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Keeping a Conversation Going25Conversation17Everyday Statements16Making Plans14Requests14Getting Around Mexico10Clearing Up Misunderstandings7Home Together7Boundaries and Disagreements5Encouragement and Celebration5Everyday Affection5Reactions5Feelings3Romance3Time and Frequency3Feelings and Check-ins2Food and Dining2Food and Eating Together2Health and Getting Help2Shopping and Paying2Apologizing1Asking for Help Politely1Asking Someone Out1Cooking Together1Everyday Actions1Household Chores1Making Plans with Friends1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Travel and Directions1Walking Directions1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1

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Easy62Beginner39Moderate16
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  1. You are safe.Estás a salvo.

    “Estás a salvo.” means “You are safe.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Do I have to go?¿Tengo que ir?

    “¿Tengo que ir?” means “Do I have to go?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Do I have to wait?¿Tengo que esperar?

    “¿Tengo que esperar?” means “Do I have to wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. See you there.Nos vemos ahí.

    “Nos vemos ahí.” means “See you there.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Do I have to do this?¿Tengo que hacer esto?

    “¿Tengo que hacer esto?” means “Do I have to do this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether performing the understood task is required.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Do we have to stop?¿Tenemos que parar?

    “¿Tenemos que parar?” means “Do we have to stop?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. How long will it take?¿Cuánto va a tardar?

    “¿Cuánto va a tardar?” means “How long will it take?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Can I have another one?¿Me das otro?

    “¿Me das otro?” means “Can I have another one?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. I did it.Lo hice.

    “Lo hice.” means “I did it.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having completed the understood action.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. How do you close it?¿Cómo se cierra?

    “¿Cómo se cierra?” means “How do you close it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is closed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Get ready.Prepárate.

    “Prepárate.” means “Get ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. How do you open it?¿Cómo se abre?

    “¿Cómo se abre?” means “How do you open it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is opened.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Tell him.Díselo.

    “Díselo.” means “Tell him.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. How do you use it?¿Cómo se usa?

    “¿Cómo se usa?” means “How do you use it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. How do you pronounce it?¿Cómo se pronuncia?

    “¿Cómo se pronuncia?” means “How do you pronounce it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. I have to leave.Tengo que irme.

    “Tengo que irme.” means “I have to leave.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Please pull over.Oríllese, por favor.

    “Oríllese, por favor.” means “Please pull over.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Did they leave?¿Ya se fueron?

    “¿Ya se fueron?” means “Did they leave?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a group has already departed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Do we need to hurry?¿Tenemos que apurarnos?

    “¿Tenemos que apurarnos?” means “Do we need to hurry?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Did you lock the door?¿Cerraste la puerta con llave?

    “¿Cerraste la puerta con llave?” means “Did you lock the door?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a door was locked, not simply closed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. I am on vacation.Estoy de vacaciones.

    “Estoy de vacaciones.” means “I am on vacation.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. I mean...Quiero decir...

    “Quiero decir...” means “I mean...” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. It’s not a good time.No es un buen momento.

    “No es un buen momento.” means “It’s not a good time.” in Mexican Spanish. Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Just in case.Por si acaso.

    “Por si acaso.” means “Just in case.” in Mexican Spanish. Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.

Neutral35Familiar (tú)26Formal (usted)1
Conversation role9 branches

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

Answer or explain25Share information25Express feelings or opinions22Ask a question19Give instructions15Make a request15Invite or give permission1Offer help or make a promise1Reassure or encourage1
Situations62 branches

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

Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask how a device/container/door is closed.1Ask how a device/container/door is opened.1Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.1Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Asking for Help Politely1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check whether a door was locked, not simply closed.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.1Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.1Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Describe making the bed as a household chore.1Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Firmly tell someone to leave.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.1Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Prompt departure because it is time to go.1Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1The place is across the street. Keep the street as the reference point.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral61feminine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded61noun1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core34Expansion28
Vocabulary families93 branches

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

estar6ir5tener4ser3tenemos3ti3cama2dejalo2hacer2otro2ver2ya2abre1abrigado1acabo1acaso1acompanarnos1acuerdo1adelante1agarrate1ahi1alegro1apurarnos1asi1bien1buen1calle1cara1casa1cerraste1cierra1cometi1consejo1culpa1dame1das1decir1dejo1dios1diselo1divertirnos1echar1error1esperar1favor1fueron1fuerza1guarde1gustas1hagas1hago1hay1haz1hice1hora1irme1irse1lado1llave1llover1manera1mano1mantente1mesa1mia1momento1musica1orillese1parar1pensando1pienso1poder1pon1preparate1pronuncia1puerta1quedar1querer1salvo1sentir1sigue1subele1sueno1tardar1tiempo1toca1trampa1trato1tuve1usa1va1vacaciones1vete1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday44Less common18
Reusability3 branches

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

53342435
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

432330
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

342220
Confusion risk2 branches

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

345217
Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–3434–6187–101
Usefulness score3 branches

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

425520317
Difficulty score2 branches

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

31–403721–3025
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–335027
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23612026-11-111
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)62
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2361Not recorded1
Review methods2 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.61Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.1
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added61Not recorded1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded62
Length difficulty factor7 branches

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

6319143804123151181
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

32701629564361
Grammar difficulty factor12 branches

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

13102010179239681251633310221125181
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-224024-412-62
Unique Vocabulary Families37 branches

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

None recorded27abrigado1acaso1acompanarnos1agarrate1alegro1apurarnos1cara1cerraste1cometi1dejo1diselo1divertirnos1echar1error1fueron1fuerza1guarde1gustas1haz1irme1irse1orillese1parar1pensando1pienso1pon1preparate1pronuncia1salvo1subele1tardar1trampa1trato1tuve1usa1vete1
New Families Vs Baseline57 branches

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None recorded15tenemos3cama2dejalo2otro2abrigado1acabo1acaso1acompanarnos1agarrate1alegro1apurarnos1asi1calle1cara1cerraste1cometi1culpa1dejo1dios1diselo1divertirnos1echar1error1fueron1fuerza1guarde1gustas1hagas1haz1hice1irme1irse1lado1llave1llover1manera1mia1orillese1parar1pensando1pienso1pon1preparate1pronuncia1quedar1salvo1subele1sueno1tardar1toca1trampa1trato1tuve1usa1vacaciones1vete1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–347015
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No61Not recorded1