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Topics41 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going69Conversation45Making Plans33Time and Frequency26Everyday Conversation18Clearing Up Misunderstandings12Food and Eating Together11Reactions11Food and Dining10Boundaries and Disagreements9Everyday Statements8Getting Around Mexico8Greetings and Introductions8Encouragement and Celebration7Talking About How Often6Wants and Needs6Health and Getting Help5Natural Reactions and Replies5Shopping and Paying4Wants, Needs, and Obligations4Asking for Help Politely3Feelings3Home Together3Requests3Saying No Politely3Actions and Encouragement2Disagreeing Politely2Encouraging Someone2Feelings and Check-ins2Making Plans with Friends2Splitting the Bill and Tipping2At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1At a Mexican Bakery1Calling Emergency Services1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Everyday Affection1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand1Romance1Visiting Someone’s Home1Work and Shifts1

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  1. Thank you.Gracias.

    “Gracias.” means “Thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  2. I need water.Necesito agua.

    “Necesito agua.” means “I need water.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.

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  3. Hello.Hola.

    “Hola.” means “Hello.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

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  4. Yes.Sí.

    “Sí.” means “Yes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  5. Goodbye.Adiós.

    “Adiós.” means “Goodbye.” in Mexican Spanish. Say goodbye.

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  6. No.No.

    “No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.

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  7. I need help.Necesito ayuda.

    “Necesito ayuda.” means “I need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Existing card.

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  8. Please.Por favor.

    “Por favor.” means “Please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.

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  9. No, thank you.No, gracias.

    “No, gracias.” means “No, thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  10. I need more time.Necesito más tiempo.

    “Necesito más tiempo.” means “I need more time.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Reassure / encourage.

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  11. I understand.Entiendo.

    “Entiendo.” means “I understand.” in Mexican Spanish. Signals that you understand an explanation or what someone says.

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  12. You’re right.Tienes razón.

    “Tienes razón.” means “You’re right.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. Tener razón means to be right.

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  13. Good morning.Buenos días.

    “Buenos días.” means “Good morning.” in Mexican Spanish. Use as a morning greeting.

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  14. Good afternoon.Buenas tardes.

    “Buenas tardes.” means “Good afternoon.” in Mexican Spanish. Use after midday and into the early evening; the switch to buenas noches varies locally.

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  15. Good evening / Good night.Buenas noches.

    “Buenas noches.” means “Good evening / Good night.” in Mexican Spanish. Used both to greet someone at night and to say good night.

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  16. You’re welcome.De nada.

    “De nada.” means “You’re welcome.” in Mexican Spanish. A standard response to gracias.

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  17. I don’t know.No sé.

    “No sé.” means “I don’t know.” in Mexican Spanish. No sé and No lo sé are both natural. No lo sé refers to not knowing it / the answer. Same acknowledgement of missing knowledge as existing No sé; record as a contextual variant. No lo sabía means I didn’t know, a different tense.

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  18. See you tomorrow.Hasta mañana.

    “Hasta mañana.” means “See you tomorrow.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

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  19. Welcome!¡Bienvenido!

    “¡Bienvenido!” means “Welcome!” in Mexican Spanish. Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!

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  20. I’m on my way.Voy en camino.

    “Voy en camino.” means “I’m on my way.” in Mexican Spanish. Voy en camino and Estoy en camino are both natural ways to say I’m on my way.

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  21. I don’t understand.No entiendo.

    “No entiendo.” means “I don’t understand.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  22. See you later.Hasta luego.

    “Hasta luego.” means “See you later.” in Mexican Spanish. Common farewell. Nos vemos luego is another natural option.

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  23. Yes, of course.Sí, claro.

    “Sí, claro.” means “Yes, of course.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  24. Bless you!¡Salud!

    “¡Salud!” means “Bless you!” in Mexican Spanish. Respond politely when someone sneezes.

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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.

