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Keeping a Conversation Going102Conversation69Reactions32Making Plans30Time and Frequency24Clearing Up Misunderstandings19Everyday Conversation17Getting Around Mexico16Encouragement and Celebration11Romance10Boundaries and Disagreements7Everyday Statements7Food and Eating Together7Food and Dining6Shopping and Paying4Everyday Affection3Feelings3Health and Getting Help3Requests3Travel and Directions3Actions and Encouragement2Feelings and Check-ins1Home Together1Relationships and Family1Wants and Needs1

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  1. Hello.Hola.

    “Hola.” means “Hello.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

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  2. Yes.Sí.

    “Sí.” means “Yes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  3. Goodbye.Adiós.

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

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  4. No.No.

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

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  5. I understand.Entiendo.

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

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  6. Good morning.Buenos días.

    “Buenos días.” means “Good morning.” in Mexican Spanish. Use as a morning greeting.

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  7. Good afternoon.Buenas tardes.

    “Buenas tardes.” means “Good afternoon.” in Mexican Spanish. Use after midday and into the early evening; the switch to buenas noches varies locally.

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  8. Good evening / Good night.Buenas noches.

    “Buenas noches.” means “Good evening / Good night.” in Mexican Spanish. Used both to greet someone at night and to say good night.

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  9. You’re welcome.De nada.

    “De nada.” means “You’re welcome.” in Mexican Spanish. A standard response to gracias.

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  10. I don’t know.No sé.

    “No sé.” means “I don’t know.” in Mexican Spanish. No sé and No lo sé are both natural. No lo sé refers to not knowing it / the answer. Same acknowledgement of missing knowledge as existing No sé; record as a contextual variant. No lo sabía means I didn’t know, a different tense.

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  11. See you tomorrow.Hasta mañana.

    “Hasta mañana.” means “See you tomorrow.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

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  12. Welcome!¡Bienvenido!

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

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  13. I don’t understand.No entiendo.

    “No entiendo.” means “I don’t understand.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  14. See you later.Hasta luego.

    “Hasta luego.” means “See you later.” in Mexican Spanish. Common farewell. Nos vemos luego is another natural option.

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  15. Yes, of course.Sí, claro.

    “Sí, claro.” means “Yes, of course.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  16. 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.

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  17. When?¿Cuándo?

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

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  18. Hands up.Manos arriba.

    “Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.

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  19. Bless you!¡Salud!

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

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  20. What size?¿Qué talla?

    “¿Qué talla?” means “What size?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.

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  21. Because of traffic.Por el tráfico.

    “Por el tráfico.” means “Because of traffic.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.

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  22. Is it spicy?¿Pica?

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

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  23. Do you speak English?¿Hablas inglés?

    “¿Hablas inglés?” means “Do you speak English?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  24. Do you understand?¿Entiendes?

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

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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.

Neutral159Familiar (tú)17
Conversation role10 branches

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

Answer or explain102Ask a question40Express feelings or opinions37Share information30Greet or say goodbye9Express affection6Make a request5Give instructions3Reassure or encourage2Invite or give permission1
Situations55 branches

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

Not recorded115Romantic relationships8Address 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 how often/how many occasions with many times.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 for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.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 the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.1Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1Describe someone else’s work ethic.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Express personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give a direct negative answer.1Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Promise prompt action.1React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.1React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1React with surprise or admiration.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Respond politely when someone sneezes.1Say goodbye.1Select an indicated item.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral164both5masculine4feminine3
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded164noun9object2listener1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded115Core38Expansion23
Vocabulary families171 branches

