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  1. How does it work?¿Cómo funciona?

    “¿Cómo funciona?” means “How does it work?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how an understood thing/system works.

  2. Give it back.Devuélvelo.

    “Devuélvelo.” means “Give it back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.

  3. Can you repeat that?¿Puedes repetir eso?

    “¿Puedes repetir eso?” means “Can you repeat that?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

  4. Are we running late?¿Vamos tarde?

    “¿Vamos tarde?” means “Are we running late?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.

  5. How do you feel?¿Cómo te sientes?

    “¿Cómo te sientes?” means “How do you feel?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about someone’s current physical or emotional condition.

  6. You are safe.Estás a salvo.

    “Estás a salvo.” means “You are safe.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.

  7. Go home.Ve a casa.

    “Ve a casa.” means “Go home.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone to go home, e.g.

  8. I’m bleeding.Estoy sangrando.

    “Estoy sangrando.” means “I’m bleeding.” in Mexican Spanish. Report active bleeding as a symptom.

  9. Wait here.Espera aquí.

    “Espera aquí.” means “Wait here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.

  10. Do you remember me?¿Me recuerdas?

    “¿Me recuerdas?” means “Do you remember me?” in Mexican Spanish. Check recognition when meeting someone again.

  11. My phone battery is low.Tengo poca batería.

    “Tengo poca batería.” means “My phone battery is low.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain limited remaining phone battery.

  12. I’ll help you.Te ayudo.

    “Te ayudo.” means “I’ll help you.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer/commit to helping the listener.

  13. I can’t breathe.No puedo respirar.

    “No puedo respirar.” means “I can’t breathe.” in Mexican Spanish. Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.

  14. Do you have any allergies?¿Tiene alguna alergia?

    “¿Tiene alguna alergia?” means “Do you have any allergies?” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a formal question asking about allergies.

  15. I feel worse.Me siento peor.

    “Me siento peor.” means “I feel worse.” in Mexican Spanish. Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.

  16. Can I stay?¿Me puedo quedar?

    “¿Me puedo quedar?” means “Can I stay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.

  17. Don’t touch.No toques.

    “No toques.” means “Don’t touch.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.

  18. What’s your address?¿Cuál es tu dirección?

    “¿Cuál es tu dirección?” means “What’s your address?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.

  19. I can’t do it.No puedo hacerlo.

    “No puedo hacerlo.” means “I can’t do it.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to do the understood task.

  20. I can’t help you.No puedo ayudarte.

    “No puedo ayudarte.” means “I can’t help you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.

  21. Bring it here.Tráelo aquí.

    “Tráelo aquí.” means “Bring it here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.

  22. Can I use this?¿Puedo usar esto?

    “¿Puedo usar esto?” means “Can I use this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to use the indicated item.

  23. Answer the phone.Contesta el teléfono.

    “Contesta el teléfono.” means “Answer the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.

  24. Do you have Wi-Fi?¿Tienes Wi-Fi?

    “¿Tienes Wi-Fi?” means “Do you have Wi-Fi?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.

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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.

Conversation role14 branches

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Situations180 branches

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Not recorded45Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Advise taking an umbrella along.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Ask a close person for a hug.1Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask a person’s age in an appropriate introductory conversation.1Ask a server for a fork using formal usted wording.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1Ask about someone’s current physical or emotional condition.1Ask about the book/text someone is currently reading.1Ask about the listener’s family in a social check-in.1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for affection in an appropriate established relationship.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask for availability of a pen when filling out a form.1Ask for help locking an understood item.1Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.1Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask for the location of a hospital facility.1Ask for time to think before replying.1Ask how a known food/dish is prepared.1Ask how an understood thing/system works.1Ask how to locate the hospital emergency department.1Ask how two understood alternatives differ before deciding or learning.1Ask if a companion has a charger available, for possible borrowing.1Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.1Ask permission to take a rest break in an understood work/activity context.1Ask permission to use the indicated item.1Ask someone not to argue verbally.1Ask someone not to leave.1Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.1Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.1Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.1Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.1Ask someone to call the police.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to do the laundry.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to finish a beverage.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.1Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.1Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to spell a word or name.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask someone to vacuum the floor.1Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone to wash their hands in an ordinary hygiene routine.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.1Ask the date/time of a previously mentioned past event.1Ask the listener to consider the understood suggestion.1Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.1Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.1Ask to accompany someone who is leaving.1Ask what an understood object is called.1Ask what food someone is currently eating.1Ask what material an understood object is made from.1Ask where someone studied in an ordinary personal-history conversation.1Ask whether a method, device, or plan will work.1Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.1Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.1Ask whether driving happened in a past situation, not whether someone knows how to drive.1Ask which language someone speaks to establish communication.1Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Ask why an understood business/place is closed.1Check recognition when meeting someone again.1Check stock or availability for today.1Check whether the listener arrived home, for example in an evening message.1Check whether the listener has made a pending decision.1Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.1Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.1Comment conventionally that time seems to pass quickly.1Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.1Compare reality with expectations.1Confirm that an item matches what someone wanted.1Congratulate the listener on winning an understood game/contest.1Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Describe a household chore as a habit/activity.1Describe a messy room in ordinary household conversation.1Describe fitness after inactivity or during activity planning.1Describe getting dressed as an ordinary routine.1Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.1Describe going to bed as a routine, rather than telling another person to sleep.1Describe making the bed as a household chore.1Describe progress learning English.1Describe showering in a household routine.1Describe waking as a daily routine.1Direct someone across a bridge on an understood route.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Direct someone upstairs.1Direct the listener’s gaze downward toward an understood point.1Discuss another person’s Spanish-learning process or resources.1Encourage someone to eat something.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.1Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1Explain an obligation to study.1Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1Explain current activity while on foot.1Explain current cooking activity/availability.1Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.1Explain inability to do the understood task.1Explain limited remaining phone battery.1Explain past unavailability due to being busy. Female speaker: Estaba ocupada.1Explain that a bag is heavy and may require carrying assistance.1Explain that eating is happening now.1Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1Explain what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1Express affection for your family.1Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1Firm request for honesty.1Firmly tell someone to leave.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Give an ordinary household bathing instruction.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Grant permission to use an understood item.1Introduce a friend to another person.1Introduce a related aside in conversation.1Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1Invite shared prayer when appropriate in the relationship/cultural setting.1Invite someone to have coffee together.1Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Invite the listener to text the speaker.1Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1Offer coffee as a host.1Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1Offer to repair an understood item.1Offer/commit to helping the listener.1Politely ask a seller whether they can offer a discount.1Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.1Propose staying at home together instead of an outing.1React when something confirms what you suspected.1Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1Reassure someone about an uncertain future outcome.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Report active bleeding as a symptom.1Report being unable to locate keys.1Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.1Report increasing outdoor warmth.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Report snow currently falling.1Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.1Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1Romantic relationships1State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1Suggest going out for air.1Tell a driver or seller that the speaker will pay cash.1Tell someone it is their turn to act.1Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1Thank someone despite their help not resolving the problem.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1Understand a formal question asking about allergies.1Use a conventional reunion greeting after not seeing someone for a while.1Wake someone who is sleeping.1
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Confusion risk4 branches

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Usefulness score3 branches

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Difficulty score2 branches

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Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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Review dates6 branches

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Editorial quality2 branches

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Source batches11 branches

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Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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Source review decisions2 branches

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Grammar difficulty factor16 branches

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Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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New Families Vs Baseline198 branches

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