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Topics30 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going85Time and Frequency42Making Plans40Conversation35Reactions29Everyday Conversation20Getting Around Mexico16Clearing Up Misunderstandings14Everyday Statements10Encouragement and Celebration9Talking About How Often7Boundaries and Disagreements6Travel and Directions5Food and Eating Together4Health and Getting Help4Natural Reactions and Replies4Home Together3Shopping and Paying3Actions and Encouragement2Encouraging Someone2Feelings2Food and Dining2Greetings and Introductions2Requests2Walking Directions2Disagreeing Politely1Everyday Affection1Relationships and Family1Romance1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1

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  1. Before.Antes.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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 →
  3. 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 →
  4. Later.Más tarde.

    “Más tarde.” means “Later.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  5. On time.A tiempo.

    “A tiempo.” means “On time.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Reassure / encourage.

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  6. See you.Nos vemos.

    “Nos vemos.” means “See you.” in Mexican Spanish. A casual goodbye, even when no next meeting is arranged.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Just a moment.Un momento.

    “Un momento.” means “Just a moment.” in Mexican Spanish. A short way to ask someone to wait; add por favor for politeness.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. I need this.Necesito esto.

    “Necesito esto.” means “I need this.” in Mexican Spanish. Esto refers to an unidentified thing or situation.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Go ahead.Adelante.

    “Adelante.” means “Go ahead.” in Mexican Spanish. Invites someone to proceed, enter, or speak.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Watch out!¡Cuidado!

    “¡Cuidado!” means “Watch out!” in Mexican Spanish. A quick warning about immediate danger or a hazard.

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

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

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. I know.Lo sé.

    “Lo sé.” means “I know.” in Mexican Spanish. Same everyday acknowledgement as existing Lo sé; retain the existing card and record this variant.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I know where.Sé dónde.

    “Sé dónde.” means “I know where.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  15. I know how.Sé cómo.

    “Sé cómo.” means “I know how.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  16. Yesterday.Ayer.

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

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  17. This month.Este mes.

    “Este mes.” means “This month.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  18. Usually.Normalmente.

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

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  19. Always.Siempre.

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

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  20. Never.Nunca.

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

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  21. For now.Por ahora.

    “Por ahora.” means “For now.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  22. Take care.Cuídate.

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

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  23. This way.Por aquí.

    “Por aquí.” means “This way.” in Mexican Spanish. Use when showing someone the route: this way / through here.

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

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

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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.

Neutral142Familiar (tú)8
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 explain120Express feelings or opinions44Share information44Ask a question15Make a request5Greet or say goodbye4Give instructions3Reassure or encourage3
Situations71 branches

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

Not recorded80A 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 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.1Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1Ask a server for a drink without ice.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.1Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.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 direct negative answer.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.1Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!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.1Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.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.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.1Say goodbye.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 forms3 branches

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

neutral142both7masculine1
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded142noun4object3listener1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded80Core54Expansion16
Vocabulary families140 branches

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

None recorded23conozco4ellos4vez4antes3gracias3mes3momento3nada3necesitar3no3tarde3ver3ya3buen2buena2casi2cualquier2despues2dia2estamos2estar2favor2lugar2mismo2muchas2nunca2ocupadas2ocupados2proxima2semana2temprano2ti2tiempo2todo2veces2yo2adelante1adentro1adios1afuera1ahora1algun1alguna1anoche1aqui1arriba1ayer1ayuda1azucar1bastante1bien1bienvenido1cafe1caliente1calle1camino1carino1coincidencia1color1consejo1cuantos1cuidado1cuidate1dame1dejar1demasiado1desde1dias1dios1eleccion1ellas1embargo1enseguida1entiendo1entonces1esquina1estan1exacto1frio1guau1hacer1hasta1hecho1hielo1hora1hotel1idea1importa1justo1manos1menos1nadie1necesito1noche1nombre1normalmente1numero1opinion1pasada1pasado1paso1perfecto1posible1pregunta1primera1probablemente1pronto1proximo1quizas1rato1razon1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1salud1segundo1semaforo1semanas1siempre1suficiente1suficientemente1supuesto1talla1tambien1tampoco1tener1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trabajo1trafico1ultima1ups1verdad1viaje1vienen1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded80Everyday60Less common10
Reusability4 branches

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

37954142921
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

16635242854
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

175344231
Confusion risk4 branches

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

15825033547
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31454–65
Usefulness score4 branches

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

411232251422
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–201215–1029
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0881–362
Review dates9 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23702026-10-14392026-10-13202026-10-1272026-10-1842026-10-1942026-10-1632026-10-1722026-10-101
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)150
Source batches13 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2370Time adverbs screenshot27I know screenshot2050 everyday phrases screenshot132026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot4LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 24Everyday questions screenshot3Short everyday phrases screenshot330 everyday conversational phrases screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot1Curated multi-source screenshot1Everyday conversation screenshot1Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1
Review methods5 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 overlap70Individual 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.70Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.8Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded150
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

35565503595
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

063355221456452
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

012742261
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

099-244-47
Unique Vocabulary Families68 branches

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

None recorded88estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2adios1algun1alguna1anoche1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1carino1casi1coincidencia1color1consejo1cuidate1demasiado1desde1despues1eleccion1embargo1enseguida1entonces1esquina1exacto1guau1hecho1hielo1importa1lugar1mismo1muchas1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1opinion1pasada1pasado1perfecto1probablemente1proxima1proximo1quizas1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1segundo1semaforo1semanas1siempre1suficientemente1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1temprano1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trafico1ups1veces1viaje1vienen1
New Families Vs Baseline92 branches

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None recorded62conozco4antes3ellos3mes3cualquier2estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2todo2adentro1adios1afuera1algun1alguna1anoche1arriba1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1caliente1calle1carino1casi1coincidencia1color1consejo1cuantos1cuidate1dame1dejar1demasiado1desde1despues1dios1eleccion1embargo1enseguida1entonces1esquina1exacto1guau1hecho1hielo1hotel1importa1justo1lugar1manos1menos1mismo1muchas1nadie1noche1nombre1normalmente1Not recorded1numero1nunca1opinion1pasada1pasado1perfecto1primera1probablemente1proxima1proximo1quizas1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1salud1segundo1semaforo1semanas1siempre1suficientemente1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1temprano1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trafico1ups1veces1viaje1vienen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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

1–387062Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No150