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EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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Keeping a Conversation Going91Conversation48Making Plans40Time and Frequency33Reactions28Getting Around Mexico19Everyday Statements17Clearing Up Misunderstandings14Food and Eating Together14Everyday Conversation13Food and Dining12Encouragement and Celebration11Boundaries and Disagreements8Talking About How Often7Travel and Directions5Greetings and Introductions4Health and Getting Help4Home Together4Requests4Disagreeing Politely3Feelings3Natural Reactions and Replies3Shopping and Paying3Actions and Encouragement2Encouraging Someone2Everyday Affection2Feelings and Check-ins2Making Plans with Friends2Romance2Saying No Politely2Splitting the Bill and Tipping2Walking Directions2Wants and Needs2Asking for Help Politely1At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1At a Mexican Bakery1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand1Relationships and Family1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1Work and Shifts1

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  1. 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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  2. Good morning.Buenos días.

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

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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. You’re welcome.De nada.

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

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Welcome!¡Bienvenido!

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

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  9. 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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  10. At what time?¿A qué hora?

    “¿A qué hora?” means “At what time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.

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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. Hands up.Manos arriba.

    “Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.

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  15. Bless you!¡Salud!

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

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  16. What size?¿Qué talla?

    “¿Qué talla?” means “What size?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.

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  17. To the hotel, please.Al hotel, por favor.

    “Al hotel, por favor.” means “To the hotel, please.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.

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  18. Because of traffic.Por el tráfico.

    “Por el tráfico.” means “Because of traffic.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.

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  19. Excuse me.Discúlpame.

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

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  20. A little.Un poco.

    “Un poco.” means “A little.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  21. Which way?¿Por dónde?

    “¿Por dónde?” means “Which way?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  22. I know.Lo sé.

    “Lo sé.” means “I know.” in Mexican Spanish. Same everyday acknowledgement as existing Lo sé; retain the existing card and record this variant.

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  23. I know where.Sé dónde.

    “Sé dónde.” means “I know where.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  24. I know how.Sé cómo.

    “Sé cómo.” means “I know how.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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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.

Neutral157Familiar (tú)11
Conversation role9 branches

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

Answer or explain119Express feelings or opinions45Share information44Make a request16Ask a question11Greet or say goodbye7Give instructions3Reassure or encourage2Invite or give permission1
Situations62 branches

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

Not recorded107A conventional good-trip wish.1Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1Answer a frequency question with almost never.1Answer a likelihood question with probably.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1Ask a server for a drink without ice.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.1Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Defer an action to the next opportunity.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.1Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Introduce the first point in a sequence.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1Paying at a restaurant1Promise prompt action.1React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.1React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1React with surprise or admiration.1Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Respond politely when someone sneezes.1Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral151both8masculine5feminine4
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded151noun12object3listener2
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded107Core46Expansion15
Vocabulary families168 branches

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

None recorded18favor10vez5ellos4necesitar4tarde4gracias3hacer3hasta3ir3mes3nada3no3antes2azucar2buen2buena2buenas2cafe2camino2casi2conozco2cualquier2cuenta2despues2dia2dias2esperar2estamos2estar2frio2lugar2mensaje2momento2muchas2nunca2ocupadas2ocupados2proxima2razon2semana2tal2temprano2tener2ti2todo2veces2ya2yo2adentro1afuera1ahora1algun1alguna1anoche1aqui1arriba1ayer1ayuda1bastante1bien1bienvenido1bonito1buenos1caliente1calle1calor1carino1cebolla1claro1cloro1coincidencia1color1consejo1cuidate1dame1decidir1demasiado1depende1descanso1desde1dios1disculpame1eleccion1ellas1embargo1enseguida1entiendo1entonces1equivocada1esquina1estan1exacto1extrano1guau1hecho1hielo1hora1hotel1idea1importa1interesante1justo1leche1llevar1locura1luego1mandame1mando1manos1menos1mismo1molesta1necesito1noche1noches1nombre1normalmente1numero1opinion1pan1pasada1pasado1paso1perfecto1pica1posible1pregunta1primera1probablemente1prometo1proximo1quizas1rato1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1sal1salud1segundo1semaforo1semanas1separado1siempre1sorpresa1suficiente1suficientemente1supuesto1talla1tambien1tampoco1tardes1taza1telefono1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trabajo1trafico1ultima1ups1vaso1verdad1viaje1vienen1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded107Everyday52Less common9
Reusability4 branches

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

310053543023
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

16836242621052
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1101336231
Confusion risk4 branches

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

18025432846
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31514–617
Usefulness score4 branches

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

411333152222
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–389079
Review dates10 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23592026-10-10342026-10-14282026-10-13182026-10-1692026-10-1282026-10-1842026-10-1942026-10-1722026-11-112
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)168
Source batches14 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2359Not recorded41Time adverbs screenshot21I know screenshot1850 everyday phrases screenshot62026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot4Curated multi-source screenshot4LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 24Short everyday phrases screenshot330 everyday conversational phrases screenshot2Everyday questions screenshot2Informal me commands screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot1Everyday conversation 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 overlap94Individual 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.59Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.8Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline4Editorial 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.

Added121Not recorded41Retained existing2Updated equivalent2Updated translation2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded168
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

367665019917
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

373060220465564
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

014342212261
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

0111-252-45
Unique Vocabulary Families97 branches

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None recorded79estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2algun1alguna1anoche1ayer1azucar1bastante1bienvenido1bonito1buenos1carino1casi1cebolla1claro1cloro1coincidencia1color1consejo1cuidate1decidir1demasiado1depende1descanso1desde1despues1disculpame1eleccion1embargo1enseguida1entonces1equivocada1esquina1exacto1guau1hecho1hielo1importa1interesante1leche1llevar1locura1luego1lugar1mandame1mando1mismo1molesta1muchas1noches1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1opinion1pan1pasada1pasado1perfecto1pica1probablemente1prometo1proxima1proximo1quizas1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1segundo1semaforo1semanas1separado1siempre1sorpresa1suficientemente1supuesto1tal1tambien1tampoco1tardes1taza1temprano1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trafico1ups1vaso1veces1vez1viaje1vienen1
New Families Vs Baseline92 branches

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None recorded44Not recorded40ellos3mes3antes2conozco2cualquier2estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2todo2adentro1afuera1algun1alguna1anoche1arriba1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1caliente1calle1carino1casi1cloro1coincidencia1color1consejo1cuidate1dame1decidir1demasiado1desde1despues1dios1disculpame1eleccion1embargo1enseguida1entonces1esquina1exacto1guau1hecho1hielo1hotel1importa1justo1lugar1manos1menos1mismo1muchas1noche1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1opinion1pasada1pasado1perfecto1primera1probablemente1proxima1proximo1quizas1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1salud1segundo1semaforo1semanas1separado1siempre1suficientemente1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1temprano1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trafico1ups1veces1viaje1vienen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–384044Not recorded40
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No166Not recorded2