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Keeping a Conversation Going82Everyday Statements43Making Plans40Conversation32Reactions32Getting Around Mexico24Time and Frequency24Clearing Up Misunderstandings21Boundaries and Disagreements20Home Together16Everyday Conversation11Travel and Directions7Encouragement and Celebration6Feelings and Check-ins6Food and Eating Together6Health and Getting Help6Feelings5Shopping and Paying5Wants and Needs5Food and Dining4Disagreeing Politely3Saying No Politely3Everyday Affection2Natural Reactions and Replies2Taking a Taxi in Mexico2Airports and Luggage1Asking Someone Out1Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1Everyday Actions1Health and Safety1Home Repairs and Utilities1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Receiving a Package1Romance1Visiting Someone’s Home1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1

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  1. Thank you.Gracias.

    “Gracias.” means “Thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  2. Yes.Sí.

    “Sí.” means “Yes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  3. No.No.

    “No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.

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  4. No, thank you.No, gracias.

    “No, gracias.” means “No, thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  5. I understand.Entiendo.

    “Entiendo.” means “I understand.” in Mexican Spanish. Signals that you understand an explanation or what someone says.

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  6. It’s cold.Está frío.

    “Está frío.” means “It’s cold.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.

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  7. I have a car.Tengo carro.

    “Tengo carro.” means “I have a car.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.

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  8. It’s near.Está cerca.

    “Está cerca.” means “It’s near.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.

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  9. You’re right.Tienes razón.

    “Tienes razón.” means “You’re right.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. Tener razón means to be right.

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  10. You’re welcome.De nada.

    “De nada.” means “You’re welcome.” in Mexican Spanish. A standard response to gracias.

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  11. 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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  12. I am outside.Estoy afuera.

    “Estoy afuera.” means “I am outside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.

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  13. It’s far.Está lejos.

    “Está lejos.” means “It’s far.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a distance question about an understood destination.

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  14. I want more.Quiero más.

    “Quiero más.” means “I want more.” in Mexican Spanish. Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.

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  15. 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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  16. I’m going home.Voy a casa.

    “Voy a casa.” means “I’m going home.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone the speaker is heading home.

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  17. It’s not safe.No es seguro.

    “No es seguro.” means “It’s not safe.” in Mexican Spanish. State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.

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  18. It’s hot.Está caliente.

    “Está caliente.” means “It’s hot.” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.

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  19. I am inside.Estoy adentro.

    “Estoy adentro.” means “I am inside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being inside a building or place.

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  20. I’m in pain.Tengo dolor.

    “Tengo dolor.” means “I’m in pain.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.

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  21. I can go.Puedo ir.

    “Puedo ir.” means “I can go.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.

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  22. I have a ticket.Tengo un boleto.

    “Tengo un boleto.” means “I have a ticket.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.

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  23. I can drive.Sé manejar.

    “Sé manejar.” means “I can drive.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm knowing how to drive.

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  24. 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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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.

Neutral154Familiar (tú)11
Situations95 branches

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

Not recorded71Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1Answer a distance question about an understood destination.1Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.1Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1Answer a who question with no one.1Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Answer when with before/earlier.1Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1Comment on a low price.1Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1Comment that it is late.1Comment that the current time is early.1Compliment someone as funny or enjoyable company. Female listener: Eres muy divertida.1Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1Confirm knowing how to drive.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Defer an action to the next opportunity.1Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1Disagreeing Politely1Disapprove of understood behavior.1Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1Explain current work activity/availability.1Explain lack of money.1Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1Explain poor internet speed during a call or task.1Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1Explain that someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.1Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1Explain that the speaker has to wait.1Explain that the speaker is not employed.1Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1Explain the activity being done now.1Explain the proper time for an expected action has not arrived.1Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.1Give a direct negative answer.1Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Greet someone arriving early.1Identify oneself, e.g.1Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1Introduce a positive update.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.1Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.1Report being inside a building or place.1Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.1Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.1Report having no plans when discussing availability.1Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.1Report that an understood situation is unusual.1Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.1Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.1Say an amount or demand is excessive.1Say an explanation, view or instruction is unclear.1Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1Select an indicated item.1Share a phone number.1Share an address with a driver/contact.1Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1State needing a vehicle, e.g.1State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1State that the speaker knows how to cook.1Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.1Wish someone a restful sleep, rather than give a sleep instruction.1
Gender forms3 branches

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neutral151masculine8both6
Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded153object5noun4speaker2listener1
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core73Not recorded71Expansion21Introductory Set2
Vocabulary families139 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday88Not recorded71Less common6
Reusability3 branches

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

370548447
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

37415443423
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

164251350
Confusion risk4 branches

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

267351136411
Spanish word count2 branches

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1–31454–620
Usefulness score4 branches

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

410253932321
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–201295–1036
Review dates10 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23932026-10-14202026-10-13172026-10-10112026-10-19102026-10-1662026-10-1232026-10-1832026-10-1712026-11-141
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)165
Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2393I know screenshot17Not recorded17Time adverbs screenshot13LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 21050 everyday phrases screenshot72026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot3Short everyday phrases screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot130 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1
Review methods5 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.93Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap57Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.13Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.1Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Source review decisions3 branches

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

Added147Not recorded17Updated translation1
Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded163Guest2
Length difficulty factor6 branches

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

36766191901612151
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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01132463442
Grammar difficulty factor6 branches

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6723681012131112141
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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-280044-439-62
Unique Vocabulary Families1 branches

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None recorded165
New Families Vs Baseline43 branches

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None recorded100Not recorded17conozco3justo3carro2lento2nadie2normal2todo2aburrido1adentro1afuera1alguien1antes1aprender1barato1boleto1caliente1calle1cualquier1dejar1desayuno1dificil1direccion1dolor1duerme1ellos1escucho1hay1hotel1lavo1mes1molesto1necesario1noche1noticias1peor1primera1problema1ropa1roto1tenemos1trabajando1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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01001–348Not recorded17
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No164Not recorded1