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Keeping a Conversation Going28Reactions21Conversation19Making Plans17Clearing Up Misunderstandings14Home Together13Requests11Getting Around Mexico8Encouragement and Celebration7Everyday Actions7Everyday Affection7Boundaries and Disagreements6Feelings and Check-ins6Food and Eating Together6Health and Getting Help6Romance5Everyday Conversation4Relationships and Family4Food and Dining3Travel and Directions3Asking Someone Out1Feelings1Health and Safety1Shopping and Paying1Time and Frequency1

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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. I’m bleeding.Estoy sangrando.

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

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

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  9. When exactly?¿Cuándo exactamente?

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. 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 →
  11. Who is coming?¿Quién viene?

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. You can call me.Puedes llamarme.

    “Puedes llamarme.” means “You can call me.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.

    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. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. Are you in love?¿Estás enamorado?

    ¿Estás enamorado? asks whether the listener is in love. Use enamorada when referring to a female listener. This is a personal question, so the relationship and context matter.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. 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 →
  19. 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 →
  20. Come here.Ven aquí.

    “Ven aquí.” means “Come here.” in Mexican Spanish. An informal command to one person; add por favor to soften it.

    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. 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 →
  23. Do you eat meat?¿Comes carne?

    “¿Comes carne?” means “Do you eat meat?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Do you like it?¿Te gusta?

    “¿Te gusta?” means “Do you like it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
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)40Neutral35
Conversation role8 branches

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

Answer or explain32Express feelings or opinions27Share information26Ask a question24Give instructions11Make a request11Invite or give permission4Warn or report a problem1
Situations52 branches

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

Not recorded24Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1Ask a familiar person whether they are in love, in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás enamorada?1Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1Ask for time to think before replying.1Ask someone not to argue verbally.1Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.1Ask where someone studied in an ordinary personal-history conversation.1Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.1Ask whether listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.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.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 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 liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1Firm request for honesty.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Grant permission to use an understood item.1Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1Offer to repair an understood item.1Report active bleeding as a symptom.1Report snow currently falling.1Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1Request that the listener handle cooking for an understood meal.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.1State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1
Gender forms3 branches

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neutral71masculine3feminine1
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded71speaker2listener1noun1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion34Not recorded24Core17
Vocabulary families92 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday35Not recorded24Less common16
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

34911441022
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

240118317
Confusion risk4 branches

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

2333311942
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–375
Usefulness score3 branches

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

44532654
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–306631–409
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–348027
Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23512026-10-1482026-10-1972026-10-1252026-10-1532026-10-161
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)75
Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

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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.51Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap16Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.7Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded75
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

34501321353141
Grammar difficulty factor12 branches

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

17251322101220515222226216118121124131
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

0684681
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

043-229-43
Unique Vocabulary Families49 branches

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

None recorded27abajo1abrigado1acompanarnos1acuerdas1acuesto1agarrate1apoyare1caminando1carne1conocerte1despierto1discutas1disfrutaste1ducho1empeorando1entendiste1escuchas1escuchaste1estudias1estudiaste1exactamente1extranaste1grites1gustas1intentare1lastima1levanto1llegaste1llegue1mentiste1mientas1muestrame1nevando1pensar1pensare1podrias1prefieres1preguntarme1revisar1sabias1sangrando1termina1toques1traeme1tranquilizas1tratame1viajar1viene1
New Families Vs Baseline67 branches

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None recorded11estaba3mira2planeo2abajo1abrigado1acompanarnos1acuerdas1acuesto1adonde1agarrate1apoyare1arreglarlo1asi1caminando1carne1cocinando1comi1comiendo1conocerte1dame1dejalo1dejar1despierto1discutas1disfrutaste1ducho1empeorando1enamorado1entendiste1escuchas1escuchaste1estudias1estudiaste1exactamente1extranaste1fuiste1grites1gustas1intentare1lastima1levanto1llamaste1llegaste1llegue1mejorando1mentiste1mientas1muestrame1nevando1pensar1pensare1podrias1prefieres1preguntarme1revisar1sabias1sangrando1termina1toques1trabajando1traeme1tranquilizas1tratame1usarlo1viajar1viene1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–364011
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No75