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Difficulty4 branches

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

Beginner131 Easy111 Moderate2 Challenging1

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Can you come?¿Puedes venir?
“¿Puedes venir?” means “Can you come?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.
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Is it true?¿Es verdad?
“¿Es verdad?” means “Is it true?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a statement is true.
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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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Are you tired?¿Estás cansado?
“¿Estás cansado?” means “Are you tired?” in Mexican Spanish. Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?
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Are you alone?¿Estás solo?
“¿Estás solo?” means “Are you alone?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?
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How much?¿Cuánto?
“¿Cuánto?” means “How much?” in Mexican Spanish. A short question when the quantity or price is clear from context; ¿Cuánto cuesta? explicitly asks the price.
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When?¿Cuándo?
“¿Cuándo?” means “When?” in Mexican Spanish. Valid standalone follow-up question.
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Is everything okay?¿Está todo bien?
“¿Está todo bien?” means “Is everything okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check that a person or situation is okay.
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Hands up.Manos arriba.
“Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.
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Can we talk?¿Podemos hablar?
“¿Podemos hablar?” means “Can we talk?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversation builder.
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I can drive.Sé manejar.
“Sé manejar.” means “I can drive.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm knowing how to drive.
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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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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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Is it spicy?¿Pica?
“¿Pica?” means “Is it spicy?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.
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When are you leaving?¿Cuándo te vas?
“¿Cuándo te vas?” means “When are you leaving?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.
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When are we meeting?¿Cuándo nos vemos?
“¿Cuándo nos vemos?” means “When are we meeting?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural social planning; replaces formal future reuniremos.
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I can’t sleep.No puedo dormir.
“No puedo dormir.” means “I can’t sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.
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Which one?¿Cuál?
“¿Cuál?” means “Which one?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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How?¿Cómo?
“¿Cómo?” means “How?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.
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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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Which way?¿Por dónde?
“¿Por dónde?” means “Which way?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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Why is that?¿Por qué?
“¿Por qué?” means “Why is that?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.
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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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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.

Neutral95 Familiar (tú)36

Conversation role7 branches

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

Ask a question68 Answer or explain59 Express feelings or opinions46 Share information46 Make a request3 Give instructions2 Reassure or encourage1

Situations77 branches

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

Not recorded55 Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1 Answer a frequency question with almost never.1 Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1 Answer when with before/earlier.1 Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1 Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1 Ask about employment during a social introduction.1 Ask about expected difficulty of a task.1 Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1 Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1 Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1 Ask someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1 Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1 Ask whether a listing, item, or appointment remains available.1 Ask whether an object or vehicle is prepared to leave. Feminine alternative: ¿Está lista para salir?1 Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1 Ask whether listener is heading home when coordinating departure.1 Ask whether someone has children during an appropriate personal conversation.1 Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1 Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?1 Check that a person or situation is okay.1 Check that a traveller has their ticket before entry or boarding.1 Check whether a familiar companion has money available for an understood expense.1 Check whether a statement is true.1 Check whether an item can be used safely. Seguro describes the action of using it; use usarla for a feminine object.1 Check whether anyone is at home before entering/visiting.1 Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1 Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?1 Comment on a low price.1 Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1 Compliment someone as funny or enjoyable company. Female listener: Eres muy divertida.1 Confirm knowing how to drive.1 Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1 Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1 Decline going to an understood place or event.1 Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1 Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1 Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1 Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1 Describe windy conditions.1 Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1 Discuss a proposed action.1 Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1 Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1 Explain current work activity/availability.1 Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1 Explain poor internet speed during a call or task.1 Explain that someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.1 Explain that the speaker is not employed.1 Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.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 Give a conventional appreciative or supportive best-person compliment. Female listener: Eres la mejor.1 Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.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 Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1 Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1 Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.1 Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.1 React to a frightening thing or event.1 React to someone’s fortunate present circumstances.1 Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.1 Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.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 Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1 Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1 Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1 State needing a vehicle, e.g.1 State that the speaker knows how to cook.1 Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1 Wish someone a restful sleep, rather than give a sleep instruction.1

Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral111 masculine12 both8

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded114 object7 listener6 speaker3 noun1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded55 Core52 Expansion24

Vocabulary families126 branches

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

estar20 ser19 ir8 None recorded8 tener8 no7 bien4 saber4 casa3 hacer3 listo3 mejor3 necesito3 puedes3 querer3 sigue3 tiempo3 venir3 adonde2 alguien2 aqui2 arriba2 buen2 buena2 cansada2 eso2 estoy2 gracias2 hay2 idea2 lento2 manejar2 momento2 normal2 ocupada2 quiero2 segura2 sola2 tengo2 trabajar2 ver2 viento2 aburrido1 acuerdo1 antes1 aprender1 asi1 asiento1 ayuda1 barato1 boleto1 cafe1 calle1 cansado1 caro1 carro1 casi1 cocinar1 correcto1 cualquier1 cumpleanos1 da1 dejar1 demasiado1 desayuno1 dificil1 dinero1 dios1 disponible1 divertido1 dormir1 dormiste1 duerme1 ellas1 ellos1 empieza1 enamorado1 esperando1 esperar1 estan1 feliz1 fuiste1 gusto1 hablar1 hambre1 hijos1 internet1 justo1 lavo1 lista1 llamar1 llamaste1 llegaste1 mal1 manos1 miedo1 mira1 mismo1 molesto1 muchas1 nadie1 nunca1 peor1 pica1 planes1 podemos1 poder1 puedo1 ropa1 sabes1 salir1 suerte1 telefono1 temprano1 ti1 todo1 trabajando1 trabajas1 trabajo1 usarlo1 va1 vas1 veces1 vemos1 verdad1 ya1

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday71 Not recorded55 Less common5

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

386 119 419 27

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

155 244 332

Confusion risk4 branches

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

268 341 116 46

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3118 4–613

Usefulness score3 branches

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

489 325 517

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20127 5–104

Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2376 2026-10-1924 2026-10-1217 2026-10-149 2026-10-184 2026-10-151

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)131

Source batches10 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2376 Everyday questions screenshot14 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 214 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 110 Short everyday phrases screenshot5 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot4 Past-tense questions screenshot4 50 everyday phrases screenshot2 28 everyday questions screenshot1 Informal me commands 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.76 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.28 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap27

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded131

Length difficulty factor4 branches