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Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Grammar difficulty factor: 3 × Difficulty: Beginner × Coverage gap value: 4 ×

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Keeping a Conversation Going21Reactions12Making Plans5Time and Frequency5Conversation4Everyday Statements3Food and Eating Together3Requests3Clearing Up Misunderstandings2Getting Around Mexico2Asking for Help Politely1At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1Disagreeing Politely1Encouragement and Celebration1Everyday Conversation1Food and Dining1Home Together1Shopping and Paying1Talking About How Often1Travel and Directions1

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  1. Please.Por favor.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Welcome!¡Bienvenido!

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Bless you!¡Salud!

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. What size?¿Qué talla?

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Nothing.Nada.

    “Nada.” means “Nothing.” in Mexican Spanish. Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. This one.Este.

    “Este.” means “This one.” in Mexican Spanish. Select an indicated item.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. No one.Nadie.

    “Nadie.” means “No one.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a who question with no one.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Probably.Probablemente.

    “Probablemente.” means “Probably.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a likelihood question with probably.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Quite a bit.Bastante.

    “Bastante.” means “Quite a bit.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Last night.Anoche.

    “Anoche.” means “Last night.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when something happened with last night.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Oops!¡Ups!

    “¡Ups!” means “Oops!” in Mexican Spanish. React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. With sugar.Con azúcar.

    “Con azúcar.” means “With sugar.” in Mexican Spanish. Specify sugar should be included in a drink.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Me too.Yo también.

    “Yo también.” means “Me too.” in Mexican Spanish. Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Me neither.Yo tampoco.

    “Yo tampoco.” means “Me neither.” in Mexican Spanish. Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Thank you, too.Gracias a ti.

    “Gracias a ti.” means “Thank you, too.” in Mexican Spanish. Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. However...Sin embargo...

    “Sin embargo...” means “However...” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a contrast with what was just said.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Next time.La próxima vez.

    “La próxima vez.” means “Next time.” in Mexican Spanish. Defer an action to the next opportunity.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Hot or cold?¿Caliente o frío?

    “¿Caliente o frío?” means “Hot or cold?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Here or there?¿Aquí o allí?

    “¿Aquí o allí?” means “Here or there?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. What for?¿Para qué?

    “¿Para qué?” means “What for?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Rarely.Casi nunca.

    “Casi nunca.” means “Rarely.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a frequency question with almost never.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Step by step.Paso a paso.

    “Paso a paso.” means “Step by step.” in Mexican Spanish. Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Now or later?¿Ahora o después?

    “¿Ahora o después?” means “Now or later?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.

    BeginnerHighEnglish 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.

Neutral28Familiar (tú)2
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 explain17Share information15Express feelings or opinions14Ask a question6Make a request4Give instructions2Greet or say goodbye2
Situations29 branches

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

Not recorded2A conventional good-trip wish.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 a who question with no one.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Ask a server for a drink without ice.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 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 Cleaner1Conventional opinion introducer.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Defer an action to the next opportunity.1Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1Respond politely when someone sneezes.1Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1Select an indicated item.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1
Gender forms2 branches

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

neutral29masculine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded29listener1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core28Not recorded2
Vocabulary families35 branches

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

favor3None recorded3casi2yo2anoche1azucar1bastante1bienvenido1buen1caliente1cloro1despues1embargo1frio1gracias1hielo1hora1nada1nadie1nunca1opinion1paso1probablemente1proxima1realidad1salud1talla1tambien1tampoco1termino1ti1ups1vez1viaje1ya1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday27Not recorded2Less common1
Reusability3 branches

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

5204634
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

3172815
Confusion risk3 branches

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

3192813
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3284–62
Usefulness score2 branches

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

42555
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20265–104
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0161–314
Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23272026-10-1012026-10-1212026-11-111
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)30
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2327Not recorded2Everyday conversation screenshot1
Review methods3 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.27Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap2Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.1
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added28Not recorded2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded30
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

310096992
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

31201025415161
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

0234661
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

016-213-41
Unique Vocabulary Families16 branches

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

None recorded16anoche1bastante1bienvenido1casi1cloro1embargo1hielo1opinion1probablemente1realidad1tambien1tampoco1termino1ups1viaje1
New Families Vs Baseline20 branches

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

None recorded12anoche1bastante1bienvenido1caliente1casi1cloro1embargo1hielo1nadie1Not recorded1opinion1probablemente1realidad1salud1tambien1tampoco1termino1ups1viaje1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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

1–317012Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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

No29Not recorded1