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Conversation89 Keeping a Conversation Going64 Making Plans33 Getting Around Mexico31 Shopping and Paying20 Health and Getting Help16 Travel and Directions16 Food and Eating Together15 Food and Dining13 Everyday Conversation11 Clearing Up Misunderstandings10 Home Together8 Requests8 Time and Frequency7 Food Allergies and Ingredients6 A Beach Day in Mexico4 Encouragement and Celebration4 Everyday Affection4 Feelings and Check-ins4 Getting a Gym Day Pass4 Asking About Accessible Entrances3 Buying Intercity Bus Tickets3 Health and Safety3 Making Plans with Friends3 Relationships and Family3 Viewing an Apartment and Moving In3 Visiting Someone’s Home3 Boundaries and Disagreements2 Greetings and Introductions2 Natural Reactions and Replies2 Parking and Paying at a Meter2 Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions2 Visiting a Pharmacy2 Wants and Needs2 Airports and Luggage1 Appointments and Rescheduling1 Asking for Help Politely1 Asking Someone Out1 At a Gas Station in Mexico1 At a Mexican Bakery1 ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1 Feelings1 Going to the Dentist1 Hotel Check-In and Checkout1 Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1 Ordering at a Mexican Fruit Stand1 Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand1 Rental Car Pickup and Return1 Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1 Romance1 Talking About Family1 Talking About How You Feel1 Walking Directions1

Difficulty3 branches

Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Easy251 Beginner156 Moderate5

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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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Can I pay?¿Puedo pagar?
“¿Puedo pagar?” means “Can I pay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask to settle a bill now.
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Do you have time?¿Tienes tiempo?
“¿Tienes tiempo?” means “Do you have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.
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Do you need anything?¿Necesitas algo?
“¿Necesitas algo?” means “Do you need anything?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.
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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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Do I have time?¿Tengo tiempo?
“¿Tengo tiempo?” means “Do I have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood 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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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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Do I need this?¿Necesito esto?
“¿Necesito esto?” means “Do I need this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether an understood item is needed.
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What size?¿Qué talla?
“¿Qué talla?” means “What size?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.
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Is it possible?¿Es posible?
“¿Es posible?” means “Is it possible?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.
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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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What day is it?¿Qué día es?
“¿Qué día es?” means “What day is it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which day it is.
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Are they here?¿Ellos están aquí?
“¿Ellos están aquí?” means “Are they here?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the presence of an understood group of people.
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Can they help?¿Ellos pueden ayudar?
“¿Ellos pueden ayudar?” means “Can they help?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.
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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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Does it go downtown?¿Va al centro?
“¿Va al centro?” means “Does it go downtown?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about the bus, train, or route already being discussed. El centro means downtown or the city center.
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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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Situations75 branches

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

Not recorded65 Food Allergies and Ingredients5 Getting a Gym Day Pass4 A Beach Day in Mexico3 Asking About Accessible Entrances3 Buying Intercity Bus Tickets3 Visiting Someone’s Home3 Parking and Paying at a Meter2 Viewing an Apartment and Moving In2 Airports and Luggage1 Appointments and Rescheduling1 Arrange a visit to the listener’s location.1 Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1 Ask about expected difficulty of a task.1 Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1 Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1 Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1 Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1 Ask for feedback on appearance/clothing before an outing.1 Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.1 Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1 Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1 Ask someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1 Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.1 Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1 Ask to settle a bill now.1 Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1 Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.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 an understood item is needed.1 Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1 Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1 Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1 Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1 Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1 Ask which day it is.1 Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1 Ask who owns the indicated item.1 Ask why someone is delayed.1 Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1 Asking for Help Politely1 At a Gas Station in Mexico1 At a Mexican Bakery1 ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1 Check that a person or situation is okay.1 Check the presence of an understood group of people.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 an understood group can provide assistance.1 Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1 Check whether anyone is at home before entering/visiting.1 Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1 Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.1 Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1 Confirm future presence at an understood place/event.1 Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1 Discuss a proposed action.1 Food ingredients1 Going to the Dentist1 Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1 Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1 Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1 Offer the already-mentioned object or item.1 Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.1 Ordering at a Mexican Fruit Stand1 Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand1 Pharmacy1 Public transit1 Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.1 Rental Car Pickup and Return1 Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1 Romantic relationships1 Visiting a Pharmacy1

Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral148 both6 feminine1 masculine1

Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded148 listener5 noun2 object1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core85 Not recorded65 Expansion6

Vocabulary families147 branches

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

ser19 estar18 poder12 tener11 None recorded10 ir8 llevar7 haber6 querer5 hablar4 bien3 donde3 ellos3 hay3 lista3 saber3 sigue3 tiempo3 aceptar2 adonde2 algo2 cerca2 dia2 espanol2 esperar2 hacer2 hora2 monedas2 necesitar2 necesito2 ocupada2 pagar2 quien2 segura2 trabajar2 va2 venir2 ver2 verdad2 vivir2 abordo1 acuerdo1 adentro1 afuera1 ahi1 alguien1 amueblado1 andén1 aquí1 ayudar1 ayudarte1 bailar1 besarte1 bolillos1 bromeando1 buen1 buena1 cacahuate1 cada1 cafe1 caliente1 camaron1 cambiar1 carnitas1 caro1 casa1 casilleros1 centro1 color1 comer1 comiste1 comprar1 conmigo1 correcto1 cuanto1 cuantos1 decir1 dejo1 demasiado1 despues1 devuelvo1 diesel1 dificil1 directo1 disponible1 dónde1 dormiste1 elevador1 empieza1 entiendes1 escalones1 esto1 estudiando1 fresco1 frio1 fuiste1 ganaste1 garantia1 guayaba1 hambre1 hermanos1 huevo1 idea1 ingles1 leche1 lejos1 listos1 llamaste1 manejar1 mascotas1 mejor1 mismo1 momento1 nadar1 necesitas1 nueces1 pagaste1 parquimetro1 pasa1 pasar1 pase1 pica1 podemos1 posible1 preguntar1 prestan1 puedo1 puerta1 rampa1 receta1 rentan1 reservar1 salir1 sola1 sombra1 sombrillas1 talla1 tarde1 terminaste1 toallas1 todo1 tomar1 trabajaste1 trigo1 usarlo1 viento1 viniste1

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday88 Not recorded65 Less common3

Reusability3 branches

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

4112 537 37

Coverage gap value5 branches

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

458 150 333 211 54

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1105 329 222

Confusion risk4 branches

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

167 246 331 412

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3146 4–610

Usefulness score3 branches

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

4106 540 310

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20152 5–104

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0111 1–345

Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2349 2026-11-1136 2026-10-1029 2026-10-1219 2026-10-1415 2026-11-146 2026-10-151 2026-10-191

Editorial quality2 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)155 Editorial review for Spanish (Mexico)1

Source batches8 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded72 photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2348 Everyday questions screenshot14 Past-tense questions screenshot9 Short everyday phrases screenshot9 50 everyday phrases screenshot2 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.

Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap64 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.48 Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.36 Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.6 Editorial assessment of length, vocabulary, grammar and relationship context1 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.1

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added84 Not recorded72

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded156

Length difficulty factor6 branches