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Conversation12Keeping a Conversation Going7Getting Around Mexico4Food and Eating Together2Making Plans2Shopping and Paying2Time and Frequency2Food and Dining1

Difficulty2 branches

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Beginner15Easy1
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  1. 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 →
  2. What size?¿Qué talla?

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Which one?¿Cuál?

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Where?¿Dónde?

    “¿Dónde?” means “Where?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. How?¿Cómo?

    “¿Cómo?” means “How?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. How many?¿Cuántos?

    “¿Cuántos?” means “How many?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Which way?¿Por dónde?

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Why is that?¿Por qué?

    “¿Por qué?” means “Why is that?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Which color?¿Qué color?

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. 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 →
  11. 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 →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. Tea or coffee?¿Té o café?

    “¿Té o café?” means “Tea or coffee?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Inside or outside?¿Adentro o afuera?

    “¿Adentro o afuera?” means “Inside or outside?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Formality and register1 branches

How a phrase addresses someone: Neutral, Familiar (tú), or Formal (usted). Politeness also depends on wording and context; tú can be polite.

Neutral15
Situations13 branches

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

Not recorded3Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.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 how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.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.1Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral15
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded15
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core10Not recorded3Expansion2
Vocabulary families11 branches

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

None recorded7adentro1afuera1cafe1caliente1color1cuantos1despues1frio1hora1talla1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday11Not recorded3Less common1
Reusability2 branches

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

5946
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

364613
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

3101322
Confusion risk3 branches

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

391323
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–315
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4113252
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20115–104
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0141–31
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23122026-10-123
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)15
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2312Everyday questions screenshot3
Review methods2 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.12Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap3
Source review decisions1 branches

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Added15
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded15
Length difficulty factor3 branches

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663504
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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09243151
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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01441
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

012-23
Unique Vocabulary Families2 branches

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None recorded14color1
New Families Vs Baseline6 branches

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None recorded11adentro1afuera1caliente1color1cuantos1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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0111–34
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No15