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Topics49 branches

Find phrases for everyday situations and conversations. A phrase can belong to several topics.

Keeping a Conversation Going105Conversation71Making Plans48Everyday Statements36Getting Around Mexico33Reactions24Clearing Up Misunderstandings16Requests16Wants and Needs16Encouragement and Celebration15Shopping and Paying12Time and Frequency12Boundaries and Disagreements11Romance11Home Together10Travel and Directions10Feelings9Health and Getting Help9Feelings and Check-ins8Everyday Conversation7Food and Eating Together7Wants, Needs, and Obligations7Everyday Affection6Relationships and Family5Health and Safety4Making Plans with Friends4Food and Dining3Greetings and Introductions3Taking a Taxi in Mexico3Walking Directions3Asking Someone Out2Calling Emergency Services2Disagreeing Politely2Everyday Actions2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Talking About Family2Work and Shifts2Airports and Luggage1Asking for Help Politely1Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1Cooking Together1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Natural Reactions and Replies1Parking and Paying at a Meter1Receiving a Package1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Talking About How You Feel1Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1

Difficulty4 branches

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

Easy251Beginner223Moderate14Challenging1
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  1. I need water.Necesito agua.

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

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  2. I need help.Necesito ayuda.

    “Necesito ayuda.” means “I need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Existing card.

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  3. I need more time.Necesito más tiempo.

    “Necesito más tiempo.” means “I need more time.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Reassure / encourage.

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  4. I have a car.Tengo carro.

    “Tengo carro.” means “I have a car.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.

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  5. You’re right.Tienes razón.

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

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  6. You’re welcome.De nada.

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

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  7. 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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  8. I’m on my way.Voy en camino.

    “Voy en camino.” means “I’m on my way.” in Mexican Spanish. Voy en camino and Estoy en camino are both natural ways to say I’m on my way.

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  9. I am outside.Estoy afuera.

    “Estoy afuera.” means “I am outside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.

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  10. I’m going home.Voy a casa.

    “Voy a casa.” means “I’m going home.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone the speaker is heading home.

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  11. 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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  12. Can you come?¿Puedes venir?

    “¿Puedes venir?” means “Can you come?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

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  13. Can I pay?¿Puedo pagar?

    “¿Puedo pagar?” means “Can I pay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask to settle a bill now.

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  14. Do you have time?¿Tienes tiempo?

    “¿Tienes tiempo?” means “Do you have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.

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  15. Do you need anything?¿Necesitas algo?

    “¿Necesitas algo?” means “Do you need anything?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.

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  16. I am inside.Estoy adentro.

    “Estoy adentro.” means “I am inside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being inside a building or place.

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  17. Do you have a car?¿Tienes carro?

    “¿Tienes carro?” means “Do you have a car?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.

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  18. When?¿Cuándo?

    “¿Cuándo?” means “When?” in Mexican Spanish. Valid standalone follow-up question.

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  19. Is everything okay?¿Está todo bien?

    “¿Está todo bien?” means “Is everything okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check that a person or situation is okay.

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  20. I have a ticket.Tengo un boleto.

    “Tengo un boleto.” means “I have a ticket.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.

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  21. I have a fever.Tengo fiebre.

    “Tengo fiebre.” means “I have a fever.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.

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  22. I need gas.Necesito gasolina.

    “Necesito gasolina.” means “I need gas.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain needing gasoline, e.g.

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  23. Can we talk?¿Podemos hablar?

    “¿Podemos hablar?” means “Can we talk?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversation builder.

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  24. How much do you need?¿Cuánto necesitas?

    “¿Cuánto necesitas?” means “How much do you need?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the required amount of an understood resource/item.

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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.

Neutral174Familiar (tú)49
Conversation role10 branches

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

Answer or explain108Share information82Ask a question77Express feelings or opinions41Make a request13Express affection6Greet or say goodbye4Give instructions2Invite or give permission1Reassure or encourage1
Situations105 branches

