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Keeping a Conversation Going26Reactions17Making Plans16Time and Frequency13Everyday Statements11Getting Around Mexico11Clearing Up Misunderstandings6Travel and Directions5Encouragement and Celebration2Making Plans with Friends2Walking Directions2Apologizing1Boundaries and Disagreements1Conversation1Disagreeing Politely1Everyday Affection1Everyday Conversation1Feelings1Feelings and Check-ins1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Romance1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About How Often1

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  1. 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 →
  2. 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.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. 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.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. This time.Esta vez.

    “Esta vez.” means “This time.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Before.Antes.

    “Antes.” means “Before.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when with before/earlier.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Right here.Justo aquí.

    “Justo aquí.” means “Right here.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the exact desired location visually.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Not here.No aquí.

    “No aquí.” means “Not here.” in Mexican Spanish. Correct a proposed location or stopping place.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Probably.Probablemente.

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

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

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

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Someday.Algún día.

    “Algún día.” means “Someday.” in Mexican Spanish. Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.

    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. Good choice.Buena elección.

    “Buena elección.” means “Good choice.” in Mexican Spanish. Approve an understood selection with Good choice.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. So far.Hasta ahora.

    “Hasta ahora.” means “So far.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. 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 →
  19. However...Sin embargo...

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. 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 →
  21. Last time.La última vez.

    “La última vez.” means “Last time.” in Mexican Spanish. Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Maybe.Quizás.

    “Quizás.” means “Maybe.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. At least...Al menos...

    “Al menos...” means “At least...” in Mexican Spanish. Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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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.

Neutral47Familiar (tú)2
Situations44 branches

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

Not recorded6A conventional good-trip wish.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 how often/how many occasions with many times.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Answer when with before/earlier.1Approve an understood selection with Good choice.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.1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.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.1React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral49
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded49
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core31Expansion12Not recorded6
Vocabulary families60 branches

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

vez4antes3ir3None recorded3casi2cualquier2gracias2tarde2ya2algun1anoche1bastante1buen1buena1calle1camino1coincidencia1desde1dia1dios1eleccion1embargo1entonces1esquina1estar1extrano1favor1hasta1hotel1justo1lugar1menos1mismo1momento1muchas1nada1nadie1nunca1opinion1paso1posible1primera1probablemente1proxima1quizas1realidad1repente1semaforo1sentir1tampoco1temprano1termino1ti1tiempo1trafico1ultima1ups1veces1viaje1yo1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday35Less common8Not recorded6
Reusability4 branches

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

5254143822
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

3294151322
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

32921515
Confusion risk3 branches

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

22831813
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3484–61
Usefulness score3 branches

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

43531054
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20445–105
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0301–319
Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23432026-10-1032026-10-1622026-10-121
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)49
Source batches4 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2343Not recorded3Curated multi-source screenshot2Everyday 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.43Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap4Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2
Source review decisions3 branches

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

Added44Not recorded3Retained existing2
Introductory speakers1 branches

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Not recorded49
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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6213200791
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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02031727426251
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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030417122
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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026-217-46
Unique Vocabulary Families22 branches

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None recorded30algun1anoche1bastante1casi1coincidencia1desde1eleccion1embargo1entonces1esquina1opinion1probablemente1quizas1realidad1repente1semaforo1tampoco1termino1trafico1ups1viaje1
New Families Vs Baseline32 branches

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None recorded15antes3Not recorded3cualquier2algun1anoche1bastante1calle1casi1coincidencia1desde1dios1eleccion1embargo1entonces1esquina1hotel1justo1menos1nadie1opinion1primera1probablemente1quizas1realidad1repente1semaforo1tampoco1termino1trafico1ups1viaje1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–331015Not recorded3
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No49