.

495340514
Difficulty score4 branches

Scores run from 5 to 100. These ten-point ranges show the finer distribution within difficulty bands.

21–308411–203431–403041–501
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231472026-10-162
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)149
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

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Review methods2 branches

How the recorded editorial ratings were assigned. These are assessments rather than measured learning outcomes.

Individual editorial meaning/context/grammar review; difficulty-v2 vocabulary/reuse recomputed against reconciled 1414-card deck. Supplemental ratings are editorial estimates, not recall or CEFR measurements.147Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2
Source review decisions1 branches

The recorded action taken when a phrase was reviewed in a source batch.

Added149
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded149
Length difficulty factor5 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

651339930021128
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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3124613510121171
Grammar difficulty factor12 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

133263217271017201539167254233121151181
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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076-258-415
Unique Vocabulary Families162 branches

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New Families Vs Baseline170 branches

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New Vocabulary Vs Baseline1 branches

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1–3149
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No149