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Keeping a Conversation Going114Conversation62Making Plans50Time and Frequency42Reactions33Everyday Conversation22Getting Around Mexico21Clearing Up Misunderstandings19Everyday Statements17Food and Eating Together16Food and Dining13Encouragement and Celebration12Boundaries and Disagreements10Greetings and Introductions8Talking About How Often7Health and Getting Help6Shopping and Paying6Wants and Needs6Home Together5Natural Reactions and Replies5Requests5Travel and Directions5Wants, Needs, and Obligations4Asking for Help Politely3Disagreeing Politely3Feelings3Saying No Politely3Actions and Encouragement2Encouraging Someone2Everyday Affection2Feelings and Check-ins2Making Plans with Friends2Romance2Splitting the Bill and Tipping2Walking Directions2Apologizing1At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1At a Mexican Bakery1Calling Emergency Services1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand1Relationships and Family1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Visiting Someone’s Home1Work and Shifts1

Difficulty2 branches

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  1. Thank you.Gracias.

    “Gracias.” means “Thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Hello.Hola.

    “Hola.” means “Hello.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Yes.Sí.

    “Sí.” means “Yes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. 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 →
  5. No, thank you.No, gracias.

    “No, gracias.” means “No, thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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

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

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  7. You’re right.Tienes razón.

    “Tienes razón.” means “You’re right.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. Tener razón means to be right.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Good morning.Buenos días.

    “Buenos días.” means “Good morning.” in Mexican Spanish. Use as a morning greeting.

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  9. Good afternoon.Buenas tardes.

    “Buenas tardes.” means “Good afternoon.” in Mexican Spanish. Use after midday and into the early evening; the switch to buenas noches varies locally.

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  10. Good evening / Good night.Buenas noches.

    “Buenas noches.” means “Good evening / Good night.” in Mexican Spanish. Used both to greet someone at night and to say good night.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. You’re welcome.De nada.

    “De nada.” means “You’re welcome.” in Mexican Spanish. A standard response to gracias.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. I don’t know.No sé.

    “No sé.” means “I don’t know.” in Mexican Spanish. No sé and No lo sé are both natural. No lo sé refers to not knowing it / the answer. Same acknowledgement of missing knowledge as existing No sé; record as a contextual variant. No lo sabía means I didn’t know, a different tense.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. See you tomorrow.Hasta mañana.

    “Hasta mañana.” means “See you tomorrow.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

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  14. I don’t understand.No entiendo.

    “No entiendo.” means “I don’t understand.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  15. See you later.Hasta luego.

    “Hasta luego.” means “See you later.” in Mexican Spanish. Common farewell. Nos vemos luego is another natural option.

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  16. Yes, of course.Sí, claro.

    “Sí, claro.” means “Yes, of course.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  17. What size?¿Qué talla?

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

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  18. Which one?¿Cuál?

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Where?¿Dónde?

    “¿Dónde?” means “Where?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.

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  20. How?¿Cómo?

    “¿Cómo?” means “How?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.

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  21. See you soon.Hasta pronto.

    “Hasta pronto.” means “See you soon.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

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  22. Nothing much.No mucho.

    “No mucho.” means “Nothing much.” in Mexican Spanish. Means not much; a natural short answer to what’s new. It is not a universal translation of not really.

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  23. I know you.Te conozco.

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

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  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.

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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.

Neutral56Familiar (tú)6
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 explain37Ask a question12Greet or say goodbye7Express feelings or opinions2Make a request2Invite or give permission1Share information1
Situations10 branches

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

Not recorded53Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.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.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 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.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral57both2feminine2masculine1
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded57noun4listener1
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded53Core8Expansion1Introductory Set1
Vocabulary families48 branches

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

None recorded17conozco4hasta3buenas2entiendo2esperar2gracias2nada2necesitar2razon2tener2adentro1afuera1alguna1buenos1caliente1camino1claro1color1consejo1cuantos1decidir1depende1dias1disculpame1equivocada1estar1frio1hacer1hola1luego1lugar1molesta1mucho1noches1nombre1numero1pregunta1pronto1respuesta1sentir1suficiente1tal1talla1tardes1todo1verdad1vez1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded53Everyday8Less common1
Reusability3 branches

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

3475847
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

14128384451
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

14521037
Confusion risk4 branches

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

13021441137
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3604–62
Usefulness score4 branches

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

4315213822
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20485–1014
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0441–318
Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-13202026-10-10182026-10-2392026-10-1682026-10-1252026-10-1412026-10-181
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)62
Source batches8 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded25I know screenshot20photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-239Everyday questions screenshot3Curated multi-source screenshot22026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot1Informal me commands screenshot1Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1
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 overlap50Individual 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.9Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.1
Source review decisions4 branches

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

Added35Not recorded25Updated equivalent1Updated translation1
Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded61Guest1
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

32962101092
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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

0383132952
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

06141
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

045-217
Unique Vocabulary Families20 branches

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

None recorded44alguna1buenos1claro1color1consejo1decidir1depende1disculpame1equivocada1luego1lugar1molesta1noches1nombre1numero1respuesta1tal1tardes1vez1
New Families Vs Baseline17 branches

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Not recorded25None recorded21conozco4adentro1afuera1alguna1caliente1color1consejo1cuantos1decidir1disculpame1lugar1nombre1numero1respuesta1todo1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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Not recorded250211–316
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No62