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Topics35 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going111Reactions61Conversation50Making Plans44Getting Around Mexico29Everyday Conversation27Time and Frequency20Feelings and Check-ins19Clearing Up Misunderstandings18Requests15Shopping and Paying14Encouragement and Celebration13Home Together13Food and Eating Together12Health and Getting Help12Relationships and Family9Boundaries and Disagreements8Everyday Affection7Feelings7Romance6Wants and Needs6Food and Dining5Health and Safety5Everyday Statements4Travel and Directions4Actions and Encouragement2Everyday Actions2Natural Reactions and Replies2Airports and Luggage1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Greetings and Introductions1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1Visiting a Pharmacy1Work and Shifts1

Difficulty3 branches

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  1. It’s cold.Está frío.

    “Está frío.” means “It’s cold.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.

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  2. I have a car.Tengo carro.

    “Tengo carro.” means “I have a car.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.

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  3. It’s near.Está cerca.

    “Está cerca.” means “It’s near.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.

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  4. I am outside.Estoy afuera.

    “Estoy afuera.” means “I am outside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.

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  5. It’s far.Está lejos.

    “Está lejos.” means “It’s far.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a distance question about an understood destination.

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  6. I want more.Quiero más.

    “Quiero más.” means “I want more.” in Mexican Spanish. Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.

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  7. Can you come?¿Puedes venir?

    “¿Puedes venir?” means “Can you come?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

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  8. I’m sleepy.Tengo sueño.

    “Tengo sueño.” means “I’m sleepy.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain sleepiness or the need to rest.

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  9. It’s hot.Está caliente.

    “Está caliente.” means “It’s hot.” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.

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  10. Can I pay?¿Puedo pagar?

    “¿Puedo pagar?” means “Can I pay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask to settle a bill now.

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  11. Do you have time?¿Tienes tiempo?

    “¿Tienes tiempo?” means “Do you have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.

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  12. Do you need anything?¿Necesitas algo?

    “¿Necesitas algo?” means “Do you need anything?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.

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  13. I am inside.Estoy adentro.

    “Estoy adentro.” means “I am inside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being inside a building or place.

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  14. Is it true?¿Es verdad?

    “¿Es verdad?” means “Is it true?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a statement is true.

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  15. Is that okay?¿Está bien?

    “¿Está bien?” means “Is that okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.

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  16. Are you tired?¿Estás cansado?

    “¿Estás cansado?” means “Are you tired?” in Mexican Spanish. Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?

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  17. Do you have a car?¿Tienes carro?

    “¿Tienes carro?” means “Do you have a car?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.

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  18. Are you alone?¿Estás solo?

    “¿Estás solo?” means “Are you alone?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?

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  19. Do I have time?¿Tengo tiempo?

    “¿Tengo tiempo?” means “Do I have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.

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  20. 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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  21. Are you okay?¿Estás bien?

    “¿Estás bien?” means “Are you okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.

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  22. I can go.Puedo ir.

    “Puedo ir.” means “I can go.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.

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  23. 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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  24. 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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Technical Specs
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.

Neutral171Familiar (tú)45Formal (usted)1
Conversation role9 branches

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

Answer or explain116Share information92Ask a question70Express feelings or opinions52Make a request7Give instructions5Reassure or encourage4Warn or report a problem2Greet or say goodbye1
Situations135 branches

