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Topics18 branches

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

Requests25 Home Together12 Food and Eating Together9 Keeping a Conversation Going6 Food and Dining5 Making Plans5 Getting Around Mexico4 Health and Getting Help4 Wants and Needs4 Boundaries and Disagreements3 Everyday Conversation3 Shopping and Paying3 Everyday Actions2 Everyday Affection2 Clearing Up Misunderstandings1 Encouragement and Celebration1 Romance1 Travel and Directions1

Difficulty2 branches

Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Beginner20 Easy20

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I need water.Necesito agua.
“Necesito agua.” means “I need water.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Please.Por favor.
“Por favor.” means “Please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
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 →
Go home.Ve a casa.
“Ve a casa.” means “Go home.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone to go home, e.g.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Help me sit down.Ayúdame a sentarme.
“Ayúdame a sentarme.” means “Help me sit down.” in Mexican Spanish. Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.
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.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Help me carry this.Ayúdame a llevar esto.
“Ayúdame a llevar esto.” means “Help me carry this.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I need this.Necesito esto.
“Necesito esto.” means “I need this.” in Mexican Spanish. Esto refers to an unidentified thing or situation.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Water, please.Agua, por favor.
“Agua, por favor.” means “Water, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Give me a moment.Dame un momento.
“Dame un momento.” means “Give me a moment.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
With sugar.Con azúcar.
“Con azúcar.” means “With sugar.” in Mexican Spanish. Specify sugar should be included in a drink.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
The bill, please.La cuenta, por favor.
“La cuenta, por favor.” means “The bill, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I need a ticket.Necesito un boleto.
“Necesito un boleto.” means “I need a ticket.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a travel ticket; boleto is common in Mexico.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want coffee.Quiero café.
“Quiero café.” means “I want coffee.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want to eat.Quiero comer.
“Quiero comer.” means “I want to eat.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
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I want that.Quiero eso.
“Quiero eso.” means “I want that.” in Mexican Spanish. Eso refers to an unidentified thing or situation.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Put it down.Déjalo ahí.
“Déjalo ahí.” means “Put it down.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Give me less.Dame menos.
“Dame menos.” means “Give me less.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Wait for me.Espérame.
“Espérame.” means “Wait for me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Let me.Déjame.
“Déjame.” means “Let me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Please stop.Por favor, para.
“Por favor, para.” means “Please stop.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Tell me about it.Cuéntame.
“Cuéntame.” means “Tell me about it.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do the laundry.Lava la ropa.
“Lava la ropa.” means “Do the laundry.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to do the laundry.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Let it go.Déjalo ir.
“Déjalo ir.” means “Let it go.” in Mexican Spanish. Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →

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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.

Familiar (tú)27 Neutral13

Situations25 branches

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

Not recorded16 Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.1 Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1 Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1 Ask for help locking an understood item.1 Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.1 Ask someone to do the laundry.1 Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1 Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.1 Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1 Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1 Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.1 Ask to accompany someone who is leaving.1 Direct someone to go home, e.g.1 Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1 Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.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 Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1 Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1 Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.1 Request a travel ticket; boleto is common in Mexico.1 Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1 Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1 Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral38 feminine1 masculine1

Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded38 noun2

Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded16 Core14 Expansion10 Introductory Set1

Vocabulary families48 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday18 Not recorded16 Less common6

Reusability3 branches

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

418 515 37

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

323 411 13 53

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

315 213 112

Confusion risk3 branches

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

318 214 18

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–334 4–66

Usefulness score3 branches

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

425 38 57

Difficulty score4 branches

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

11–2015 21–3012 31–408 5–105

Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2324 2026-10-1011 2026-10-143 2026-10-172

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)40

Source batches4 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2324 Not recorded11 Informal me commands screenshot3 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot2

Review methods3 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.24 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap15 Editorial review of requested command phrases1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

240

Source review decisions3 branches

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

Added28 Not recorded11 Updated equivalent1

Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded39 Guest1

Idiom difficulty factor3 branches