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Topics31 branches

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

Conversation61Keeping a Conversation Going59Making Plans24Getting Around Mexico12Everyday Conversation10Shopping and Paying10Feelings and Check-ins8Home Together8Requests8Clearing Up Misunderstandings7Health and Getting Help6Everyday Statements5Time and Frequency5Reactions4Travel and Directions4Boundaries and Disagreements3Encouragement and Celebration3Food and Eating Together3Feelings2Food and Dining2Making Plans with Friends2Talking About How You Feel2Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1Health and Safety1Relationships and Family1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Talking About Family1Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1Wants and Needs1Work and Shifts1

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  1. Can you come?¿Puedes venir?

    “¿Puedes venir?” means “Can you come?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

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  2. Can I pay?¿Puedo pagar?

    “¿Puedo pagar?” means “Can I pay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask to settle a bill now.

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  3. Do you have time?¿Tienes tiempo?

    “¿Tienes tiempo?” means “Do you have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.

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  4. 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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  5. Is it true?¿Es verdad?

    “¿Es verdad?” means “Is it true?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a statement is true.

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Do you have a car?¿Tienes carro?

    “¿Tienes carro?” means “Do you have a car?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.

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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. Are you okay?¿Estás bien?

    “¿Estás bien?” means “Are you okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.

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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. When?¿Cuándo?

    “¿Cuándo?” means “When?” in Mexican Spanish. Valid standalone follow-up question.

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  15. 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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  16. Can we talk?¿Podemos hablar?

    “¿Podemos hablar?” means “Can we talk?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversation builder.

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  17. Do I need this?¿Necesito esto?

    “¿Necesito esto?” means “Do I need this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether an understood item is needed.

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  18. 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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  19. How much do you need?¿Cuánto necesitas?

    “¿Cuánto necesitas?” means “How much do you need?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the required amount of an understood resource/item.

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  20. I can drive.Sé manejar.

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

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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. Can they help?¿Ellos pueden ayudar?

    “¿Ellos pueden ayudar?” means “Can they help?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.

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  24. Are you at home?¿Estás en casa?

    “¿Estás en casa?” means “Are you at home?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener is currently at home.

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Technical Specs
Formality and register3 branches

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

Neutral62Familiar (tú)41Formal (usted)1
Conversation role6 branches

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

Ask a question90Answer or explain12Express feelings or opinions10Share information10Make a request2Give instructions1
Situations62 branches

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

Not recorded43Arrange a visit to the listener’s location.1Ask about employment during a social introduction.1Ask about listener’s body-temperature sensation when considering comfort or clothing.1Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1Ask someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1Ask the required amount of an understood resource/item.1Ask to settle a bill now.1Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.1Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.1Ask whether a listing, item, or appointment remains available.1Ask whether an object or vehicle is prepared to leave. Feminine alternative: ¿Está lista para salir?1Ask whether an understood item is needed.1Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1Ask whether listener is heading home when coordinating departure.1Ask whether someone has children during an appropriate personal conversation.1Ask whether someone works at the indicated place, for example identifying an employee who may help.1Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1Ask which day it is.1Ask who is accompanying the listener.1Ask who owns the indicated item.1Ask why someone is delayed.1Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?1Check that a person or situation is okay.1Check that a traveller has their ticket before entry or boarding.1Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.1Check the presence of an understood group of people.1Check whether a familiar companion has money available for an understood expense.1Check whether a statement is true.1Check whether an item can be used safely. Seguro describes the action of using it; use usarla for a feminine object.1Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.1Check whether anyone is at home before entering/visiting.1Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?1Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.1Check whether the listener is currently at home.1Check whether the listener is currently at their workplace, not where they are employed.1Check whether the listener is feeling happy or satisfied.1Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1Confirm knowing how to drive.1Confirm that listener resides at the indicated location.1Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1Discuss a proposed action.1Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1Invite a suggestion for solving an understood problem.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.1Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.1Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.1React to a frightening thing or event.1Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.1Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1State needing a vehicle, e.g.1Understand a formal yes/no question about pain.1Wish 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.

neutral94both6masculine4
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded95object5listener4
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core54Not recorded43Expansion7
Vocabulary families90 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.

Everyday59Not recorded43Less common2
Reusability2 branches

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

471533
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

3514271162951
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

143331230
Confusion risk4 branches

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

24434111346
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3974–67
Usefulness score3 branches

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

46453337
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–20104
Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23612026-10-12172026-10-19162026-10-1492026-10-171
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)104
Source batches8 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

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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.61Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap27Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.16
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded104
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

3606290897
Vocabulary difficulty factor2 branches

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

089215
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

010242
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-243-441016-64
Unique Vocabulary Families1 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

None recorded104
New Families Vs Baseline21 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

None recorded83adonde2carro2alguien1aprender1arriba1boleto1disponible1dolor1duerme1escucho1fuiste1hay1hijos1llamaste1mira1nadie1preguntar1recuerdas1usarlo1viento1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

0831–321
Pronunciation Included1 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

No104