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Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Difficulty: Beginner × Coverage gap value: 4 × Vocabulary difficulty factor: 5 ×

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Romance8Getting Around Mexico7Travel and Directions7Buying Intercity Bus Tickets4A Beach Day in Mexico3Keeping a Conversation Going2Asking Someone Out1Conversation1Everyday Statements1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Shopping and Paying1Time and Frequency1

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  1. What size?¿Qué talla?

    “¿Qué talla?” means “What size?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I have bad news.Tengo malas noticias.

    “Tengo malas noticias.” means “I have bad news.” in Mexican Spanish. Prepare someone for a disappointing update.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. I love you deeply.Te amo.

    A strong declaration of love, usually for a romantic partner or a deeply loved family member. Te quiero is also natural and affectionate in Mexico; it does not automatically mean weaker love.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. You make me happy.Me haces feliz.

    Tell someone that being with them brings you happiness. Feliz does not change with the speaker’s or listener’s gender.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. I’m happy with you.Soy feliz contigo.

    Express ongoing happiness in a relationship. Soy feliz contigo describes how being with this person makes you feel; estoy feliz can emphasize a current feeling.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I want to be with you.Quiero estar contigo.

    Express the wish to spend time with someone or be in a relationship. The surrounding conversation determines how serious the statement is.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Happy anniversary!¡Feliz aniversario!

    Celebrate a relationship or wedding anniversary. Aniversario is the anniversary of an event, whereas cumpleaños is a birthday.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Do you have a partner?¿Tienes pareja?

    Ask whether someone is in a relationship without assuming the partner’s gender or marital status. Pareja is grammatically feminine regardless of who it refers to.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Does it go direct?¿Va directo?

    “¿Va directo?” means “Does it go direct?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask this when you want to avoid changing buses.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Where do I board?¿Dónde abordo?

    “¿Dónde abordo?” means “Where do I board?” in Mexican Spanish. You may also hear ¿Dónde me subo?

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Do you rent beach umbrellas?¿Rentan sombrillas?

    “¿Rentan sombrillas?” means “Do you rent beach umbrellas?” in Mexican Spanish. Sombrilla is the umbrella that provides shade.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Is there shade?¿Hay sombra?

    “¿Hay sombra?” means “Is there shade?” in Mexican Spanish. Use this when choosing a place to sit.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. You mean a lot to me.Significas mucho para mí.

    Express that someone is very important to you. It can be romantic or deeply affectionate without making a declaration of love.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. One way, please.Sencillo, por favor.

    “Sencillo, por favor.” means “One way, please.” in Mexican Spanish. At a ticket counter, sencillo is short for boleto sencillo.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Which platform?¿En qué andén?

    “¿En qué andén?” means “Which platform?” in Mexican Spanish. Andén is the platform where you board.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Can we swim here?¿Podemos nadar aquí?

    “¿Podemos nadar aquí?” means “Can we swim here?” in Mexican Spanish. Use this to ask a lifeguard or attendant about the swimming area.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Can I kiss you?¿Puedo besarte?

    Ask permission to kiss someone. It is a question that leaves room for a genuine answer; wait for an affirmative response.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. I’m 25 years old.Tengo veinticinco años.

    “Tengo veinticinco años.” means “I’m 25 years old.” in Mexican Spanish. Give your age with tener; substitute the number as needed.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish 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.

Neutral16Familiar (tú)2
Conversation role5 branches

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

Ask a question9Express affection6Share information2Answer or explain1Make a request1
Situations6 branches

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

Romantic relationships8Buying Intercity Bus Tickets4A Beach Day in Mexico3Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Give your age with tener; substitute the number as needed.1Prepare someone for a disappointing update.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral18
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded18
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core9Expansion9
Vocabulary families38 branches

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feliz3contigo2tener2abordo1amo1andén1aniversario1anos1aquí1besarte1directo1dónde1estar1favor1haces1hay1malas1me1mí1mucho1nadar1noticias1para1pareja1podemos1puedo1quiero1rentan1sencillo1significas1sombra1sombrillas1soy1talla1te1tienes1va1veinticinco1
Vocabulary familiarity1 branches

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

Everyday18
Reusability3 branches

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

3164151
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1162131
Confusion risk3 branches

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

291732
Spanish word count2 branches

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1–3174–61
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4155231
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–2018
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0121–36
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23112026-11-147
Editorial quality2 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)10Editorial review for Spanish (Mexico)8
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded15photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-233
Review methods3 branches

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

Editorial assessment of length, vocabulary, grammar and relationship context8Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.7Individual 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.3
Source review decisions2 branches

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Not recorded15Added3
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded18
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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0725536231
Grammar difficulty factor4 branches

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694710131
Idiom difficulty factor1 branches

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018
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

016-22
Unique Vocabulary Families7 branches

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None recorded12abordo1andén1malas1sombra1sombrillas1veinticinco1
New Families Vs Baseline10 branches

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Not recorded8None recorded4abordo1andén1anos1malas1noticias1sombra1sombrillas1veinticinco1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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Not recorded81–3604
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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Not recorded15No3