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Keeping a Conversation Going63Conversation41Time and Frequency24Reactions22Making Plans21Getting Around Mexico14Clearing Up Misunderstandings8Talking About How Often6Encouragement and Celebration5Everyday Statements4Food and Eating Together4Everyday Conversation3Food and Dining3Shopping and Paying3Travel and Directions3Boundaries and Disagreements2Everyday Affection2Natural Reactions and Replies2Requests2Walking Directions2Disagreeing Politely1Health and Getting Help1Home Together1Relationships and Family1Romance1

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  1. No.No.

    “No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I understand.Entiendo.

    “Entiendo.” means “I understand.” in Mexican Spanish. Signals that you understand an explanation or what someone says.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. When?¿Cuándo?

    “¿Cuándo?” means “When?” in Mexican Spanish. Valid standalone follow-up question.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Hands up.Manos arriba.

    “Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. What size?¿Qué talla?

    “¿Qué talla?” means “What size?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. 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 →
  7. Is it spicy?¿Pica?

    “¿Pica?” means “Is it spicy?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. I have a question.Tengo una pregunta.

    “Tengo una pregunta.” means “I have a question.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for starting a question or asking for clarification.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Which one?¿Cuál?

    “¿Cuál?” means “Which one?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Today.Hoy.

    “Hoy.” means “Today.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Tomorrow.Mañana.

    “Mañana.” means “Tomorrow.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Where?¿Dónde?

    “¿Dónde?” means “Where?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. How?¿Cómo?

    “¿Cómo?” means “How?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. This one.Este.

    “Este.” means “This one.” in Mexican Spanish. Select an indicated item.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. No one.Nadie.

    “Nadie.” means “No one.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a who question with no one.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Before.Antes.

    “Antes.” means “Before.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when with before/earlier.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. How many?¿Cuántos?

    “¿Cuántos?” means “How many?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Which way?¿Por dónde?

    “¿Por dónde?” means “Which way?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. I know.Lo sé.

    “Lo sé.” means “I know.” in Mexican Spanish. Same everyday acknowledgement as existing Lo sé; retain the existing card and record this variant.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. I know where.Sé dónde.

    “Sé dónde.” means “I know where.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. I know how.Sé cómo.

    “Sé cómo.” means “I know how.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Yesterday.Ayer.

    “Ayer.” means “Yesterday.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. This month.Este mes.

    “Este mes.” means “This month.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Usually.Normalmente.

    “Normalmente.” means “Usually.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Formality and register2 branches

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

Neutral96Familiar (tú)7
Conversation role6 branches

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

Answer or explain67Ask a question30Express feelings or opinions30Share information29Give instructions3Make a request3
Situations51 branches

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

Not recorded53Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1Answer a likelihood question with probably.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer a who question with no one.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Answer when with before/earlier.1Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.1Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1Describe someone else’s work ethic.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Express personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give a direct negative answer.1Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Promise prompt action.1React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.1React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1React with surprise or admiration.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Select an indicated item.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral103
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

Find whether gender wording relates to the speaker, listener, noun or object.

Not recorded103
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded53Core35Expansion15
Vocabulary families91 branches

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

None recorded23mes3antes2arriba2pregunta2veces2adentro1admiro1adonde1afuera1alguna1anoche1ayer1azucar1bastante1calle1carino1coincidencia1color1comiste1cualquier1cuantos1desayuno1desde1despues1dias1dormiste1duro1embargo1empieza1enseguida1entiendo1entonces1escucho1esquina1exacto1fuiste1ganaste1guau1gusto1hago1justo1llamaste1lugar1manos1menos1mira1mismo1muchas1nada1nadie1necesitar1noche1nombre1normalmente1nunca1opinion1pagaste1pasado1perfecto1pica1posible1probablemente1proximo1quizas1rato1realidad1recuerdas1repente1respuesta1saber1semaforo1semanas1siempre1sigue1suficiente1suficientemente1talla1temprano1tengo1terminaste1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trabajan1trabajaste1trafico1ups1verdad1viniste1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded53Everyday43Less common7
Reusability4 branches

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

34043852421
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

14633941622
Ambiguity risk3 branches

Editorial score for how strongly meaning can depend on context; higher values indicate more ambiguity.

151332220
Confusion risk4 branches

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

14123532245
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31024–61
Usefulness score3 branches

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

474318511
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20925–1011
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

Recorded number of vocabulary-family contributions; it is not a learner’s vocabulary size.

0571–346
Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23502026-10-14302026-10-13122026-10-1252026-10-1622026-10-1822026-10-192
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)103
Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2350Time adverbs screenshot18I know screenshot12Past-tense questions screenshot10Everyday questions screenshot52026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot250 everyday phrases screenshot225 conversational statements screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 21Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1
Review methods4 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.50Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap48Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.4Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

The version of the editorial difficulty rubric used for a phrase.

2103
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded103
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

03933662791
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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

34003921564431151
Grammar difficulty factor3 branches

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

378102065
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

090413
Unique Vocabulary Families51 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

None recorded57admiro1alguna1anoche1ayer1bastante1carino1coincidencia1color1comiste1desde1duro1embargo1enseguida1entonces1esquina1exacto1ganaste1guau1hago1mismo1nombre1normalmente1nunca1opinion1pagaste1pasado1perfecto1pregunta1probablemente1proximo1quizas1realidad1repente1respuesta1semaforo1semanas1siempre1suficientemente1temprano1terminaste1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trabajan1trabajaste1trafico1ups1veces1viniste1
New Families Vs Baseline71 branches

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None recorded39mes3antes2arriba2adentro1admiro1adonde1afuera1alguna1anoche1ayer1bastante1calle1carino1coincidencia1color1comiste1cualquier1cuantos1desayuno1desde1duro1embargo1enseguida1entonces1escucho1esquina1exacto1fuiste1ganaste1guau1hago1justo1llamaste1manos1menos1mira1mismo1nadie1noche1nombre1normalmente1nunca1opinion1pagaste1pasado1perfecto1pregunta1probablemente1proximo1quizas1realidad1recuerdas1repente1respuesta1semaforo1semanas1siempre1suficientemente1temprano1terminaste1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trabajan1trabajaste1trafico1ups1veces1viniste1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–364039
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No103