EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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Topics16 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going17 Conversation14 Making Plans8 Time and Frequency8 Everyday Conversation7 Clearing Up Misunderstandings6 Getting Around Mexico4 Reactions4 Boundaries and Disagreements3 Everyday Statements3 Encouragement and Celebration2 Health and Getting Help2 Disagreeing Politely1 Home Repairs and Utilities1 Home Together1 Saying No Politely1

Difficulty3 branches

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

Beginner36 Easy8 Moderate2

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Yes.Sí.
“Sí.” means “Yes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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No.No.
“No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.
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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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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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There is a problem.Hay un problema.
“Hay un problema.” means “There is a problem.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.
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Soon.Pronto.
“Pronto.” means “Soon.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Already.Ya.
“Ya.” means “Already.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Today.Hoy.
“Hoy.” means “Today.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Tomorrow.Mañana.
“Mañana.” means “Tomorrow.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Over there.Allá.
“Allá.” means “Over there.” in Mexican Spanish. Points to a place away from the speaker. Por allí means around there / that way.
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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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Watch out!¡Cuidado!
“¡Cuidado!” means “Watch out!” in Mexican Spanish. A quick warning about immediate danger or a hazard.
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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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I know.Lo sé.
“Lo sé.” means “I know.” in Mexican Spanish. Same everyday acknowledgement as existing Lo sé; retain the existing card and record this variant.
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I know where.Sé dónde.
“Sé dónde.” means “I know where.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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I know how.Sé cómo.
“Sé cómo.” means “I know how.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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For now.Por ahora.
“Por ahora.” means “For now.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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This way.Por aquí.
“Por aquí.” means “This way.” in Mexican Spanish. Use when showing someone the route: this way / through here.
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It’s hot today.Hoy hace calor.
“Hoy hace calor.” means “It’s hot today.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Statements. Respond / explain.
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It’s cold today.Hoy hace frío.
“Hoy hace frío.” means “It’s cold today.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Statements. Respond / explain.
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They are here.Ellos / Ellas están aquí.
“Ellos / Ellas están aquí.” means “They are here.” in Mexican Spanish. Existing card includes both group genders.
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For a while.Un rato.
“Un rato.” means “For a while.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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At nine.A las nueve.
“A las nueve.” means “At nine.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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Technical Specs

Formality and register2 branches

How a phrase addresses someone: Neutral, Familiar (tú), or Formal (usted). Politeness also depends on wording and context; tú can be polite.

Neutral35 Familiar (tú)1

Situations3 branches

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

Not recorded34 Disagreeing Politely1 Give a direct negative answer.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral34 both1 masculine1

Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded34 noun2

Learning collections2 branches

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Not recorded34 Core2

Vocabulary families27 branches

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None recorded16 entiendo2 eso2 hacer2 hay2 problema2 todo2 acuerdo1 adelante1 buena1 calor1 correcto1 cuidado1 dia1 ellos1 estar1 frio1 idea1 mal1 momento1 pronto1 punto1 rato1 tal1 tarde1 vez1 ya1

Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Not recorded34 Everyday2

Reusability2 branches

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

332 44

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

128 34 23 41

Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

130 26

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–335 4–61

Usefulness score4 branches

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

424 58 33 21

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2027 5–109

Review dates9 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-1412 2026-10-137 2026-10-106 2026-10-163 2026-10-183 2026-10-122 2026-10-171 2026-10-231 2026-11-141

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)36

Source batches8 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded10 Time adverbs screenshot8 I know screenshot7 50 everyday phrases screenshot4 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot3 Short everyday phrases screenshot2 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1 photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-231

Review methods4 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 overlap31 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.3 Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.1 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.1

Source review decisions3 branches

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

Added25 Not recorded10 Updated translation1

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded36

Length difficulty factor5 branches