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Can you fix it?¿Puedes arreglarlo?
“¿Puedes arreglarlo?” means “Can you fix it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
What’s your number?¿Cuál es tu número?
“¿Cuál es tu número?” means “What’s your number?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.
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Do I have to go?¿Tengo que ir?
“¿Tengo que ir?” means “Do I have to go?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do I have to wait?¿Tengo que esperar?
“¿Tengo que esperar?” means “Do I have to wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.
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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.
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See you there.Nos vemos ahí.
“Nos vemos ahí.” means “See you there.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.
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What are you waiting for?¿Qué estás esperando?
“¿Qué estás esperando?” means “What are you waiting for?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.
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Do I have to do this?¿Tengo que hacer esto?
“¿Tengo que hacer esto?” means “Do I have to do this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether performing the understood task is required.
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Should I go?¿Debería ir?
“¿Debería ir?” means “Should I go?” in Mexican Spanish. Seek advice about whether to go or leave.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’m not leaving yet.Todavía no me voy.
“Todavía no me voy.” means “I’m not leaving yet.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.
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That works for me.Eso me viene bien.
“Eso me viene bien.” means “That works for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.
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Where can I wait?¿Dónde puedo esperar?
“¿Dónde puedo esperar?” means “Where can I wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.
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That doesn’t work for me.Eso no me viene bien.
“Eso no me viene bien.” means “That doesn’t work for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Please go over there.Ve para allá, por favor.
“Ve para allá, por favor.” means “Please go over there.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.
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I did it.Lo hice.
“Lo hice.” means “I did it.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having completed the understood action.
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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.
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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.
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Can you try it?¿Puedes intentarlo?
“¿Puedes intentarlo?” means “Can you try it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to attempt the understood task.
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I mean...Quiero decir...
“Quiero decir...” means “I mean...” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.
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It’s not a good time.No es un buen momento.
“No es un buen momento.” means “It’s not a good time.” in Mexican Spanish. Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.
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I plan to drive.Planeo manejar.
“Planeo manejar.” means “I plan to drive.” in Mexican Spanish. State an intention to drive in a travel plan.
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Are you in love?¿Estás enamorado?
¿Estás enamorado? asks whether the listener is in love. Use enamorada when referring to a female listener. This is a personal question, so the relationship and context matter.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Which is yours?¿Cuál es el tuyo?
“¿Cuál es el tuyo?” means “Which is yours?” in Mexican Spanish. Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
How do you do it?¿Cómo lo haces?
“¿Cómo lo haces?” means “How do you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.
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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.

Neutral54 Familiar (tú)44

Conversation role9 branches

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

Ask a question42 Answer or explain41 Express feelings or opinions38 Share information38 Give instructions11 Make a request9 Offer help or make a promise3 Reassure or encourage2 Greet or say goodbye1

Situations93 branches

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

Not recorded6 Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.1 Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1 Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.1 Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1 Ask a familiar person whether they are in love, in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás enamorada?1 Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.1 Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1 Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.1 Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1 Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1 Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1 Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1 Ask how a device/container/door is closed.1 Ask how a device/container/door is opened.1 Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1 Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1 Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.1 Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1 Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1 Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1 Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.1 Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1 Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1 Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1 Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1 Ask the reason for a past call.1 Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1 Ask when an understood task finished in the past.1 Ask when information or a result will become known.1 Ask whether a hotel exists nearby during travel.1 Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1 Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1 Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.1 Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1 Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1 Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1 Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1 Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.1 Ask who is responsible for an understood error or problem.1 Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1 Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1 Check whether a group is departing immediately.1 Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1 Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1 Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1 Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1 Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1 Confirm having completed the understood action.1 Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1 Confirm whether another person intends to stay.1 Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1 Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.1 Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.1 Deny doing an understood action.1 Deny that a past incident occurred.1 Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1 Explain a future decision not to drive.1 Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.1 Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1 Explain handling a task oneself without another person’s assistance.1 Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.1 Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1 Gently ask why the listener is upset/annoyed, not simply sad.1 Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?1 Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.1 Locate an item/person beside the speaker.1 Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1 Offer an opportunity to have a beverage.1 Offer to cook for the listener as a household or relationship arrangement.1 Offer to place an order on the listener’s behalf.1 Often an ironic reaction to bad luck; tone establishes the meaning. Suerte is feminine regardless of the speaker.1 Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1 Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1 React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1 Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1 Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1 Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1 Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1 Report that a door is locked with a key.1 Report that the relevant place is empty of people.1 Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1 Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1 Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1 Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1 Seek advice about whether to go or leave.1 Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.1 Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1 State an intention to drive in a travel plan.1 Tell a listener they help the speaker feel better.1 Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1 The place is across the street. Keep the street as the reference point.1 Understand hospitality where the business/host covers the cost.1

Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral95 masculine2 feminine1

Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded95 listener1 noun1 object1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core51 Expansion41 Not recorded6

Vocabulary families109 branches

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

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday76 Less common16 Not recorded6

Reusability4 branches

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

559 432 24 33

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

350 442 13 23

Confusion risk4 branches

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

370 224 13 41

Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–361 4–636 7–101

Usefulness score3 branches

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

453 328 517

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3073 31–4025

Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2392 2026-10-105 2026-10-121

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)98

Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2392 Not recorded5 Everyday 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.92 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap6

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

298

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added93 Not recorded5

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded98

Length difficulty factor7 branches