EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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Topics71 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going87 Conversation74 Getting Around Mexico48 Making Plans44 Everyday Statements36 Shopping and Paying35 Health and Getting Help34 Travel and Directions26 Food and Eating Together25 Food and Dining24 Home Together21 Reactions21 Clearing Up Misunderstandings17 Requests17 Health and Safety16 Feelings and Check-ins15 Boundaries and Disagreements13 Feelings11 Relationships and Family10 Everyday Affection9 Everyday Conversation9 Encouragement and Celebration8 Describing Symptoms at a Clinic7 Time and Frequency7 Food Allergies and Ingredients6 Getting a Gym Day Pass6 Rental Car Pickup and Return5 Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds5 Visiting Someone’s Home5 Asking About Accessible Entrances4 At a Gas Station in Mexico4 Calling Emergency Services4 Hotel Check-In and Checkout4 Ordering at a Mexican Fruit Stand4 Saying No Politely4 Wants and Needs4 Disagreeing Politely3 Making Plans with Friends3 Parking and Paying at a Meter3 Splitting the Bill and Tipping3 Talking About Family3 Viewing an Apartment and Moving In3 Walking Directions3 Actions and Encouragement2 ATMs, Cash, and Making Change2 Cooking Together2 Encouraging Someone2 Everyday Actions2 Greetings and Introductions2 Home Repairs and Utilities2 Natural Reactions and Replies2 Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand2 Romance2 Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions2 Taking a Pet to the Vet2 Talking About How Often2 Talking About How You Feel2 Visiting a Pharmacy2 Work and Shifts2 A Beach Day in Mexico1 Airports and Luggage1 Appointments and Rescheduling1 Asking for Help Politely1 Asking Someone Out1 At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1 At a Mexican Bakery1 Buying Produce at a Mexican Market1 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1 Finding a Lost Phone or Wallet1 Going to the Dentist1 Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1

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Easy419 Beginner261 Moderate16 Challenging4

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Is it true?¿Es verdad?
“¿Es verdad?” means “Is it true?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a statement is true.
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Is that okay?¿Está bien?
“¿Está bien?” means “Is that okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.
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Should I bring anything?¿Llevo algo?
“¿Llevo algo?” means “Should I bring anything?” in Mexican Spanish.
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How much?¿Cuánto?
“¿Cuánto?” means “How much?” in Mexican Spanish. A short question when the quantity or price is clear from context; ¿Cuánto cuesta? explicitly asks the price.
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When?¿Cuándo?
“¿Cuándo?” means “When?” in Mexican Spanish. Valid standalone follow-up question.
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Is everything okay?¿Está todo bien?
“¿Está todo bien?” means “Is everything okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check that a person or situation is okay.
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I need gas.Necesito gasolina.
“Necesito gasolina.” means “I need gas.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain needing gasoline, e.g.
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Hands up.Manos arriba.
“Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.
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I’m injured.Estoy herido.
“Estoy herido.” means “I’m injured.” in Mexican Spanish. Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.
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How are you?¿Cómo estás?
“¿Cómo estás?” means “How are you?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person.
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Where is it?¿Dónde está?
“¿Dónde está?” means “Where is it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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Do you speak Spanish?¿Hablas español?
“¿Hablas español?” means “Do you speak Spanish?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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I can drive.Sé manejar.
“Sé manejar.” means “I can drive.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm knowing how to drive.
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I’m not home.No estoy en casa.
“No estoy en casa.” means “I’m not home.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.
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What do you mean?¿Qué quieres decir?
“¿Qué quieres decir?” means “What do you mean?” in Mexican Spanish. Asks someone to clarify their meaning; informal, addressing one person.
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I need a car.Necesito un carro.
“Necesito un carro.” means “I need a car.” in Mexican Spanish. State needing a vehicle, e.g.
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Is it spicy?¿Pica?
“¿Pica?” means “Is it spicy?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.
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Can I park here?¿Puedo estacionarme aquí?
“¿Puedo estacionarme aquí?” means “Can I park here?” in Mexican Spanish.
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I need an ambulance.Necesito una ambulancia.
“Necesito una ambulancia.” means “I need an ambulance.” in Mexican Spanish.
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They won’t drink water.No toma agua.
“No toma agua.” means “They won’t drink water.” in Mexican Spanish.
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Do you speak English?¿Hablas inglés?
“¿Hablas inglés?” means “Do you speak English?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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Do you understand?¿Entiendes?
“¿Entiendes?” means “Do you understand?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.
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I have a question.Tengo una pregunta.
“Tengo una pregunta.” means “I have a question.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for starting a question or asking for clarification.
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Does it have wheat?¿Lleva trigo?
“¿Lleva trigo?” means “Does it have wheat?” in Mexican Spanish.
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Conversation role9 branches