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

Not recorded112Romantic relationships8Answer a likelihood question with probably.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.1Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1Ask about expected difficulty of a task.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 someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1Ask the required amount of an understood resource/item.1Ask to settle a bill now.1Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.1Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.1Ask whether a listing, item, or appointment remains available.1Ask whether an object or vehicle is prepared to leave. Feminine alternative: ¿Está lista para salir?1Ask why someone is delayed.1Calling Emergency Services1Check that a person or situation is okay.1Check whether an item can be used safely. Seguro describes the action of using it; use usarla for a feminine object.1Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.1Comment on a low price.1Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1Communicate need for taxi transport when seeking a ride.1Compliment someone’s intelligence in an appropriate supportive conversation.1Confirm future presence at an understood place/event.1Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1Confirm people are able to attend.1Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Defer an action to the next opportunity.1Describe a cloudy sky.1Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.1Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1Describe someone else’s work ethic.1Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1Discuss a proposed action.1Encourage or appreciate someone’s courage in a supportive conversation.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Explain a social relationship. Feminine alternative: Son amigas.1Explain current work activity/availability.1Explain lack of money.1Explain needing gasoline, e.g.1Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1Explain the activity being done now.1Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.1Express personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1Express positive personal appreciation of the listener.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.1Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Identify people who can assist.1Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1Introduce a positive update.1Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1Offer an appropriate direct appearance compliment. Masculine alternative: Eres hermoso.1Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.1Offer the already-mentioned object or item.1Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.1Parking and Paying at a Meter1Prepare someone for a disappointing update.1Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.1React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.1React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1Report being inside a building or place.1Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.1Report darkness outdoors, e.g.1Report that an understood situation is unusual.1Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.1Say an explanation, view or instruction is unclear.1Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1Share a phone number.1Share an address with a driver/contact.1Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1State needing a vehicle, e.g.1State that an understood duty belongs to the listener.1Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1Wish someone a restful sleep, rather than give a sleep instruction.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral194both14masculine9feminine6
Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded200object10noun6listener4speaker3
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded112Core76Expansion35Introductory Set2
Vocabulary families210 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Not recorded112Everyday97Less common13Specialized1
Reusability3 branches

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

4117355551
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

312714643721152
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1118274331
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–32024–621
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4140543340
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–202045–1019
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

01521–371
Review dates10 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231092026-10-19402026-10-10382026-10-14182026-10-1662026-10-1242026-10-1342026-11-1122026-10-1512026-10-171
Editorial quality2 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)215Editorial review for Spanish (Mexico)8
Source batches15 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23101Not recorded51LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 221LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 119Time adverbs screenshot8Everyday questions screenshot550 everyday phrases screenshot4I know screenshot4Curated multi-source screenshot2Informal me commands screenshot2Past-tense questions screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot125 conversational statements screenshot128 everyday questions screenshot130 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1
Review methods8 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.101Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap67Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.40Editorial assessment of length, vocabulary, grammar and relationship context8Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.2Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2Editorial review of requested command phrases1
Source review decisions5 branches

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

Added169Not recorded51Retained existing1Updated equivalent1Updated translation1
Introductory speakers3 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded221Guest1Host1
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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

39668792001921
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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

013034623059446311
Grammar difficulty factor7 branches

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

107667535613812517281
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-2117-451049-66
Unique Vocabulary Families70 branches

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

None recorded152ella3amable2empezar2estamos2llamar2nadar2ocupadas2ocupados2admiro1algun1ayuda1bastante1cargo1cocinar1correcto1decidir1demasiado1descanso1dinero1dormir1duro1eleccion1equivocada1especial1esquina1fiebre1gasolina1hermana1hermanos1hermosa1hermoso1houston1inconsciente1ingles1inteligente1intentarlo1lejos1luego1lugar1malas1medico1nublado1oficina1opinion1oscuro1paciente1parquimetro1pasado1perfecto1perro1peru1pregunta1probablemente1profesor1proximo1puede1pueden1quienes1radiografia1responsabilidad1segundo1semaforo1taxi1trabajan1trafico1ups1valiente1ventas1vida1
New Families Vs Baseline88 branches

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

None recorded81Not recorded50carro3ella3justo3mes3afuera2amable2conozco2dame2dejar2empezar2estamos2llamar2nadar2normal2noticias2ocupadas2ocupados2adentro1admiro1adonde1algun1amigos1aprender1arriba1barato1bastante1boleto1calle1cargo1cocinar1correcto1cualquier1decidir1demasiado1desayuno1direccion1disponible1duerme1duro1eleccion1especial1esquina1fiebre1gasolina1hermana1hermosa1hermoso1hotel1inconsciente1inteligente1intentarlo1lavo1lugar1malas1medico1mira1molesto1noche1nublado1opinion1oscuro1paciente1parquimetro1pasado1perfecto1perro1pregunta1probablemente1profesor1proximo1puede1pueden1quienes1radiografia1responsabilidad1ropa1segundo1semaforo1taxi1trabajan1trabajando1trafico1ups1usarlo1valiente1vida1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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

1–392081Not recorded50
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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

No213Not recorded10