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  1. When are you free?¿Cuándo estás libre?

    “¿Cuándo estás libre?” means “When are you free?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversation builder.

  2. Can you fix it?¿Puedes arreglarlo?

    “¿Puedes arreglarlo?” means “Can you fix it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.

  3. This is my order.Este es mi pedido.

    “Este es mi pedido.” means “This is my order.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.

  4. How do you feel?¿Cómo te sientes?

    “¿Cómo te sientes?” means “How do you feel?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about someone’s current physical or emotional condition.

  5. You are safe.Estás a salvo.

    “Estás a salvo.” means “You are safe.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.

  6. What’s your number?¿Cuál es tu número?

    “¿Cuál es tu número?” means “What’s your number?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.

  7. Go home.Ve a casa.

    “Ve a casa.” means “Go home.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone to go home, e.g.

  8. I’m bleeding.Estoy sangrando.

    “Estoy sangrando.” means “I’m bleeding.” in Mexican Spanish. Report active bleeding as a symptom.

  9. Wait here.Espera aquí.

    “Espera aquí.” means “Wait here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.

  10. My phone battery is low.Tengo poca batería.

    “Tengo poca batería.” means “My phone battery is low.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain limited remaining phone battery.

  11. It’s on me.Yo invito.

    “Yo invito.” means “It’s on me.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.

  12. Will you come back?¿Vas a volver?

    “¿Vas a volver?” means “Will you come back?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener intends to return.

  13. I can’t breathe.No puedo respirar.

    “No puedo respirar.” means “I can’t breathe.” in Mexican Spanish. Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.

  14. Do you have any allergies?¿Tiene alguna alergia?

    “¿Tiene alguna alergia?” means “Do you have any allergies?” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a formal question asking about allergies.

  15. I feel worse.Me siento peor.

    “Me siento peor.” means “I feel worse.” in Mexican Spanish. Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.

  16. What’s your address?¿Cuál es tu dirección?

    “¿Cuál es tu dirección?” means “What’s your address?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.

  17. I can’t do it.No puedo hacerlo.

    “No puedo hacerlo.” means “I can’t do it.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to do the understood task.

  18. I can’t help you.No puedo ayudarte.

    “No puedo ayudarte.” means “I can’t help you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.

  19. Can I sit here?¿Me puedo sentar aquí?

    “¿Me puedo sentar aquí?” means “Can I sit here?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversational word order.

  20. What are you waiting for?¿Qué estás esperando?

    “¿Qué estás esperando?” means “What are you waiting for?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.

  21. Can I use this?¿Puedo usar esto?

    “¿Puedo usar esto?” means “Can I use this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to use the indicated item.

  22. Are there any seats available?¿Hay asientos disponibles?

    “¿Hay asientos disponibles?” means “Are there any seats available?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.

  23. Answer the phone.Contesta el teléfono.

    “Contesta el teléfono.” means “Answer the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.

  24. Do you have Wi-Fi?¿Tienes Wi-Fi?

    “¿Tienes Wi-Fi?” means “Do you have Wi-Fi?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.

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Formality and register3 branches

How a phrase addresses someone: Neutral, Familiar (tú), or Formal (usted). Politeness also depends on wording and context; tú can be polite.

Conversation role13 branches

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Situations188 branches

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Not recorded55Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.1Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Acknowledge/reassure that the speaker will not worry about the understood matter.1Affirm a serious romantic match in an established relationship.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask a familiar person whether they are in love, in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás enamorada?1Ask a person’s age in an appropriate introductory conversation.1Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1Ask about a possible health risk.1Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.1Ask about exchanging a purchase.1Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask about someone’s current physical or emotional condition.1Ask about the book/text someone is currently reading.1Ask about the effort involved in learning something.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask about the listener’s family in a social check-in.1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for availability of a pen when filling out a form.1Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.1Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.1Ask for the location of a hospital facility.1Ask for time to think before replying.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask how to locate the hospital emergency department.1Ask how two understood alternatives differ before deciding or learning.1Ask if a companion has a charger available, for possible borrowing.1Ask permission to use the indicated item.1Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1Ask someone to do the laundry.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.1Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.1Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1Ask the date/time of a previously mentioned past event.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask to accompany someone who is leaving.1Ask what a woman mentioned earlier purchased.1Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1Ask what food someone is currently eating.1Ask what is being looked at.1Ask what material an understood object is made from.1Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.1Ask whether a method, device, or plan will work.1Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.1Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.1Ask whether a service charge is already included in the restaurant bill.1Ask whether contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.1Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.1Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.1Ask which language someone speaks to establish communication.1Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.1Ask which season applies in an understood location, for example comparing hemispheres.1Ask who is responsible for an understood error or problem.1Ask why an understood business/place is closed.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check stock or availability for today.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the listener arrived home, for example in an evening message.1Check whether the listener intends to return.1Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.1Comment conventionally that time seems to pass quickly.1Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Compare online and in-person prices.1Compare reality with expectations.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Confirm that an item matches what someone wanted.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.1Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Describe a messy room in ordinary household conversation.1Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.1Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.1Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1Describe fitness after inactivity or during activity planning.1Describe making the bed as a household chore.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Describe progress learning English.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Discuss another person’s Spanish-learning process or resources.1Discuss the weather forecast.1Emphasize that a statement is serious.1Encourage someone before or during a challenge.1Encourage someone to eat something.1Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.1Explain an obligation to study.1Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1Explain current activity while on foot.1Explain current cooking activity/availability.1Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.1Explain inability to do the understood task.1Explain limited remaining phone battery.1Explain past unavailability due to being busy. Female speaker: Estaba ocupada.1Explain that a bag is heavy and may require carrying assistance.1Explain that eating is happening now.1Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Gently ask why the listener is upset/annoyed, not simply sad.1Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Grant permission to use an understood item.1Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.1Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?1Introduce a friend to another person.1Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1Invite shared prayer when appropriate in the relationship/cultural setting.1Invite someone to have coffee together.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Locate an item/person beside the speaker.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.1Make a respectful request for quiet.1Offer an opportunity to have a beverage.1Offer to buy an understood item for the listener.1Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.1Offer to repair an understood item.1Offer to reserve an understood place or item for the listener.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.1Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1Promise to bring an understood item to the listener.1Propose staying at home together instead of an outing.1Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1Report a delayed train during travel planning.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1Report active bleeding as a symptom.1Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.1Report increasing outdoor warmth.1Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1Report snow currently falling.1Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.1Report that the relevant place is empty of people.1Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.1Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Request that the listener handle cooking for an understood meal.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Share an intuition or hunch.1State a firm boundary that an understood decision is settled.1State an intention to drive in a travel plan.1State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1Thank someone despite their help not resolving the problem.1The place is across the street. Keep the street as the reference point.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1Understand a formal question asking about allergies.1Wish someone a careful journey or caution a driver.1
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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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Difficulty score2 branches

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Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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Review dates7 branches

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