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Difficulty2 branches

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Beginner65 Easy21

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It’s not safe.No es seguro.
“No es seguro.” means “It’s not safe.” in Mexican Spanish. State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.
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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 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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This is my seat.Este es mi asiento.
“Este es mi asiento.” means “This is my seat.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.
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This is my phone number.Este es mi número.
“Este es mi número.” means “This is my phone number.” in Mexican Spanish. Share a phone number.
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This is my address.Esta es mi dirección.
“Esta es mi dirección.” means “This is my address.” in Mexican Spanish. Share an address with a driver/contact.
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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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It’s late.Es tarde.
“Es tarde.” means “It’s late.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that it is late.
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It’s early.Es temprano.
“Es temprano.” means “It’s early.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that the current time is early.
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It’s too much.Es demasiado.
“Es demasiado.” means “It’s too much.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an amount or demand is excessive.
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It’s me.Soy yo.
“Soy yo.” means “It’s me.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify oneself, e.g.
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It’s too early.Es demasiado temprano.
“Es demasiado temprano.” means “It’s too early.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.
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That’s true.Es verdad.
“Es verdad.” means “That’s true.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Reactions. React / give an opinion.
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It’s yours.Es tuyo.
“Es tuyo.” means “It’s yours.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.
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This is for you.Es para ti.
“Es para ti.” means “This is for you.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.
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They are friends.Son amigos.
“Son amigos.” means “They are friends.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a social relationship. Feminine alternative: Son amigas.
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It’s different.Es diferente.
“Es diferente.” means “It’s different.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that two understood items/situations differ.
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It’s easy.Es fácil.
“Es fácil.” means “It’s easy.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Statements. Respond / explain.
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It’s possible.Es posible.
“Es posible.” means “It’s possible.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural everyday Spanish used in Mexico.
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It’s impossible.Es imposible.
“Es imposible.” means “It’s impossible.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural everyday Spanish used in Mexico.
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Is this a good time?¿Es buen momento?
“¿Es buen momento?” means “Is this a good time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.
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It’s mine.Es mío.
“Es mío.” means “It’s mine.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.
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It’s for me.Es para mí.
“Es para mí.” means “It’s for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify that something is intended for the speaker.
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Conversation role5 branches

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

Answer or explain47 Share information43 Express feelings or opinions25 Ask a question15 Warn or report a problem1

Situations57 branches

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

Not recorded9 Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1 Answer a day-of-week question.1 Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1 Ask about expected difficulty of a task.1 Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1 Ask someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1 Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1 Ask which day it is.1 Ask who owns the indicated item.1 Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.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 it is a convenient moment to speak.1 Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1 Comment that it is late.1 Comment that the current time is early.1 Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1 Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1 Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1 Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1 Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1 Discuss a proposed action.1 Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1 Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1 Explain a social relationship. Feminine alternative: Son amigas.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 that two understood items/situations differ.1 Explain the proper time for an expected action has not arrived.1 Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1 Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1 Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1 Identify oneself, e.g.1 Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1 Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1 Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1 Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.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 Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1 Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1 Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1 Report that an understood situation is unusual.1 Say an amount or demand is excessive.1 Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1 Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1 Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1 Share a phone number.1 Share an address with a driver/contact.1 Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1 State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1 State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1 State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1 Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1 Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1 Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1

Gender forms2 branches

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neutral58 masculine7

Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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Not recorded58 object4 speaker2 noun1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core40 Expansion16 Not recorded9

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday48 Not recorded9 Less common8

Reusability3 branches

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

534 424 37

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

337 419 17 22

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

332 221 112

Confusion risk4 branches

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

332 226 14 43

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–347 4–618

Usefulness score3 branches

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

443 313 59

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2061 5–104

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

046 1–319

Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2356 2026-10-123 2026-10-143 2026-10-172 2026-10-131

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)65

Source batches5 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2356 Everyday questions screenshot4 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot2 Thirty everyday phrases screenshot2 I know screenshot1

Review methods2 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.56 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap9

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded65

Length difficulty factor4 branches