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Keeping a Conversation Going68Requests37Conversation35Everyday Statements27Reactions24Clearing Up Misunderstandings20Boundaries and Disagreements19Getting Around Mexico17Home Together17Making Plans16Encouragement and Celebration9Everyday Affection9Feelings and Check-ins7Health and Getting Help7Food and Eating Together6Shopping and Paying6Time and Frequency6Romance5Food and Dining4Travel and Directions4Everyday Conversation3Feelings3Relationships and Family3Health and Safety2Household Chores2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Walking Directions2Asking Someone Out1ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Cooking Together1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Disagreeing Politely1Natural Reactions and Replies1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Visiting a Pharmacy1

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  1. Hands up.Manos arriba.

    “Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. What size?¿Qué talla?

    “¿Qué talla?” means “What size?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Because of traffic.Por el tráfico.

    “Por el tráfico.” means “Because of traffic.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Is it spicy?¿Pica?

    “¿Pica?” means “Is it spicy?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Turn it on.Enciéndelo.

    “Enciéndelo.” means “Turn it on.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn on an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Turn it off.Apágalo.

    “Apágalo.” means “Turn it off.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn off an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. I can’t hear you.No te escucho.

    “No te escucho.” means “I can’t hear you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. I’ll let you know.Te aviso.

    “Te aviso.” means “I’ll let you know.” in Mexican Spanish. Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Hold it.Sujétalo.

    “Sujétalo.” means “Hold it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Get your things.Toma tus cosas.

    “Toma tus cosas.” means “Get your things.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Take this medicine.Tome este medicamento.

    “Tome este medicamento.” means “Take this medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. I did it.Lo hice.

    “Lo hice.” means “I did it.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having completed the understood action.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. How do you close it?¿Cómo se cierra?

    “¿Cómo se cierra?” means “How do you close it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is closed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Get ready.Prepárate.

    “Prepárate.” means “Get ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. How do you open it?¿Cómo se abre?

    “¿Cómo se abre?” means “How do you open it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is opened.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Tell him.Díselo.

    “Díselo.” means “Tell him.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. How do you use it?¿Cómo se usa?

    “¿Cómo se usa?” means “How do you use it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Call me back.Devuélveme la llamada.

    “Devuélveme la llamada.” means “Call me back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to return a phone call.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Where does it hurt?¿Dónde le duele?

    “¿Dónde le duele?” means “Where does it hurt?” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a formal question asking where pain is located.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Keep the change.Quédate con el cambio.

    “Quédate con el cambio.” means “Keep the change.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Did you ask him?¿Se lo preguntaste?

    “¿Se lo preguntaste?” means “Did you ask him?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Where?¿Dónde?

    “¿Dónde?” means “Where?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. How?¿Cómo?

    “¿Cómo?” means “How?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. This one.Este.

    “Este.” means “This one.” in Mexican Spanish. Select an indicated item.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.

Neutral76Familiar (tú)70Formal (usted)2
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 explain63Share information55Express feelings or opinions51Ask a question41Give instructions40Make a request34Reassure or encourage3Offer help or make a promise2
Situations141 branches

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

Not recorded8Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1Answer a who question with no one.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Answer when with before/earlier.1Arrival registration at a hotel/event.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.1Ask about playing football as a hobby in casual introductions.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for the method of repairing an understood object/problem.1Ask how a device/container/door is closed.1Ask how a device/container/door is opened.1Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask if a proposed action would be helpful.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask listener to share use or a portion of an understood item.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to perform the understood action.1Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to solve an understood problem.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1Ask someone to turn on an understood device.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.1Ask the listener to return a phone call.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.1Ask to cover an understood item/container.1Ask to wrap an understood item, e.g.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.1Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.1Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.1Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.1Ask when an understood activity or job started in the past.1Ask when an understood task finished in the past.1Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1Ask whether listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.1Ask whether listener will cover an understood bill/expense when coordinating payment.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask which person an already-understood man asked in a past conversation.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Ask why someone is laughing.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clarify that the listener’s interpretation matches the point the speaker intended.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Clarify that the speaker does not want a remark misinterpreted.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Deny doing an understood action.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Express a wish that listener were present during separation.1Express an optional shared blessing/wish.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Firmly refuse something.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Often an ironic reaction to bad luck; tone establishes the meaning. Suerte is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Report not asking an understood person or question.1Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Respectfully report that a previously identified person died.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Select an indicated item.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1Understand a formal question asking where pain is located.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral147feminine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded147noun1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core76Expansion64Not recorded8
Vocabulary families176 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday89Less common50Not recorded8Specialized1
Reusability4 branches

