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Beginner · 2 · Answer or explain · 0 · Making Plans

Invitations, availability, schedules, meeting up, staying, leaving and keeping in touch.

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Keeping a Conversation Going98 Everyday Statements54 Making Plans50 Reactions40 Conversation32 Time and Frequency32 Getting Around Mexico27 Clearing Up Misunderstandings26 Boundaries and Disagreements22 Home Together16 Encouragement and Celebration11 Everyday Conversation11 Feelings and Check-ins9 Travel and Directions7 Food and Eating Together6 Health and Getting Help6 Feelings5 Food and Dining5 Shopping and Paying5 Wants and Needs5 Everyday Affection4 Disagreeing Politely3 Saying No Politely3 Natural Reactions and Replies2 Romance2 Taking a Taxi in Mexico2 Airports and Luggage1 Asking Someone Out1 Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1 Everyday Actions1 Health and Safety1 Home Repairs and Utilities1 Making Plans with Friends1 Missing Someone and Showing Affection1 Receiving a Package1 Relationships and Family1 Talking About How Often1 Visiting Someone’s Home1 Wants, Needs, and Obligations1

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Beginner50 Easy16 Moderate1

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I’m going home.Voy a casa.
“Voy a casa.” means “I’m going home.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone the speaker is heading home.
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I can go.Puedo ir.
“Puedo ir.” means “I can go.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.
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I’m almost ready.Ya casi estoy listo.
“Ya casi estoy listo.” means “I’m almost ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.
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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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Soon.Pronto.
“Pronto.” means “Soon.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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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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Today.Hoy.
“Hoy.” means “Today.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Tomorrow.Mañana.
“Mañana.” means “Tomorrow.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Before.Antes.
“Antes.” means “Before.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when with before/earlier.
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Later.Más tarde.
“Más tarde.” means “Later.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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This week.Esta semana.
“Esta semana.” means “This week.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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I have time.Tengo tiempo.
“Tengo tiempo.” means “I have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about availability.
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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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This month.Este mes.
“Este mes.” means “This month.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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For now.Por ahora.
“Por ahora.” means “For now.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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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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This morning.Esta mañana.
“Esta mañana.” means “This morning.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Tonight.Esta noche.
“Esta noche.” means “Tonight.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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For a while.Un rato.
“Un rato.” means “For a while.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Not now.Ahora no.
“Ahora no.” means “Not now.” in Mexican Spanish. Can sound abrupt. Ahora no, gracias softens a refusal; ahora no, por favor asks someone to stop or wait.
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I don’t have time.No tengo tiempo.
“No tengo tiempo.” means “I don’t have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about lack of availability.
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I don’t have a job.No tengo trabajo.
“No tengo trabajo.” means “I don’t have a job.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is not employed.
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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.

Neutral48 Familiar (tú)2

Situations32 branches

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

Not recorded19 Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1 Answer when with before/earlier.1 Comment that it is late.1 Comment that the current time is early.1 Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1 Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1 Defer an action to the next opportunity.1 Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1 Explain current work activity/availability.1 Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1 Explain that someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.1 Explain that the speaker is not employed.1 Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1 Explain the proper time for an expected action has not arrived.1 Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1 Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1 Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1 Greet someone arriving early.1 Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1 Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1 Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1 Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1 Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.1 Report having no plans when discussing availability.1 Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1 Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1 Share a phone number.1 Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1 Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1 Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1 Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1

Gender forms2 branches

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neutral45 masculine5

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded47 speaker2 noun1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core22 Not recorded19 Expansion9

Vocabulary families48 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.

Everyday27 Not recorded19 Less common4

Reusability4 branches

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

520 315 414 21

Coverage gap value3 branches

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

325 114 411

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

320 119 211

Confusion risk3 branches

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

223 319 18

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–342 4–68

Usefulness score3 branches

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

434 311 55

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2039 5–1011

Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2331 2026-10-1412 2026-10-194 2026-10-102 2026-10-161

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)50

Source batches6 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2331 Time adverbs screenshot12 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 24 22 everyday expressions screenshot1 Curated multi-source screenshot1 Not recorded1

Review methods5 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.31 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap13 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.4 Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1

Source review decisions3 branches

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

Added48 Not recorded1 Retained existing1

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded50

Length difficulty factor5 branches