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

Not recorded83A conventional good-trip wish.1Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1Answer a day-of-week question.1Answer a distance question about an understood destination.1Answer a frequency question with almost never.1Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.1Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.1Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1Ask about employment during a social introduction.1Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1Ask about listener’s body-temperature sensation when considering comfort or clothing.1Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1Ask marital status in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás casada?1Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask the required amount of an understood resource/item.1Ask to settle a bill now.1Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.1Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.1Ask whether a listing, item, or appointment remains available.1Ask whether an understood item is needed.1Ask whether someone has children during an appropriate personal conversation.1Ask whether someone works at the indicated place, for example identifying an employee who may help.1Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Celos means interpersonal jealousy; envidia means envy.1Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?1Check that a traveller has their passport when preparing for travel.1Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.1Check whether a familiar companion has money available for an understood expense.1Check whether a statement is true.1Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?1Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.1Check whether the listener is feeling happy or satisfied.1Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1Comment on a low price.1Comment that it is late.1Comment that the current time is early.1Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.1Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1Confirm knowing how to drive.1Confirm people are able to attend.1Confirm that listener resides at the indicated location.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Decline going to an understood place or event.1Describe a cloudy sky.1Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.1Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.1Describe exercising as a habitual activity.1Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.1Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1Describe someone else’s work ethic.1Describe sunny weather, not an object’s heat.1Describe windy conditions.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1Discuss whether you have money available.1Discuss your employment status.1Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1Explain a feeling and invite an activity suggestion. Female speaker: Estoy aburrida.1Explain a social relationship. Feminine alternative: Son amigas.1Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.1Explain current work activity/availability.1Explain needing gasoline, e.g.1Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1Explain sleepiness or the need to rest.1Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.1Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1Explain that you already have arrangements.1Explain the activity being done now.1Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.1Express personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1Express uncertainty or concerns.1Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1Greet someone arriving early.1Identify oneself, e.g.1Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1Identify people who can assist.1Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Offer an appropriate direct appearance compliment. Masculine alternative: Eres hermoso.1Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.1Offer the already-mentioned object or item.1Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.1React to a frightening thing or event.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1React to someone’s fortunate present circumstances.1Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.1Report being inside a building or place.1Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.1Report cleanliness of an understood item/room.1Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.1Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.1Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.1Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.1Say an amount or demand is excessive.1Say speaker and companions are together in the same group/place.1Schoolwork or a conversation with family about homework.1Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.1Share family information.1Share social background. Feminine alternative: Tengo amigas.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.1State that the speaker knows how to cook.1Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1Understand a formal yes/no question about pain.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.1Wish someone a restful sleep, rather than give a sleep instruction.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral192masculine17both7feminine1
Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded192speaker10object7listener6noun2
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core105Not recorded83Expansion29
Vocabulary families185 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday112Not recorded83Less common22
Reusability3 branches

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

487581349
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

39945614721055
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

182276359
Confusion risk4 branches

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

38127415547
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–3217
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4153537327
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–201915–1026
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

01491–368
Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231342026-10-14312026-10-12232026-10-19122026-10-1362026-10-1752026-10-1842026-10-162
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)217
Source batches14 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23134Everyday questions screenshot19Time adverbs screenshot12Short everyday phrases screenshot1150 everyday phrases screenshot9LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 18I know screenshot630 everyday conversational phrases screenshot52026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot4LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 24Thirty everyday phrases screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot1Everyday conversation screenshot1Past-tense questions screenshot1
Review methods4 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.134Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap66Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.16Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded217
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

0119364228436251
Grammar difficulty factor5 branches

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

67510743551311122
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

019941781
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-2126047-444
Unique Vocabulary Families72 branches

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

None recorded149nadar2admiro1algun1alguna1ayudarte1casado1celos1cocinar1coincidencia1color1correcto1demasiado1desde1dudas1duro1ejercicio1eleccion1embargo1empezar1encargarme1enojado1entonces1entrar1espacio1esperanza1estamos1facil1fiebre1fresco1gasolina1hecho1herido1hermosa1importa1imposible1intentarlo1invitados1juntos1limpio1lunes1manejar1mareado1medicina1mio1mismo1muchas1nublado1ocupadas1ocupados1pasaporte1posible1preocupado1primavera1prisa1profesor1quedarte1realidad1repente1sol1soltero1sucios1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1tarea1todavia1trabajan1veces1vegetariano1viaje1vienen1
New Families Vs Baseline106 branches

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None recorded108hay4aburrido2amigos2arriba2carro2conozco2dolor2hijos2menos2nadar2tenemos2viento2adentro1admiro1adonde1afuera1algun1alguna1aprender1ayudarte1barato1caliente1casado1celos1cocinar1coincidencia1color1correcto1dejalo1dejar1demasiado1desde1disponible1dudas1duerme1duro1ejercicio1eleccion1ellos1embargo1empezar1enamorado1encargarme1enojado1entonces1entrar1escucho1espacio1esperanza1estamos1facil1fiebre1fresco1gasolina1hecho1herido1hermosa1importa1imposible1intentarlo1invitados1juntos1justo1limpio1lunes1manejar1manos1mareado1medicina1mes1mio1mira1mismo1muchas1noche1Not recorded1nublado1ocupadas1ocupados1pasaporte1posible1preguntar1preocupado1primavera1prisa1profesor1quedarte1realidad1recuerdas1repente1sol1soltero1sucios1sueno1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1tarea1todavia1trabajan1trabajando1veces1vegetariano1viaje1vienen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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01081–3108Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No217