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

Ask a question112 Share information90 Answer or explain86 Express feelings or opinions65 Make a request22 Warn or report a problem9 Manage the conversation3 Reassure or encourage2 Give instructions1

Situations126 branches

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

Not recorded83 Describing Symptoms at a Clinic7 Food Allergies and Ingredients6 Getting a Gym Day Pass6 Rental Car Pickup and Return5 Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds5 Visiting Someone’s Home5 Asking About Accessible Entrances4 At a Gas Station in Mexico4 Calling Emergency Services4 Ordering at a Mexican Fruit Stand4 Parking and Paying at a Meter3 Saying No Politely3 ATMs, Cash, and Making Change2 Disagreeing Politely2 Hotel Check-In and Checkout2 Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand2 Splitting the Bill and Tipping2 Taking a Pet to the Vet2 Talking About Family2 Viewing an Apartment and Moving In2 Work and Shifts2 Airports and Luggage1 Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1 Answer a frequency question with almost never.1 Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1 Answer when something happened with last night.1 Answer when with before/earlier.1 Appointments and Rescheduling1 Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1 Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1 Ask about expected difficulty of a task.1 Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1 Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1 Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1 Ask someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1 Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1 Ask whether a listing, item, or appointment remains available.1 Ask whether an object or vehicle is prepared to leave. Feminine alternative: ¿Está lista para salir?1 Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1 Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1 Asking for Help Politely1 At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1 At a Mexican Bakery1 Buying Produce at a Mexican Market1 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1 Celos means interpersonal jealousy; envidia means envy.1 Check that a person or situation is okay.1 Check whether a statement is true.1 Check whether an item can be used safely. Seguro describes the action of using it; use usarla for a feminine object.1 Check whether anyone is at home before entering/visiting.1 Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1 Comment on a low price.1 Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1 Confirm knowing how to drive.1 Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1 Conventional opinion introducer.1 Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1 Cooking Together1 Decline going to an understood place or event.1 Describe a cloudy sky.1 Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1 Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1 Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1 Describe exercising as a habitual activity.1 Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1 Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1 Describe sunny weather, not an object’s heat.1 Describe windy conditions.1 Discuss a proposed action.1 Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1 Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1 Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1 Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.1 Explain current work activity/availability.1 Explain needing gasoline, e.g.1 Explain poor internet speed during a call or task.1 Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.1 Explain that someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.1 Explain that the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.1 Explain that the speaker is not employed.1 Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1 Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1 Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1 Finding a Lost Phone or Wallet1 Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1 Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1 Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1 Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1 Give your age with tener; substitute the number as needed.1 Going to the Dentist1 Home Repairs and Utilities1 Hotel or home repairs1 Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1 Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1 Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1 Making Plans1 Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1 Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1 Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1 Paying at a restaurant1 Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.1 React to a frightening thing or event.1 React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1 React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1 Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1 Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.1 Report darkness outdoors, e.g.1 Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.1 Report having no plans when discussing availability.1 Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.1 Report that an understood situation is unusual.1 Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1 Report wet clothing after rain or laundry.1 Say speaker and companions are together in the same group/place.1 Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1 Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1 Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.1 Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1 State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.1 State needing a vehicle, e.g.1 State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1 State that the speaker knows how to cook.1 Talking About How Often1 Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1 Visiting a Pharmacy1

Gender forms4 branches

Explore the grammatical gender forms recorded for each phrase. Grammatical gender is different from the speaker’s identity.

neutral235 both13 masculine10 feminine3

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

Find whether gender wording relates to the speaker, listener, noun or object.

