EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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Greetings, introductions, follow-up questions, opinions, reasons and conversational replies.

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Topics47 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going161 Conversation96 Making Plans80 Everyday Statements53 Reactions47 Time and Frequency40 Getting Around Mexico39 Everyday Conversation27 Clearing Up Misunderstandings26 Home Together24 Boundaries and Disagreements21 Feelings and Check-ins21 Shopping and Paying19 Encouragement and Celebration15 Food and Eating Together13 Health and Getting Help13 Requests11 Travel and Directions10 Feelings9 Food and Dining9 Relationships and Family5 Talking About How You Feel5 Wants and Needs5 Everyday Affection4 Natural Reactions and Replies3 Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico2 Everyday Actions2 Health and Safety2 Making Plans with Friends2 Romance2 Taking a Taxi in Mexico2 Talking About Family2 Actions and Encouragement1 Airports and Luggage1 Asking Someone Out1 Buying Intercity Bus Tickets1 Encouraging Someone1 Greetings and Introductions1 Home Repairs and Utilities1 Missing Someone and Showing Affection1 Receiving a Package1 Saying No Politely1 Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1 Talking About How Often1 Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1 Wants, Needs, and Obligations1 Work and Shifts1

Difficulty3 branches

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

Beginner161 Easy107 Moderate4

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No.No.
“No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.
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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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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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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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Do you need anything?¿Necesitas algo?
“¿Necesitas algo?” means “Do you need anything?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.
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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 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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Do I have time?¿Tengo tiempo?
“¿Tengo tiempo?” means “Do I have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.
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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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When?¿Cuándo?
“¿Cuándo?” means “When?” in Mexican Spanish. Valid standalone follow-up question.
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Can we talk?¿Podemos hablar?
“¿Podemos hablar?” means “Can we talk?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversation builder.
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Bless you!¡Salud!
“¡Salud!” means “Bless you!” in Mexican Spanish. Respond politely when someone sneezes.
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Is it possible?¿Es posible?
“¿Es posible?” means “Is it possible?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.
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I’m almost ready.Ya casi estoy listo.
“Ya casi estoy listo.” means “I’m almost ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.
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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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What day is it?¿Qué día es?
“¿Qué día es?” means “What day is it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which day it is.
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Are they here?¿Ellos están aquí?
“¿Ellos están aquí?” means “Are they here?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the presence of an understood group of people.
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This is my seat.Este es mi asiento.
“Este es mi asiento.” means “This is my seat.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.
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This is my phone number.Este es mi número.
“Este es mi número.” means “This is my phone number.” in Mexican Spanish. Share a phone number.
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This is my address.Esta es mi dirección.
“Esta es mi dirección.” means “This is my address.” in Mexican Spanish. Share an address with a driver/contact.
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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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Who are you with?¿Con quién estás?
“¿Con quién estás?” means “Who are you with?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask who is accompanying the listener.
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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.

Neutral128 Familiar (tú)33

Conversation role8 branches

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

Answer or explain86 Ask a question61 Share information60 Express feelings or opinions38 Make a request3 Give instructions2 Greet or say goodbye2 Reassure or encourage1

Situations101 branches

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

Not recorded61 Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1 Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1 Answer a frequency question with almost never.1 Answer a who question with no one.1 Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1 Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1 Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.1 Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1 Arrange a visit to the listener’s location.1 Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1 Ask about employment during a social introduction.1 Ask about expected difficulty of a task.1 Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1 Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1 Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1 Ask for feedback on appearance/clothing before an outing.1 Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1 Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1 Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1 Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1 Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.1 Ask whether someone has children during an appropriate personal conversation.1 Ask whether someone works at the indicated place, for example identifying an employee who may help.1 Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1 Ask which day it is.1 Ask who is accompanying the listener.1 Ask who owns the indicated item.1 Ask why someone is delayed.1 Check the presence of an understood group of people.1 Check whether a statement is true.1 Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?1 Check whether the listener is currently at their workplace, not where they are employed.1 Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1 Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1 Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1 Confirm that listener resides at the indicated location.1 Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1 Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1 Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1 Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1 Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1 Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1 Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1 Discuss your employment status.1 Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1 Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1 Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1 Explain a social relationship. Feminine alternative: Son amigas.1 Explain current work activity/availability.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 the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1 Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1 Explain that you already have arrangements.1 Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1 Express certainty about a stated fact, not physical safety. Female speaker: Estoy segura de eso.1 Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1 Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1 Give a direct negative answer.1 Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1 Identify oneself, e.g.1 Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1 Identify the exact desired location visually.1 Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1 Introduce a positive update.1 Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1 Introduce the first point in a sequence.1 Invite a suggestion for solving an understood problem.1 Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1 Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1 Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.1 Offer the already-mentioned object or item.1 Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.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 Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1 Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.1 Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1 Report that an understood situation is unusual.1 Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1 Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.1 Request or describe doing things one by one.1 Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.1 Respond politely when someone sneezes.1 Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1 Say an amount or demand is excessive.1 Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1 Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1 Select an indicated item.1 Share a phone number.1 Share an address with a driver/contact.1 Share family information.1 Share social background. Feminine alternative: Tengo amigas.1 Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1 Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1 Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1 Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.1

Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral141 masculine13 both7

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded144 object8 speaker4 noun3 listener2

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core86 Not recorded61 Expansion14

Vocabulary families109 branches

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

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday98 Not recorded61 Less common2

Reusability3 branches

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

466 560 335

Coverage gap value5 branches

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

378 439 136 26 52

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

358 157 246

Confusion risk4 branches

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

364 259 126 412

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3145 4–616

Usefulness score4 branches

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

4107 531 322 21

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20138 5–1023

Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23100 2026-10-1217 2026-10-1316 2026-10-1916 2026-10-1411 2026-10-171

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)161

Source batches12 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23100 I know screenshot16 Everyday questions screenshot11 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 29 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 17 Short everyday phrases screenshot7 50 everyday phrases screenshot6 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1 Informal me commands screenshot1 Past-tense questions screenshot1 Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1 Time adverbs 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.100 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap45 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.16

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded161

Length difficulty factor4 branches