EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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Topics40 branches

Find phrases for everyday situations and conversations. A phrase can belong to several topics.

Keeping a Conversation Going128 Conversation94 Requests64 Making Plans62 Everyday Statements56 Home Together48 Clearing Up Misunderstandings33 Reactions31 Getting Around Mexico27 Boundaries and Disagreements26 Encouragement and Celebration25 Food and Eating Together22 Health and Getting Help22 Everyday Affection21 Feelings and Check-ins17 Food and Dining13 Romance12 Travel and Directions12 Shopping and Paying11 Relationships and Family10 Time and Frequency8 Everyday Actions7 Feelings6 Everyday Conversation4 Missing Someone and Showing Affection3 Wants, Needs, and Obligations3 Asking for Help Politely2 Asking Someone Out2 Cooking Together2 Health and Safety2 Making Plans with Friends2 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1 Encouraging Someone1 Hotel Check-In and Checkout1 Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1 Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1 Talking About Family1 Visiting a Pharmacy1 Walking Directions1 Wants and Needs1

Difficulty3 branches

Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Beginner47 Easy31 Moderate2

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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.
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I can fix it.Puedo arreglarlo.
“Puedo arreglarlo.” means “I can fix it.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to repair an understood item.
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You got this!¡Tú puedes!
“¡Tú puedes!” means “You got this!” in Mexican Spanish. Encourage someone before or during a challenge.
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By the way.Por cierto.
“Por cierto.” means “By the way.” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a related aside in conversation.
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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.
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You can ask me.Puedes preguntarme.
“Puedes preguntarme.” means “You can ask me.” in Mexican Spanish. Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.
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I didn’t call.No llamé.
“No llamé.” means “I didn’t call.” in Mexican Spanish. Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.
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I didn’t sleep.No dormí.
“No dormí.” means “I didn’t sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.
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I didn’t ask.No pregunté.
“No pregunté.” means “I didn’t ask.” in Mexican Spanish. Report not asking an understood person or question.
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You lied to me.Me mentiste.
“Me mentiste.” means “You lied to me.” in Mexican Spanish. State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.
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Let me think.Déjame pensar.
“Déjame pensar.” means “Let me think.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for time to think before replying.
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I knew it.Lo sabía.
“Lo sabía.” means “I knew it.” in Mexican Spanish. React when something confirms what you suspected.
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That looks nice.Eso se ve bonito.
“Eso se ve bonito.” means “That looks nice.” in Mexican Spanish. Eso refers generally to what you see. With a named feminine noun, use bonita: La blusa se ve bonita.
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It looks easy.Parece fácil.
“Parece fácil.” means “It looks easy.” in Mexican Spanish. Describes an impression; Es fácil states that it is easy.
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Your turn.Te toca.
“Te toca.” means “Your turn.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone it is their turn to act.
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Guess what!¡Adivina qué!
“¡Adivina qué!” means “Guess what!” in Mexican Spanish. Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.
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I am cooking.Estoy cocinando.
“Estoy cocinando.” means “I am cooking.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain current cooking activity/availability.
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Something happened.Algo pasó.
“Algo pasó.” means “Something happened.” in Mexican Spanish. Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.
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I am walking.Estoy caminando.
“Estoy caminando.” means “I am walking.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain current activity while on foot.
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It’s snowing.Está nevando.
“Está nevando.” means “It’s snowing.” in Mexican Spanish. Report snow currently falling.
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I will not wait.No esperaré.
“No esperaré.” means “I will not wait.” in Mexican Spanish. Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.
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I wake up.Me despierto.
“Me despierto.” means “I wake up.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe waking as a daily routine.
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I get up.Me levanto.
“Me levanto.” means “I get up.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.
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You won!¡Ganaste!
“¡Ganaste!” means “You won!” in Mexican Spanish. Congratulate the listener on winning an understood game/contest.
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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.

Neutral20 Familiar (tú)11

Conversation role5 branches

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

Answer or explain26 Express feelings or opinions23 Share information21 Invite or give permission3 Reassure or encourage1

Situations30 branches

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

Not recorded2 Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1 Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1 Ask for time to think before replying.1 Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1 Congratulate the listener on winning an understood game/contest.1 Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.1 Describe waking as a daily routine.1 Encourage someone before or during a challenge.1 Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1 Explain current activity while on foot.1 Explain current cooking activity/availability.1 Explain what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1 Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1 Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1 Introduce a related aside in conversation.1 Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1 Invite shared prayer when appropriate in the relationship/cultural setting.1 Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1 Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1 Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1 Offer to repair an understood item.1 React when something confirms what you suspected.1 Report not asking an understood person or question.1 Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1 Report snow currently falling.1 Respectfully report that a previously identified person died.1 Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1 State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1 Tell someone it is their turn to act.1

Gender forms2 branches

Explore the grammatical gender forms recorded for each phrase. Grammatical gender is different from the speaker’s identity.

neutral30 masculine1

Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded30 speaker1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion19 Core10 Not recorded2

Vocabulary families38 branches

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

Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday21 Less common7 Not recorded2 Specialized1

Reusability3 branches

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

419 37 55

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

219 39 13

Confusion risk3 branches

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

317 211 13

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–330 4–61

Usefulness score2 branches

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

416 315

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3027 31–404

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–318 013

Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2329 2026-10-162

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)31

Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2329 25 conversational statements 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.29 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded31

Length difficulty factor3 branches