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

Keeping a Conversation Going31Conversation16Reactions15Time and Frequency10Making Plans8Everyday Conversation7Clearing Up Misunderstandings5Encouragement and Celebration5Getting Around Mexico4Food and Eating Together3Shopping and Paying3Food and Dining2Health and Getting Help2Natural Reactions and Replies2Boundaries and Disagreements1Everyday Actions1Everyday Affection1Greetings and Introductions1Home Together1Relationships and Family1Romance1

Difficulty3 branches

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

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  1. Goodbye.Adiós.

    “Adiós.” means “Goodbye.” in Mexican Spanish. Say goodbye.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. No.No.

    “No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. I understand.Entiendo.

    “Entiendo.” means “I understand.” in Mexican Spanish. Signals that you understand an explanation or what someone says.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Welcome!¡Bienvenido!

    “¡Bienvenido!” means “Welcome!” in Mexican Spanish. Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. 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.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. When?¿Cuándo?

    “¿Cuándo?” means “When?” in Mexican Spanish. Valid standalone follow-up question.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Bless you!¡Salud!

    “¡Salud!” means “Bless you!” in Mexican Spanish. Respond politely when someone sneezes.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Is it spicy?¿Pica?

    “¿Pica?” means “Is it spicy?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Do you understand?¿Entiendes?

    “¿Entiendes?” means “Do you understand?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Soon.Pronto.

    “Pronto.” means “Soon.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Already.Ya.

    “Ya.” means “Already.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Nothing.Nada.

    “Nada.” means “Nothing.” in Mexican Spanish. Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Which one?¿Cuál?

    “¿Cuál?” means “Which one?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Today.Hoy.

    “Hoy.” means “Today.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Tomorrow.Mañana.

    “Mañana.” means “Tomorrow.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. 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.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Where?¿Dónde?

    “¿Dónde?” means “Where?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. How?¿Cómo?

    “¿Cómo?” means “How?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. This one.Este.

    “Este.” means “This one.” in Mexican Spanish. Select an indicated item.

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  20. No one.Nadie.

    “Nadie.” means “No one.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a who question with no one.

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  21. Before.Antes.

    “Antes.” means “Before.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when with before/earlier.

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  22. Go ahead.Adelante.

    “Adelante.” means “Go ahead.” in Mexican Spanish. Invites someone to proceed, enter, or speak.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Watch out!¡Cuidado!

    “¡Cuidado!” means “Watch out!” in Mexican Spanish. A quick warning about immediate danger or a hazard.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. How many?¿Cuántos?

    “¿Cuántos?” means “How many?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.

Neutral49Familiar (tú)3
Conversation role6 branches

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

Answer or explain27Ask a question19Express feelings or opinions13Share information8Greet or say goodbye3Make a request1
Situations24 branches

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

Not recorded29Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1Answer a likelihood question with probably.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer a who question with no one.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Answer when with before/earlier.1Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.1Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1Give a direct negative answer.1Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1Promise prompt action.1React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.1React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1React with surprise or admiration.1Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1Respond politely when someone sneezes.1Say goodbye.1Select an indicated item.1
Gender forms2 branches

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

neutral51masculine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded51listener1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded29Core21Expansion2
Vocabulary families42 branches

Browse recorded word families shared by phrases. These editorial family labels may not be dictionary headwords.

None recorded11adelante1adios1adonde1anoche1antes1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1carino1comiste1cuantos1cuidado1cuidate1dejar1desayuno1dormiste1enseguida1entiendes1entiendo1exacto1fuiste1ganaste1guau1llamaste1nada1nadie1normalmente1nunca1pagaste1perfecto1pica1probablemente1pronto1quizas1salud1siempre1terminaste1trabajaste1ups1viniste1ya1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Not recorded29Everyday23
Reusability4 branches

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

3224225721
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

12431541023
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

13431028
Confusion risk4 branches

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

12721331042
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–352
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4415932
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20345–1018
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0281–324
Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-14232026-10-23232026-10-1232026-10-1922026-10-161
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)52
Source batches10 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2323Past-tense questions screenshot9Time adverbs screenshot850 everyday phrases screenshot5Short everyday phrases screenshot2Everyday questions screenshot1Informal me commands screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 21Thirty 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 overlap27Individual 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.23Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded52
Vocabulary difficulty factor3 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

32302029
Grammar difficulty factor4 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

335101517161
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

0464561
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

048-24
Unique Vocabulary Families25 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

None recorded28adios1anoche1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1carino1comiste1cuidate1enseguida1entiendes1exacto1ganaste1guau1normalmente1nunca1pagaste1perfecto1probablemente1quizas1siempre1terminaste1trabajaste1ups1viniste1
New Families Vs Baseline34 branches

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None recorded19adios1adonde1anoche1antes1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1carino1comiste1cuantos1cuidate1dejar1desayuno1enseguida1entiendes1exacto1fuiste1ganaste1guau1llamaste1nadie1normalmente1nunca1pagaste1perfecto1probablemente1quizas1salud1siempre1terminaste1trabajaste1ups1viniste1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–333019
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No52