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

59044531023
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

38046622
Confusion risk3 branches

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

310524013
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31304–618
Usefulness score3 branches

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

496331521
Difficulty score7 branches

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

21–306831–403411–202741–50115–10551–60261–701
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

Recorded number of vocabulary-family contributions; it is not a learner’s vocabulary size.

1–399049
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231402026-10-1662026-10-122
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)148
Source batches4 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2314025 conversational statements screenshot5Everyday conversation screenshot222 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.140Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.6Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded148
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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

657343030917121
Vocabulary difficulty factor9 branches

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

37422601751361120342121171
Grammar difficulty factor15 branches

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

334173313271010201023816625666182282151241261301
Idiom difficulty factor10 branches

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

0112424846210112114118121201
Unique Vocabulary Families111 branches

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

None recorded49acaso1admiro1anoche1apagalo1apresures1arreglas1aviso1ayudaria1baja1bastante1bendiga1cambio1cancelalo1cara1carino1carne1coincidencia1compartirias1correo1cosas1cree1crees1cubrelo1cuida1cumple1date1deja1desde1devuelveme1di1dije1diselo1dormi1embargo1empezando1empezaste1empiezo1encargate1enciendelo1entonces1envuelvelo1ese1esquina1estuvieras1fallecio1fui1futbol1guardalo1gustas1hazlo1heriste1importas1inspiras1interrumpas1juegas1llevalo1llevarlo1malinterpretes1manten1mantenlo1medicamento1mentiste1ninguna1ojala1opinion1oyes1pagaras1paraste1pared1piensas1pinta1preguntale1preguntas1preguntaste1pregunte1pregunto1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pruebalo1quedare1realidad1recogelo1refiero1registrate1repitas1respondio1resuelvelo1retrocede1reviso1ries1rompio1semaforo1sencillo1sentimientos1siente1sujetalo1tema1tome1trafico1tranquilizas1trapea1trata1tuve1usa1vale1ves1vi1viajar1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline142 branches

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None recorded27hice2llame2acabo1acaso1adentro1admiro1afuera1anoche1antes1apagalo1apresures1arreglas1arriba1aviso1ayudaria1ayudo1baja1bastante1bendiga1calle1cambio1cancelalo1cara1carino1carne1coincidencia1comi1compartirias1correo1cosas1cree1crees1cualquier1cubrelo1cuida1cumple1date1deja1desde1devuelveme1di1dije1dios1diselo1dormi1duele1embargo1empezando1empezaste1empiezo1encargate1enciendelo1entonces1envuelvelo1escucho1ese1esquina1estuvieras1fallecio1fui1futbol1guardalo1gustas1hazlo1heriste1importas1inspiras1interrumpas1juegas1justo1llevalo1llevarlo1malinterpretes1manera1manos1manten1mantenlo1medicamento1menos1mentiste1mia1mira1nadie1ninguna1Not recorded1ojala1opinion1oyes1pagaras1paraste1pared1pena1piensas1pinta1piso1planeo1preguntale1preguntas1preguntaste1pregunte1pregunto1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pruebalo1quedare1quedate1realidad1recogelo1recuerdas1refiero1registrate1repitas1respondio1resuelvelo1retrocede1reviso1ries1rompio1sabia1semaforo1sencillo1sentimientos1siente1sueno1sujetalo1tema1toca1toma1tome1trafico1tranquilizas1trapea1trata1tuve1usa1vale1ves1vi1viajar1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–3120027Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No148