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Keeping a Conversation Going43Making Plans25Everyday Statements24Conversation18Reactions17Getting Around Mexico12Clearing Up Misunderstandings11Time and Frequency10Encouragement and Celebration6Feelings and Check-ins4Boundaries and Disagreements2Everyday Actions2Everyday Affection2Relationships and Family2Romance2Travel and Directions2Apologizing1Food and Dining1Health and Getting Help1Home Together1Making Plans with Friends1Natural Reactions and Replies1Shopping and Paying1Talking About How Often1Walking Directions1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1

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  1. I’m fine, thanks.Estoy bien, gracias.

    “Estoy bien, gracias.” means “I’m fine, thanks.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I’m almost ready.Ya casi estoy listo.

    “Ya casi estoy listo.” means “I’m almost ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  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. 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 →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. 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 →
  15. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. So far.Hasta ahora.

    “Hasta ahora.” means “So far.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Exactly!¡Exacto!

    “¡Exacto!” means “Exactly!” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Right away.Enseguida.

    “Enseguida.” means “Right away.” in Mexican Spanish. Promise prompt action.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Maybe.Quizás.

    “Quizás.” means “Maybe.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Wow!¡Guau!

    “¡Guau!” means “Wow!” in Mexican Spanish. React with surprise or admiration.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. What for?¿Para qué?

    “¿Para qué?” means “What for?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Rarely.Casi nunca.

    “Casi nunca.” means “Rarely.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a frequency question with almost never.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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Conversation role7 branches

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

Answer or explain53Share information51Express feelings or opinions49Ask a question19Give instructions1Make a request1Offer help or make a promise1
Situations76 branches

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

A conventional good-trip wish.1Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1Answer a frequency question with almost never.1Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.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 the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1Ask whether staying at the indicated place 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 who should receive the understood information/message.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.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 that someone has stated something exactly right.1Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Decline going to an understood place or event.1Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.1Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe exercising as a habitual activity.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe making the bed as a household chore.1Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1Describe sunny weather, not an object’s heat.1Describe windy conditions.1Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1Express an optional shared blessing/wish.1Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1Introduce the first point in a sequence.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1Not recorded1Promise prompt action.1Prompt departure because it is time to go.1React to a frightening thing or event.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1React with surprise or admiration.1Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Say no suggestion comes to mind when asked for an idea.1Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1Share that a vacation is approaching, without supplying a real destination/date.1Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1The place is across the street. Keep the street as the reference point.1Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1
Gender forms3 branches

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neutral72masculine3feminine1
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded72speaker3noun1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core47Expansion28Not recorded1
Vocabulary families92 branches

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

estar7ir7ser6tener5ya4buen3casi3hacer3momento3None recorded3tenemos3antes2decir2dios2gracias2hago2hora2nada2vacaciones2ver2abre1acabo1acaso1acercan1adelante1ahi1apurarnos1asi1bendiga1bien1calle1cama1cara1carino1cierra1coincidencia1cometi1cualquier1culpa1da1dejo1divertirnos1ejercicio1enamorado1enseguida1error1esperar1exacto1fueron1guau1hasta1hay1hice1irme1irse1lado1lista1llover1manera1mejor1menos1mia1miedo1nunca1ocurre1otro1parar1paso1posible1preguntaste1pronuncia1quedar1quedarme1querer1quizas1realidad1repente1saber1sol1sola1sueno1tardar1tarde1temprano1tiempo1todo1trato1tuve1usa1va1viaje1viento1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday58Less common17Not recorded1
Reusability4 branches

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

5464233621
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

34443121
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

35022313
Confusion risk3 branches

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

34922512
Spanish word count3 branches

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1–3584–6177–101
Usefulness score3 branches

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

438321517
Difficulty score4 branches

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

11–203521–301831–401741–506
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0451–331
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23752026-10-101
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)76
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2375Not recorded1
Review methods2 branches

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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.75Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap1
Source review decisions2 branches

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Added75Not recorded1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded76
Length difficulty factor6 branches

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

63431991305124181
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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033327211534161
Grammar difficulty factor10 branches

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

324619238207125104133173252281
Reuse difficulty factor5 branches

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

-229028-414-63-82
Unique Vocabulary Families33 branches

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None recorded45acaso1acercan1apurarnos1bendiga1cara1carino1coincidencia1cometi1dejo1divertirnos1ejercicio1enseguida1error1exacto1fueron1guau1irme1irse1ocurre1parar1preguntaste1pronuncia1quedarme1quizas1realidad1repente1sol1tardar1trato1tuve1usa1viaje1
New Families Vs Baseline55 branches

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None recorded28tenemos3antes2dios2vacaciones2acabo1acaso1acercan1apurarnos1asi1bendiga1calle1cama1cara1carino1coincidencia1cometi1cualquier1culpa1dejo1divertirnos1ejercicio1enamorado1enseguida1error1exacto1fueron1guau1hice1irme1irse1lado1llover1manera1menos1mia1Not recorded1ocurre1otro1parar1preguntaste1pronuncia1quedar1quedarme1quizas1realidad1repente1sol1sueno1tardar1trato1tuve1usa1viaje1viento1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–347028Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No76