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Topics19 branches

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Conversation61 Keeping a Conversation Going42 Making Plans21 Everyday Conversation11 Getting Around Mexico10 Shopping and Paying9 Time and Frequency7 Clearing Up Misunderstandings6 Food and Eating Together6 Encouragement and Celebration4 Food and Dining4 Feelings and Check-ins3 Health and Getting Help3 Home Together3 Boundaries and Disagreements2 Feelings1 Making Plans with Friends1 Talking About How You Feel1 Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1

Difficulty3 branches

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Easy90 Beginner84 Moderate5

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At what time?¿A qué hora?
“¿A qué hora?” means “At what time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.
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Can I pay?¿Puedo pagar?
“¿Puedo pagar?” means “Can I pay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask to settle a bill now.
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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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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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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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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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When?¿Cuándo?
“¿Cuándo?” means “When?” in Mexican Spanish. Valid standalone follow-up question.
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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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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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What size?¿Qué talla?
“¿Qué talla?” means “What size?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.
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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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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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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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Is it spicy?¿Pica?
“¿Pica?” means “Is it spicy?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.
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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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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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Where can I pay?¿Dónde puedo pagar?
“¿Dónde puedo pagar?” means “Where can I pay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.
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Which one?¿Cuál?
“¿Cuál?” means “Which one?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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Where?¿Dónde?
“¿Dónde?” means “Where?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.
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How?¿Cómo?
“¿Cómo?” means “How?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.
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How many?¿Cuántos?
“¿Cuántos?” means “How many?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.
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Situations49 branches

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

Not recorded36 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 expected difficulty of a task.1 Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.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 for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.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 someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1 Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.1 Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1 Ask to settle a bill now.1 Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1 Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.1 Ask whether a listing, item, or appointment remains available.1 Ask whether an object or vehicle is prepared to leave. Feminine alternative: ¿Está lista para salir?1 Ask whether an understood item is needed.1 Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1 Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1 Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1 Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1 Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1 Ask which day it is.1 Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1 Ask who owns the indicated item.1 Ask why someone is delayed.1 Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1 Check that a person or situation is okay.1 Check the presence of an understood group of people.1 Check whether a statement is true.1 Check whether an item can be used safely. Seguro describes the action of using it; use usarla for a feminine object.1 Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.1 Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1 Check whether anyone is at home before entering/visiting.1 Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1 Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.1 Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1 Confirm future presence at an understood place/event.1 Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1 Discuss a proposed action.1 Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1 Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.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

Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral81 both2 masculine1

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded81 listener2 object1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core43 Not recorded36 Expansion5

Vocabulary families78 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.

Everyday46 Not recorded36 Less common2

Reusability2 branches

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

452 532

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

333 123 417 211

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

139 329 216

Confusion risk4 branches

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

329 228 123 44

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–378 4–66

Usefulness score3 branches

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

458 520 36

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2080 5–104

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

071 1–313

Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2348 2026-10-1219 2026-10-1415 2026-10-151 2026-10-191

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)84

Source batches7 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2348 Everyday questions screenshot14 Past-tense questions screenshot9 Short everyday phrases screenshot9 50 everyday phrases screenshot2 28 everyday questions screenshot1 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11

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.48 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap35 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.1

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded84

Length difficulty factor4 branches