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Topics41 branches

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Conversation103Keeping a Conversation Going92Making Plans39Requests27Getting Around Mexico21Clearing Up Misunderstandings17Home Together14Everyday Conversation13Shopping and Paying12Feelings and Check-ins10Food and Eating Together9Health and Getting Help8Wants and Needs7Encouragement and Celebration5Everyday Statements5Making Plans with Friends5Time and Frequency5Food and Dining4Travel and Directions4Wants, Needs, and Obligations4Boundaries and Disagreements3Reactions3Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions3Asking for Help Politely2Everyday Affection2Feelings2Greetings and Introductions2Natural Reactions and Replies2Relationships and Family2Romance2Talking About Family2Talking About How You Feel2Airports and Luggage1Asking Someone Out1Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1Cooking Together1Health and Safety1Saying No Politely1Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1Walking Directions1Work and Shifts1

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  1. Can you come?¿Puedes venir?

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

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  2. Can I pay?¿Puedo pagar?

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

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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Is it true?¿Es verdad?

    “¿Es verdad?” means “Is it true?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a statement is true.

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  6. Is that okay?¿Está bien?

    “¿Está bien?” means “Is that okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.

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  7. Are you tired?¿Estás cansado?

    “¿Estás cansado?” means “Are you tired?” in Mexican Spanish. Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?

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  8. 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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  9. Are you alone?¿Estás solo?

    “¿Estás solo?” means “Are you alone?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?

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  10. Do I have time?¿Tengo tiempo?

    “¿Tengo tiempo?” means “Do I have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.

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  11. Are you okay?¿Estás bien?

    “¿Estás bien?” means “Are you okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.

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  12. I can go.Puedo ir.

    “Puedo ir.” means “I can go.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.

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  13. How much?¿Cuánto?

    “¿Cuánto?” means “How much?” in Mexican Spanish. A short question when the quantity or price is clear from context; ¿Cuánto cuesta? explicitly asks the price.

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  14. When?¿Cuándo?

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

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  15. 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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  16. How are you?¿Cómo estás?

    “¿Cómo estás?” means “How are you?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person.

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  17. Where is it?¿Dónde está?

    “¿Dónde está?” means “Where is it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  18. Do you speak Spanish?¿Hablas español?

    “¿Hablas español?” means “Do you speak Spanish?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  19. Can we talk?¿Podemos hablar?

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

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  20. Do I need this?¿Necesito esto?

    “¿Necesito esto?” means “Do I need this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether an understood item is needed.

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  21. Is it possible?¿Es posible?

    “¿Es posible?” means “Is it possible?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.

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  22. 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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  23. I can drive.Sé manejar.

    “Sé manejar.” means “I can drive.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm knowing how to drive.

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  24. What do you mean?¿Qué quieres decir?

    “¿Qué quieres decir?” means “What do you mean?” in Mexican Spanish. Asks someone to clarify their meaning; informal, addressing one person.

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Technical Specs
Formality and register3 branches

How a phrase addresses someone: Neutral, Familiar (tú), or Formal (usted). Politeness also depends on wording and context; tú can be polite.

Neutral107Familiar (tú)68Formal (usted)2
Conversation role6 branches

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

Ask a question159Answer or explain13Express feelings or opinions9Share information9Make a request6Give instructions1
Situations65 branches

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

Not recorded113Arrange a visit to the listener’s location.1Ask about employment during a social introduction.1Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1Ask about listener’s body-temperature sensation when considering comfort or clothing.1Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1Ask marital status in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás casada?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 what someone recalls about an understood event.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 whether an understood item is needed.1Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1Ask whether listener is heading home when coordinating departure.1Ask whether someone has children during an appropriate personal conversation.1Ask whether someone works at the indicated place, for example identifying an employee who may help.1Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1Ask which day it is.1Ask who is accompanying the listener.1Ask who owns the indicated item.1Ask why someone is delayed.1Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?1Check that a person or situation is okay.1Check that a traveller has their passport when preparing for travel.1Check that a traveller has their ticket before entry or boarding.1Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.1Check the presence of an understood group of people.1Check whether a familiar companion has money available for an understood expense.1Check whether a statement is true.1Check whether an item can be used safely. Seguro describes the action of using it; use usarla for a feminine object.1Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.1Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1Check whether anyone is at home before entering/visiting.1Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?1Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.1Check whether the listener is currently at home.1Check whether the listener is currently at their workplace, not where they are employed.1Check whether the listener is feeling happy or satisfied.1Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1Confirm knowing how to drive.1Confirm that listener resides at the indicated location.1Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1Discuss a proposed action.1Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1Invite a suggestion for solving an understood problem.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.1Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.1Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.1Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.1Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1Romantic relationships1State needing a vehicle, e.g.1Understand a formal yes/no question about pain.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.

neutral156both14masculine5feminine2
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded158listener8object6noun5
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded113Core55Expansion9Introductory Set2
Vocabulary families141 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded113Everyday60Less common4
Reusability3 branches

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

412155333
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

36615543322251
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1107237333
Confusion risk4 branches

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

276346141414
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31674–610
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4114545318
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–20177
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

01361–341
Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23642026-10-10452026-10-19272026-10-12202026-10-14202026-10-171
Editorial quality2 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)176Editorial review for Spanish (Mexico)1
Source batches10 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2363Not recorded46LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 119Everyday questions screenshot18Past-tense questions screenshot10Short everyday phrases screenshot9LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 2850 everyday phrases screenshot230 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1Everyday conversation 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 overlap86Individual 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.63Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.27Editorial assessment of length, vocabulary, grammar and relationship context1
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added131Not recorded46
Introductory speakers3 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded175Guest1Host1
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

3100651016910
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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

012832921951
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-287-456029-65
Unique Vocabulary Families40 branches

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

None recorded136empezar2llamar2abrirlo1ayudarme1ayudarte1bailar1casa1casado1cerrarlo1cocinar1comiste1correcto1dormir1ella1encargarme1entiendes1entrar1escribirlo1espacio1estudiando1fresco1ganaste1hermanos1ingles1intentarlo1lejos1listos1manejar1mostrarme1nadar1pagaste1pasaporte1puede1pueden1quedarte1quienes1terminaste1trabajaste1viniste1
New Families Vs Baseline49 branches

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None recorded81Not recorded46adonde2carro2empezar2hay2llamar2alguien1aprender1arriba1ayudarte1boleto1casado1cocinar1comiste1correcto1disponible1dolor1duerme1ella1encargarme1entiendes1entrar1escucho1espacio1fresco1fuiste1ganaste1hijos1intentarlo1listos1llamaste1manejar1mira1nadar1nadie1pagaste1pasaporte1preguntar1puede1pueden1quedarte1quienes1recuerdas1terminaste1trabajaste1usarlo1viento1viniste1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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0811–350Not recorded46
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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

No176Not recorded1