Poquito DailyLearn a little. Say a lot.

EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

2 · Neutral · Beginner · 3

Explore 85 phrases matching every part of this trail. Follow another branch to narrow the collection, or open a phrase to learn its meaning and use.

Practice this group ↗

INSIDE THIS COLLECTION

85unique phrases · 4% of collection

Difficulty

85
  • Beginner

Usefulness

85
  • Normal
Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Formality and register: Neutral × Difficulty: Beginner × Usefulness score: 3 ×

Choose your next branch

Topics34 branches

Find phrases for everyday situations and conversations. A phrase can belong to several topics.

Keeping a Conversation Going44Making Plans17Conversation16Everyday Statements15Reactions14Feelings and Check-ins11Getting Around Mexico10Clearing Up Misunderstandings8Feelings8Food and Dining8Food and Eating Together8Time and Frequency8Encouragement and Celebration6Relationships and Family6Everyday Affection5Home Together5Health and Getting Help4Everyday Conversation3Natural Reactions and Replies3Romance3Everyday Actions2Travel and Directions2Walking Directions2Wants and Needs2Asking Someone Out1At a Mexican Bakery1Boundaries and Disagreements1Health and Safety1Hotel Check-In and Checkout1Making Plans with Friends1Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand1Rental Car Pickup and Return1Shopping and Paying1Talking About Family1

Difficulty4 branches

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

Easy93Beginner85Moderate8Challenging1
Filters
Clear filters

Memorization uses your latest English-first rating.

Find your phrase

85 results
  1. I need money.Necesito dinero.

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

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. There is time.Hay tiempo.

    “Hay tiempo.” means “There is time.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Reassure / encourage.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. At the same time.Al mismo tiempo.

    “Al mismo tiempo.” means “At the same time.” in Mexican Spanish. Say events/actions happen simultaneously.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. What a surprise!¡Qué sorpresa!

    “¡Qué sorpresa!” means “What a surprise!” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Reactions. React / give an opinion.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. I know when.Sé cuándo.

    “Sé cuándo.” means “I know when.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I need my phone.Necesito mi teléfono.

    “Necesito mi teléfono.” means “I need my phone.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. I feel scared.Tengo miedo.

    “Tengo miedo.” means “I feel scared.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Feelings. Share personal information.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. I hope not.Espero que no.

    “Espero que no.” means “I hope not.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. React / give an opinion.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. You’re wrong.Estás equivocado / equivocada.

    “Estás equivocado / equivocada.” means “You’re wrong.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. At the moment.En este momento.

    “En este momento.” means “At the moment.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Tea or coffee?¿Té o café?

    “¿Té o café?” means “Tea or coffee?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. I’m not happy.No estoy feliz.

    “No estoy feliz.” means “I’m not happy.” in Mexican Spanish. Can express an unhappy emotional state or dissatisfaction; estoy descontento/descontenta is more specifically dissatisfied.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. He is ready.Él está listo.

    “Él está listo.” means “He is ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Ready for an action; ser listo means being clever, a different meaning.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I have breakfast.Desayuno.

    “Desayuno.” means “I have breakfast.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. I’m kidding.Estoy bromeando.

    “Estoy bromeando.” means “I’m kidding.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. I know this.Esto lo sé.

    “Esto lo sé.” means “I know this.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. I know enough.Sé lo suficiente.

    “Sé lo suficiente.” means “I know enough.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. I know the truth.Sé la verdad.

    “Sé la verdad.” means “I know the truth.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Is there time?¿Hay tiempo?

    “¿Hay tiempo?” means “Is there time?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. I have friends.Tengo amigos.

    “Tengo amigos.” means “I have friends.” in Mexican Spanish. Share social background. Feminine alternative: Tengo amigas.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. That’s boring.Es aburrido.

    “Es aburrido.” means “That’s boring.” in Mexican Spanish. Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. I’m going alone.Voy solo.

