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Keeping a Conversation Going15Conversation10Making Plans8Time and Frequency7Food and Dining6Food and Eating Together6Everyday Statements3Getting Around Mexico3Reactions3Clearing Up Misunderstandings2Travel and Directions2Wants and Needs2At a Mexican Bakery1Boundaries and Disagreements1Encouragement and Celebration1Everyday Affection1Everyday Conversation1Home Together1Natural Reactions and Replies1Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand1Relationships and Family1Romance1Shopping and Paying1Walking Directions1

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  1. I need money.Necesito dinero.

    “Necesito dinero.” means “I need money.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. At the same time.Al mismo tiempo.

    “Al mismo tiempo.” means “At the same time.” in Mexican Spanish. Say events/actions happen simultaneously.

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  3. What a surprise!¡Qué sorpresa!

    “¡Qué sorpresa!” means “What a surprise!” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Reactions. React / give an opinion.

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  4. I know when.Sé cuándo.

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

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  5. I need my phone.Necesito mi teléfono.

    “Necesito mi teléfono.” means “I need my phone.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.

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  6. I hope not.Espero que no.

    “Espero que no.” means “I hope not.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. React / give an opinion.

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  7. You’re wrong.Estás equivocado / equivocada.

    “Estás equivocado / equivocada.” means “You’re wrong.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  8. At the moment.En este momento.

    “En este momento.” means “At the moment.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  9. 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.

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  10. I know this.Esto lo sé.

    “Esto lo sé.” means “I know this.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  11. I know enough.Sé lo suficiente.

    “Sé lo suficiente.” means “I know enough.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  12. I know the truth.Sé la verdad.

    “Sé la verdad.” means “I know the truth.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  13. I know your name.Sé tu nombre.

    “Sé tu nombre.” means “I know your name.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  14. For the first time.Por primera vez.

    “Por primera vez.” means “For the first time.” in Mexican Spanish. Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.

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  15. Sooner or later.Tarde o temprano.

    “Tarde o temprano.” means “Sooner or later.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.

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  16. More bread, please.Más pan, por favor.

    “Más pan, por favor.” means “More bread, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.

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  17. No sugar, please.Sin azúcar, por favor.

    “Sin azúcar, por favor.” means “No sugar, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.

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  18. No salt, please.Sin sal, por favor.

    “Sin sal, por favor.” means “No salt, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.

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  19. Without onions, please.Sin cebolla, por favor.

    “Sin cebolla, por favor.” means “Without onions, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.

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  20. Darling.Cariño.

    “Cariño.” means “Darling.” in Mexican Spanish. Address a close romantic partner affectionately.

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  21. Many times.Muchas veces.

    “Muchas veces.” means “Many times.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.

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  22. I promise.Lo prometo.

    “Lo prometo.” means “I promise.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Statements. Respond / explain.

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  23. I know everything.Lo sé todo.

    “Lo sé todo.” means “I know everything.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  24. Thank God.Gracias a Dios.

    “Gracias a Dios.” means “Thank God.” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional relief expression with religious wording.

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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.

Neutral33Familiar (tú)2
Conversation role5 branches

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

Answer or explain25Express feelings or opinions13Share information10Make a request6Ask a question2
Situations14 branches

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

Not recorded22Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.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.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1
Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral32both2masculine1
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded32noun2listener1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded22Expansion13
Vocabulary families45 branches

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

favor4None recorded3momento2necesitar2temprano2adentro1afuera1azucar1cafe1calle1carino1cebolla1cualquier1dinero1dios1ellos1equivocada1esperar1estar1gracias1leche1mismo1muchas1noche1nombre1numero1pan1primera1prometo1repente1saben1sal1semaforo1sorpresa1suficiente1suficientemente1tarde1telefono1tiempo1toda1todo1vaso1veces1verdad1vez1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded22Everyday7Less common6
Reusability4 branches

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

320584621
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

32211221
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

11631029
Confusion risk4 branches

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

1172103642
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3304–65
Usefulness score2 branches

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

33322
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20335–102
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0191–316
Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23132026-10-10112026-10-1372026-10-1432026-10-121
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)35
Source batches5 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2313Not recorded11I know screenshot7Time adverbs screenshot3Short everyday phrases screenshot1
Review methods2 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 overlap22Individual 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.13
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added24Not recorded11
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded35
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

622379501
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

0193825415161
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

02946
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

020-213-42
Unique Vocabulary Families19 branches

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

None recorded19azucar1carino1cebolla1dinero1equivocada1leche1nombre1numero1pan1prometo1repente1saben1semaforo1sorpresa1suficientemente1temprano1toda1vaso1
New Families Vs Baseline20 branches

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Not recorded11None recorded10adentro1afuera1calle1carino1cualquier1dios1ellos1noche1nombre1numero1primera1repente1saben1semaforo1suficientemente1temprano1toda1todo1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–314Not recorded11010
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No35