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Keeping a Conversation Going25Requests19Home Together18Boundaries and Disagreements12Getting Around Mexico12Conversation11Everyday Statements11Reactions11Making Plans10Encouragement and Celebration8Everyday Affection7Food and Eating Together7Feelings and Check-ins6Travel and Directions6Clearing Up Misunderstandings4Relationships and Family4Romance4Feelings3Wants and Needs3Everyday Actions2Health and Getting Help2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Shopping and Paying2Asking Someone Out1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Cooking Together1Everyday Conversation1Food and Dining1Health and Safety1Talking About Family1Time and Frequency1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1

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  1. Go home.Ve a casa.

    “Ve a casa.” means “Go home.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone to go home, e.g.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I want to see you.Quiero verte.

    “Quiero verte.” means “I want to see you.” in Mexican Spanish. Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Put it down.Déjalo ahí.

    “Déjalo ahí.” means “Put it down.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Do you want it?¿Lo quieres?

    “¿Lo quieres?” means “Do you want it?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer the already-mentioned object or item.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. I need you.Te necesito.

    “Te necesito.” means “I need you.” in Mexican Spanish. Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I can cook.Sé cocinar.

    “Sé cocinar.” means “I can cook.” in Mexican Spanish. State that the speaker knows how to cook.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Give me less.Dame menos.

    “Dame menos.” means “Give me less.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Do I look okay?¿Me veo bien?

    “¿Me veo bien?” means “Do I look okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for feedback on appearance/clothing before an outing.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. I have to wait.Tengo que esperar.

    “Tengo que esperar.” means “I have to wait.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker has to wait.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. You can’t drive.No puedes manejar.

    “No puedes manejar.” means “You can’t drive.” in Mexican Spanish. State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Can you try it?¿Puedes intentarlo?

    “¿Puedes intentarlo?” means “Can you try it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to attempt the understood task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. I am eating.Estoy comiendo.

    “Estoy comiendo.” means “I am eating.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that eating is happening now.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. I can fix it.Puedo arreglarlo.

    “Puedo arreglarlo.” means “I can fix it.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to repair an understood item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I plan to drive.Planeo manejar.

    “Planeo manejar.” means “I plan to drive.” in Mexican Spanish. State an intention to drive in a travel plan.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. How do you do it?¿Cómo lo haces?

    “¿Cómo lo haces?” means “How do you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. You can tell me.Puedes decírmelo.

    “Puedes decírmelo.” means “You can tell me.” in Mexican Spanish. Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. I don’t have it.No lo tengo.

    “No lo tengo.” means “I don’t have it.” in Mexican Spanish. Say the speaker does not have an understood item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. I don’t feel well.No me siento bien.

    “No me siento bien.” means “I don’t feel well.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural health-related statement; more specific than a general No estoy bien.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. 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 →
  20. Don’t shout.No grites.

    “No grites.” means “Don’t shout.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Take it there.Llévalo allí.

    “Llévalo allí.” means “Take it there.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Hang up the phone.Cuelga el teléfono.

    “Cuelga el teléfono.” means “Hang up the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to end a phone call.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. How can we improve?¿Cómo podemos mejorar?

    “¿Cómo podemos mejorar?” means “How can we improve?” in Mexican Spanish. Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. I plan to travel.Planeo viajar.

    “Planeo viajar.” means “I plan to travel.” in Mexican Spanish. State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.

    EasyHighEnglish 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)39Neutral35
Conversation role8 branches

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

Answer or explain39Share information37Express feelings or opinions36Give instructions21Make a request21Ask a question12Greet or say goodbye1Offer help or make a promise1
Situations73 branches

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

Not recorded2Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Advise taking an umbrella along.1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for feedback on appearance/clothing before an outing.1Ask for the method of repairing an understood object/problem.1Ask how a known food/dish is prepared.1Ask someone not to argue verbally.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.1Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask whether driving happened in a past situation, not whether someone knows how to drive.1Ask who is responsible for an understood error or problem.1Ask why an understood business/place is closed.1Ask why someone is laughing.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1Describe figurative emotional heartbreak to a familiar person.1Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.1Describe going to bed as a routine, rather than telling another person to sleep.1Describe progress learning English.1Describe showering in a household routine.1Describe waking as a daily routine.1Direct someone across a bridge on an understood route.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Direct someone upstairs.1Explain a future decision not to drive.1Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.1Explain current activity while on foot.1Explain current cooking activity/availability.1Explain handling a task oneself without another person’s assistance.1Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1Explain that eating is happening now.1Explain that the speaker has to wait.1Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1Express affection for your family.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Firm request for honesty.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Greet someone arriving early.1Offer the already-mentioned object or item.1Offer to repair an understood item.1Reassure someone about an uncertain future outcome.1Report increasing outdoor warmth.1Report snow currently falling.1Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1State an intention to drive in a travel plan.1State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1State that the speaker knows how to cook.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1Tell someone it is their turn to act.1Understand hospitality where the business/host covers the cost.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral74
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded74
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion55Core17Not recorded2
Vocabulary families106 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday46Less common26Not recorded2
Reusability3 branches

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

45051935
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

23833412
Confusion risk3 branches

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

34323011
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3604–614
Usefulness score3 branches

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

33843551
Difficulty score4 branches

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

21–305811–201131–40441–501
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–340034
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23722026-10-1612026-10-191
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)74
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-237222 everyday expressions screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 21
Review methods3 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.72Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.1Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added74
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded74
Length difficulty factor6 branches

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

33062991112201151
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

3290212125666
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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

0664383101121
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-232028-413-61
Unique Vocabulary Families47 branches

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None recorded34acuesto1amo1arreglas1botella1busca1cambia1caminando1closet1cocinas1confiar1conocerte1corazon1cruza1cuelga1culpable1decirmelo1despierto1discutas1discutir1ducho1ejemplo1encargo1escaleras1estara1grites1inspiras1levanto1lleva1llevalo1manejaste1mejorar1mientas1nevando1ordena1paraguas1pared1pienso1pinta1plancha1puente1ries1sabanas1secreto1sube1tranquilizas1viajar1
New Families Vs Baseline61 branches

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None recorded23palabra2planeo2acuesto1amo1arreglarlo1arreglas1botella1busca1cambia1caminando1closet1cocinando1cocinas1comiendo1confiar1conocerte1corazon1cruza1cuelga1culpa1culpable1decirmelo1dejalo1despierto1discutas1discutir1ducho1ejemplo1encargo1escaleras1estara1grites1guarda1inspiras1levanto1lleva1llevalo1manejaste1mejorando1mejorar1menos1mientas1nevando1Not recorded1ordena1paraguas1pared1pienso1pinta1plancha1puente1ries1ropa1roto1sabanas1secreto1sube1toca1tranquilizas1viajar1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–350023Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No74