    “Voy solo.” means “I’m going alone.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. For the first time.Por primera vez.

    “Por primera vez.” means “For the first time.” in Mexican Spanish. Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Sooner or later.Tarde o temprano.

    “Tarde o temprano.” means “Sooner or later.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Conversation role6 branches

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

Answer or explain55Share information44Express feelings or opinions33Ask a question10Make a request6Reassure or encourage1
Situations45 branches

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

Not recorded41Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1Answer a day-of-week question.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1Celos means interpersonal jealousy; envidia means envy.1Check whether anyone is at home before entering/visiting.1Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1Describe exercising as a habitual activity.1Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1Describe someone else’s work ethic.1Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1Explain the activity being done now.1Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Give your age with tener; substitute the number as needed.1Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1Say speaker and companions are together in the same group/place.1Schoolwork or a conversation with family about homework.1Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1Share social background. Feminine alternative: Tengo amigas.1Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral69masculine9both4feminine3
Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded73speaker5noun4object2listener1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion44Not recorded41
Vocabulary families109 branches

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

ser15estar9tener8favor4hay4no3None recorded3sola3tiempo3alguien2amable2bromeando2ella2listo2momento2necesitar2querer2sentir2temprano2aburrido1adentro1afuera1amigos1anos1azucar1bailar1cafe1calle1carino1casa1cebolla1celos1cerca1conmigo1correcto1cualquier1cumpleanos1desayuno1dia1dificil1dinero1dios1dulce1duro1ejercicio1ellos1emocionada1enamorado1equivocada1esperanza1esperar1estamos1estoy1estudiando1etapa1extrano1feliz1gracias1hacer1hago1hermana1hermoso1increible1internet1ir1juego1juntos1lavo1leche1lunes1miedo1mismo1molesto1muchas1nadie1necesito1noche1pan1peligroso1perro1primavera1primera1profesor1prometo1radiografia1repente1reservacion1ropa1saben1saber1sal1segura1semaforo1sorpresa1suficiente1suficientemente1tarde1tarea1telefono1toda1trabajan1vaso1veces1veinticinco1venir1verdad1vez1vida1viento1
Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Not recorded41Everyday29Less common14Specialized1
Reusability4 branches

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

43752532221
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

360119244151
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

138226321
Confusion risk4 branches

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

23112832244
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3724–613
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20825–103
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0441–341
Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23442026-10-10242026-10-1452026-10-1952026-10-1342026-10-123
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)85
Source batches7 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2344Not recorded24LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 25I know screenshot4Short everyday phrases screenshot3Time adverbs screenshot3Everyday questions screenshot2
Review methods3 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.44Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap36Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.5
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added61Not recorded24
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded85
Length difficulty factor4 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

63733391302
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

033325218566241
Grammar difficulty factor5 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

642332109121131
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

07649
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

-249019-417
Unique Vocabulary Families45 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

None recorded44amable2ella2azucar1bailar1carino1cebolla1celos1correcto1dinero1dulce1duro1ejercicio1emocionada1equivocada1esperanza1etapa1hermana1hermoso1increible1internet1juego1juntos1leche1lunes1miedo1pan1peligroso1perro1primavera1profesor1prometo1radiografia1repente1saben1semaforo1sorpresa1suficientemente1tarea1temprano1toda1trabajan1vaso1veinticinco1vida1
New Families Vs Baseline51 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

Not recorded24None recorded17hay3alguien2amable2ella2aburrido1adentro1afuera1amigos1anos1calle1carino1celos1correcto1cualquier1desayuno1dios1duro1ejercicio1ellos1enamorado1esperanza1etapa1hermana1hermoso1juego1juntos1lavo1lunes1molesto1nadie1noche1peligroso1perro1primavera1primera1profesor1radiografia1repente1ropa1saben1semaforo1suficientemente1tarea1temprano1toda1trabajan1veinticinco1vida1viento1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

1–344Not recorded24017
Pronunciation Included1 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

No85