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Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Grammar difficulty factor: 3 × Difficulty: Beginner × Source review decisions: Added × Reusability: 4 ×

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Keeping a Conversation Going15Conversation6Everyday Statements6Making Plans5Reactions5Getting Around Mexico4Time and Frequency4Encouragement and Celebration3Actions and Encouragement2Clearing Up Misunderstandings2Encouraging Someone2Feelings2Health and Getting Help2Travel and Directions2Walking Directions2Boundaries and Disagreements1Disagreeing Politely1Food and Dining1Food and Eating Together1Home Together1Requests1Talking About How Often1

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  1. 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 →
  2. Which one?¿Cuál?

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. Before.Antes.

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

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. 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 →
  7. Last night.Anoche.

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

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. I don’t need help.No necesito ayuda.

    “No necesito ayuda.” means “I don’t need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful clear refusal; add gracias for a softer response.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. 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 →
  11. They aren’t here.Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.

    “Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.” means “They aren’t here.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose ellos for a male or mixed group, ellas for an all-female group.

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Good job!¡Buen trabajo!

    “¡Buen trabajo!” means “Good job!” in Mexican Spanish. Praise someone’s work.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Well done!¡Bien hecho!

    “¡Bien hecho!” means “Well done!” in Mexican Spanish. Praise a completed action.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Good idea!¡Buena idea!

    “¡Buena idea!” means “Good idea!” in Mexican Spanish. Positive response to a suggestion.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Any questions?¿Alguna pregunta?

    “¿Alguna pregunta?” means “Any questions?” in Mexican Spanish. Invite questions after explaining something.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. 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 →
  18. We are busy.Estamos ocupados. / Estamos ocupadas.

    “Estamos ocupados. / Estamos ocupadas.” means “We are busy.” in Mexican Spanish. Ocupados for a male or mixed group, ocupadas for an all-female group.

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. In my opinion...En mi opinión...

    “En mi opinión...” means “In my opinion...” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional opinion introducer.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. At the corner.En la esquina.

    “En la esquina.” means “At the corner.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. We aren’t busy.No estamos ocupados. / No estamos ocupadas.

    “No estamos ocupados. / No estamos ocupadas.” means “We aren’t busy.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose the group-gender alternative.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. What a coincidence!¡Qué coincidencia!

    “¡Qué coincidencia!” means “What a coincidence!” in Mexican Spanish. React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. 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 →
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)1
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 explain20Express feelings or opinions14Share information14Ask a question6Reassure or encourage2Give instructions1Make a request1
Situations19 branches

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

Not recorded11Answer a frequency question with almost never.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Answer when with before/earlier.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral26both3
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded26object3
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core11Not recorded11Expansion7
Vocabulary families42 branches

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

None recorded4no3estamos2gracias2ocupadas2ocupados2algun1alguna1anoche1antes1aqui1arriba1ayuda1bien1buen1buena1cafe1calle1casi1coincidencia1color1cualquier1dia1dios1ellas1ellos1esquina1estan1hecho1idea1manos1momento1muchas1necesito1nunca1opinion1pregunta1semaforo1ti1trabajo1ups1veces1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday15Not recorded11Less common3
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

3214513
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

31211126
Confusion risk3 branches

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

2171735
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3284–61
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4223651
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20265–103
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0171–312
Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23182026-10-1842026-10-1942026-10-123
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)29
Source batches4 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23182026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot4LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 24Everyday questions screenshot3
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.18Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.8Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap3
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded29
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

3136100591
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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

3120104423
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

02445
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

021-26-42
Unique Vocabulary Families14 branches

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None recorded17estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2algun1alguna1anoche1coincidencia1color1esquina1hecho1opinion1semaforo1ups1
New Families Vs Baseline20 branches

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None recorded12estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2algun1alguna1anoche1antes1arriba1calle1coincidencia1color1cualquier1dios1esquina1hecho1manos1opinion1semaforo1ups1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–317012
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No29