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

Keeping a Conversation Going70Conversation65Making Plans35Time and Frequency26Everyday Conversation19Getting Around Mexico12Clearing Up Misunderstandings10Feelings9Feelings and Check-ins9Talking About How Often6Boundaries and Disagreements5Encouragement and Celebration4Home Together4Requests4Natural Reactions and Replies3Disagreeing Politely2Health and Getting Help2Making Plans with Friends2Saying No Politely2Shopping and Paying2Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions2Asking for Help Politely1Everyday Actions1Everyday Affection1Everyday Statements1Food and Eating Together1Greetings and Introductions1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Romance1Talking About Family1Talking About How You Feel1

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. Soon.Pronto.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Already.Ya.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. 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.

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Today.Hoy.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Tomorrow.Mañana.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. 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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  11. 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.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Later.Más tarde.

    “Más tarde.” means “Later.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. 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.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I’m fine.Estoy bien.

    “Estoy bien.” means “I’m fine.” in Mexican Spanish. A simple response to ¿Cómo estás?

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Give me a moment.Dame un momento.

    “Dame un momento.” means “Give me a moment.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Request / express a need.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. This week.Esta semana.

    “Esta semana.” means “This week.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Go ahead.Adelante.

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

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

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Excuse me.Discúlpame.

    “Discúlpame.” means “Excuse me.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. Disculpe is the polite/formal alternative.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. A little.Un poco.

    “Un poco.” means “A little.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Which way?¿Por dónde?

    “¿Por dónde?” means “Which way?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. I know.Lo sé.

    “Lo sé.” means “I know.” in Mexican Spanish. Same everyday acknowledgement as existing Lo sé; retain the existing card and record this variant.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. I know where.Sé dónde.

    “Sé dónde.” means “I know where.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  24. I know how.Sé cómo.

    “Sé cómo.” means “I know how.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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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.

Neutral109Familiar (tú)16
Conversation role5 branches

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

Answer or explain66Ask a question46Share information10Make a request3Invite or give permission1
Situations1 branches

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

Not recorded125
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral116both7feminine1masculine1
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded116noun6listener3
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded125Introductory Set1
Vocabulary families108 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity1 branches

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

Not recorded125
Reusability4 branches

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

36744451321
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

1114211
Confusion risk4 branches

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

17023641732
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31204–65
Usefulness score2 branches

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

412055
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–201075–1018
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0811–344
Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-14552026-10-10312026-10-12192026-10-13142026-10-1742026-10-1512026-10-161
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)125
Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded34Time adverbs screenshot26Everyday questions screenshot17I know screenshot1450 everyday phrases screenshot12Past-tense questions screenshot1030 everyday conversational phrases screenshot4Informal me commands screenshot3Curated multi-source screenshot2Short everyday phrases screenshot228 everyday questions screenshot1
Review methods2 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 overlap123Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2125
Source review decisions5 branches

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

Added86Not recorded34Updated equivalent2Updated translation2Retained existing1
Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded124Guest1
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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

36163402594121
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

0693402125361
Grammar difficulty factor6 branches

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

3661042613132121171
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

0124121
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

059-250-416
Unique Vocabulary Families47 branches

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

None recorded81ayer1color1comiste1cuidate1decidir1demasiado1depende1despues1disculpame1entrar1espacio1estudiando1ganaste1hermanos1importa1imposible1lejos1lugar1manejar1mismo1molesta1muchas1normalmente1nunca1pagaste1pasada1pasado1posible1proxima1proximo1quedarte1respuesta1segundo1semanas1siempre1supuesto1tal1terminaste1todas1todavia1todos1trabajaste1veces1vez1vienen1viniste1
New Families Vs Baseline53 branches

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None recorded39Not recorded34conozco4mes3dame2dejar2ellos2adonde1ayer1color1comiste1cuidate1decidir1demasiado1despues1dificil1disculpame1entrar1espacio1fuiste1ganaste1hay1importa1imposible1llamaste1lugar1manejar1mismo1muchas1noche1normalmente1nunca1pagaste1pasada1pasado1posible1proxima1proximo1quedarte1respuesta1segundo1semanas1siempre1supuesto1terminaste1todas1todavia1todo1todos1trabajaste1veces1vienen1viniste1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–352039Not recorded34
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No125