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Keeping a Conversation Going32Reactions24Making Plans18Clearing Up Misunderstandings14Conversation13Encouragement and Celebration8Everyday Conversation8Home Together8Food and Eating Together5Getting Around Mexico5Health and Getting Help5Time and Frequency5Food and Dining4Everyday Actions3Feelings and Check-ins3Natural Reactions and Replies3Travel and Directions3Asking Someone Out2Boundaries and Disagreements1Disagreeing Politely1Health and Safety1Relationships and Family1Shopping and Paying1

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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.

    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. I’m bleeding.Estoy sangrando.

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

    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. It’s on me.Yo invito.

    “Yo invito.” means “It’s on me.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. 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 →
  7. Have they arrived?¿Ya llegaron?

    “¿Ya llegaron?” means “Have they arrived?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether expected people have already arrived.

    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. 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 →
  10. 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 →
  11. 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 →
  12. 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 →
  13. I am eating.Estoy comiendo.

    “Estoy comiendo.” means “I am eating.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that eating is happening now.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I mean...Quiero decir...

    “Quiero decir...” means “I mean...” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. 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 →
  16. I can fix it.Puedo arreglarlo.

    “Puedo arreglarlo.” means “I can fix it.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to repair an understood item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. I plan to drive.Planeo manejar.

    “Planeo manejar.” means “I plan to drive.” in Mexican Spanish. State an intention to drive in a travel plan.

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

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. 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 →
  20. Give me that.Dame eso.

    “Dame eso.” means “Give me that.” in Mexican Spanish. A direct informal request; add por favor to soften it. Eso does not change with gender here.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Is it getting better?¿Está mejorando?

    “¿Está mejorando?” means “Is it getting better?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Is it getting worse?¿Está empeorando?

    “¿Está empeorando?” means “Is it getting worse?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. That sounds good.Suena bien.

    “Suena bien.” means “That sounds good.” in Mexican Spanish. A natural positive reaction to a suggestion or plan.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Sounds like fun.Suena divertido.

    “Suena divertido.” means “Sounds like fun.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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Conversation role6 branches

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

Answer or explain42Express feelings or opinions32Share information29Ask a question17Offer help or make a promise2Warn or report a problem1
Situations49 branches

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

Not recorded14Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1Ask for time to think before replying.1Ask how an understood thing/system works.1Ask the date/time of a previously mentioned past event.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.1Ask when an understood activity or job started in the past.1Ask when an understood task finished in the past.1Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.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.1Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1Explain current activity while on foot.1Explain current cooking activity/availability.1Explain past unavailability due to being busy. Female speaker: Estaba ocupada.1Explain that eating is happening now.1Explain what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1Introduce a related aside in conversation.1Invite someone to have coffee together.1Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.1Offer to repair an understood item.1Offer/commit to helping the listener.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1React when something confirms what you suspected.1Report active bleeding as a symptom.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.1Report snow currently falling.1Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1State an intention to drive in a travel plan.1State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral60masculine2
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded60speaker2
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion27Core21Not recorded14
Vocabulary families77 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday38Not recorded14Less common10
Reusability4 branches

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

4355193622
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

3384121725
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

23332118
Confusion risk4 branches

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

3342201741
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–362
Usefulness score3 branches

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

43531958
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–305331–409
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–333029
Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23482026-10-1272026-10-1432026-10-1522026-10-162
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)62
Source batches7 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2348Everyday conversation screenshot5Past-tense questions screenshot328 everyday questions screenshot2Short everyday phrases screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot125 conversational statements screenshot1
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.48Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap12Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded62
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

331218095214171
Grammar difficulty factor12 branches

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

171713161072063463152222232161241251
Idiom difficulty factor6 branches

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

0528443101121141
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

037-222-43
Unique Vocabulary Families34 branches

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None recorded29acuesto1aviso1caminando1cierto1despierto1divertido1dormi1ducho1empeorando1empezaste1empiezo1encantaria1entendiste1escuchaste1funciona1intentare1invito1lastima1levanto1llegaron1llegue1nevando1pensar1pensare1pregunte1respondio1revisar1sabias1sangrando1sentido1tomemos1viajar1vino1
New Families Vs Baseline54 branches

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None recorded9estaba3comi2planeo2suena2acabo1acuesto1adonde1arreglarlo1aviso1ayudo1caminando1cierto1cocinando1comiendo1dame1dejar1despierto1divertido1dormi1ducho1empeorando1empezaste1empiezo1encantaria1entendiste1escuchaste1fuiste1funciona1hice1intentare1invito1lastima1levanto1llamaste1llame1llegaron1llegue1mejorando1nevando1Not recorded1pensar1pensare1pregunte1respondio1revisar1sabia1sabias1sangrando1sentido1tomemos1trabajando1viajar1vino1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–35209Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No62