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Making Plans7Conversation6Keeping a Conversation Going5Requests5Everyday Statements4Getting Around Mexico3Clearing Up Misunderstandings2ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1Boundaries and Disagreements1Encouragement and Celebration1Everyday Affection1Feelings and Check-ins1Going to the Dentist1Health and Getting Help1Home Together1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Romance1Shopping and Paying1Time and Frequency1

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  1. Where are you staying?¿Dónde te estás quedando?

    “¿Dónde te estás quedando?” means “Where are you staying?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener’s temporary accommodation during travel, not permanent residence.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Call me back.Devuélveme la llamada.

    “Devuélveme la llamada.” means “Call me back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to return a phone call.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Move aside.Hazte a un lado.

    “Hazte a un lado.” means “Move aside.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to move out of the way.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. How are you getting home?¿Cómo te vas a ir a casa?

    “¿Cómo te vas a ir a casa?” means “How are you getting home?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about a companion’s planned transportation home.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Keep the change.Quédate con el cambio.

    “Quédate con el cambio.” means “Keep the change.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Did you ask him?¿Se lo preguntaste?

    “¿Se lo preguntaste?” means “Did you ask him?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Who should I tell?¿A quién se lo digo?

    “¿A quién se lo digo?” means “Who should I tell?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask who should receive the understood information/message.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Don’t waste time.No pierdas el tiempo.

    “No pierdas el tiempo.” means “Don’t waste time.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask listener not to waste time on an understood task.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Don’t push yourself.No te exijas demasiado.

    “No te exijas demasiado.” means “Don’t push yourself.” in Mexican Spanish. Encourage someone not to put excessive pressure on themselves.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. I don’t have any ideas.No se me ocurre nada.

    “No se me ocurre nada.” means “I don’t have any ideas.” in Mexican Spanish. Say no suggestion comes to mind when asked for an idea.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I wish you were here.Ojalá estuvieras aquí.

    “Ojalá estuvieras aquí.” means “I wish you were here.” in Mexican Spanish. Express a wish that listener were present during separation.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Open your mouth.Abra la boca.

    “Abra la boca.” means “Open your mouth.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.

    ModerateNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Do I have to stay here?¿Tengo que quedarme aquí?

    “¿Tengo que quedarme aquí?” means “Do I have to stay here?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether staying at the indicated place is required.

    ModerateNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. My vacation is coming up.Se acercan mis vacaciones.

    “Se acercan mis vacaciones.” means “My vacation is coming up.” in Mexican Spanish. Share that a vacation is approaching, without supplying a real destination/date.

    ModerateNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. God bless us.Que Dios nos bendiga.

    “Que Dios nos bendiga.” means “God bless us.” in Mexican Spanish. Express an optional shared blessing/wish.

    ModerateNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Who did you tell?¿A quién se lo dijiste?

    “¿A quién se lo dijiste?” means “Who did you tell?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask who received a previously discussed piece of information.

    ModerateNormalEnglish 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)9Neutral6Formal (usted)1
Conversation role6 branches

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

Ask a question6Give instructions6Make a request6Answer or explain4Express feelings or opinions4Share information4
Situations16 branches

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

Ask about a companion’s planned transportation home.1Ask listener not to waste time on an understood task.1Ask someone to move out of the way.1Ask the listener to return a phone call.1Ask the listener’s temporary accommodation during travel, not permanent residence.1Ask whether staying at the indicated place is required.1Ask who received a previously discussed piece of information.1Ask who should receive the understood information/message.1Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.1Encourage someone not to put excessive pressure on themselves.1Express a wish that listener were present during separation.1Express an optional shared blessing/wish.1Say no suggestion comes to mind when asked for an idea.1Share that a vacation is approaching, without supplying a real destination/date.1Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.1Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral16
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded16
Learning collections1 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion16
Vocabulary families28 branches

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

decir2abra1acercan1bendiga1boca1cambio1casa1demasiado1devuelveme1dios1estar1estuvieras1exijas1hazte1ir1lado1llamada1nada1ocurre1ojala1pierdas1preguntaste1quedando1quedarme1quedate1tener1tiempo1vacaciones1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Less common12Everyday4
Reusability3 branches

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

5134231
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

4937
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

31323
Confusion risk1 branches

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

316
Spanish word count3 branches

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

4–6111–347–101
Usefulness score3 branches

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

563545
Difficulty score2 branches

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

41–501551–601
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–31303
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2316
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)16
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2316
Review methods1 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.16
Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added16
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded16
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

9864123181
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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

38035362
Grammar difficulty factor5 branches

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

237254202282301
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

08-27-41
Unique Vocabulary Families16 branches

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None recorded3abra1acercan1bendiga1boca1cambio1devuelveme1estuvieras1exijas1hazte1ocurre1ojala1pierdas1preguntaste1quedando1quedarme1
New Families Vs Baseline20 branches

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None recorded3abra1acercan1bendiga1boca1cambio1devuelveme1dios1estuvieras1exijas1hazte1lado1ocurre1ojala1pierdas1preguntaste1quedando1quedarme1quedate1vacaciones1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–31303
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No16