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Topics33 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going71Conversation57Requests33Making Plans32Home Together25Everyday Statements21Clearing Up Misunderstandings20Reactions16Boundaries and Disagreements13Food and Eating Together13Encouragement and Celebration11Feelings and Check-ins9Health and Getting Help9Food and Dining8Getting Around Mexico8Shopping and Paying8Everyday Affection7Relationships and Family4Romance4Everyday Actions3Everyday Conversation3Feelings3Travel and Directions3Asking Someone Out2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Time and Frequency2Asking for Help Politely1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Cooking Together1Encouraging Someone1Making Plans with Friends1Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1

Difficulty4 branches

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

Easy153Beginner148Moderate17Challenging4
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  1. 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 →
  2. When exactly?¿Cuándo exactamente?

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. Who is there?¿Quién está ahí?

    “¿Quién está ahí?” means “Who is there?” in Mexican Spanish. Ahí is natural when asking who is at the door; allá can refer farther away.

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

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Is it available today?¿Está disponible hoy?

    “¿Está disponible hoy?” means “Is it available today?” in Mexican Spanish. Check stock or availability for today.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. I am eating.Estoy comiendo.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. 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 →
  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. 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 →
  15. Can we meet today?¿Podemos vernos hoy?

    “¿Podemos vernos hoy?” means “Can we meet today?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural informal meeting; reunirnos suits a meeting context.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Is it your first time?¿Es tu primera vez?

    “¿Es tu primera vez?” means “Is it your first time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about a first visit or experience.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Is it really necessary?¿De verdad es necesario?

    “¿De verdad es necesario?” means “Is it really necessary?” in Mexican Spanish. Question whether an action is needed.

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

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. 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 →
  21. 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 →
  22. 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 →
  23. 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 →
  24. 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 →
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.

Familiar (tú)91Neutral62
Conversation role11 branches

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

Ask a question62Answer or explain44Express feelings or opinions34Give instructions33Share information30Make a request21Reassure or encourage5Offer help or make a promise4Invite or give permission3Greet or say goodbye1Manage the conversation1
Situations118 branches

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

Not recorded36Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Advise taking an umbrella along.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.1An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1Arrival registration at a hotel/event.1Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1Ask about a first visit or experience.1Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask about exchanging a purchase.1Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1Ask about the effort involved in learning something.1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for help locking an understood item.1Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1Ask for time to think before replying.1Ask if a proposed action would be helpful.1Ask someone to allow more time.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to dress smartly for an occasion.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.1Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1Ask someone to perform the understood action.1Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.1Ask someone to return.1Ask someone to solve an understood problem.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what food someone is currently eating.1Ask what is being looked at.1Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.1Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.1Ask when someone plans to call.1Ask whether a method, device, or plan will work.1Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.1Ask whether something is beneficial to the listener.1Ask who is responsible for an understood error or problem.1Ask why someone is laughing.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Check stock or availability for today.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.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.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.1Deny doing an understood action.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.1Describe getting dressed as an ordinary routine.1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct someone upstairs.1Discuss the weather forecast.1Emphasize that a statement is serious.1Encourage someone before or during a challenge.1Encourage someone to eat something.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain tasks that still need doing.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 that the speaker is learning Spanish.1Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1Firmly refuse something.1Firmly tell someone to leave.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Give a softened negative answer.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?1Introduce a related aside in conversation.1Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1Invite someone to have coffee together.1Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.1Offer an opportunity to have a beverage.1Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1Offer coffee as a host.1Offer condolences after a death.1Offer to repair an understood item.1Politely ask a seller whether they can offer a discount.1Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.1Question whether an action is needed.1React when something confirms what you suspected.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.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.1Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.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.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.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 listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1Tell someone it is their turn to act.1Wake someone who is sleeping.1
Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral149both2masculine2
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded149object4
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core68Expansion49Not recorded36
Vocabulary families204 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday90Not recorded36Less common26Specialized1
Reusability4 branches

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

48254232722
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

358248147
Confusion risk3 branches

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

27536919
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31084–645
Usefulness score1 branches

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

4153
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3010131–4052
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–391062
Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231172026-10-19242026-10-1662026-10-1032026-10-183
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)153
Source batches7 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23117LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 112LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 2122026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot322 everyday expressions screenshot325 conversational statements screenshot3Curated multi-source screenshot3
Review methods4 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.117Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.27Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.6Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline3
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded153
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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

6523469350101210
Vocabulary difficulty factor9 branches

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

369030229513681211417181
Grammar difficulty factor17 branches

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

1326172610232015613231126101691241542531822223214121191
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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

0132486685102
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

069-261-420-63
Unique Vocabulary Families102 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

None recorded62puede2adivina1aprendiendo1ayudar1ayudaria1bolsa1botella1broma1bueno1busca1cambia1cambiar1cierto1come1comes1confiar1conoces1conociste1correo1cuelga1das1deberia1decirmelo1deja1dentro1derramo1descuento1despiertate1disfrutaste1dormi1elegante1ella1empeorando1encantaria1encargo1escaleras1esperabas1exactamente1extranaste1favorito1fumes1funcionar1grites1harias1hazlo1linea1llegaste1lleva1llevalo1mandaste1mejorar1mentiste1mirando1nadar1ninguna1nosotros1oyes1paciencia1paraguas1pensando1pensar1pesa1pesame1podria1podrias1preguntarme1pregunte1preparalo1pruebalo1querias1quiere1registrate1regresar1repitas1resuelvelo1retrasado1revisa1reviso1ries1rompio1sabanas1secreto1sonreir1sube1subele1tema1termina1terminado1tomemos1trata1trato1tren1ve1ventana1vernos1ves1vete1viajar1viene1vistete1vuelve1
New Families Vs Baseline134 branches

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None recorded32Not recorded3comiendo2dejalo2planeo2puede2adivina1aprender1aprendiendo1arreglarlo1ayudar1ayudaria1barato1bolsa1botella1broma1bueno1busca1cambia1cambiar1cierto1come1comes1comi1confiar1conoces1conociste1correo1cuelga1culpa1das1deberia1decirmelo1deja1dentro1derramo1descuento1despiertate1disfrutaste1disponible1dormi1duerme1elegante1ella1empeorando1encantaria1encargo1escaleras1esperabas1exactamente1extranaste1favorito1fumes1funcionar1grites1guarda1hacerlo1harias1hazlo1hice1linea1llame1llave1llaves1llegaste1lleva1llevalo1llover1mandaste1manera1mejorando1mejorar1menos1mentiste1mira1mirando1nadar1necesario1ninguna1noche1nosotros1oyes1paciencia1palabra1paraguas1pensando1pensar1pesa1pesame1podria1podrias1preguntarme1pregunte1preparalo1primera1pruebalo1quedar1quedate1querias1quiere1registrate1regresar1repitas1resuelvelo1retrasado1revisa1reviso1ries1rompio1sabanas1sabia1secreto1sonreir1sube1subele1tema1tenemos1termina1terminado1toca1toma1tomemos1trata1trato1tren1ve1ventana1vernos1ves1vete1viajar1viene1vistete1vuelve1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–3118032Not recorded3
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No153