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Keeping a Conversation Going41Conversation35Making Plans20Everyday Statements12Clearing Up Misunderstandings11Requests8Food and Eating Together7Home Together7Boundaries and Disagreements6Encouragement and Celebration5Reactions5Time and Frequency5Food and Dining4Getting Around Mexico4Wants, Needs, and Obligations3Feelings and Check-ins2Health and Getting Help2Shopping and Paying2Travel and Directions2Cooking Together1Everyday Affection1Health and Safety1Relationships and Family1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Visiting a Pharmacy1

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  1. 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.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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 →
  3. Do we have to stop?¿Tenemos que parar?

    “¿Tenemos que parar?” means “Do we have to stop?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Get your things.Toma tus cosas.

    “Toma tus cosas.” means “Get your things.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Take this medicine.Tome este medicamento.

    “Tome este medicamento.” means “Take this medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. How do you close it?¿Cómo se cierra?

    “¿Cómo se cierra?” means “How do you close it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is closed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. How do you open it?¿Cómo se abre?

    “¿Cómo se abre?” means “How do you open it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is opened.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. I have to leave.Tengo que irme.

    “Tengo que irme.” means “I have to leave.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Do we need to hurry?¿Tenemos que apurarnos?

    “¿Tenemos que apurarnos?” means “Do we need to hurry?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.

    EasyEssentialEnglish 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. This is my favorite.Este es mi favorito.

    “Este es mi favorito.” means “This is my favorite.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. When will you call?¿Cuándo vas a llamar?

    “¿Cuándo vas a llamar?” means “When will you call?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask when someone plans to call.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Which is yours?¿Cuál es el tuyo?

    “¿Cuál es el tuyo?” means “Which is yours?” in Mexican Spanish. Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. How do you do it?¿Cómo lo haces?

    “¿Cómo lo haces?” means “How do you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. 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 →
  18. I don’t have it.No lo tengo.

    “No lo tengo.” means “I don’t have it.” in Mexican Spanish. Say the speaker does not have an understood item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. We have a deal.Tenemos un trato.

    “Tenemos un trato.” means “We have a deal.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. I have work to do.Tengo trabajo que hacer.

    “Tengo trabajo que hacer.” means “I have work to do.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain tasks that still need doing.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Are we leaving now?¿Ya nos vamos?

    “¿Ya nos vamos?” means “Are we leaving now?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a group is departing immediately.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. What’s it about?¿De qué trata?

    “¿De qué trata?” means “What’s it about?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.

    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. My train is delayed.Mi tren está retrasado.

    “Mi tren está retrasado.” means “My train is delayed.” in Mexican Spanish. Report a delayed train during travel planning.

    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.

Neutral40Familiar (tú)32Formal (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.

Ask a question41Share information20Answer or explain19Express feelings or opinions15Give instructions9Make a request8Offer help or make a promise2Manage the conversation1Reassure or encourage1
Situations72 branches

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

Not recorded2Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.1Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask about the book/text someone is currently reading.1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1Ask for the method of repairing an understood object/problem.1Ask how a device/container/door is closed.1Ask how a device/container/door is opened.1Ask how a known food/dish is prepared.1Ask if a proposed action would be helpful.1Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.1Ask someone to solve an understood problem.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 the listener to consider the understood suggestion.1Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask what a woman mentioned earlier purchased.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what food someone is currently eating.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 when information or a result will become known.1Ask when someone plans to call.1Ask whether contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.1Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Ask who is responsible for an understood error or problem.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1Confirm whether another person intends to stay.1Deny doing an understood action.1Discuss another person’s Spanish-learning process or resources.1Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.1Explain an obligation to study.1Explain tasks that still need doing.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.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?1Offer coffee as a host.1Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1Report a delayed train during travel planning.1Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.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 that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1Seek advice about whether to go or leave.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral70masculine3
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded70object2listener1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion46Core25Not recorded2
Vocabulary families92 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.

Everyday59Less common12Not recorded2
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

35621413
Confusion risk2 branches

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

355218
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3534–620
Usefulness score3 branches

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

44232259
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–305031–4023
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–340033
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23712026-10-102
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)73
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2371Curated multi-source 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.71Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded73
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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

62932091604124
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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3350232115262
Grammar difficulty factor12 branches

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1719131323816610512520565253222151181
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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06041182
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-233026-413-61
Unique Vocabulary Families43 branches

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None recorded33aprendes1apurarnos1arreglas1ayudaria1cocinas1compro1confiar1cosas1decirmelo1derramo1dormi1empezaste1estabas1estudiar1favorito1hablaste1harias1inspiras1irme1leyendo1llamarlo1llevalo1medicamento1mejorar1oyes1parar1pedido1pensando1piensalo1pregunte1preparalo1repitas1respondio1resuelvelo1retrasado1rompio1tome1trata1trato1tren1ves1vino1
New Families Vs Baseline56 branches

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None recorded21tenemos3quedar2aprendes1apurarnos1arreglas1ayudaria1cocinas1comi1comiendo1compro1confiar1cosas1culpa1decirmelo1dejalo1derramo1dormi1empezaste1estabas1estudiar1favorito1hablaste1hacerlo1harias1hice1inspiras1irme1leyendo1llamarlo1llame1llevalo1manera1medicamento1mejorar1noche1oyes1palabra1parar1pedido1pensando1piensalo1pregunte1preparalo1repitas1respondio1resuelvelo1retrasado1rompio1toma1tome1trata1trato1tren1ves1vino1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–352021
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No73