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Topics38 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going59Reactions31Making Plans19Everyday Statements17Clearing Up Misunderstandings15Everyday Conversation15Getting Around Mexico15Time and Frequency15Conversation13Encouragement and Celebration11Health and Getting Help11Feelings and Check-ins7Health and Safety7Home Together7Travel and Directions6Relationships and Family5Talking About How Often5Boundaries and Disagreements4Food and Eating Together4Everyday Affection3Feelings3Romance3Actions and Encouragement2Encouraging Someone2Everyday Actions2Food and Dining2Natural Reactions and Replies2Shopping and Paying2Walking Directions2Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Disagreeing Politely1Hotel Check-In and Checkout1Requests1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About Family1Talking About How You Feel1Visiting a Pharmacy1Wants and Needs1

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  1. Welcome!¡Bienvenido!

    “¡Bienvenido!” means “Welcome!” in Mexican Spanish. Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. I need gas.Necesito gasolina.

    “Necesito gasolina.” means “I need gas.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain needing gasoline, e.g.

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. Yesterday.Ayer.

    “Ayer.” means “Yesterday.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  13. Usually.Normalmente.

    “Normalmente.” means “Usually.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  14. Always.Siempre.

    “Siempre.” means “Always.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  15. Never.Nunca.

    “Nunca.” means “Never.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  16. Perfect!¡Perfecto!

    “¡Perfecto!” means “Perfect!” in Mexican Spanish. React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.

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  17. Probably.Probablemente.

    “Probablemente.” means “Probably.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a likelihood question with probably.

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  18. 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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  19. Last night.Anoche.

    “Anoche.” means “Last night.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when something happened with last night.

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  20. Oops!¡Ups!

    “¡Ups!” means “Oops!” in Mexican Spanish. React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.

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  21. 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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  22. Thank you very much.Muchas gracias.

    “Muchas gracias.” means “Thank you very much.” in Mexican Spanish. Stronger than gracias: thank you very much.

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  23. Me too.Yo también.

    “Yo también.” means “Me too.” in Mexican Spanish. Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.

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  24. Someday.Algún día.

    “Algún día.” means “Someday.” in Mexican Spanish. Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.

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Technical Specs
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 explain91Share information59Express feelings or opinions48Ask a question13Warn or report a problem4Give instructions3Make a request3Reassure or encourage2Greet or say goodbye1
Situations74 branches

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

Not recorded47A conventional good-trip wish.1Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1Answer a day-of-week question.1Answer a likelihood question with probably.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1Ask a server for a drink without ice.1Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1Ask for accommodation at a hotel.1Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.1Celos means interpersonal jealousy; envidia means envy.1Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1Communicate need for taxi transport when seeking a ride.1Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.1Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Describe a cloudy sky.1Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.1Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.1Describe exercising as a habitual activity.1Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.1Describe sunny weather, not an object’s heat.1Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.1Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1Explain needing gasoline, e.g.1Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.1Explain that the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.1Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1Express uncertainty or concerns.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Promise prompt action.1React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.1React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1React with surprise or admiration.1Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1Report cleanliness of an understood item/room.1Report darkness outdoors, e.g.1Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.1Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1Report wet clothing after rain or laundry.1Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.1Say speaker and companions are together in the same group/place.1Schoolwork or a conversation with family about homework.1Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.1State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.1State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1Warn that there is a fire.1
Gender forms3 branches

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neutral109masculine8both3
Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded109speaker6noun3listener1object1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded47Core44Expansion29
Vocabulary families153 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.

Everyday48Not recorded47Less common24Specialized1
Reusability4 branches

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

44454033521
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

34743513424
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

149238333
Confusion risk3 branches

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

145340235
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31094–611
Usefulness score3 branches

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

486322512
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–20120
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–311604
Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23732026-10-14252026-10-1282026-10-1872026-10-1742026-10-1322026-10-161
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)120
Source batches11 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.73Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap40Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.7
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded120
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

355632022911
Grammar difficulty factor3 branches

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

6553521013
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

0109411
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-259050-411
Unique Vocabulary Families117 branches

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None recorded4algun1alguna1anoche1aun1ayer1ayudarte1bastante1bienvenido1cargo1carino1celos1coche1coincidencia1color1comiste1confuso1correcto1demasiado1dudas1ejercicio1eleccion1embargo1emergencia1encargarme1enojado1enseguida1entiendes1esperanza1esquina1etapa1exacto1facil1fiebre1fresco1ganaste1gasolina1guau1habitacion1hago1hecho1herido1hermana1hermoso1hielo1importa1imposible1incendio1invitados1juego1juntos1limpio1listos1lugar1lunes1manejar1mareado1medicina1medico1mio1mismo1mojada1muchas1normalmente1nublado1nunca1oferta1opcion1opinion1oscuro1pagaste1pasada1pasado1peligroso1perfecto1perro1posible1preocupado1primavera1prisa1probablemente1profesor1proxima1proximo1prueba1quizas1radiografia1realidad1repente1respuesta1reunion1saben1segundo1semaforo1siempre1sol1soltero1sucios1suposicion1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1tarea1taxi1terminaste1toda1todavia1todos1trabajaste1trafico1ups1veces1vegetariano1viaje1vida1vienen1viniste1
New Families Vs Baseline126 branches

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None recorded4ellos2mes2tenemos2afuera1algun1alguna1anoche1aun1ayer1ayudarte1bastante1bienvenido1cargo1carino1celos1coche1coincidencia1color1comiste1confuso1conozco1correcto1dame1demasiado1dudas1ejercicio1eleccion1embargo1emergencia1encargarme1enojado1enseguida1entiendes1esperanza1esquina1etapa1exacto1facil1fiebre1fresco1ganaste1gasolina1guau1habitacion1hago1hay1hecho1herido1hermana1hermoso1hielo1importa1imposible1incendio1invitados1juego1juntos1limpio1listos1lugar1lunes1manejar1mareado1medicina1medico1mio1mismo1mojada1muchas1noche1normalmente1nublado1nunca1oferta1opcion1opinion1oscuro1pagaste1pasada1pasado1peligroso1perfecto1perro1posible1preocupado1primavera1prisa1probablemente1profesor1proxima1proximo1prueba1quizas1radiografia1realidad1repente1respuesta1reunion1ropa1saben1segundo1semaforo1siempre1sol1soltero1sucios1suposicion1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1tarea1taxi1terminaste1toda1todavia1todos1trabajaste1trafico1ups1veces1vegetariano1viaje1vida1vienen1viniste1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–311604
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No120