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Requests13Home Together5Boundaries and Disagreements3Getting Around Mexico3Keeping a Conversation Going3Clearing Up Misunderstandings2Health and Getting Help2Asking for Help Politely1Cooking Together1Food and Dining1Food and Eating Together1Household Chores1Making Plans1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Time and Frequency1

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  1. 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 →
  2. 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 →
  3. Leave it.Déjalo.

    “Déjalo.” means “Leave it.” in Mexican Spanish. Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. It’s time to go.Es hora de irse.

    “Es hora de irse.” means “It’s time to go.” in Mexican Spanish. Prompt departure because it is time to go.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Could you give me a hand?¿Me echas la mano?

    “¿Me echas la mano?” means “Could you give me a hand?” in Mexican Spanish. Echar la mano is a conversational Mexican expression for helping someone. Use ¿Me echa la mano? with someone you address as usted.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Set the table.Pon la mesa.

    “Pon la mesa.” means “Set the table.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to set the table before a meal.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Make the bed.Haz la cama.

    “Haz la cama.” means “Make the bed.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Go away.Vete.

    “Vete.” means “Go away.” in Mexican Spanish. Firmly tell someone to leave.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Turn up the music.Súbele a la música.

    “Súbele a la música.” means “Turn up the music.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to increase the music volume.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Take my advice.Sigue mi consejo.

    “Sigue mi consejo.” means “Take my advice.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Leave it like that.Déjalo así.

    “Déjalo así.” means “Leave it like that.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. God, give me strength.Dios, dame fuerza.

    “Dios, dame fuerza.” means “God, give me strength.” in Mexican Spanish. Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Stay warm.Mantente abrigado.

    “Mantente abrigado.” means “Stay warm.” in Mexican Spanish. Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Hold on tight.Agárrate bien.

    “Agárrate bien.” means “Hold on tight.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Don’t cheat.No hagas trampa.

    “No hagas trampa.” means “Don’t cheat.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.

    EasyNormalEnglish 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.

Familiar (tú)13Formal (usted)1Neutral1
Situations15 branches

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

Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.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 follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.1Asking for Help Politely1Firmly tell someone to leave.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Prompt departure because it is time to go.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral15
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded15
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion10Core5
Vocabulary families28 branches

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

dejalo2abrigado1agarrate1asi1bien1cama1consejo1dame1dios1diselo1echar1favor1fuerza1hagas1haz1hora1irse1mano1mantente1mesa1musica1orillese1pon1ser1sigue1subele1trampa1vete1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday8Less common7
Reusability3 branches

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

493353
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

3946
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

2837
Confusion risk2 branches

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

31025
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3124–63
Usefulness score3 branches

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

473652
Difficulty score2 branches

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

31–401021–305
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–31203
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23142026-11-111
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)15
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2314Not 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.14Editorial 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.

Added14Not recorded1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded15
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

66033393
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

3754220141
Grammar difficulty factor9 branches

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

17413323210116120121125181
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

08-26-41
Unique Vocabulary Families13 branches

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None recorded3abrigado1agarrate1diselo1echar1fuerza1haz1irse1orillese1pon1subele1trampa1vete1
New Families Vs Baseline18 branches

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dejalo2abrigado1agarrate1asi1cama1dios1diselo1echar1fuerza1hagas1haz1irse1None recorded1orillese1pon1subele1trampa1vete1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–31401
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No14Not recorded1