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2 · 0 · Beginner · Keeping a Conversation Going

Greetings, introductions, follow-up questions, opinions, reasons and conversational replies.

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296unique phrases · 16% of collection

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Keeping a Conversation Going296Conversation201Making Plans134Getting Around Mexico102Everyday Statements88Reactions70Food and Eating Together58Health and Getting Help56Shopping and Paying55Clearing Up Misunderstandings52Requests52Time and Frequency52Home Together51Everyday Conversation47Travel and Directions47Food and Dining45Feelings and Check-ins44Boundaries and Disagreements36Encouragement and Celebration36Feelings30Health and Safety25Relationships and Family18Wants and Needs18Everyday Affection16Romance15Greetings and Introductions11Natural Reactions and Replies10Wants, Needs, and Obligations9Describing Symptoms at a Clinic8Disagreeing Politely8Talking About How You Feel8Making Plans with Friends7Rental Car Pickup and Return7Saying No Politely7Talking About How Often7Asking for Help Politely6Cooking Together6Food Allergies and Ingredients6Getting a Gym Day Pass6Hotel Check-In and Checkout6Talking About Family6Visiting Someone’s Home6Actions and Encouragement5Buying Intercity Bus Tickets5Calling Emergency Services5Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp5Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds5Walking Directions5A Beach Day in Mexico4Airports and Luggage4Asking About Accessible Entrances4Asking Someone Out4At a Gas Station in Mexico4Encouraging Someone4Home Repairs and Utilities4Ordering at a Mexican Fruit Stand4Splitting the Bill and Tipping4Visiting a Pharmacy4Work and Shifts4Everyday Actions3Missing Someone and Showing Affection3Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand3Parking and Paying at a Meter3Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions3Taking a Taxi in Mexico3Viewing an Apartment and Moving In3Apologizing2Appointments and Rescheduling2At a Mexican Bakery2ATMs, Cash, and Making Change2Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico2Taking a Pet to the Vet2At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1Buying Produce at a Mexican Market1Finding a Lost Phone or Wallet1Going to the Dentist1Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1Receiving a Package1

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  1. Thank you.Gracias.

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

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  2. Hello.Hola.

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

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  3. Yes.Sí.

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

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  4. Goodbye.Adiós.

    “Adiós.” means “Goodbye.” in Mexican Spanish. Say goodbye.

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  5. No.No.

    “No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.

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  6. Please.Por favor.

    “Por favor.” means “Please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.

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  7. No, thank you.No, gracias.

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

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  8. That’s okay.Está bien.

    “Está bien.” means “That’s okay.” in Mexican Spanish. Can express acceptance: that’s fine / okay, depending on context.

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  9. It’s cold.Está frío.

    “Está frío.” means “It’s cold.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.

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  10. 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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  11. Good morning.Buenos días.

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

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  12. 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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  13. 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.

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  14. You’re welcome.De nada.

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

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  15. 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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  16. Welcome!¡Bienvenido!

    “¡Bienvenido!” means “Welcome!” in Mexican Spanish. Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!

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  17. I want more.Quiero más.

    “Quiero más.” means “I want more.” in Mexican Spanish. Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.

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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. It’s hot.Está caliente.

    “Está caliente.” means “It’s hot.” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.

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  21. 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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  22. Is it true?¿Es verdad?

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

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  23. 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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  24. 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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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.

