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Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Idiom difficulty factor: 4 × Difficulty: Easy × Spanish word count: 4–6 ×

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Keeping a Conversation Going7Conversation6Making Plans6Everyday Statements4Everyday Affection3Time and Frequency3Boundaries and Disagreements2Feelings2Feelings and Check-ins2Home Together2Requests2Asking for Help Politely1Encouragement and Celebration1Food and Dining1Getting Around Mexico1Romance1

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  1. 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 →
  2. 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 →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. It’s not my fault.No es culpa mía.

    “No es culpa mía.” means “It’s not my fault.” in Mexican Spanish. Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. What’s the weather like?¿Cómo está el tiempo?

    “¿Cómo está el tiempo?” means “What’s the weather like?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  9. I'm happy for you.Me alegro por ti.

    “Me alegro por ti.” means “I'm happy for you.” in Mexican Spanish. Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Why do you disagree?¿Por qué no estás de acuerdo?

    “¿Por qué no estás de acuerdo?” means “Why do you disagree?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. What are you thinking about?¿En qué estás pensando?

    “¿En qué estás pensando?” means “What are you thinking about?” in Mexican Spanish. Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. You make me feel at home.Me haces sentir en casa.

    “Me haces sentir en casa.” means “You make me feel at home.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Whose turn is it?¿A quién le toca?

    “¿A quién le toca?” means “Whose turn is it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I’ll stay.Me voy a quedar.

    “Me voy a quedar.” means “I’ll stay.” in Mexican Spanish. Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. 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 →
  16. From now on.De ahora en adelante.

    “De ahora en adelante.” means “From now on.” in Mexican Spanish. Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Will we meet?¿Nos vamos a ver?

    “¿Nos vamos a ver?” means “Will we meet?” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm whether a meeting will happen.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. I saved this for you.Guardé esto para ti.

    “Guardé esto para ti.” means “I saved this for you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.

Familiar (tú)9Neutral9
Conversation role7 branches

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

Ask a question8Answer or explain6Express feelings or opinions6Share information6Make a request3Give instructions2Offer help or make a promise1
Situations18 branches

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

Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.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.1Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.1Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.1Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1Prompt departure because it is time to go.1Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1
Gender forms2 branches

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

neutral17feminine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded17noun1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core11Expansion7
Vocabulary families32 branches

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

estar3ser3hacer2ir2ti2acuerdo1adelante1alegro1buen1casa1cerraste1culpa1echar1guarde1hora1irse1llave1mano1mia1momento1musica1pensando1puerta1quedar1sentir1subele1tardar1tener1tiempo1toca1va1ver1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday13Less common5
Reusability2 branches

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

51246
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

41137
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

31424
Confusion risk2 branches

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

31523
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4123353
Difficulty score2 branches

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

31–401121–307
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0101–38
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23172026-11-111
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)18
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2317Not 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.17Editorial 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.

Added17Not recorded1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded18
Length difficulty factor3 branches

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

914123151
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

0936214151
Grammar difficulty factor10 branches

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

203102122132162232621713181
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-47-2504-62
Unique Vocabulary Families9 branches

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

None recorded10alegro1cerraste1echar1guarde1irse1pensando1subele1tardar1
New Families Vs Baseline14 branches

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None recorded7alegro1cerraste1culpa1echar1guarde1irse1llave1mia1pensando1quedar1subele1tardar1toca1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–31107
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No17Not recorded1