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Topics24 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going45Conversation28Time and Frequency24Making Plans23Getting Around Mexico12Everyday Conversation11Reactions11Clearing Up Misunderstandings9Everyday Statements8Boundaries and Disagreements5Encouragement and Celebration4Food and Eating Together3Health and Getting Help3Home Together3Shopping and Paying3Food and Dining2Natural Reactions and Replies2Travel and Directions2Actions and Encouragement1Encouraging Someone1Greetings and Introductions1Requests1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About How Often1

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  1. No.No.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I understand.Entiendo.

    “Entiendo.” means “I understand.” in Mexican Spanish. Signals that you understand an explanation or what someone says.

    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. Hands up.Manos arriba.

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

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

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

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

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. 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 →
  8. Soon.Pronto.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Already.Ya.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Nothing.Nada.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I see.Ya veo.

    “Ya veo.” means “I see.” in Mexican Spanish. Means now I understand / I see what you mean, rather than simply describing eyesight.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Let me see.Déjame ver.

    “Déjame ver.” means “Let me see.” in Mexican Spanish. Can ask to look at something or signal that you need a moment to check or think.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. 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 →
  14. Which one?¿Cuál?

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Today.Hoy.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Tomorrow.Mañana.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. 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.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. 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 →
  19. 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 →
  20. This one.Este.

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

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Before.Antes.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. I know you.Te conozco.

    “Te conozco.” means “I know you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. I know him / her.Lo / La conozco.

    “Lo / La conozco.” means “I know him / her.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    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.

Neutral85Familiar (tú)3
Conversation role8 branches

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

Answer or explain67Share information25Express feelings or opinions23Ask a question14Make a request3Give instructions2Greet or say goodbye2Reassure or encourage2
Situations44 branches

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

Not recorded45Answer a frequency question with almost never.1Answer a who question with no one.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Answer when with before/earlier.1Ask 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.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Defer an action to the next opportunity.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1Give a direct negative answer.1Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.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 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.1Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.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.1Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1Select an indicated item.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 forms2 branches

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

neutral85both3
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded85noun2object1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded45Core32Expansion11
Vocabulary families75 branches

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

None recorded23vez4antes3conozco3momento3nada3ver3cualquier2ellos2estar2gracias2necesitar2no2tarde2tiempo2todo2ya2adelante1adentro1afuera1ahora1aqui1arriba1ayuda1azucar1buen1buena1cafe1caliente1calle1camino1casi1cuantos1cuidado1dejar1despues1dia1dios1ellas1entiendo1estan1favor1frio1hacer1hasta1hora1hotel1idea1justo1lugar1manos1menos1mes1mismo1muchas1nadie1necesito1nunca1paso1posible1primera1pronto1proxima1rato1razon1salud1suficiente1talla1temprano1tener1ti1trabajo1ultima1veces1verdad1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded45Everyday37Less common6
Reusability3 branches

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

342529417
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

13733341553
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

138331219
Confusion risk4 branches

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

22912732547
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3844–64
Usefulness score4 branches

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

46231551021
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20605–1028
Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23432026-10-14192026-10-13162026-10-1232026-10-1622026-10-1822026-10-1922026-10-171
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)88
Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2343I know screenshot16Time adverbs screenshot1150 everyday phrases screenshot82026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot2Everyday questions screenshot2LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 2222 everyday expressions screenshot130 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1Short everyday phrases screenshot1Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1
Review methods4 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 overlap40Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.4Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded88
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

33363301894
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

061221433251
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

07441361
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

051-230-47
Unique Vocabulary Families1 branches

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

None recorded88
New Families Vs Baseline23 branches

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None recorded62antes3conozco3cualquier2todo2adentro1afuera1arriba1caliente1calle1cuantos1dejar1dios1ellos1hotel1justo1manos1menos1mes1nadie1Not recorded1primera1salud1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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0621–325Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No88