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135unique phrases · 7% of collection

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Topics55 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going44Conversation36Making Plans29Everyday Statements24Requests19Getting Around Mexico18Food and Eating Together17Food and Dining16Home Together16Shopping and Paying14Health and Getting Help13Clearing Up Misunderstandings12Boundaries and Disagreements11Reactions10Travel and Directions10Time and Frequency7Health and Safety6Encouragement and Celebration5Feelings and Check-ins4Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers4Relationships and Family4Appointments and Rescheduling3Everyday Affection3Hotel Check-In and Checkout3Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand3Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico2Buying Produce at a Mexican Market2Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp2Feelings2Household Chores2Making Plans with Friends2Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds2School Pickup and Talking to Teachers2Splitting the Bill and Tipping2Taking a Pet to the Vet2Talking About How Often2Visiting a Pharmacy2At a Mexican Bakery1Buying Intercity Bus Tickets1Cooking Together1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Encouraging Someone1Food Allergies and Ingredients1Going to the Dentist1Home Repairs and Utilities1Natural Reactions and Replies1Receiving a Package1Rental Car Pickup and Return1Romance1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About Family1Talking About How You Feel1Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1Work and Shifts1

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  1. Can you fix it?¿Puedes arreglarlo?

    “¿Puedes arreglarlo?” means “Can you fix it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. What’s your number?¿Cuál es tu número?

    “¿Cuál es tu número?” means “What’s your number?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Go home.Ve a casa.

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. What time do I start?¿A qué hora entro?

    “¿A qué hora entro?” means “What time do I start?” in Mexican Spanish. Entrar often means to start work when you’re discussing a schedule.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. My dog won’t eat.Mi perro no come.

    “Mi perro no come.” means “My dog won’t eat.” in Mexican Spanish.

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  8. Where’s the pickup point?¿Dónde es la salida?

    “¿Dónde es la salida?” means “Where’s the pickup point?” in Mexican Spanish.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Wait here.Espera aquí.

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Do you remember me?¿Me recuerdas?

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I’ll help you.Te ayudo.

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Do I have to go?¿Tengo que ir?

    “¿Tengo que ir?” means “Do I have to go?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Do I have to wait?¿Tengo que esperar?

    “¿Tengo que esperar?” means “Do I have to wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I can’t hear you.No te escucho.

    “No te escucho.” means “I can’t hear you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Two tickets together, please.Dos boletos juntos, por favor.

    “Dos boletos juntos, por favor.” means “Two tickets together, please.” in Mexican Spanish.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. 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.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. 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.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  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.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  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.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  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.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. See you there.Nos vemos ahí.

    “Nos vemos ahí.” means “See you there.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Are there any appointments today?¿Hay citas para hoy?

    “¿Hay citas para hoy?” means “Are there any appointments today?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a clinic, salon, or office whether it has a slot today.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. What are you waiting for?¿Qué estás esperando?

    “¿Qué estás esperando?” means “What are you waiting for?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Do I have to do this?¿Tengo que hacer esto?

    “¿Tengo que hacer esto?” means “Do I have to do this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether performing the understood task is required.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.

Neutral82Familiar (tú)50Formal (usted)3
Conversation role10 branches

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

Ask a question66Answer or explain33Share information33Express feelings or opinions29Make a request19Give instructions14Invite or give permission3Offer help or make a promise3Reassure or encourage2Warn or report a problem1
Situations120 branches

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

Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers4Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand3Appointments and Rescheduling2Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico2Buying Produce at a Mexican Market2Hotel Check-In and Checkout2Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds2School Pickup and Talking to Teachers2Splitting the Bill and Tipping2Taking a Pet to the Vet2Talking About How Often2Visiting a Pharmacy2Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.1Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1Ask a person’s age in an appropriate introductory conversation.1Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1Ask about a first visit or experience.1Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1Ask about someone’s current physical or emotional condition.1Ask about the effort involved in learning something.1Ask about the listener’s family in a social check-in.1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.1Ask how a device/container/door is closed.1Ask how a device/container/door is opened.1Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone to do the laundry.1Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.1Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.1Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.1Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.1Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask what an understood object is called.1Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1Ask what food someone is currently eating.1Ask when someone plans to call.1Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.1Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1At a Mexican Bakery1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Check recognition when meeting someone again.1Check stock or availability for today.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Check whether the listener arrived home, for example in an evening message.1Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.1Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.1Deny doing an understood action.1Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Deny that a past incident occurred.1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Discuss the weather forecast.1Encourage someone before or during a challenge.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.1Explain inability to do the understood task.1Explain tasks that still need doing.1Explain that eating is happening now.1Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.1Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1Food Allergies and Ingredients1Give a softened negative answer.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.1Going to the Dentist1Grant permission to use an understood item.1Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?1Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.1Offer an opportunity to have a beverage.1Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1Offer coffee as a host.1Offer/commit to helping the listener.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1Question whether an action is needed.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1React when something confirms what you suspected.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Receiving a Package1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Rental Car Pickup and Return1Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.1Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1Report that a door is locked with a key.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.1State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1Taxi or rideshare1Tell someone it is their turn to act.1Use a conventional reunion greeting after not seeing someone for a while.1Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1Work and Shifts1
Gender forms3 branches

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neutral133feminine1masculine1
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded133noun1object1
Vocabulary families156 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday129Less common6
Reusability3 branches

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

464561310
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

49533753
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

351142242
Confusion risk3 branches

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

366140229
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3734–662
Usefulness score2 branches

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

499536
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3011531–4020
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23982026-11-11352026-11-142
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)135
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2398Not recorded37
Review methods3 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.98Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.32Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.5
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added98Not recorded37
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded135
Length difficulty factor7 branches

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

648944324121601111151
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

278049443361
Grammar difficulty factor14 branches

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

1328821172061810152081251652359415225218131
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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

01064188564102
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-257044-431-63
Unique Vocabulary Families1 branches

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None recorded135
New Families Vs Baseline45 branches

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None recorded87quedar3comiendo2hice2lava2llame2llave2sabia2toca2acabo1anos1aprender1arreglarlo1ayudo1cocinando1comi1cuantos1culpa1dejalo1desayuno1direccion1disponible1duerme1escucho1hacerlo1incluido1llama1llover1mejorando1menos1mia1mira1necesario1otro1peor1platos1primera1quedate1recuerdas1ropa1sentarme1toma1trabajando1usarlo1vacaciones1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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0871–348
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No98Not recorded37