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Topics41 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going83Reactions41Conversation34Making Plans33Everyday Conversation25Time and Frequency17Getting Around Mexico15Home Together13Clearing Up Misunderstandings11Feelings and Check-ins10Requests10Encouragement and Celebration9Food and Eating Together9Shopping and Paying9Boundaries and Disagreements6Relationships and Family6Feelings5Food and Dining5Everyday Affection4Everyday Statements4Health and Getting Help4Romance4Talking About How You Feel3Wants and Needs3Actions and Encouragement2Encouraging Someone2Natural Reactions and Replies2Talking About Family2Talking About How Often2Airports and Luggage1Asking Someone Out1Cooking Together1Everyday Actions1Greetings and Introductions1Health and Safety1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Travel and Directions1Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1Visiting a Pharmacy1Work and Shifts1

Difficulty3 branches

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  1. I see.Ya veo.

    “Ya veo.” means “I see.” in Mexican Spanish. Means now I understand / I see what you mean, rather than simply describing eyesight.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Let me see.Déjame ver.

    “Déjame ver.” means “Let me see.” in Mexican Spanish. Can ask to look at something or signal that you need a moment to check or think.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. This time.Esta vez.

    “Esta vez.” means “This time.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.

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  4. I know you.Te conozco.

    “Te conozco.” means “I know you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  5. I know him / her.Lo / La conozco.

    “Lo / La conozco.” means “I know him / her.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  6. Later.Más tarde.

    “Más tarde.” means “Later.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  7. On time.A tiempo.

    “A tiempo.” means “On time.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Reassure / encourage.

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  8. See you.Nos vemos.

    “Nos vemos.” means “See you.” in Mexican Spanish. A casual goodbye, even when no next meeting is arranged.

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  9. Just a moment.Un momento.

    “Un momento.” means “Just a moment.” in Mexican Spanish. A short way to ask someone to wait; add por favor for politeness.

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  10. I need this.Necesito esto.

    “Necesito esto.” means “I need this.” in Mexican Spanish. Esto refers to an unidentified thing or situation.

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  11. I’m happy.Estoy feliz.

    “Estoy feliz.” means “I’m happy.” in Mexican Spanish. Existing card; no separate I am variant needed.

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  12. This week.Esta semana.

    “Esta semana.” means “This week.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  13. I have time.Tengo tiempo.

    “Tengo tiempo.” means “I have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about availability.

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  14. I have money.Tengo dinero.

    “Tengo dinero.” means “I have money.” in Mexican Spanish. Discuss whether you have money available.

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  15. I have a job.Tengo trabajo.

    “Tengo trabajo.” means “I have a job.” in Mexican Spanish. Discuss your employment status.

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  16. They can come.Pueden venir.

    “Pueden venir.” means “They can come.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm people are able to attend.

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  17. I am alone.Estoy solo.

    “Estoy solo.” means “I am alone.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.

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  18. It’s difficult.Está difícil.

    “Está difícil.” means “It’s difficult.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.

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  19. It’s late.Es tarde.

    “Es tarde.” means “It’s late.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that it is late.

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  20. It’s early.Es temprano.

    “Es temprano.” means “It’s early.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that the current time is early.

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  21. It’s too much.Es demasiado.

    “Es demasiado.” means “It’s too much.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an amount or demand is excessive.

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  22. It’s me.Soy yo.

    “Soy yo.” means “It’s me.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify oneself, e.g.

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  23. Which way?¿Por dónde?

    “¿Por dónde?” means “Which way?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  24. I know.Lo sé.

    “Lo sé.” means “I know.” in Mexican Spanish. Same everyday acknowledgement as existing Lo sé; retain the existing card and record this variant.

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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.

