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Topics38 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going39Conversation32Requests30Clearing Up Misunderstandings23Home Together13Boundaries and Disagreements11Everyday Statements11Making Plans11Reactions9Health and Getting Help7Encouragement and Celebration5Food and Eating Together5Getting Around Mexico5Everyday Affection3Shopping and Paying3Travel and Directions3Airports and Luggage2Apologizing2Food and Dining2Health and Safety2Time and Frequency2Appointments and Rescheduling1Asking for Help Politely1Calling Emergency Services1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Cooking Together1Disagreeing Politely1Feelings1Feelings and Check-ins1Household Chores1Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Natural Reactions and Replies1Relationships and Family1Romance1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Visiting a Pharmacy1Work and Shifts1

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  1. How does it work?¿Cómo funciona?

    “¿Cómo funciona?” means “How does it work?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how an understood thing/system works.

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

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

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

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Give it back.Devuélvelo.

    “Devuélvelo.” means “Give it back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Where do I get off?¿Dónde me bajo?

    “¿Dónde me bajo?” means “Where do I get off?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask where to get off a bus, train, or other vehicle. Bajarse is the everyday verb for getting off.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Do you remember me?¿Me recuerdas?

    “¿Me recuerdas?” means “Do you remember me?” in Mexican Spanish. Check recognition when meeting someone again.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. I’ll help you.Te ayudo.

    “Te ayudo.” means “I’ll help you.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer/commit to helping the listener.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. Bring it here.Tráelo aquí.

    “Tráelo aquí.” means “Bring it here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Are there any appointments today?¿Hay citas para hoy?

    “¿Hay citas para hoy?” means “Are there any appointments today?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a clinic, salon, or office whether it has a slot today.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Where do I pick up my suitcase?¿Dónde recojo mi maleta?

    “¿Dónde recojo mi maleta?” means “Where do I pick up my suitcase?” in Mexican Spanish. Use this to ask where to collect a checked bag after landing.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Which shift am I on?¿Qué turno me toca?

    “¿Qué turno me toca?” means “Which shift am I on?” in Mexican Spanish. Me toca asks which assignment or shift is yours.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Speak louder.Habla más fuerte.

    “Habla más fuerte.” means “Speak louder.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Where do I check my bag?¿Dónde documento mi maleta?

    “¿Dónde documento mi maleta?” means “Where do I check my bag?” in Mexican Spanish. In Mexican airports, documentar una maleta means to check a bag.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Can I have another one?¿Me das otro?

    “¿Me das otro?” means “Can I have another one?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. 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 →
  18. 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 →
  19. Call an ambulance.Llama a una ambulancia.

    “Llama a una ambulancia.” means “Call an ambulance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. I did it.Lo hice.

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. 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 →
  22. Get ready.Prepárate.

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. 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 →
  24. 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 →
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)53Neutral38Formal (usted)2
Conversation role10 branches

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

Ask a question39Give instructions30Make a request29Answer or explain18Express feelings or opinions18Share information18Offer help or make a promise3Reassure or encourage3Apologize1Manage the conversation1
Situations92 branches

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

Airports and Luggage2Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Apologizing1Appointments and Rescheduling1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask a server for a fork using formal usted wording.1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.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 a known food/dish is prepared.1Ask how an understood thing/system works.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 bring an understood object here toward the speaker.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 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 return an understood object to its owner or original holder.1Ask someone to solve an understood problem.1Ask someone to spell a word or name.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 consider the understood suggestion.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 speak louder so they can be heard.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 what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what an understood object is called.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 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 arrived at an earlier event.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Asking for Help Politely1Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1Check recognition when meeting someone again.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.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.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Not recorded1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Offer/commit to helping the listener.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1Public transit1React 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.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1Work and Shifts1
Gender forms1 branches

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

neutral93
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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

Not recorded93
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core68Expansion24Not recorded1
Vocabulary families111 branches

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

donde3ayudo2hice2llama2llame2maleta2abre1acabo1acaso1ambulancia1apagalo1apresures1arreglas1aviso1ayudaria1baja1bajar1cancelalo1cierra1cita1cocinas1cometi1comi1compartirias1compraste1confias1confusion1conoces1cosas1crees1cuida1cumple1das1date1deletrea1devuelvelo1dije1diselo1distancia1documentar1dormi1echar1empezaste1empiezo1encargate1enciendelo1encontraste1error1escucho1fuerte1funciona1guardalo1habla1hablar1heriste1importa1importas1inspiras1interrumpas1llevalo1llevarlo1mano1manten1mantenlo1medicamento1miedo1molesta1otro1oyes1pagaras1pena1perdon1piensalo1piensas1preguntale1preguntas1pregunte1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pronuncia1recogelo1recoger1recuerdas1repitas1respondio1resuelvelo1retrocede1rompio1sabia1sencillo1sentimientos1tenedor1tengas1terminaste1toca1tocar1toma1tome1trae1traelo1trata1turno1usa1vale1vaso1ves1vino1vive1volumen1vuelta1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday65Less common27Not recorded1
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

46132656
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

36822015
Confusion risk3 branches

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

37521315
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3794–614
Usefulness score3 branches

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

45852738
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–306431–4029
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–367026
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23852026-11-1172026-10-101
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)93
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2385Not recorded7Curated multi-source 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.85Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.5Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.2Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

293
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added86Not recorded7
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded93
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

637327015914
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

35122268455403
Grammar difficulty factor10 branches

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

13271723109209167256862333261
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

0784136181
Unique Vocabulary Families78 branches

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None recorded26maleta2acaso1ambulancia1apagalo1apresures1arreglas1aviso1ayudaria1baja1bajar1cancelalo1cocinas1cometi1compartirias1confusion1cosas1crees1cuida1cumple1date1deletrea1devuelvelo1dije1diselo1documentar1donde1dormi1echar1empezaste1empiezo1encargate1enciendelo1error1funciona1guardalo1habla1heriste1importas1inspiras1interrumpas1llevalo1llevarlo1manten1mantenlo1medicamento1oyes1pagaras1piensalo1piensas1preguntale1preguntas1pregunte1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pronuncia1recogelo1recoger1repitas1respondio1resuelvelo1retrocede1rompio1sencillo1sentimientos1tenedor1tocar1tome1trae1traelo1trata1turno1usa1ves1vino1vive1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline90 branches

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None recorded13ayudo2hice2llama2llame2maleta2acabo1acaso1ambulancia1apagalo1apresures1arreglas1aviso1ayudaria1baja1bajar1cancelalo1cocinas1cometi1comi1compartirias1confusion1cosas1crees1cuida1cumple1date1deletrea1devuelvelo1dije1diselo1documentar1donde1dormi1echar1empezaste1empiezo1encargate1enciendelo1error1escucho1funciona1guardalo1habla1heriste1importas1inspiras1interrumpas1llevalo1llevarlo1manten1mantenlo1medicamento1otro1oyes1pagaras1piensalo1piensas1preguntale1preguntas1pregunte1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pronuncia1recogelo1recoger1recuerdas1repitas1respondio1resuelvelo1retrocede1rompio1sabia1sencillo1sentimientos1tenedor1toca1tocar1toma1tome1trae1traelo1trata1turno1usa1ves1vino1vive1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–380013
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No86Not recorded7