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

None recorded31feliz3mes3antes2arriba2buenas2contigo2creer2despues2dias2ellos2entiendo2eso2estamos2hasta2mensaje2nada2necesitar2ocupadas2ocupados2pica2pregunta2saber2supongo2veces2verdad2adelante1adentro1adios1admiro1adonde1afuera1ahora1alguna1amo1aniversario1anoche1ayer1azucar1bastante1besarte1bien1bienvenido1bonito1buen1buena1buenos1cafe1calle1carino1claro1coincidencia1color1comiste1correcto1cualquier1cuantos1cuidado1cuidate1decidir1depende1desayuno1desde1disculpame1dormiste1duro1embargo1empieza1enseguida1entiendes1entonces1escucho1esquina1estar1exacto1extrano1fuiste1ganaste1guau1gusto1hablar1haces1hago1hecho1hola1idea1importa1ingles1interesante1justo1leche1llamaste1locura1luego1lugar1mal1mandame1mando1manos1me1menos1mí1mira1mismo1molesta1muchas1mucho1nadar1nadie1no1noche1noches1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1opinion1pagaste1para1pareja1pasa1pasado1perfecto1posible1probablemente1prometo1proximo1puedo1quiero1quizas1rato1realidad1recuerdas1repente1respuesta1saben1salud1semaforo1semanas1siempre1significas1sigue1sorpresa1soy1suficiente1suficientemente1supuesto1tal1talla1tardes1taza1te1temprano1tengo1terminaste1ti1tienes1toda1todas1todavia1todo1todos1trabajan1trabajaste1trabajo1trafico1ups1vaso1vez1vienen1viniste1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded115Everyday54Less common7
Reusability4 branches

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

39545652421
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

176360427213
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1116332228
Confusion risk4 branches

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

18925432449
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31714–65
Usefulness score4 branches

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

412452832222
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–201595–1017
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0951–381
Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23612026-10-14392026-10-10292026-10-13142026-10-12122026-10-1692026-10-1872026-10-195
Editorial quality2 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)168Editorial review for Spanish (Mexico)8
Source batches16 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2353Not recorded43Time adverbs screenshot18I know screenshot1450 everyday phrases screenshot10Past-tense questions screenshot102026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot7Everyday questions screenshot5Short everyday phrases screenshot5LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 24Informal me commands screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot125 conversational statements screenshot1Curated multi-source screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1
Review methods6 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 overlap100Individual 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.53Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.12Editorial assessment of length, vocabulary, grammar and relationship context8Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2176
Source review decisions4 branches

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

Added130Not recorded43Updated equivalent2Updated translation1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded176
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

016241361
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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

3700596429421
Grammar difficulty factor4 branches

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

31281029618121
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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

367062224513456411
New Families Vs Baseline92 branches

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None recorded50Not recorded44mes3antes2arriba2ellos2estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2adentro1adios1admiro1adonde1afuera1alguna1anoche1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1calle1carino1coincidencia1color1comiste1cualquier1cuantos1cuidate1decidir1desayuno1desde1despues1disculpame1duro1embargo1enseguida1entiendes1entonces1escucho1esquina1exacto1fuiste1ganaste1guau1hago1hecho1importa1justo1llamaste1manos1menos1mira1mismo1nadar1nadie1noche1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1opinion1pagaste1pasado1perfecto1pregunta1probablemente1proximo1quizas1realidad1recuerdas1repente1respuesta1saben1salud1semaforo1semanas1siempre1suficientemente1supuesto1temprano1terminaste1toda1todas1todavia1todo1todos1trabajan1trabajaste1trafico1ups1veces1vienen1viniste1
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No168Not recorded8
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–382050Not recorded44
Unique Vocabulary Families89 branches

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

None recorded95estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2adios1admiro1alguna1anoche1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1bonito1buenos1carino1claro1coincidencia1color1comiste1cuidate1decidir1depende1desde1despues1disculpame1duro1embargo1enseguida1entiendes1entonces1esquina1exacto1ganaste1guau1hago1hecho1importa1ingles1interesante1leche1locura1luego1mandame1mando1mismo1molesta1nadar1noches1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1opinion1pagaste1pasado1perfecto1pica1pregunta1probablemente1prometo1proximo1quizas1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1semaforo1semanas1siempre1sorpresa1suficientemente1supuesto1tal1tardes1taza1temprano1terminaste1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trabajan1trabajaste1trafico1ups1vaso1veces1vez1vienen1viniste1