EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

Beginner · 5–10

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Topics21 branches

Find phrases for everyday situations and conversations. A phrase can belong to several topics.

Difficulty1 branches

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

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Thank you.Gracias.
“Gracias.” means “Thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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I need water.Necesito agua.
“Necesito agua.” means “I need water.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
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Hello.Hola.
“Hola.” means “Hello.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.
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Yes.Sí.
“Sí.” means “Yes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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Goodbye.Adiós.
“Adiós.” means “Goodbye.” in Mexican Spanish. Say goodbye.
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No.No.
“No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.
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I need help.Necesito ayuda.
“Necesito ayuda.” means “I need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Existing card.
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Please.Por favor.
“Por favor.” means “Please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.
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I’m sorry.Lo siento.
“Lo siento.” means “I’m sorry.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.
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No, thank you.No, gracias.
“No, gracias.” means “No, thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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I need more time.Necesito más tiempo.
“Necesito más tiempo.” means “I need more time.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Reassure / encourage.
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That’s okay.Está bien.
“Está bien.” means “That’s okay.” in Mexican Spanish. Can express acceptance: that’s fine / okay, depending on context.
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I understand.Entiendo.
“Entiendo.” means “I understand.” in Mexican Spanish. Signals that you understand an explanation or what someone says.
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It’s cold.Está frío.
“Está frío.” means “It’s cold.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.
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I have a car.Tengo carro.
“Tengo carro.” means “I have a car.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.
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It’s near.Está cerca.
“Está cerca.” means “It’s near.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.
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Soon.Pronto.
“Pronto.” means “Soon.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Already.Ya.
“Ya.” means “Already.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Nothing.Nada.
“Nada.” means “Nothing.” in Mexican Spanish. Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.
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I see.Ya veo.
“Ya veo.” means “I see.” in Mexican Spanish. Means now I understand / I see what you mean, rather than simply describing eyesight.
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Let me see.Déjame ver.
“Déjame ver.” means “Let me see.” in Mexican Spanish. Can ask to look at something or signal that you need a moment to check or think.
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This time.Esta vez.
“Esta vez.” means “This time.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.
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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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Today.Hoy.
“Hoy.” means “Today.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Technical Specs

Formality and register2 branches

How a phrase addresses someone: Neutral, Familiar (tú), or Formal (usted). Politeness also depends on wording and context; tú can be polite.

Neutral57 Familiar (tú)4

Conversation role7 branches

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

Answer or explain36 Share information18 Express feelings or opinions7 Make a request7 Ask a question4 Greet or say goodbye4 Reassure or encourage3

Situations24 branches

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

Not recorded38 Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.1 Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1 Answer a who question with no one.1 Answer when with before/earlier.1 Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1 Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1 Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.1 Comment that it is late.1 Comment that the current time is early.1 Confirm people are able to attend.1 Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1 Discuss whether you have money available.1 Discuss your employment status.1 Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1 Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1 Give a direct negative answer.1 Identify oneself, e.g.1 Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1 Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1 Say an amount or demand is excessive.1 Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1 Say goodbye.1 Select an indicated item.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral58 masculine2 both1

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded58 noun2 speaker1

Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded38 Core22 Introductory Set2 Expansion1

Vocabulary families49 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.

Not recorded38 Everyday22 Less common1

Reusability3 branches

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

333 523 45

Coverage gap value5 branches

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

122 322 48 56 23

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

138 313 210

Confusion risk4 branches

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

120 219 316 46

Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–361

Usefulness score3 branches

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

442 516 33

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

058 1–33

Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2323 2026-10-1415 2026-10-1012 2026-10-125 2026-10-132 2026-10-162 2026-10-171 2026-10-191

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)61

Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2323 Not recorded15 50 everyday phrases screenshot7 Time adverbs screenshot7 I know screenshot2 Short everyday phrases screenshot2 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1 Everyday questions screenshot1 Informal me commands screenshot1 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 21 Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1

Review methods3 branches

How the recorded editorial ratings were assigned. These are assessments rather than measured learning outcomes.

Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap37 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.23 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

The version of the editorial difficulty rubric used for a phrase.

261

Source review decisions3 branches

The recorded action taken when a phrase was reviewed in a source batch.

Added45 Not recorded15 Updated equivalent1

Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded59 Guest2

Idiom difficulty factor1 branches