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Easy128 Beginner43 Moderate28

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I’m in pain.Tengo dolor.
“Tengo dolor.” means “I’m in pain.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.
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I have a fever.Tengo fiebre.
“Tengo fiebre.” means “I have a fever.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.
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I feel dizzy.Estoy mareado.
“Estoy mareado.” means “I feel dizzy.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.
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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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I’m injured.Estoy herido.
“Estoy herido.” means “I’m injured.” in Mexican Spanish. Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.
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I need a car.Necesito un carro.
“Necesito un carro.” means “I need a car.” in Mexican Spanish. State needing a vehicle, e.g.
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I need a doctor.Necesito un médico.
“Necesito un médico.” means “I need a doctor.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.
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Do you have pain?¿Tiene dolor?
“¿Tiene dolor?” means “Do you have pain?” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a formal yes/no question about pain.
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It’s an emergency!¡Es una emergencia!
“¡Es una emergencia!” means “It’s an emergency!” in Mexican Spanish. Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.
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There’s a fire!¡Hay un incendio!
“¡Hay un incendio!” means “There’s a fire!” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that there is a fire.
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However...Sin embargo...
“Sin embargo...” means “However...” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a contrast with what was just said.
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I’m single.Estoy soltero.
“Estoy soltero.” means “I’m single.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.
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It’s cloudy.Está nublado.
“Está nublado.” means “It’s cloudy.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a cloudy sky.
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We have guests.Tenemos invitados.
“Tenemos invitados.” means “We have guests.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.
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I’m a vegetarian.Soy vegetariano.
“Soy vegetariano.” means “I’m a vegetarian.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.
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I need medicine.Necesito medicina.
“Necesito medicina.” means “I need medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.
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First of all...Antes que nada...
“Antes que nada...” means “First of all...” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce the first point in a sequence.
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You’re very patient.Eres muy paciente.
“Eres muy paciente.” means “You’re very patient.” in Mexican Spanish. Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.
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What a coincidence!¡Qué coincidencia!
“¡Qué coincidencia!” means “What a coincidence!” in Mexican Spanish. React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.
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Are you married?¿Estás casado?
“¿Estás casado?” means “Are you married?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask marital status in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás casada?
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I don’t have a choice.No tengo otra opción.
“No tengo otra opción.” means “I don’t have a choice.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.
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Is it fresh?¿Está fresco?
“¿Está fresco?” means “Is it fresh?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.
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This is just a test.Solo es una prueba.
“Solo es una prueba.” means “This is just a test.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.
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This is just a guess.Es solo una suposición.
“Es solo una suposición.” means “This is just a guess.” in Mexican Spanish. Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.
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Formality and register3 branches

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

Neutral35 Familiar (tú)7 Formal (usted)1

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 explain34 Share information34 Express feelings or opinions28 Ask a question4 Warn or report a problem4 Give instructions1 Make a request1

Situations43 branches

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

Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.1 Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1 Ask marital status in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás casada?1 Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1 Celos means interpersonal jealousy; envidia means envy.1 Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.1 Describe a cloudy sky.1 Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1 Describe an unexpected sudden event.1 Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.1 Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.1 Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1 Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.1 Encourage or appreciate someone’s courage in a supportive conversation.1 Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.1 Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1 Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.1 Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1 Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1 Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1 Express personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1 Express that listener deserves better treatment or an outcome in an understood situation.1 Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1 Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1 Introduce the first point in a sequence.1 Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1 Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1 Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1 React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1 Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1 Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.1 Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.1 Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.1 Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1 Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1 Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1 State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1 State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1 State needing a vehicle, e.g.1 State that an understood duty belongs to the listener.1 Understand a formal yes/no question about pain.1 Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1 Warn that there is a fire.1

Gender forms2 branches

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neutral35 masculine8

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded35 speaker7 listener1

Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion29 Core14

Vocabulary families61 branches

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Reusability3 branches

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

522 419 32

Coverage gap value2 branches

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

329 414

Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

325 218

Confusion risk2 branches

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

329 214

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–338 4–65

Usefulness score3 branches

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

318 415 510

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2042 5–101

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–330 013

Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2343

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)43

Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2343

Review methods1 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.43

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

243

Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added43

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded43

Idiom difficulty factor2 branches