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It’s cold.Está frío.
“Está frío.” means “It’s cold.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.
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It’s near.Está cerca.
“Está cerca.” means “It’s near.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.
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Welcome!¡Bienvenido!
“¡Bienvenido!” means “Welcome!” in Mexican Spanish. Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!
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It’s far.Está lejos.
“Está lejos.” means “It’s far.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a distance question about an understood destination.
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At what time?¿A qué hora?
“¿A qué hora?” means “At what time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.
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I want more.Quiero más.
“Quiero más.” means “I want more.” in Mexican Spanish. Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.
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It’s not safe.No es seguro.
“No es seguro.” means “It’s not safe.” in Mexican Spanish. State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.
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It’s hot.Está caliente.
“Está caliente.” means “It’s hot.” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.
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Is it true?¿Es verdad?
“¿Es verdad?” means “Is it true?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a statement is true.
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Is that okay?¿Está bien?
“¿Está bien?” means “Is that okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.
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Do I have time?¿Tengo tiempo?
“¿Tengo tiempo?” means “Do I have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.
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I’m in pain.Tengo dolor.
“Tengo dolor.” means “I’m in pain.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.
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I can go.Puedo ir.
“Puedo ir.” means “I can go.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.
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I feel dizzy.Estoy mareado.
“Estoy mareado.” means “I feel dizzy.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.
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Hands up.Manos arriba.
“Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.
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I’m injured.Estoy herido.
“Estoy herido.” means “I’m injured.” in Mexican Spanish. Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.
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Bless you!¡Salud!
“¡Salud!” means “Bless you!” in Mexican Spanish. Respond politely when someone sneezes.
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Do I need this?¿Necesito esto?
“¿Necesito esto?” means “Do I need this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether an understood item is needed.
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What size?¿Qué talla?
“¿Qué talla?” means “What size?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.
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Is it possible?¿Es posible?
“¿Es posible?” means “Is it possible?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.
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I can drive.Sé manejar.
“Sé manejar.” means “I can drive.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm knowing how to drive.
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I’m not home.No estoy en casa.
“No estoy en casa.” means “I’m not home.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.
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I’m almost ready.Ya casi estoy listo.
“Ya casi estoy listo.” means “I’m almost ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.
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What day is it?¿Qué día es?
“¿Qué día es?” means “What day is it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which day it is.
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Conversation role8 branches

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

Answer or explain93 Share information91 Express feelings or opinions71 Ask a question29 Give instructions5 Make a request5 Warn or report a problem4 Greet or say goodbye2

Situations135 branches

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

Not recorded2 A conventional good-trip wish.1 Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1 Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1 Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1 Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1 Answer a day-of-week question.1 Answer a distance question about an understood destination.1 Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.1 Answer a who question with no one.1 Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1 Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.1 Answer when something happened with last night.1 Answer when with before/earlier.1 Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1 Arrange a visit to the listener’s location.1 Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1 Ask a server for a drink without ice.1 Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1 Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1 Ask for accommodation at a hotel.1 Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1 Ask for feedback on appearance/clothing before an outing.1 Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.1 Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1 Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.1 Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1 Ask whether an understood item is needed.1 Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1 Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1 Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1 Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1 Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1 Ask which day it is.1 Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1 Ask who owns the indicated item.1 Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1 Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.1 Celos means interpersonal jealousy; envidia means envy.1 Check the presence of an understood group of people.1 Check whether a statement is true.1 Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.1 Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1 Check whether anyone is at home before entering/visiting.1 Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1 Comment that it is late.1 Comment that the current time is early.1 Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.1 Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1 Confirm knowing how to drive.1 Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1 Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1 Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1 Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1 Decline going to an understood place or event.1 Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1 Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1 Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.1 Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1 Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.1 Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1 Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1 Disapprove of understood behavior.1 Discuss your employment status.1 Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1 Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1 Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1 Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1 Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.1 Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1 Explain poor internet speed during a call or task.1 Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.1 Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1 Explain that someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.1 Explain that the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.1 Explain that the speaker has to wait.1 Explain that the speaker is not employed.1 Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1 Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1 Explain the proper time for an expected action has not arrived.1 Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1 Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1 Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1 Express certainty about a stated fact, not physical safety. Female speaker: Estoy segura de eso.1 Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1 Give your age with tener; substitute the number as needed.1 Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1 Identify oneself, e.g.1 Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1 Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1 Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1 Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1 Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1 Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1 Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1 Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1 Promise prompt action.1 Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1 Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1 Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.1 Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.1 Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.1 Report cleanliness of an understood item/room.1 Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.1 Report having no plans when discussing availability.1 Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1 Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.1 Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.1 Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1 Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.1 Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1 Report wet clothing after rain or laundry.1 Request a travel ticket; boleto is common in Mexico.1 Request or describe doing things one by one.1 Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.1 Respond politely when someone sneezes.1 Say an amount or demand is excessive.1 Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1 Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1 Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1 Say speaker and companions are together in the same group/place.1 Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1 Select an indicated item.1 Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1 Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.1 Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1 State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.1 State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1 State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1 State that the speaker knows how to cook.1 Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1 Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1 Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1 Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.1 Warn that there is a fire.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral121 masculine14 both1

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded121 speaker9 object3 listener2 noun1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core98 Expansion36 Not recorded2

Vocabulary families137 branches

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

estar32 ser32 tener12 sola6 None recorded5 ir4 necesito4 poder4 bien3 ellos3 hay3 segura3 temprano3 tenemos3 vez3 yo3 alguien2 buen2 caliente2 casa2 demasiado2 frio2 hora2 lento2 mismo2 nada2 nadie2 saber2 tarde2 telefono2 tiempo2 trabajar2 ya2 aburrido1 acuerdo1 adentro1 afuera1 anoche1 anos1 antes1 arriba1 asi1 asiento1 ayudar1 azucar1 bienvenido1 boleto1 buena1 casi1 celos1 cerca1 coche1 cocinar1 comida1 confuso1 cuantos1 desde1 despues1 dia1 diferente1 dios1 dolor1 dormir1 embargo1 emergencia1 enamorado1 enojado1 enseguida1 entonces1 espacio1 esperar1 estamos1 etapa1 favor1 fresco1 gracias1 habitacion1 hacer1 hasta1 herido1 hielo1 incendio1 internet1 invitados1 juego1 juntos1 lejos1 limpio1 lista1 listos1 lunes1 manejar1 manos1 mareado1 medicina1 mejor1 menos1 mio1 mojada1 momento1 necesario1 ocupada1 oferta1 opcion1 otra1 peligroso1 peor1 pica1 planes1 posible1 preocupado1 primavera1 primera1 prueba1 querer1 realidad1 reunion1 ropa1 roto1 salud1 sentir1 soltero1 sucios1 suposicion1 talla1 tambien1 tampoco1 todavia1 todo1 tuyo1 ultima1 vegetariano1 veinticinco1 ver1 verdad1 viaje1 viento1

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday109 Less common25 Not recorded2

Reusability3 branches

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

584 443 39

Coverage gap value3 branches

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

470 364 22

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

395 234 17

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3116 4–620

Usefulness score3 branches

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

480 534 322

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20121 5–1015

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

094 1–342

Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23134 2026-10-122

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)136

Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23134 Short everyday phrases screenshot2

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.134 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap2

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded136

Length difficulty factor5 branches