EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

Easy · 4 · 2 · Make a request · Boundaries and Disagreements

Declining, setting limits, asking someone to stop, taking responsibility and expressing disagreement.

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Difficulty

Easy

Usefulness

2 6

Essential
High

Difficulty: Easy × Coverage gap value: 4 × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Conversation role: Make a request × Topics: Boundaries and Disagreements ×

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Requests63 Home Together33 Shopping and Paying33 Food and Eating Together32 Food and Dining30 Getting Around Mexico21 Keeping a Conversation Going17 Making Plans16 Health and Getting Help14 Travel and Directions13 Ordering at a Mexican Fruit Stand11 Household Chores10 Boundaries and Disagreements8 Conversation7 Getting a Haircut in Mexico6 Health and Safety6 Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand6 Clearing Up Misunderstandings5 At a Gas Station in Mexico4 Buying Produce at a Mexican Market4 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp4 Receiving a Package4 Splitting the Bill and Tipping4 At a Mexican Bakery3 Buying Intercity Bus Tickets3 Taking a Taxi in Mexico3 Viewing an Apartment and Moving In3 A Beach Day in Mexico2 Asking for Help Politely2 At a Laundromat or Dry Cleaner2 ATMs, Cash, and Making Change2 Calling Emergency Services2 Encouragement and Celebration2 Everyday Affection2 Everyday Statements2 Finding a Lost Phone or Wallet2 Food Allergies and Ingredients2 Hotel Check-In and Checkout2 Relationships and Family2 Visiting a Pharmacy2 Asking Someone Out1 Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1 Cooking Together1 Going to the Dentist1 Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1 Parking and Paying at a Meter1 Rental Car Pickup and Return1 Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1 Saying No Politely1 School Pickup and Talking to Teachers1 Time and Frequency1 Visiting Someone’s Home1

Difficulty3 branches

Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Easy8 Beginner1 Moderate1

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Don’t touch.No toques.
“No toques.” means “Don’t touch.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don’t move.No te muevas.
“No te muevas.” means “Don’t move.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Please stop.Por favor, para.
“Por favor, para.” means “Please stop.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Please don’t insist.No insista, por favor.
“No insista, por favor.” means “Please don’t insist.” in Mexican Spanish. Use this when someone keeps pushing after you’ve declined. Insista addresses the other person as usted.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Keep your distance.Mantén tu distancia.
“Mantén tu distancia.” means “Keep your distance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Keep your promise.Cumple tu promesa.
“Cumple tu promesa.” means “Keep your promise.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don’t rush me.No me apresures.
“No me apresures.” means “Don’t rush me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don't interrupt me.No me interrumpas.
“No me interrumpas.” means “Don't interrupt me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →

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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.

Familiar (tú)7 Formal (usted)1

Situations8 branches

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

Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1 Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1 Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.1 Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1 Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1 Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1 Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1 Saying No Politely1

Gender forms1 branches

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neutral8

Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded8

Learning collections1 branches

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Core8

Vocabulary families10 branches

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favor2 apresures1 cumple1 distancia1 insistir1 interrumpas1 manten1 muevas1 promesa1 toques1

Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday5 Less common3

Reusability2 branches

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

56 42

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

35 22 11

Confusion risk3 branches

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

35 22 11

Spanish word count2 branches

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1–37 4–61

Usefulness score2 branches

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

46 52

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–305 31–403

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–37 01

Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-237 2026-11-111

Editorial quality1 branches

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Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)8

Source batches2 branches

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photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-237 Not recorded1

Review methods2 branches

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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.7 Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.1

Source review decisions2 branches

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Added7 Not recorded1

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded8

Length difficulty factor3 branches