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Keeping a Conversation Going34Reactions27Making Plans22Conversation19Requests18Home Together13Clearing Up Misunderstandings12Encouragement and Celebration12Getting Around Mexico9Food and Eating Together8Food and Dining7Health and Getting Help7Boundaries and Disagreements5Everyday Affection5Feelings and Check-ins4Time and Frequency4Travel and Directions4Everyday Actions3Relationships and Family3Romance3Asking Someone Out2Encouraging Someone1Everyday Conversation1Feelings1

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  1. Can you hear me?¿Me escuchas?

    “¿Me escuchas?” means “Can you hear me?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural for calls; ¿Me oyes? is also valid.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Wait here.Espera aquí.

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Get out quickly.Sal rápido.

    “Sal rápido.” means “Get out quickly.” in Mexican Spanish. Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Should I go?¿Debería ir?

    “¿Debería ir?” means “Should I go?” in Mexican Spanish. Seek advice about whether to go or leave.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Don’t cry.No llores.

    “No llores.” means “Don’t cry.” in Mexican Spanish. Comfort someone who is crying.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. It’s important.Es importante.

    “Es importante.” means “It’s important.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. When exactly?¿Cuándo exactamente?

    “¿Cuándo exactamente?” means “When exactly?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. When does it end?¿Cuándo termina?

    “¿Cuándo termina?” means “When does it end?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Who is coming?¿Quién viene?

    “¿Quién viene?” means “Who is coming?” in Mexican Spanish. Common planning question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Can you try it?¿Puedes intentarlo?

    “¿Puedes intentarlo?” means “Can you try it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to attempt the understood task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. You can call me.Puedes llamarme.

    “Puedes llamarme.” means “You can call me.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. I am eating.Estoy comiendo.

    “Estoy comiendo.” means “I am eating.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that eating is happening now.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. I can fix it.Puedo arreglarlo.

    “Puedo arreglarlo.” means “I can fix it.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to repair an understood item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. What do you see?¿Qué ves?

    “¿Qué ves?” means “What do you see?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. What do you hear?¿Qué oyes?

    “¿Qué oyes?” means “What do you hear?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. I plan to drive.Planeo manejar.

    “Planeo manejar.” means “I plan to drive.” in Mexican Spanish. State an intention to drive in a travel plan.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. You got this!¡Tú puedes!

    “¡Tú puedes!” means “You got this!” in Mexican Spanish. Encourage someone before or during a challenge.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. By the way.Por cierto.

    “Por cierto.” means “By the way.” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a related aside in conversation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. You can tell me.Puedes decírmelo.

    “Puedes decírmelo.” means “You can tell me.” in Mexican Spanish. Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Is it getting better?¿Está mejorando?

    “¿Está mejorando?” means “Is it getting better?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Is it getting worse?¿Está empeorando?

    “¿Está empeorando?” means “Is it getting worse?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Don’t shout.No grites.

    “No grites.” means “Don’t shout.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Take it there.Llévalo allí.

    “Llévalo allí.” means “Take it there.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Let it go.Déjalo ir.

    “Déjalo ir.” means “Let it go.” in Mexican Spanish. Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
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.

Familiar (tú)48Neutral38Formal (usted)1
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 explain38Express feelings or opinions34Share information31Ask a question25Give instructions19Make a request12Invite or give permission3Reassure or encourage3Offer help or make a promise1
Situations79 branches

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

Not recorded9Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.1Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for time to think before replying.1Ask someone not to argue verbally.1Ask someone to allow more time.1Ask someone to dress smartly for an occasion.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask the date/time of a previously mentioned past event.1Ask to accompany someone who is leaving.1Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.1Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.1Ask when an understood activity or job started in the past.1Ask when an understood task finished in the past.1Ask where someone studied in an ordinary personal-history conversation.1Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.1Ask whether contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Comfort someone who is crying.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1Describe getting dressed as an ordinary routine.1Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.1Describe going to bed as a routine, rather than telling another person to sleep.1Describe showering in a household routine.1Describe waking as a daily routine.1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct the listener’s gaze downward toward an understood point.1Encourage someone before or during a challenge.1Encourage someone to eat something.1Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1Explain current activity while on foot.1Explain current cooking activity/availability.1Explain past unavailability due to being busy. Female speaker: Estaba ocupada.1Explain that eating is happening now.1Explain what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Firm request for honesty.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Introduce a related aside in conversation.1Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1Invite shared prayer when appropriate in the relationship/cultural setting.1Invite someone to have coffee together.1Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1Offer an opportunity to have a beverage.1Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1Offer to repair an understood item.1React when something confirms what you suspected.1Report not asking an understood person or question.1Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Report snow currently falling.1Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1Request that the listener handle cooking for an understood meal.1Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1Seek advice about whether to go or leave.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1State an intention to drive in a travel plan.1State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1Tell someone it is their turn to act.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral84masculine3
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded84speaker2listener1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion51Core27Not recorded9
Vocabulary families105 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.

Everyday57Less common21Not recorded9
Reusability3 branches

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

449520318
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

242332113
Confusion risk3 branches

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

34424013
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–387
Usefulness score3 branches

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

44633655
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–307231–4015
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–354033
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23782026-10-1972026-10-162
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)87
Source batches5 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2378LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 1622 everyday expressions screenshot125 conversational statements screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 21
Review methods3 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.78Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.7Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded87
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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

349219012536214171
Grammar difficulty factor12 branches

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

1733132210102062352531522621612113161
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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

080436210181
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

050-233-44
Unique Vocabulary Families57 branches

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None recorded33abajo1abrigado1acuesto1adivina1agarrate1apoyare1caminando1cierto1come1conocerte1decirmelo1despierto1discutas1disfrutaste1dormi1ducho1elegante1empeorando1empezaste1encantaria1escuchas1estabas1estudias1estudiaste1exactamente1extranaste1grites1hondo1inspiras1levanto1llamarlo1llegaste1llegue1llevalo1llores1mentiste1mientas1nevando1oyes1paciencia1pensar1podrias1preguntarme1pregunte1rapido1respire1respondio1reza1termina1tomemos1tranquilizas1ves1viajar1viene1vino1vistete1
New Families Vs Baseline74 branches

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None recorded14estaba3comi2dejalo2mira2planeo2abajo1abrigado1acuesto1adivina1agarrate1apoyare1arreglarlo1asi1caminando1cierto1cocinando1come1comiendo1conocerte1decirmelo1despierto1discutas1disfrutaste1dormi1ducho1elegante1empeorando1empezaste1encantaria1escuchas1estabas1estudias1estudiaste1exactamente1extranaste1grites1hondo1inspiras1levanto1llamarlo1llame1llegaste1llegue1llevalo1llores1mejorando1mentiste1mientas1nevando1Not recorded1oyes1paciencia1pensar1podrias1preguntarme1pregunte1quedate1rapido1respire1respondio1reza1sabia1termina1toca1toma1tomemos1trabajando1tranquilizas1ves1viajar1viene1vino1vistete1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–372014Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No87