EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Source review decisions: Added × Formality and register: Neutral × Difficulty: Beginner × Vocabulary contribution: 1–3 ×

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Difficulty4 branches

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

Easy138 Beginner130 Moderate20 Challenging2

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Goodbye.Adiós.
“Adiós.” means “Goodbye.” in Mexican Spanish. Say goodbye.
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Welcome!¡Bienvenido!
“¡Bienvenido!” means “Welcome!” in Mexican Spanish. Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!
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I have a fever.Tengo fiebre.
“Tengo fiebre.” means “I have a fever.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.
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I feel dizzy.Estoy mareado.
“Estoy mareado.” means “I feel dizzy.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.
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I need gas.Necesito gasolina.
“Necesito gasolina.” means “I need gas.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain needing gasoline, e.g.
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I’m injured.Estoy herido.
“Estoy herido.” means “I’m injured.” in Mexican Spanish. Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.
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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.
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Do you understand?¿Entiendes?
“¿Entiendes?” means “Do you understand?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.
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I have a question.Tengo una pregunta.
“Tengo una pregunta.” means “I have a question.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for starting a question or asking for clarification.
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I need a doctor.Necesito un médico.
“Necesito un médico.” means “I need a doctor.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.
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It’s an emergency!¡Es una emergencia!
“¡Es una emergencia!” means “It’s an emergency!” in Mexican Spanish. Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.
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There’s a fire!¡Hay un incendio!
“¡Hay un incendio!” means “There’s a fire!” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that there is a fire.
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I have bad news.Tengo malas noticias.
“Tengo malas noticias.” means “I have bad news.” in Mexican Spanish. Prepare someone for a disappointing update.
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Are they ready?¿Ellos están listos?
“¿Ellos están listos?” means “Are they ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.
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Yesterday.Ayer.
“Ayer.” means “Yesterday.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Usually.Normalmente.
“Normalmente.” means “Usually.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Always.Siempre.
“Siempre.” means “Always.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Never.Nunca.
“Nunca.” means “Never.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Perfect!¡Perfecto!
“¡Perfecto!” means “Perfect!” in Mexican Spanish. React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.
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Probably.Probablemente.
“Probablemente.” means “Probably.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a likelihood question with probably.
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Quite a bit.Bastante.
“Bastante.” means “Quite a bit.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.
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Last night.Anoche.
“Anoche.” means “Last night.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when something happened with last night.
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Oops!¡Ups!
“¡Ups!” means “Oops!” in Mexican Spanish. React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.
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Too late.Demasiado tarde.
“Demasiado tarde.” means “Too late.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Conversation role9 branches

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

Answer or explain98 Share information64 Express feelings or opinions49 Ask a question13 Warn or report a problem4 Give instructions3 Make a request3 Greet or say goodbye2 Reassure or encourage1

Situations79 branches

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

Not recorded52 A conventional good-trip wish.1 Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1 Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1 Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1 Answer a day-of-week question.1 Answer a likelihood question with probably.1 Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1 Answer when something happened with last night.1 Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1 Ask a server for a drink without ice.1 Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1 Ask for accommodation at a hotel.1 Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.1 Celos means interpersonal jealousy; envidia means envy.1 Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1 Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1 Communicate need for taxi transport when seeking a ride.1 Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.1 Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1 Conventional opinion introducer.1 Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1 Describe a cloudy sky.1 Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1 Describe an unexpected sudden event.1 Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1 Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.1 Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.1 Describe exercising as a habitual activity.1 Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.1 Describe someone else’s work ethic.1 Describe sunny weather, not an object’s heat.1 Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1 Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1 Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1 Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1 Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.1 Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1 Explain needing gasoline, e.g.1 Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.1 Explain that the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.1 Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1 Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1 Express uncertainty or concerns.1 Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1 Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1 Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1 Give your age with tener; substitute the number as needed.1 Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1 Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1 Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1 Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1 Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1 Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1 Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1 Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1 Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1 Prepare someone for a disappointing update.1 Promise prompt action.1 React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.1 React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1 React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1 React with surprise or admiration.1 Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1 Report cleanliness of an understood item/room.1 Report darkness outdoors, e.g.1 Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.1 Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1 Report wet clothing after rain or laundry.1 Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.1 Say goodbye.1 Say speaker and companions are together in the same group/place.1 Schoolwork or a conversation with family about homework.1 Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1 Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.1 State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1 State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.1 State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1 Warn that there is a fire.1

Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral115 masculine8 both5 feminine2

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded117 speaker6 noun3 object3 listener1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded52 Core46 Expansion32

Vocabulary families172 branches

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

ser19 estar13 tener10 necesito6 sola4 ellos3 estamos3 poder3 amable2 buena2 dia2 ella2 hago2 hay2 mes2 no2 ocupadas2 ocupados2 pregunta2 semana2 tenemos2 yo2 adios1 afuera1 algun1 alguna1 anoche1 anos1 aun1 ayer1 ayudarte1 bastante1 bien1 bienvenido1 buen1 cargo1 carino1 casi1 celos1 coche1 coincidencia1 color1 comiste1 confuso1 conozco1 correcto1 dame1 demasiado1 desde1 dias1 dificil1 dudas1 duro1 ejercicio1 eleccion1 embargo1 emergencia1 encargarme1 enojado1 enseguida1 entiendes1 entonces1 esperanza1 esquina1 etapa1 exacto1 facil1 favor1 fiebre1 fresco1 ganaste1 gasolina1 gracias1 guau1 habitacion1 hacer1 hecho1 herido1 hermana1 hermoso1 hielo1 importa1 imposible1 incendio1 invitados1 juego1 juntos1 limpio1 listos1 lugar1 lunes1 malas1 manejar1 mareado1 medicina1 medico1 mio1 mismo1 mojada1 muchas1 nadar1 noche1 normalmente1 noticias1 nublado1 nunca1 oferta1 opcion1 opinion1 oscuro1 otra1 pagaste1 pasada1 pasado1 peligroso1 perfecto1 perro1 posible1 preocupado1 primavera1 prisa1 probablemente1 profesor1 proxima1 proximo1 prueba1 quizas1 radiografia1 realidad1 repente1 respuesta1 reunion1 ropa1 saben1 segundo1 segura1 semaforo1 semanas1 sentir1 siempre1 sol1 soltero1 sucios1 suficientemente1 suposicion1 supuesto1 tambien1 tampoco1 tarde1 tarea1 taxi1 telefono1 temprano1 tengo1 terminaste1 termino1 toda1 todas1 todavia1 todos1 trabajan1 trabajaste1 trafico1 ups1 veces1 vegetariano1 veinticinco1 viaje1 vida1 vienen1 viniste1 ya1

Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday53 Not recorded52 Less common24 Specialized1

Reusability4 branches

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

447 542 340 21

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

352 438 136 24

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

156 240 334

Confusion risk3 branches

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

145 243 342

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3118 4–612

Usefulness score3 branches

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

488 327 515

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20129 5–101

Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2378 2026-10-1427 2026-10-129 2026-10-195 2026-10-174 2026-10-183 2026-10-132 2026-10-162

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)130

Source batches13 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2378 Time adverbs screenshot16 Past-tense questions screenshot6 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 25 Short everyday phrases screenshot5 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot4 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot3 50 everyday phrases screenshot3 Everyday conversation screenshot3 Everyday questions screenshot3 I know screenshot2 25 conversational statements screenshot1 Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1

Review methods4 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.78 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap43 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.8 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded130

Length difficulty factor4 branches