EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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15 8

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Usefulness

16 7

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Topics10 branches

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

Conversation21 Keeping a Conversation Going18 Making Plans5 Getting Around Mexico3 Feelings and Check-ins2 Finding a Lost Phone or Wallet1 Food and Dining1 Food and Eating Together1 Home Together1 Requests1

Difficulty2 branches

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

Beginner15 Easy8

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Which one?¿Cuál?
“¿Cuál?” means “Which one?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Which way?¿Por dónde?
“¿Por dónde?” means “Which way?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Can you wait?¿Puedes esperar?
“¿Puedes esperar?” means “Can you wait?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who is that?¿Quién es?
“¿Quién es?” means “Who is that?” in Mexican Spanish. Existing shorter version is sufficient in context.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
When is it?¿Cuándo es?
“¿Cuándo es?” means “When is it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
When do we go?¿Cuándo vamos?
“¿Cuándo vamos?” means “When do we go?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
When are you coming?¿Cuándo vienes?
“¿Cuándo vienes?” means “When are you coming?” in Mexican Spanish. For conversational future plans, ¿Cuándo vienes? and ¿Cuándo vas a venir? are alternatives.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Where are you?¿Dónde estás?
“¿Dónde estás?” means “Where are you?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Where are we going?¿Adónde vamos?
“¿Adónde vamos?” means “Where are we going?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Are you hungry?¿Tienes hambre?
“¿Tienes hambre?” means “Are you hungry?” in Mexican Spanish. Spanish uses tener hambre (literally, to have hunger); hambre does not change with the person’s gender.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who is next?¿Quién sigue?
“¿Quién sigue?” means “Who is next?” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for a queue or turn-taking.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Which is better?¿Cuál es mejor?
“¿Cuál es mejor?” means “Which is better?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
When does it start?¿Cuándo empieza?
“¿Cuándo empieza?” means “When does it start?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Where is my phone?¿Dónde está mi teléfono?
“¿Dónde está mi teléfono?” means “Where is my phone?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do you like it?¿Te gusta?
“¿Te gusta?” means “Do you like it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do you like this?¿Te gusta esto?
“¿Te gusta esto?” means “Do you like this?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Is there time?¿Hay tiempo?
“¿Hay tiempo?” means “Is there time?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who are you?¿Quién eres?
“¿Quién eres?” means “Who are you?” in Mexican Spanish. Can sound direct or suspicious; for a friendly introduction use ¿Cómo te llamas?
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Why are you here?¿Por qué estás aquí?
“¿Por qué estás aquí?” means “Why are you here?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Why are you sad?¿Por qué estás triste?
“¿Por qué estás triste?” means “Why are you sad?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
What kind?¿De qué tipo?
“¿De qué tipo?” means “What kind?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Why is it difficult?¿Por qué es difícil?
“¿Por qué es difícil?” means “Why is it difficult?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Why did you leave?¿Por qué te fuiste?
“¿Por qué te fuiste?” means “Why did you leave?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →

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.

Neutral14 Familiar (tú)9

Conversation role1 branches

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

Ask a question23

Situations1 branches

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

Not recorded23

Gender forms1 branches

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

neutral23

Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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

Not recorded23

Learning collections1 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded23

Vocabulary families21 branches

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

ser5 estar4 gustar2 ir2 None recorded2 adonde1 dificil1 empieza1 esperar1 fuiste1 hambre1 hay1 mejor1 poder1 sigue1 telefono1 tener1 tiempo1 tipo1 triste1 venir1

Vocabulary familiarity1 branches

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

Not recorded23

Reusability2 branches

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

422 51

Coverage gap value2 branches

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

122 31

Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

120 23

Confusion risk3 branches

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

18 28 47

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–318 4–65

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.

11–2014 21–307 31–401 5–101

Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-1217 2026-10-146

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 rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap23

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 factor4 branches