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Topics32 branches

Find phrases for everyday situations and conversations. A phrase can belong to several topics.

Keeping a Conversation Going47Requests34Conversation27Everyday Statements17Home Together17Boundaries and Disagreements16Clearing Up Misunderstandings14Making Plans13Reactions13Encouragement and Celebration7Everyday Affection6Getting Around Mexico5Health and Getting Help5Feelings and Check-ins4Food and Eating Together4Shopping and Paying4Romance3Feelings2Food and Dining2Health and Safety2Household Chores2Relationships and Family2Time and Frequency2Asking Someone Out1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Cooking Together1Everyday Conversation1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Natural Reactions and Replies1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Travel and Directions1Visiting a Pharmacy1

Difficulty3 branches

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  1. Turn it on.Enciéndelo.

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

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

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. I can’t hear you.No te escucho.

    “No te escucho.” means “I can’t hear you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. 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 →
  8. I did it.Lo hice.

    “Lo hice.” means “I did it.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having completed the understood action.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. How do you close it?¿Cómo se cierra?

    “¿Cómo se cierra?” means “How do you close it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is closed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Get ready.Prepárate.

    “Prepárate.” means “Get ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. How do you open it?¿Cómo se abre?

    “¿Cómo se abre?” means “How do you open it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is opened.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Tell him.Díselo.

    “Díselo.” means “Tell him.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. How do you use it?¿Cómo se usa?

    “¿Cómo se usa?” means “How do you use it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Just in case.Por si acaso.

    “Por si acaso.” means “Just in case.” in Mexican Spanish. Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. How do I start?¿Cómo empiezo?

    “¿Cómo empiezo?” means “How do I start?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Pick it up.Recógelo.

    “Recógelo.” means “Pick it up.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to pick up an understood object.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Put it away.Guárdalo.

    “Guárdalo.” means “Put it away.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. What do you see?¿Qué ves?

    “¿Qué ves?” means “What do you see?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. What do you hear?¿Qué oyes?

    “¿Qué oyes?” means “What do you hear?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Get back!¡Retrocede!

    “¡Retrocede!” means “Get back!” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to move backward immediately.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Do you know him?¿Lo conoces?

    “¿Lo conoces?” means “Do you know him?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. I check my email.Reviso mi correo.

    “Reviso mi correo.” means “I check my email.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe checking email as part of a routine.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Do you love me?¿Me amas?

    “¿Me amas?” means “Do you love me?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Does it matter to you?¿Te importa?

    “¿Te importa?” means “Does it matter to you?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.

    EasyHighEnglish 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)64Neutral38Formal (usted)1
Conversation role8 branches

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

Give instructions36Answer or explain33Ask a question31Express feelings or opinions31Share information31Make a request30Reassure or encourage3Offer help or make a promise2
Situations101 branches

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

Not recorded3Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1Arrival registration at a hotel/event.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.1Ask about playing football as a hobby in casual introductions.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for the method of repairing an understood object/problem.1Ask how a device/container/door is closed.1Ask how a device/container/door is opened.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.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 personal acquaintance with an already identified man.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 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 stop discussing a subject.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 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 relay an already understood message to an identified man.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.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 an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.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 an understood task finished in the past.1Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.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 the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask which person an already-understood man asked in a past conversation.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Ask why someone is laughing.1Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Deny doing an understood action.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Firmly refuse something.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Often an ironic reaction to bad luck; tone establishes the meaning. Suerte is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Report not asking an understood person or question.1Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Respectfully report that a previously identified person died.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.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 someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1
Gender forms2 branches

Explore the grammatical gender forms recorded for each phrase. Grammatical gender is different from the speaker’s identity.

neutral102feminine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded102noun1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core54Expansion46Not recorded3
Vocabulary families123 branches

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

hice2llame2pena2vale2abre1acabo1acaso1adelante1amas1apagalo1apresures1arreglas1aviso1ayudaria1ayudo1baja1cancelalo1cara1carne1cierra1comes1comi1compartirias1compraste1confias1conoces1correo1cosas1cree1crees1cubrelo1cuida1cumple1date1deja1dije1diselo1distancia1dormi1empezaste1empiezo1encargate1enciendelo1encontraste1envuelvelo1escucho1esperare1fallecio1fui1futbol1guardalo1gustas1hazlo1heriste1importa1importas1inspiras1interrumpas1juegas1llevalo1llevarlo1manera1manten1mantenlo1medicamento1mentiste1mia1miedo1mira1molesta1nada1ninguna1oyes1pagaras1paraste1pared1pasa1piensas1pinta1piso1planeo1preguntale1preguntas1pregunte1pregunto1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pruebalo1quedare1recogelo1registrate1repitas1respondio1resuelvelo1retrocede1reviso1ries1rompio1sabia1sencillo1sentimientos1sueno1suerte1sujetalo1tema1tengas1terminaste1toca1toma1tome1tranquilizas1trapea1trata1tuve1usa1vaso1ves1vi1viajar1volumen1vuelta1yo1
Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday63Less common36Not recorded3Specialized1
Reusability4 branches

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

5684292333
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

3514491221
Confusion risk3 branches

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

37922113
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3944–69
Usefulness score3 branches

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

467323513
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–306831–4035
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–376027
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231002026-10-1022026-10-121
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)103
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23100Not recorded2Everyday conversation screenshot1
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.100Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap3
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2103
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added101Not recorded2
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.

64333002199
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

358221596906
Grammar difficulty factor9 branches

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

1732132720101091663623525563
Idiom difficulty factor9 branches

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

0824136210112114118120181
Unique Vocabulary Families86 branches

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

None recorded27acaso1apagalo1apresures1arreglas1aviso1ayudaria1baja1cancelalo1cara1carne1compartirias1correo1cosas1cree1crees1cubrelo1cuida1cumple1date1deja1dije1diselo1dormi1empezaste1empiezo1encargate1enciendelo1envuelvelo1fallecio1fui1futbol1guardalo1gustas1hazlo1heriste1importas1inspiras1interrumpas1juegas1llevalo1llevarlo1manten1mantenlo1medicamento1mentiste1ninguna1oyes1pagaras1paraste1pared1piensas1pinta1preguntale1preguntas1pregunte1pregunto1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pruebalo1quedare1recogelo1registrate1repitas1respondio1resuelvelo1retrocede1reviso1ries1rompio1sencillo1sentimientos1sujetalo1tema1tome1tranquilizas1trapea1trata1tuve1usa1vale1ves1vi1viajar1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline103 branches

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

None recorded14hice2llame2Not recorded2acabo1acaso1apagalo1apresures1arreglas1aviso1ayudaria1ayudo1baja1cancelalo1cara1carne1comi1compartirias1correo1cosas1cree1crees1cubrelo1cuida1cumple1date1deja1dije1diselo1dormi1empezaste1empiezo1encargate1enciendelo1envuelvelo1escucho1fallecio1fui1futbol1guardalo1gustas1hazlo1heriste1importas1inspiras1interrumpas1juegas1llevalo1llevarlo1manera1manten1mantenlo1medicamento1mentiste1mia1mira1ninguna1oyes1pagaras1paraste1pared1pena1piensas1pinta1piso1planeo1preguntale1preguntas1pregunte1pregunto1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pruebalo1quedare1recogelo1registrate1repitas1respondio1resuelvelo1retrocede1reviso1ries1rompio1sabia1sencillo1sentimientos1sueno1sujetalo1tema1toca1toma1tome1tranquilizas1trapea1trata1tuve1usa1vale1ves1vi1viajar1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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

1–387014Not recorded2
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No103