Neutral123Familiar (tú)32
Conversation role9 branches

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

Answer or explain84Share information58Ask a question48Express feelings or opinions34Make a request5Give instructions3Reassure or encourage3Greet or say goodbye1Warn or report a problem1
Situations82 branches

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

Not recorded74A conventional good-trip wish.1Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1Answer a frequency question with almost never.1Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1Ask about employment during a social introduction.1Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1Ask about listener’s body-temperature sensation when considering comfort or clothing.1Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask marital status in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás casada?1Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.1Ask whether a listing, item, or appointment remains available.1Ask whether someone has children during an appropriate personal conversation.1Ask whether someone works at the indicated place, for example identifying an employee who may help.1Check that a traveller has their passport when preparing for travel.1Check whether a familiar companion has money available for an understood expense.1Check whether the listener is feeling happy or satisfied.1Comment on a low price.1Comment that it is late.1Comment that the current time is early.1Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.1Confirm people are able to attend.1Confirm that listener resides at the indicated location.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Decline going to an understood place or event.1Describe a cloudy sky.1Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.1Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1Describe sunny weather, not an object’s heat.1Describe windy conditions.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Discuss whether you have money available.1Discuss your employment status.1Explain a feeling and invite an activity suggestion. Female speaker: Estoy aburrida.1Explain a social relationship. Feminine alternative: Son amigas.1Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.1Explain current work activity/availability.1Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.1Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1Explain that you already have arrangements.1Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.1Express uncertainty or concerns.1Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1Identify oneself, e.g.1Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1Identify people who can assist.1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Offer an appropriate direct appearance compliment. Masculine alternative: Eres hermoso.1Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.1Offer the already-mentioned object or item.1React to a frightening thing or event.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1React to someone’s fortunate present circumstances.1Report cleanliness of an understood item/room.1Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.1Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.1Say an amount or demand is excessive.1Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.1Share family information.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.1State that the speaker knows how to cook.1Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1Wish someone a restful sleep, rather than give a sleep instruction.1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral139masculine8both7feminine1
Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded139object5speaker5listener4noun2
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core74Not recorded74Expansion7
Vocabulary families145 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded74Everyday72Less common9
Reusability3 branches

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

460556339
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

36614243321054
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

170245340
Confusion risk4 branches

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

25135014846
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–3155
Usefulness score2 branches

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

415352
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–201335–1022
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

01041–351
Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23812026-10-14292026-10-12202026-10-1992026-10-1352026-10-1752026-10-1842026-10-162
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)155
Source batches14 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2381Everyday questions screenshot16Time adverbs screenshot1250 everyday phrases screenshot9Short everyday phrases screenshot930 everyday conversational phrases screenshot5I know screenshot5LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 152026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot4LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 24Thirty everyday phrases screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot1Everyday conversation screenshot1Past-tense questions 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.81Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap60Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.13Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded155
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

0873492174161
Grammar difficulty factor5 branches

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

1050350645139121
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

0142413
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-291039-425
Unique Vocabulary Families55 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

None recorded104algun1alguna1ayudarte1casado1cocinar1coincidencia1color1demasiado1desde1dudas1eleccion1embargo1empezar1encargarme1enojado1entonces1entrar1espacio1estamos1facil1fresco1hecho1hermosa1importa1imposible1intentarlo1invitados1limpio1manejar1medicina1mio1mismo1muchas1nadar1nublado1ocupadas1ocupados1pasaporte1posible1preocupado1prisa1quedarte1realidad1sol1soltero1sucios1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1todavia1veces1vegetariano1viaje1vienen1
New Families Vs Baseline79 branches

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None recorded79conozco2hijos2menos2tenemos2aburrido1adonde1algun1alguna1amigos1aprender1ayudarte1barato1casado1cocinar1coincidencia1color1dejalo1dejar1demasiado1desde1disponible1dudas1duerme1eleccion1ellos1embargo1empezar1encargarme1enojado1entonces1entrar1escucho1espacio1estamos1facil1fresco1hay1hecho1hermosa1importa1imposible1intentarlo1invitados1justo1limpio1manejar1medicina1mes1mio1mismo1muchas1nadar1noche1Not recorded1nublado1ocupadas1ocupados1pasaporte1posible1preguntar1preocupado1prisa1quedarte1realidad1recuerdas1sol1soltero1sucios1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1todavia1trabajando1veces1vegetariano1viaje1vienen1viento1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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0791–375Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No155