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Topics37 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going49Conversation30Time and Frequency22Making Plans21Everyday Conversation15Food and Dining11Food and Eating Together11Clearing Up Misunderstandings9Reactions8Encouragement and Celebration6Getting Around Mexico6Talking About How Often6Greetings and Introductions5Everyday Statements4Boundaries and Disagreements3Home Together3Natural Reactions and Replies3Requests3Actions and Encouragement2Asking for Help Politely2Encouraging Someone2Everyday Affection2Health and Getting Help2Romance2Saying No Politely2Shopping and Paying2Splitting the Bill and Tipping2Apologizing1At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1At a Mexican Bakery1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Disagreeing Politely1Feelings1Feelings and Check-ins1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand1Relationships and Family1

Difficulty2 branches

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  1. Hello.Hola.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Yes.Sí.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Goodbye.Adiós.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. No.No.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Please.Por favor.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I’m sorry.Lo siento.

    “Lo siento.” means “I’m sorry.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Good morning.Buenos días.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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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  9. 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.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. 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.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I don’t understand.No entiendo.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Yes, of course.Sí, claro.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Soon.Pronto.

    “Pronto.” means “Soon.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  14. Already.Ya.

    “Ya.” means “Already.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  15. Which one?¿Cuál?

    “¿Cuál?” means “Which one?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  16. Today.Hoy.

    “Hoy.” means “Today.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  17. Tomorrow.Mañana.

    “Mañana.” means “Tomorrow.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  18. Over there.Allá.

    “Allá.” means “Over there.” in Mexican Spanish. Points to a place away from the speaker. Por allí means around there / that way.

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  19. On time.A tiempo.

    “A tiempo.” means “On time.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Reassure / encourage.

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  20. I need this.Necesito esto.

    “Necesito esto.” means “I need this.” in Mexican Spanish. Esto refers to an unidentified thing or situation.

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  21. Water, please.Agua, por favor.

    “Agua, por favor.” means “Water, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.

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  22. Go ahead.Adelante.

    “Adelante.” means “Go ahead.” in Mexican Spanish. Invites someone to proceed, enter, or speak.

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  23. Watch out!¡Cuidado!

    “¡Cuidado!” means “Watch out!” in Mexican Spanish. A quick warning about immediate danger or a hazard.

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  24. Excuse me.Discúlpame.

    “Discúlpame.” means “Excuse me.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. Disculpe is the polite/formal alternative.

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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.

Neutral87Familiar (tú)10
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 explain65Make a request14Express feelings or opinions7Greet or say goodbye5Ask a question3Reassure or encourage3Share information3
Situations7 branches

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

Not recorded91Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1Give a direct negative answer.1Paying at a restaurant1Say goodbye.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral86both4feminine4masculine3
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded86noun11
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded91Core5Expansion1Introductory Set1
Vocabulary families99 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Not recorded91Everyday6
Reusability4 branches

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

3834115221
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

158322295543
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

18521131
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3854–612
Usefulness score4 branches

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

46531551522
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20805–1017
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–355042
Review dates9 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-14322026-10-10292026-10-13102026-10-1292026-10-1652026-10-1842026-10-2342026-10-1722026-11-112
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)97
Source batches12 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded36Time adverbs screenshot22I know screenshot1050 everyday phrases screenshot92026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot4photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-234Everyday questions screenshot3Short everyday phrases screenshot330 everyday conversational phrases screenshot2Informal me commands screenshot2Curated multi-source screenshot1Everyday conversation screenshot1
Review methods6 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 overlap86Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.4Individual 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.4Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.1Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.1
Source review decisions4 branches

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

Added58Not recorded36Updated equivalent2Updated translation1
Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded96Guest1
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

338626021912
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

04134127546341
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

09542
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

071-225-41
Unique Vocabulary Families61 branches

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

None recorded42adios1alguna1ayer1azucar1bonito1buenos1carino1casi1cebolla1claro1cloro1color1consejo1cuidate1depende1despues1disculpame1exacto1hecho1importa1interesante1leche1llevar1locura1mandame1mando1mismo1molesta1muchas1noches1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1pan1pasada1pica1prometo1proxima1respuesta1saben1semanas1separado1siempre1sorpresa1suficientemente1supuesto1tal1tardes1taza1temprano1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1vaso1veces1vez1vienen1
New Families Vs Baseline42 branches

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Not recorded34None recorded26ellos3todo2adios1alguna1ayer1carino1casi1cloro1color1consejo1cuidate1despues1disculpame1exacto1hecho1importa1mismo1muchas1noche1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1pasada1proxima1respuesta1saben1semanas1separado1siempre1suficientemente1supuesto1temprano1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1veces1vienen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–337Not recorded34026
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No95Not recorded2