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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. 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 →
  2. We have a deal.Tenemos un trato.

    “Tenemos un trato.” means “We have a deal.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Are we leaving now?¿Ya nos vamos?

    “¿Ya nos vamos?” means “Are we leaving now?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a group is departing immediately.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. You can join us.Puedes acompañarnos.

    “Puedes acompañarnos.” means “You can join us.” in Mexican Spanish. Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.

    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. It’s over.Se acabó.

    “Se acabó.” means “It’s over.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. 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 →
  11. I like you.Me gustas.

    Me gustas usually expresses personal or romantic attraction when addressed to someone directly. To say you like someone as a person without suggesting attraction, me caes bien is often the clearer choice.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. 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 →
  15. Go away.Vete.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. 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 →
  19. 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 →
  20. I made a mistake.Cometí un error.

    “Cometí un error.” means “I made a mistake.” in Mexican Spanish. Acknowledge making an error, e.g.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. 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 →
  22. I make the bed.Hago la cama.

    “Hago la cama.” means “I make the bed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe making the bed as a household chore.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. 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 →
  24. There’s a way.Hay una manera.

    “Hay una manera.” means “There’s a way.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.

    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.

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

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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.

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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

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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