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Keeping a Conversation Going178Conversation123Making Plans88Everyday Statements64Getting Around Mexico53Reactions46Time and Frequency39Clearing Up Misunderstandings33Feelings and Check-ins28Home Together27Boundaries and Disagreements26Everyday Conversation26Shopping and Paying25Food and Eating Together24Health and Getting Help21Travel and Directions19Feelings18Food and Dining17Encouragement and Celebration14Relationships and Family10Wants and Needs10Requests9Everyday Affection8Health and Safety8Greetings and Introductions7Natural Reactions and Replies7Romance7Making Plans with Friends6Talking About How You Feel6Visiting Someone’s Home6Wants, Needs, and Obligations5Saying No Politely4Airports and Luggage3Buying Intercity Bus Tickets3Disagreeing Politely3Getting a Gym Day Pass3Hotel Check-In and Checkout3Rental Car Pickup and Return3Apologizing2Appointments and Rescheduling2Calling Emergency Services2Describing Symptoms at a Clinic2Food Allergies and Ingredients2Home Repairs and Utilities2Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds2Splitting the Bill and Tipping2Taking a Taxi in Mexico2Talking About Family2A Beach Day in Mexico1Actions and Encouragement1Asking About Accessible Entrances1Asking for Help Politely1Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1Buying Produce at a Mexican Market1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Encouraging Someone1Everyday Actions1Going to the Dentist1Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Ordering at a Mexican Fruit Stand1Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand1Parking and Paying at a Meter1Receiving a Package1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Taking a Pet to the Vet1Talking About How Often1Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1Visiting a Pharmacy1Walking Directions1Work and Shifts1

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  1. Thank you.Gracias.

    “Gracias.” means “Thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  2. I need water.Necesito agua.

    “Necesito agua.” means “I need water.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.

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  3. Hello.Hola.

    “Hola.” means “Hello.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

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  4. Yes.Sí.

    “Sí.” means “Yes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  5. No.No.

    “No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.

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  6. I’m sorry.Lo siento.

    “Lo siento.” means “I’m sorry.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.

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  7. No, thank you.No, gracias.

    “No, gracias.” means “No, thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  8. I need more time.Necesito más tiempo.

    “Necesito más tiempo.” means “I need more time.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Reassure / encourage.

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  9. That’s okay.Está bien.

    “Está bien.” means “That’s okay.” in Mexican Spanish. Can express acceptance: that’s fine / okay, depending on context.

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  10. I understand.Entiendo.

    “Entiendo.” means “I understand.” in Mexican Spanish. Signals that you understand an explanation or what someone says.

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  11. It’s cold.Está frío.

    “Está frío.” means “It’s cold.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.

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  12. I have a car.Tengo carro.

    “Tengo carro.” means “I have a car.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.

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  13. It’s near.Está cerca.

    “Está cerca.” means “It’s near.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.

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  14. You’re right.Tienes razón.

    “Tienes razón.” means “You’re right.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. Tener razón means to be right.

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  15. You’re welcome.De nada.

    “De nada.” means “You’re welcome.” in Mexican Spanish. A standard response to gracias.

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  16. I don’t know.No sé.

    “No sé.” means “I don’t know.” in Mexican Spanish. No sé and No lo sé are both natural. No lo sé refers to not knowing it / the answer. Same acknowledgement of missing knowledge as existing No sé; record as a contextual variant. No lo sabía means I didn’t know, a different tense.

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  17. See you tomorrow.Hasta mañana.

    “Hasta mañana.” means “See you tomorrow.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

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  18. I’m hungry.Tengo hambre.

    “Tengo hambre.” means “I’m hungry.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Feelings. Share personal information.

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  19. I’m on my way.Voy en camino.

    “Voy en camino.” means “I’m on my way.” in Mexican Spanish. Voy en camino and Estoy en camino are both natural ways to say I’m on my way.

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  20. I am outside.Estoy afuera.

    “Estoy afuera.” means “I am outside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.

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  21. It’s far.Está lejos.

    “Está lejos.” means “It’s far.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a distance question about an understood destination.

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  22. At what time?¿A qué hora?

    “¿A qué hora?” means “At what time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.

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  23. I want more.Quiero más.

    “Quiero más.” means “I want more.” in Mexican Spanish. Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.

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  24. I’m just looking.Solo estoy viendo.

    “Solo estoy viendo.” means “I’m just looking.” in Mexican Spanish. Use while browsing in a store, when a salesperson offers help.

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Technical Specs
Conversation role11 branches

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

Answer or explain179Share information158Ask a question111Express feelings or opinions84Make a request25Express affection5Greet or say goodbye5Reassure or encourage4Give instructions3Warn or report a problem3Manage the conversation1
Situations204 branches