Neutral119Familiar (tú)13
Conversation role7 branches

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

Answer or explain85Make a request19Greet or say goodbye11Express feelings or opinions9Share information5Reassure or encourage4Ask a question3
Situations9 branches

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

Not recorded124At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1Give a direct negative answer.1Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1Paying at a restaurant1Promise prompt action.1Respond politely when someone sneezes.1Say goodbye.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral116both6masculine6feminine4
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded116noun11object3listener2
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded124Core8Introductory Set2
Vocabulary families129 branches

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

None recorded15favor10necesitar7tarde4ya4conozco3gracias3hacer3hasta3ir3mes3momento3no3ver3agua2ayuda2buenas2camino2cuenta2dame2dias2ellos2entiendo2esperar2estamos2mensaje2nada2ocupadas2ocupados2pronto2razon2semana2tal2tener2tiempo2vez2adelante1adios1ahora1alguna1aqui1ayer1azucar1bien1bienvenido1bonito1buen1buena1buenos1cafe1calor1casi1cebolla1claro1cloro1color1consejo1cuidado1cuidate1dejar1demasiado1depende1descanso1despues1dia1dinero1disculpame1ellas1enseguida1equivocada1estan1estar1exacto1extrano1frio1hecho1hola1idea1importa1interesante1leche1llevar1locura1luego1lugar1mandame1mando1mismo1molesta1muchas1mucho1necesito1noche1noches1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1pan1pasada1pasado1pregunta1proxima1proximo1rato1respuesta1sal1salud1segundo1semanas1separado1siempre1sorpresa1supuesto1tardes1taza1telefono1termino1ti1toda1todas1todavia1todo1todos1trabajo1vaso1veces1verdad1vienen1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Not recorded124Everyday8
Reusability4 branches

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

31074165722
Coverage gap value5 branches

Editorial estimate of how much the phrase adds to the collection’s practical coverage.

1773332115645
Confusion risk4 branches

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

18523441033
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31184–614
Usefulness score4 branches

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

48952731521
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–201015–1031
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0681–364
Review dates10 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-10422026-10-14402026-10-13142026-10-16102026-10-1282026-10-2362026-10-1842026-10-1942026-10-1722026-11-112
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)132
Source batches15 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded51Time adverbs screenshot26I know screenshot1450 everyday phrases screenshot12photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2362026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot4LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 24Curated multi-source screenshot3Everyday questions screenshot3Informal me commands screenshot330 everyday conversational phrases screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot1Everyday conversation screenshot1Short everyday phrases screenshot1Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1
Review methods7 branches

How the recorded editorial ratings were assigned. These are assessments rather than measured learning outcomes.

Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap112Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.8Individual 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.6Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline3Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.1Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.1
Source review decisions5 branches

The recorded action taken when a phrase was reviewed in a source batch.

Added75Not recorded51Updated equivalent3Retained existing2Updated translation1
Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded130Guest2
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

355638025914
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

065348211435362
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

01271224261
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

077-246-49
Unique Vocabulary Families70 branches

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

None recorded68estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2adios1alguna1ayer1ayuda1azucar1bienvenido1bonito1buenos1casi1cebolla1claro1cloro1color1consejo1cuidate1demasiado1depende1descanso1despues1dinero1disculpame1enseguida1equivocada1exacto1hecho1importa1interesante1leche1llevar1locura1luego1lugar1mandame1mando1mismo1molesta1muchas1noches1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1pan1pasada1pasado1proxima1proximo1respuesta1segundo1semanas1separado1siempre1sorpresa1supuesto1tal1tardes1taza1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1vaso1veces1vez1vienen1
New Families Vs Baseline53 branches

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Not recorded50None recorded35conozco3mes3dame2estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2adios1alguna1ayer1bienvenido1casi1cloro1color1consejo1cuidate1dejar1demasiado1despues1disculpame1ellos1enseguida1exacto1hecho1importa1lugar1mismo1muchas1noche1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1pasada1pasado1proxima1proximo1respuesta1salud1segundo1semanas1separado1siempre1supuesto1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todo1todos1veces1vienen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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

Not recorded501–347035
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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

No130Not recorded2