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Beginner93 Easy47 Moderate4 Challenging1

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No.No.
“No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.
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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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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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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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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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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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To the hotel, please.Al hotel, por favor.
“Al hotel, por favor.” means “To the hotel, please.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.
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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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This time.Esta vez.
“Esta vez.” means “This time.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.
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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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I am alone.Estoy solo.
“Estoy solo.” means “I am alone.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.
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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 late.Es tarde.
“Es tarde.” means “It’s late.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that it is late.
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It’s early.Es temprano.
“Es temprano.” means “It’s early.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that the current time is early.
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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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Right here.Justo aquí.
“Justo aquí.” means “Right here.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the exact desired location visually.
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Not here.No aquí.
“No aquí.” means “Not here.” in Mexican Spanish. Correct a proposed location or stopping place.
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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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We have food.Tenemos comida.
“Tenemos comida.” means “We have food.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.
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Not now.Ahora no.
“Ahora no.” means “Not now.” in Mexican Spanish. Can sound abrupt. Ahora no, gracias softens a refusal; ahora no, por favor asks someone to stop or wait.
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I don’t have time.No tengo tiempo.
“No tengo tiempo.” means “I don’t have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about lack of availability.
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They aren’t here.Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.
“Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.” means “They aren’t here.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose ellos for a male or mixed group, ellas for an all-female group.
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I have no money.No tengo dinero.
“No tengo dinero.” means “I have no money.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain lack of money.
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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.

Neutral85 Familiar (tú)8

Situations80 branches

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

Not recorded14 Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1 Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1 Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1 Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1 Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1 Answer when with before/earlier.1 Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1 Comment on a low price.1 Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1 Comment that it is late.1 Comment that the current time is early.1 Compliment someone as funny or enjoyable company. Female listener: Eres muy divertida.1 Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1 Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1 Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1 Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1 Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1 Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1 Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1 Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1 Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1 Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1 Disapprove of understood behavior.1 Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1 Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1 Explain lack of money.1 Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1 Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1 Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1 Explain that the speaker has to wait.1 Explain that the speaker is not employed.1 Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1 Explain the activity being done now.1 Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1 Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1 Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1 Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.1 Give a conventional appreciative or supportive best-person compliment. Female listener: Eres la mejor.1 Give a direct negative answer.1 Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.1 Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.1 Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location 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 Greet someone arriving early.1 Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1 Identify the exact desired location visually.1 Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1 Introduce the first point in a sequence.1 Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1 Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1 Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1 Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1 React to a frightening thing or event.1 React to someone’s fortunate present circumstances.1 Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1 Report being inside a building or place.1 Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.1 Report having no plans when discussing availability.1 Report that an understood situation is unusual.1 Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1 Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.1 Request or describe doing things one by one.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 Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1 Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1 Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1 Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1 Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1 Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1 Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1 State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1 State needing a vehicle, e.g.1 State that the speaker knows how to cook.1 Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1 Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1 Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral81 masculine8 both4

Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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Not recorded83 object4 speaker4 listener2

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core52 Expansion27 Not recorded14

Vocabulary families102 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday70 Not recorded14 Less common9

Reusability3 branches

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

446 536 311

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

345 234 114

Confusion risk3 branches

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

249 340 14

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–385 4–68

Usefulness score3 branches

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

461 324 58

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2082 5–1011

Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2379 2026-10-1910 2026-10-183 2026-10-161

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)93

Source batches4 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2379 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 210 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot3 22 everyday expressions screenshot1

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.79 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.13 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1

Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added93

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded93

Length difficulty factor5 branches