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

Not recorded174Romantic relationships6Visiting Someone’s Home5Getting a Gym Day Pass3Airports and Luggage2Appointments and Rescheduling2Buying Intercity Bus Tickets2Calling Emergency Services2Describing Symptoms at a Clinic2Food Allergies and Ingredients2Hotel Check-In and Checkout2Rental Car Pickup and Return2Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds2A Beach Day in Mexico1Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1Answer a distance question about an understood destination.1Answer a frequency question with almost never.1Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.1Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1Answer a who question with no one.1Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.1Answer when with before/earlier.1Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1Arrange a visit to the listener’s location.1Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1Ask about expected difficulty of a task.1Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1Ask for feedback on appearance/clothing before an outing.1Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.1Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1Ask someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask to settle a bill now.1Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.1Ask whether a listing, item, or appointment remains available.1Ask whether an object or vehicle is prepared to leave. Feminine alternative: ¿Está lista para salir?1Ask whether an understood item is needed.1Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1Ask which day it is.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask who owns the indicated item.1Ask why someone is delayed.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Asking About Accessible Entrances1Asking for Help Politely1Buying Produce at a Mexican Market1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Check that a person or situation is okay.1Check the presence of an understood group of people.1Check whether a statement is true.1Check whether an item can be used safely. Seguro describes the action of using it; use usarla for a feminine object.1Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.1Check whether anyone is at home before entering/visiting.1Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.1Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1Comment on a low price.1Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1Comment that it is late.1Comment that the current time is early.1Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1Confirm future presence at an understood place/event.1Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1Confirm knowing how to drive.1Confirm people are able to attend.1Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Decline going to an understood place or event.1Defer an action to the next opportunity.1Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1Describe windy conditions.1Disapprove of understood behavior.1Discuss a proposed action.1Discuss whether you have money available.1Discuss your employment status.1Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1Explain a feeling and invite an activity suggestion. Female speaker: Estoy aburrida.1Explain a social relationship. Feminine alternative: Son amigas.1Explain current work activity/availability.1Explain lack of money.1Explain poor internet speed during a call or task.1Explain sleepiness or the need to rest.1Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1Explain that someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.1Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1Explain that the speaker has to wait.1Explain that the speaker is not employed.1Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1Explain that you already have arrangements.1Explain the activity being done now.1Explain the proper time for an expected action has not arrived.1Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1Express certainty about a stated fact, not physical safety. Female speaker: Estoy segura de eso.1Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.1Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1Give a direct negative answer.1Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Going to the Dentist1Home Repairs and Utilities1Identify oneself, e.g.1Identify people who can assist.1Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1Introduce a positive update.1Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1Introduce the first point in a sequence.1Making Plans1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1Offer the already-mentioned object or item.1Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.1Ordering at a Mexican Fruit Stand1Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand1Parking and Paying at a Meter1Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.1React to a frightening thing or event.1Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.1Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.1Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.1Report being inside a building or place.1Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.1Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.1Report having no plans when discussing availability.1Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.1Report that an understood situation is unusual.1Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.1Request a travel ticket; boleto is common in Mexico.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.1Respond politely when someone sneezes.1Say an amount or demand is excessive.1Say an explanation, view or instruction is unclear.1Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1Saying No Politely1Select an indicated item.1Share a phone number.1Share an address with a driver/contact.1Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1Share family information.1Share social background. Feminine alternative: Tengo amigas.1Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1Splitting the Bill and Tipping1State needing a vehicle, e.g.1State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1State that the speaker knows how to cook.1Taking a Pet to the Vet1Talking About Family1Tell family or a partner that you are at home.1Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1Understated answer about how you are doing.1Visiting a Pharmacy1Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.1Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1Work and Shifts1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral363both16masculine15feminine3
Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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Not recorded365speaker12object8noun7listener5
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core187Not recorded174Expansion36Introductory Set3
Vocabulary families260 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday212Not recorded174Less common11
Reusability4 branches

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

41565132310722
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

31494110199229510
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1215395287
Confusion risk4 branches

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

21351131398433
Spanish word count2 branches

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1–33444–653
Usefulness score4 branches

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

426159134421
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–203435–1054
Review dates12 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231792026-10-10732026-11-11402026-10-14292026-10-12262026-10-13162026-10-19112026-10-16102026-10-1742026-10-1842026-11-1442026-10-151
Editorial quality2 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)391Editorial review for Spanish (Mexico)6
Source batches16 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23173Not recorded134I know screenshot16Time adverbs screenshot14Short everyday phrases screenshot12Everyday questions screenshot11LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 21050 everyday phrases screenshot92026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot430 everyday conversational phrases screenshot4Past-tense questions screenshot3Curated multi-source screenshot2Thirty everyday phrases screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot128 everyday questions screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11
Review methods8 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.173Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap156Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.37Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.15Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.7Editorial assessment of length, vocabulary, grammar and relationship context6Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Source review decisions4 branches

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

Added260Not recorded134Retained existing2Updated translation1
Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded394Guest3
Length difficulty factor7 branches

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316361439480341245322
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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026221155123543
Grammar difficulty factor7 branches

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615231131089820131512444
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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03664246412281
Reuse difficulty factor5 branches

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-2184-4104093-613-83
Unique Vocabulary Families1 branches

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None recorded397
New Families Vs Baseline59 branches

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None recorded231Not recorded91antes3hay3justo3aburrido2adentro2adonde2afuera2alguien2amigos2boleto2caliente2carro2conozco2cualquier2lento2nadie2normal2todo2viento2aprender1arriba1asi1barato1calle1cuantos1desayuno1dificil1dios1direccion1disponible1dolor1ellos1enamorado1fuiste1hijos1hotel1idea1lavo1llamaste1manos1menos1mes1molesto1necesario1noche1noticias1peor1preguntar1primera1problema1ropa1roto1salud1sueno1tenemos1trabajando1usarlo1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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0231Not recorded911–375
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No347Not recorded50