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

Beginner127 Easy43 Moderate3 Challenging1

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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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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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Over there.Allá.
“Allá.” means “Over there.” in Mexican Spanish. Points to a place away from the speaker. Por allí means around there / that way.
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This one.Este.
“Este.” means “This one.” in Mexican Spanish. Select an indicated item.
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No one.Nadie.
“Nadie.” means “No one.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a who question with no one.
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Before.Antes.
“Antes.” means “Before.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when with before/earlier.
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Nothing much.No mucho.
“No mucho.” means “Nothing much.” in Mexican Spanish. Means not much; a natural short answer to what’s new. It is not a universal translation of not really.
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I know you.Te conozco.
“Te conozco.” means “I know you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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I know him / her.Lo / La conozco.
“Lo / La conozco.” means “I know him / her.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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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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Just a moment.Un momento.
“Un momento.” means “Just a moment.” in Mexican Spanish. A short way to ask someone to wait; add por favor for politeness.
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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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Go ahead.Adelante.
“Adelante.” means “Go ahead.” in Mexican Spanish. Invites someone to proceed, enter, or speak.
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Watch out!¡Cuidado!
“¡Cuidado!” means “Watch out!” in Mexican Spanish. A quick warning about immediate danger or a hazard.
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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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I am alone.Estoy solo.
“Estoy solo.” means “I am alone.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.
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It’s difficult.Está difícil.
“Está difícil.” means “It’s difficult.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.
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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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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.

Neutral115 Familiar (tú)12

Situations76 branches

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

Not recorded52 Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1 Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1 Answer a frequency question with almost never.1 Answer a who question with no one.1 Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1 Answer when with before/earlier.1 Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1 Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1 Comment on a low price.1 Comment that it is late.1 Comment that the current time is early.1 Compliment someone as funny or enjoyable company. Female listener: Eres muy divertida.1 Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1 Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1 Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1 Decline going to an understood place or event.1 Defer an action to the next opportunity.1 Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1 Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1 Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1 Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1 Describe windy conditions.1 Disagreeing Politely1 Disapprove of understood behavior.1 Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1 Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1 Explain current work activity/availability.1 Explain lack of money.1 Explain poor internet speed during a call or task.1 Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1 Explain that someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.1 Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1 Explain that the speaker has to wait.1 Explain that the speaker is not employed.1 Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.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 Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1 Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1 Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.1 Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1 Give a conventional appreciative or supportive best-person compliment. Female listener: Eres la mejor.1 Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.1 Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1 Identify oneself, e.g.1 Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1 Identify the exact desired location visually.1 Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1 Introduce a positive update.1 Introduce the first point in a sequence.1 Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1 Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1 Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1 Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1 React to a frightening thing or event.1 React to someone’s fortunate present circumstances.1 Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1 Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1 Report having no plans when discussing availability.1 Report that an understood situation is unusual.1 Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.1 Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1 Say an amount or demand is excessive.1 Say an explanation, view or instruction is unclear.1 Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1 Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1 Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1 Select an indicated item.1 Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1 State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1 State that the speaker knows how to cook.1 Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1 Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1 Wish someone a restful sleep, rather than give a sleep instruction.1

Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral116 both6 masculine5

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded116 object4 noun3 listener2 speaker2

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core71 Not recorded52 Expansion4

Vocabulary families116 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.

Everyday73 Not recorded52 Less common2

Reusability4 branches

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

349 539 438 21

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

361 138 425 23

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

147 344 236

Confusion risk4 branches

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

252 342 126 47

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3114 4–613

Usefulness score2 branches

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

4123 54

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20100 5–1027

Review dates10 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2374 2026-10-1419 2026-10-1312 2026-10-107 2026-10-197 2026-10-183 2026-10-122 2026-10-161 2026-10-171 2026-11-141

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)127

Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2374 I know screenshot12 Time adverbs screenshot12 Not recorded8 50 everyday phrases screenshot7 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 27 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot3 22 everyday expressions screenshot1 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1 Curated multi-source screenshot1 Short everyday phrases screenshot1

Review methods6 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.74 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap40 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.10 Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.1 Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1

Source review decisions4 branches

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

Added117 Not recorded8 Retained existing1 Updated translation1

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded127

Length difficulty factor6 branches