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2 · Neutral · Beginner · Clearing Up Misunderstandings

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Difficulty

Beginner

Usefulness

11 31 8

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Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Formality and register: Neutral × Difficulty: Beginner × Topics: Clearing Up Misunderstandings ×

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Keeping a Conversation Going272 Conversation161 Making Plans122 Getting Around Mexico93 Everyday Statements91 Reactions83 Time and Frequency59 Health and Getting Help53 Food and Eating Together52 Clearing Up Misunderstandings50 Shopping and Paying49 Travel and Directions43 Everyday Conversation42 Food and Dining42 Home Together42 Feelings and Check-ins40 Boundaries and Disagreements35 Feelings28 Encouragement and Celebration27 Health and Safety24 Requests19 Relationships and Family16 Wants and Needs16 Everyday Affection13 Greetings and Introductions11 Natural Reactions and Replies10 Romance10 Wants, Needs, and Obligations9 Describing Symptoms at a Clinic8 Talking About How Often8 Disagreeing Politely7 Food Allergies and Ingredients7 Saying No Politely7 Talking About How You Feel7 Getting a Gym Day Pass6 Hotel Check-In and Checkout6 Making Plans with Friends6 Rental Car Pickup and Return6 Visiting Someone’s Home6 Buying Intercity Bus Tickets5 Calling Emergency Services5 Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds5 Talking About Family5 A Beach Day in Mexico4 Asking About Accessible Entrances4 At a Gas Station in Mexico4 Home Repairs and Utilities4 Ordering at a Mexican Fruit Stand4 Splitting the Bill and Tipping4 Visiting a Pharmacy4 Walking Directions4 Airports and Luggage3 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp3 Everyday Actions3 Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand3 Parking and Paying at a Meter3 Taking a Taxi in Mexico3 Viewing an Apartment and Moving In3 Work and Shifts3 Actions and Encouragement2 Apologizing2 Appointments and Rescheduling2 Asking for Help Politely2 At a Mexican Bakery2 ATMs, Cash, and Making Change2 Cooking Together2 Encouraging Someone2 Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions2 Taking a Pet to the Vet2 Asking Someone Out1 At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner1 Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1 Buying Produce at a Mexican Market1 Finding a Lost Phone or Wallet1 Going to the Dentist1 Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1 Missing Someone and Showing Affection1 Receiving a Package1

Difficulty4 branches

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

Easy54 Beginner50 Moderate8 Challenging1

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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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I understand.Entiendo.
“Entiendo.” means “I understand.” in Mexican Spanish. Signals that you understand an explanation or what someone says.
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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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I don’t understand.No entiendo.
“No entiendo.” means “I don’t understand.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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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 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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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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No problem.No hay problema.
“No hay problema.” means “No problem.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassures someone that something is not a problem.
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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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Not anymore.Ya no.
“Ya no.” means “Not anymore.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.
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I see.Ya veo.
“Ya veo.” means “I see.” in Mexican Spanish. Means now I understand / I see what you mean, rather than simply describing eyesight.
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Go ahead.Adelante.
“Adelante.” means “Go ahead.” in Mexican Spanish. Invites someone to proceed, enter, or speak.
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It’s difficult.Está difícil.
“Está difícil.” means “It’s difficult.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.
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It’s too much.Es demasiado.
“Es demasiado.” means “It’s too much.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an amount or demand is excessive.
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A little.Un poco.
“Un poco.” means “A little.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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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’m not sure.No estoy seguro / segura.
“No estoy seguro / segura.” means “I’m not sure.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.
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I don’t know anything.No sé nada.
“No sé nada.” means “I don’t know anything.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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Any questions?¿Alguna pregunta?
“¿Alguna pregunta?” means “Any questions?” in Mexican Spanish. Invite questions after explaining something.
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It’s different.Es diferente.
“Es diferente.” means “It’s different.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that two understood items/situations differ.
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I have doubts.Tengo dudas.
“Tengo dudas.” means “I have doubts.” in Mexican Spanish. Express uncertainty or concerns.
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At least...Al menos...
“Al menos...” means “At least...” in Mexican Spanish. Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.
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Step by step.Paso a paso.
“Paso a paso.” means “Step by step.” in Mexican Spanish. Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.
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Technical Specs

Conversation role4 branches

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

Answer or explain34 Share information25 Express feelings or opinions14 Ask a question10

Situations24 branches

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

Not recorded27 Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.1 Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1 Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1 Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1 Describe an unexpected sudden event.1 Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1 Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1 Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1 Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1 Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1 Explain the activity being done now.1 Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1 Express uncertainty or concerns.1 Introduce the first point in a sequence.1 Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1 Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1 React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1 Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1 Report that an understood situation is unusual.1 Say an amount or demand is excessive.1 Say an explanation, view or instruction is unclear.1 Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1 State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral46 both3 masculine1

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded46 speaker3 noun1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded27 Core16 Expansion7

Vocabulary families55 branches

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

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded27 Everyday17 Less common6

Reusability3 branches

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

417 517 316

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

321 118 46 25

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

124 213 313

Confusion risk4 branches

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

117 216 311 46

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–344 4–66

Usefulness score3 branches

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

431 511 38

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2044 5–106

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

033 1–317

Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2323 2026-10-109 2026-10-125 2026-10-165 2026-10-144 2026-10-132 2026-10-182

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)50

Source batches10 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2323 Not recorded14 Short everyday phrases screenshot3 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot2 50 everyday phrases screenshot2 I know screenshot2 Everyday conversation screenshot1 Everyday questions screenshot1 Past-tense questions screenshot1 Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1

Review methods3 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 overlap25 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.23 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.2

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added36 Not recorded14

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded50

Length difficulty factor4 branches