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Topics25 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going40Conversation26Reactions23Clearing Up Misunderstandings17Requests14Making Plans13Encouragement and Celebration12Home Together12Boundaries and Disagreements8Everyday Affection5Feelings and Check-ins5Getting Around Mexico5Everyday Actions4Everyday Conversation4Health and Getting Help4Romance4Food and Dining3Relationships and Family3Asking Someone Out2Food and Eating Together2Time and Frequency2Feelings1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Natural Reactions and Replies1Travel and Directions1

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  1. Can you hear me?¿Me escuchas?

    “¿Me escuchas?” means “Can you hear me?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural for calls; ¿Me oyes? is also valid.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. How does it work?¿Cómo funciona?

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. I’ll let you know.Te aviso.

    “Te aviso.” means “I’ll let you know.” in Mexican Spanish. Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. 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 →
  7. 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.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. I did it.Lo hice.

    “Lo hice.” means “I did it.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having completed the understood action.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Don’t cry.No llores.

    “No llores.” means “Don’t cry.” in Mexican Spanish. Comfort someone who is crying.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Which do you prefer?¿Cuál prefieres?

    “¿Cuál prefieres?” means “Which do you prefer?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Did you understand it?¿Lo entendiste?

    “¿Lo entendiste?” means “Did you understand it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Did you hear me?¿Me escuchaste?

    “¿Me escuchaste?” means “Did you hear me?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Did you know that?¿Lo sabías?

    “¿Lo sabías?” means “Did you know that?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. It’s important.Es importante.

    “Es importante.” means “It’s important.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. When exactly?¿Cuándo exactamente?

    “¿Cuándo exactamente?” means “When exactly?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. When does it end?¿Cuándo termina?

    “¿Cuándo termina?” means “When does it end?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Who is coming?¿Quién viene?

    “¿Quién viene?” means “Who is coming?” in Mexican Spanish. Common planning question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. How do I start?¿Cómo empiezo?

    “¿Cómo empiezo?” means “How do I start?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. What do you see?¿Qué ves?

    “¿Qué ves?” means “What do you see?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. What do you hear?¿Qué oyes?

    “¿Qué oyes?” means “What do you hear?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. By the way.Por cierto.

    “Por cierto.” means “By the way.” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a related aside in conversation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. That’s a shame.Qué lástima.

    “Qué lástima.” means “That’s a shame.” in Mexican Spanish. Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Do you know him?¿Lo conoces?

    “¿Lo conoces?” means “Do you know him?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Do you love me?¿Me amas?

    “¿Me amas?” means “Do you love me?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish 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.

Familiar (tú)43Neutral37Formal (usted)1
Conversation role7 branches

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

Answer or explain32Ask a question32Express feelings or opinions26Share information23Give instructions14Make a request11Offer help or make a promise2
Situations63 branches

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

Not recorded19Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask how an understood thing/system works.1Ask listener to share use or a portion of an understood item.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone not to argue verbally.1Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.1Ask someone to allow more time.1Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.1Ask someone to dress smartly for an occasion.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.1Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.1Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.1Ask when an understood activity or job started in the past.1Ask when an understood task finished in the past.1Ask where someone studied in an ordinary personal-history conversation.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 listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Check recognition when meeting someone again.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Comfort someone who is crying.1Confirm having completed the understood action.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 showering in a household routine.1Describe waking as a daily routine.1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct the listener’s gaze downward toward an understood point.1Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1Explain what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Firm request for honesty.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Introduce a related aside in conversation.1Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1Offer/commit to helping the listener.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1React when something confirms what you suspected.1Report not asking an understood person or question.1Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1Tell someone it is their turn to act.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral80masculine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded80speaker1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core31Expansion31Not recorded19
Vocabulary families92 branches

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

estaba2mira2abajo1abrigado1acabo1acuerdas1acuesto1adivina1adonde1amas1apoyare1aviso1ayudo1carne1cierto1comes1comi1compartirias1conoces1crees1despierto1discutas1disfrutaste1divertido1dormi1ducho1elegante1empezaste1empiezo1encantaria1enferma1entendiste1escuchas1escuchaste1esperare1estudias1estudiaste1exactamente1extranaste1facil1fuiste1funciona1grites1gustas1hice1hondo1importa1importante1importas1inspiras1intentare1lastima1levanto1llamaste1llame1llegaste1llevalo1llores1mantenlo1mantente1mentiste1mientas1molesta1muestrame1oyes1paciencia1parece1pensare1planeo1prefieres1pregunte1recuerdas1respire1respondio1sabia1sabias1sencillo1suena1ten1termina1terminaste1toca1toques1trabajando1traelo1tranquilizas1ves1viajar1viene1vino1vistete1visto1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday46Not recorded19Less common16
Reusability3 branches

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

443527311
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

3504201922
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

233330118
Confusion risk4 branches

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

3432281941
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–381
Usefulness score3 branches

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

45132159
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–306531–4016
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–359022
Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23622026-10-1962026-10-1242026-10-1442026-10-1532026-10-162
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)81
Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2362LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 1528 everyday questions screenshot3Past-tense questions screenshot3Everyday conversation screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot125 conversational statements screenshot1Everyday questions screenshot1Informal me commands screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 21Short everyday phrases 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.62Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap11Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.6Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded81
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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

35121655046314171
Grammar difficulty factor12 branches

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

1324172310162053316222223224125126161
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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

072441028261
Unique Vocabulary Families63 branches

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

None recorded22abajo1abrigado1acuerdas1acuesto1adivina1apoyare1aviso1carne1cierto1compartirias1crees1despierto1discutas1disfrutaste1divertido1dormi1ducho1elegante1empezaste1empiezo1encantaria1entendiste1escuchas1escuchaste1estudias1estudiaste1exactamente1extranaste1funciona1grites1gustas1hondo1importas1inspiras1intentare1lastima1levanto1llegaste1llevalo1llores1mantenlo1mentiste1mientas1muestrame1oyes1paciencia1pensare1prefieres1pregunte1respire1respondio1sabias1sencillo1termina1toques1traelo1tranquilizas1ves1viajar1viene1vino1vistete1
New Families Vs Baseline80 branches

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None recorded8estaba2mira2abajo1abrigado1acabo1acuerdas1acuesto1adivina1adonde1apoyare1aviso1ayudo1carne1cierto1comi1compartirias1crees1despierto1discutas1disfrutaste1divertido1dormi1ducho1elegante1empezaste1empiezo1encantaria1entendiste1escuchas1escuchaste1estudias1estudiaste1exactamente1extranaste1fuiste1funciona1grites1gustas1hice1hondo1importas1inspiras1intentare1lastima1levanto1llamaste1llame1llegaste1llevalo1llores1mantenlo1mentiste1mientas1muestrame1Not recorded1oyes1paciencia1pensare1planeo1prefieres1pregunte1recuerdas1respire1respondio1sabia1sabias1sencillo1suena1termina1toca1toques1trabajando1traelo1tranquilizas1ves1viajar1viene1vino1vistete1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–37208Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No81