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142

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15 94 33

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Difficulty4 branches

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

Beginner142 Easy119 Moderate13 Challenging3

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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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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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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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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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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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I can’t sleep.No puedo dormir.
“No puedo dormir.” means “I can’t sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.
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Which one?¿Cuál?
“¿Cuál?” means “Which one?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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How?¿Cómo?
“¿Cómo?” means “How?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.
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Before.Antes.
“Antes.” means “Before.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when with before/earlier.
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I have time.Tengo tiempo.
“Tengo tiempo.” means “I have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about availability.
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Which way?¿Por dónde?
“¿Por dónde?” means “Which way?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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Why is that?¿Por qué?
“¿Por qué?” means “Why is that?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.
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Last night.Anoche.
“Anoche.” means “Last night.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when something happened with last night.
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Oops!¡Ups!
“¡Ups!” means “Oops!” in Mexican Spanish. React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.
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I don’t need help.No necesito ayuda.
“No necesito ayuda.” means “I don’t need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful clear refusal; add gracias for a softer response.
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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 explain85 Share information65 Express feelings or opinions64 Ask a question52 Reassure or encourage2 Give instructions1 Make a request1 Warn or report a problem1

Situations88 branches

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

Not recorded55 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 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 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 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 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 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 Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1 Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1 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 Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1

Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral122 masculine10 both8 feminine2

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded126 object7 speaker5 listener2 noun2

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded55 Core51 Expansion36

Vocabulary families155 branches

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

ser24 estar23 no9 None recorded6 ir5 tener5 saber4 bien3 estamos3 hacer3 necesito3 sigue3 tengo3 tiempo3 adonde2 alguien2 amable2 buen2 buena2 casa2 correcto2 dia2 dificil2 ella2 eso2 estoy2 hago2 hay2 idea2 lento2 listo2 mejor2 momento2 normal2 ocupada2 ocupadas2 ocupados2 pregunta2 quiero2 ropa2 segura2 sola2 telefono2 viento2 aburrido1 acuerdo1 afuera1 algun1 alguna1 anoche1 anos1 antes1 aprender1 aqui1 arriba1 asi1 asiento1 ayuda1 barato1 cafe1 calle1 cansada1 cansado1 cargo1 caro1 carro1 casi1 celos1 coche1 cocinar1 coincidencia1 color1 comiste1 confuso1 cualquier1 cumpleanos1 da1 demasiado1 desayuno1 dios1 disponible1 dormir1 dormiste1 ejercicio1 ellas1 ellos1 empieza1 enamorado1 enojado1 entiendes1 esperando1 esperar1 esquina1 estan1 feliz1 fuiste1 ganaste1 gasolina1 gracias1 hambre1 hecho1 herido1 hermoso1 internet1 invitados1 juego1 juntos1 justo1 lavo1 lista1 llamaste1 mal1 manejar1 manos1 miedo1 mismo1 mojada1 molesto1 muchas1 nadar1 nadie1 nublado1 nunca1 opinion1 oscuro1 pagaste1 peligroso1 peor1 pica1 planes1 poder1 preocupado1 primavera1 querer1 salir1 semaforo1 sentir1 sol1 tenemos1 terminaste1 todo1 trabajando1 trabajar1 trabajaste1 trabajo1 ups1 usarlo1 va1 veces1 vegetariano1 veinticinco1 venir1 verdad1 vida1 viniste1

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday73 Not recorded55 Less common14

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

386 426 122 28

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

158 245 339

Confusion risk4 branches

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

269 343 126 44

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3125 4–617

Usefulness score3 branches

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

494 333 515

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20138 5–104

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

095 1–347

Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2387 2026-10-1216 2026-10-1916 2026-10-1414 2026-10-187 2026-10-151 2026-10-161

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)142

Source batches10 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

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 methods4 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 rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap31 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.23 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded142

Length difficulty factor4 branches