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Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Grammar difficulty factor: 3 × Difficulty: Beginner × Source review decisions: Added × Vocabulary contribution: 1–3 ×

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Keeping a Conversation Going40Reactions18Time and Frequency18Making Plans17Everyday Conversation9Conversation7Talking About How Often6Clearing Up Misunderstandings5Encouragement and Celebration5Getting Around Mexico4Travel and Directions3Everyday Statements2Feelings2Natural Reactions and Replies2Walking Directions2Actions and Encouragement1Boundaries and Disagreements1Disagreeing Politely1Encouraging Someone1Everyday Affection1Food and Eating Together1Greetings and Introductions1Health and Getting Help1Relationships and Family1Requests1Romance1

Difficulty2 branches

Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Beginner62Easy8
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  1. Goodbye.Adiós.

    “Adiós.” means “Goodbye.” in Mexican Spanish. Say goodbye.

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

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. Yesterday.Ayer.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Usually.Normalmente.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Always.Siempre.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Never.Nunca.

    “Nunca.” means “Never.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Take care.Cuídate.

    “Cuídate.” means “Take care.” in Mexican Spanish. A friendly goodbye to one person you address informally.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Perfect!¡Perfecto!

    “¡Perfecto!” means “Perfect!” in Mexican Spanish. React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.

    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. Too late.Demasiado tarde.

    “Demasiado tarde.” means “Too late.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Thank you very much.Muchas gracias.

    “Muchas gracias.” means “Thank you very much.” in Mexican Spanish. Stronger than gracias: thank you very much.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. 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 →
  19. Good choice.Buena elección.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. They are coming.Ellos / Ellas vienen.

    “Ellos / Ellas vienen.” means “They are coming.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Right now.Ahora mismo.

    “Ahora mismo.” means “Right now.” in Mexican Spanish. Emphasizes now, at this very moment.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Sometimes.A veces.

    “A veces.” means “Sometimes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Not yet.Todavía no.

    “Todavía no.” means “Not yet.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. 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.

Neutral57Familiar (tú)5
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 explain53Express feelings or opinions21Share information19Greet or say goodbye2Make a request2Ask a question1Give instructions1Reassure or encourage1
Situations28 branches

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

Not recorded35A 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 likelihood question with probably.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1Ask a server for a drink without ice.1Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Promise 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.1Say goodbye.1
Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral57both4masculine1
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded57noun2object2listener1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded35Core22Expansion5
Vocabulary families87 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded35Everyday23Less common4
Reusability4 branches

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

33741251221
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

12931941351
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

137313212
Confusion risk3 branches

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

131221310
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3614–61
Usefulness score4 branches

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

450375421
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20615–101
Review dates9 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23272026-10-14202026-10-1242026-10-1342026-10-1822026-10-1922026-10-1012026-10-1612026-10-171
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)62
Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

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Review methods4 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 overlap30Individual 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 review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.4Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded62
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

32262201791
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

35364024251
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

05349
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

048-214
Unique Vocabulary Families67 branches

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

estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2adios1algun1alguna1anoche1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1carino1casi1coincidencia1color1consejo1cuidate1demasiado1desde1despues1eleccion1embargo1enseguida1entonces1esquina1exacto1guau1hecho1hielo1importa1lugar1mismo1muchas1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1opinion1pasada1pasado1perfecto1probablemente1proxima1proximo1quizas1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1segundo1semaforo1semanas1siempre1suficientemente1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1temprano1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trafico1ups1veces1viaje1vienen1
New Families Vs Baseline72 branches

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ellos2estamos2mes2ocupadas2ocupados2adios1algun1alguna1anoche1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1carino1casi1coincidencia1color1conozco1consejo1cuidate1dame1demasiado1desde1despues1eleccion1embargo1enseguida1entonces1esquina1exacto1guau1hecho1hielo1importa1lugar1mismo1muchas1noche1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1opinion1pasada1pasado1perfecto1probablemente1proxima1proximo1quizas1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1segundo1semaforo1semanas1siempre1suficientemente1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1temprano1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trafico1ups1veces1viaje1vienen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline1 branches

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1–362
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No62