EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

0 · 2 · LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 2

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14 9

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Usefulness

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Topics12 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going15 Conversation10 Everyday Statements8 Making Plans6 Feelings5 Feelings and Check-ins3 Boundaries and Disagreements2 Food and Eating Together2 Health and Getting Help2 Home Together2 Saying No Politely1 Shopping and Paying1

Difficulty2 branches

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Beginner14 Easy9

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I have time.Tengo tiempo.
“Tengo tiempo.” means “I have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about availability.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t need help.No necesito ayuda.
“No necesito ayuda.” means “I don’t need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful clear refusal; add gracias for a softer response.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t have time.No tengo tiempo.
“No tengo tiempo.” means “I don’t have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about lack of availability.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
They aren’t here.Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.
“Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.” means “They aren’t here.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose ellos for a male or mixed group, ellas for an all-female group.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who?¿Quién?
“¿Quién?” means “Who?” in Mexican Spanish. A standalone follow-up question is natural when the person or action is already understood.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’m not tired.No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.
“No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.” means “I’m not tired.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose by speaker gender.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want it.Lo quiero. / La quiero.
“Lo quiero. / La quiero.” means “I want it.” in Mexican Spanish. Lo/la agree with the thing wanted; select one alternative.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who is ready?¿Quién está listo?
“¿Quién está listo?” means “Who is ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Use lista when asking about a woman or an all-female group; listos/listas when addressing a group as ready. Lista applies when the person is female. Address a group directly with ¿Están listos? or ¿Están listas?
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Who is he?¿Quién es él?
“¿Quién es él?” means “Who is he?” in Mexican Spanish. Keep the explicit pronoun when identifying the man.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t want it.No lo quiero. / No la quiero.
“No lo quiero. / No la quiero.” means “I don’t want it.” in Mexican Spanish. Lo/la agree with the thing; select one alternative.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who is there?¿Quién está ahí?
“¿Quién está ahí?” means “Who is there?” in Mexican Spanish. Ahí is natural when asking who is at the door; allá can refer farther away.
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I don’t feel well.No me siento bien.
“No me siento bien.” means “I don’t feel well.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural health-related statement; more specific than a general No estoy bien.
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Who called me?¿Quién me llamó?
“¿Quién me llamó?” means “Who called me?” in Mexican Spanish. Past tense; accent distinguishes llamó from llamo.
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Who did you call?¿A quién llamaste?
“¿A quién llamaste?” means “Who did you call?” in Mexican Spanish. Personal a before the person called.
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Who did you see?¿A quién viste?
“¿A quién viste?” means “Who did you see?” in Mexican Spanish. Personal a before the person being seen.
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Who sent this?¿Quién mandó esto?
“¿Quién mandó esto?” means “Who sent this?” in Mexican Spanish. Mandar is a natural everyday alternative to enviar.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’m not happy.No estoy feliz.
“No estoy feliz.” means “I’m not happy.” in Mexican Spanish. Can express an unhappy emotional state or dissatisfaction; estoy descontento/descontenta is more specifically dissatisfied.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
He is ready.Él está listo.
“Él está listo.” means “He is ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Ready for an action; ser listo means being clever, a different meaning.
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He isn’t ready.Él no está listo.
“Él no está listo.” means “He isn’t ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Ready state, not intelligence.
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Who is here?¿Quién está aquí?
“¿Quién está aquí?” means “Who is here?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask who is present.
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Who do you need?¿A quién necesitas?
“¿A quién necesitas?” means “Who do you need?” in Mexican Spanish. Use when asking which person is needed for a task; context required.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
He likes coffee.A él le gusta el café.
“A él le gusta el café.” means “He likes coffee.” in Mexican Spanish. Gustar takes the person through le; A él makes the referent clear.
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He doesn’t like coffee.A él no le gusta el café.
“A él no le gusta el café.” means “He doesn’t like coffee.” in Mexican Spanish. The negative goes before le gusta.
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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.

Neutral13 Familiar (tú)10

Conversation role2 branches

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

Answer or explain13 Ask a question10

Situations1 branches

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

Not recorded23

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral14 masculine5 both4

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded19 object3 speaker1

Learning collections1 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded23

Vocabulary families27 branches

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

no9 listo3 aqui2 cafe2 estoy2 gusta2 None recorded2 quiero2 tengo2 tiempo2 ahi1 ayuda1 bien1 cansada1 cansado1 ellas1 ellos1 estan1 esto1 feliz1 llamaste1 llamo1 mando1 necesitas1 necesito1 siento1 viste1

Vocabulary familiarity1 branches

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

Not recorded23

Reusability1 branches

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

423

Coverage gap value1 branches

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

323

Ambiguity risk1 branches

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

123

Confusion risk1 branches

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

223

Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–318 4–64 7–101

Usefulness score2 branches

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

416 37

Difficulty score4 branches

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

11–2013 31–406 21–303 5–101

Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-1923

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)23

Review methods1 branches

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

Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.23

Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added23

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded23

Length difficulty factor6 branches