Not recorded239 object7 speaker6 listener5 noun4

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core142 Not recorded83 Expansion36

Vocabulary families291 branches

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

estar31 ser28 tener18 poder12 favor10 haber10 no10 necesito8 None recorded7 aqui6 llevar6 ir5 querer5 hablar4 saber4 sola4 tengo4 algo3 bien3 dia3 donde3 estamos3 gracias3 hacer3 lista3 listo3 ocupada3 salir3 sigue3 tiempo3 todo3 trabajar3 aceptar2 adonde2 agua2 alguien2 amable2 buen2 buena2 cambiar2 casa2 cerca2 correcto2 cuenta2 dificil2 ella2 eso2 espanol2 esperar2 estoy2 hago2 hay2 hermanos2 idea2 lento2 manana2 mas2 mejor2 momento2 monedas2 necesitar2 normal2 ocupadas2 ocupados2 pagar2 pregunta2 quiero2 ropa2 segura2 telefono2 tomar2 va2 venir2 verdad2 viento2 vivir2 aburrido1 acuerdo1 adentro1 afuera1 alergia1 algun1 alguna1 ambulancia1 amueblado1 anoche1 anos1 anotarlo1 antes1 aprender1 arriba1 asi1 asiento1 ayer1 ayuda1 ayudo1 bailar1 barato1 bolillos1 bromeando1 cacahuate1 cada1 cafe1 caliente1 calle1 camaron1 cansada1 cansado1 cargo1 carnitas1 caro1 carro1 casi1 casilleros1 celos1 cloro1 coche1 cocinar1 coincidencia1 color1 comer1 comio1 comiste1 comprar1 confuso1 conmigo1 convence1 cosa1 cualquier1 cuanto1 cuarto1 cumpleanos1 da1 decir1 dejar1 deje1 dejo1 delicioso1 demasiado1 desayuno1 descansar1 desde1 devuelvo1 diarrea1 diesel1 dios1 disponible1 dormir1 dormiste1 dos1 efectivo1 ejercicio1 elevador1 ellas1 ellos1 empezo1 empieza1 enamorado1 enciende1 enojado1 entiendes1 escalofrios1 escalones1 esperando1 esquina1 está1 estacionarme1 estan1 esto1 estudiando1 estuvo1 feliz1 foto1 fuiste1 funciona1 ganaste1 garantia1 gasolina1 golpe1 gotear1 guayaba1 hambre1 hecho1 herido1 hermoso1 hijo1 hora1 hoy1 huevo1 humo1 inconsciente1 ingles1 internet1 invitados1 juego1 juntos1 justo1 lavo1 leche1 lejos1 llamaste1 llave1 lleno1 magna1 mal1 manejar1 manos1 mascotas1 mensaje1 menudo1 miedo1 mismo1 mojada1 molesto1 muchas1 nada1 nadar1 nadie1 nauseas1 nublado1 nueces1 nunca1 opinion1 oscuro1 otra1 pagaste1 parquimetro1 parte1 pasa1 pasar1 pase1 paso1 peligroso1 peor1 perder1 pero1 pica1 planes1 policia1 poquita1 prefiero1 premium1 preocupado1 prestan1 primavera1 probamos1 puerta1 quedar1 quien1 rampa1 raro1 rayon1 recibo1 reservar1 retirar1 roto1 sal1 sandia1 seis1 semaforo1 sentarme1 sentir1 separado1 sol1 soy1 tarde1 tarjeta1 temprano1 tenedor1 tenemos1 terminaste1 toallas1 toma1 tos1 trabajando1 trabajaste1 trabajo1 trigo1 turnarnos1 único1 ups1 usarlo1 veces1 vegetariano1 veinticinco1 venia1 ver1 vida1 viene1 viniste1 visita1

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday162 Not recorded83 Less common16

Coverage gap value5 branches

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

4117 386 148 28 52

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1167 255 339

Confusion risk4 branches

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

1119 286 344 412

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3222 4–639

Usefulness score3 branches

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

4179 545 337

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20257 5–104

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0156 1–3105

Review dates10 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2387 2026-11-1185 2026-10-1028 2026-10-1216 2026-10-1916 2026-10-1414 2026-10-187 2026-11-146 2026-10-151 2026-10-161

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)261

Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded119 photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2387 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 215 Everyday questions screenshot13 Past-tense questions screenshot9 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot7 Short everyday phrases screenshot6 50 everyday phrases screenshot2 25 conversational statements screenshot1 28 everyday questions screenshot1 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11

Review methods6 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.87 Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.83 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap59 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.23 Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.8 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added142 Not recorded119

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded261

Length difficulty factor7 branches