Neutral247Familiar (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 explain139Ask a question97Share information85Express feelings or opinions58Greet or say goodbye10Make a request7Give instructions2Invite or give permission1Reassure or encourage1Warn or report a problem1
Situations118 branches

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

Not recorded175Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp4Talking About Family2Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1Answer a day-of-week question.1Answer a likelihood question with probably.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer a who question with no one.1Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Arrange a visit to the listener’s location.1Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1Ask about employment during a social introduction.1Ask about expected difficulty of a task.1Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1Ask for feedback on appearance/clothing before an outing.1Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1Ask marital status in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás casada?1Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.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 which day it is.1Ask who is accompanying the listener.1Ask who owns the indicated item.1Ask why someone is delayed.1Asking for Help Politely1Check the presence of an understood group of people.1Check whether a statement is true.1Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?1Check whether the listener is currently at their workplace, not where they are employed.1Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1Confirm that listener resides at the indicated location.1Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.1Describe someone else’s work ethic.1Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1Discuss your employment status.1Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1Explain a social relationship. Feminine alternative: Son amigas.1Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1Explain current work activity/availability.1Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1Explain that the speaker has to wait.1Explain that the speaker is not employed.1Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1Explain that you already have arrangements.1Express certainty about a stated fact, not physical safety. Female speaker: Estoy segura de eso.1Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1Express uncertainty or concerns.1Give a direct negative answer.1Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give your age with tener; substitute the number as needed.1Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1Identify oneself, e.g.1Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Introduce a positive update.1Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1Invite a suggestion for solving an understood problem.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día 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.1Prepare 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.1Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1Report that an understood situation is unusual.1Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.1Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.1Say an amount or demand is excessive.1Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1Say goodbye.1Say speaker and companions are together in the same group/place.1Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1Schoolwork or a conversation with family about homework.1Select an indicated item.1Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1Share a phone number.1Share an address with a driver/contact.1Share family information.1Share social background. Feminine alternative: Tengo amigas.1Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral255both17masculine17feminine7
Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded261noun12object10speaker7listener6
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded175Core95Expansion26Introductory Set3
Vocabulary families223 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 recorded175Everyday112Less common9
Reusability3 branches

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

41103107579
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

311119445722955
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1171265360
Confusion risk4 branches

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

2105194370427
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–32674–629
Usefulness score4 branches

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

419255734522
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–202645–1032
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

01951–3101
Review dates11 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231142026-10-10632026-10-12282026-10-14252026-10-19252026-10-13202026-10-1672026-10-1752026-11-1152026-10-1822026-11-142
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)296
Source batches17 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23114Not recorded78I know screenshot20LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 214Everyday questions screenshot12LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11150 everyday phrases screenshot9Short everyday phrases screenshot9Time adverbs screenshot830 everyday conversational phrases screenshot5Past-tense questions screenshot4Everyday conversation screenshot32026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot2Curated multi-source screenshot2Informal me commands screenshot2Thirty everyday phrases screenshot225 conversational statements screenshot1
Review methods7 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 overlap145Individual 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.114Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.27Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.4Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.3Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Source review decisions4 branches

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

Added215Not recorded78Updated translation2Updated equivalent1
Introductory speakers3 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded293Guest2Host1
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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

314269203192952
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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

016337424457446311
Grammar difficulty factor9 branches

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

39710926881310831224217191
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-2139093-462-62
Unique Vocabulary Families104 branches

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None recorded195ella3amable2empezar2adios1algun1alguna1anoche1aun1ayer1bailar1bastante1bienvenido1bonito1buenos1casado1casi1claro1color1consejo1decidir1depende1desde1despues1disculpame1dudas1dulce1duro1embargo1encargarme1entonces1esperanza1etapa1facil1ganaste1gracioso1hago1hermana1hermanos1hermoso1houston1imposible1increible1intentarlo1interesante1juego1juntos1listos1llamar1locura1luego1lugar1lunes1malas1mio1molesta1mostrarme1muchas1nadar1noches1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1oficina1opcion1opinion1pasada1pasado1perfecto1peru1posible1pregunta1primavera1probablemente1prometo1prueba1quien1quienes1respuesta1saben1segundo1senal1siempre1soltero1sorpresa1suposicion1supuesto1tal1tambien1tampoco1tardes1tarea1terminaste1termino1trabajan1trabajaste1único1ups1veces1veinticinco1ventas1vez1vida1
New Families Vs Baseline113 branches

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New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–31140111Not recorded71
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No289Not recorded7