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Keeping a Conversation Going61Reactions40Conversation39Making Plans33Clearing Up Misunderstandings25Requests21Home Together20Encouragement and Celebration18Everyday Affection10Food and Eating Together10Getting Around Mexico10Health and Getting Help9Boundaries and Disagreements8Everyday Conversation8Food and Dining8Everyday Actions7Feelings and Check-ins7Romance7Relationships and Family5Time and Frequency5Travel and Directions4Asking Someone Out3Natural Reactions and Replies3Shopping and Paying3Disagreeing Politely1Encouraging Someone1Feelings1Health and Safety1Home Repairs and Utilities1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1

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  1. 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 →
  2. 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 →
  3. 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 →
  4. I did it.Lo hice.

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. 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 →
  8. You got this!¡Tú puedes!

    “¡Tú puedes!” means “You got this!” in Mexican Spanish. Encourage someone before or during a challenge.

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

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. 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 →
  11. You can tell me.Puedes decírmelo.

    “Puedes decírmelo.” means “You can tell me.” in Mexican Spanish. Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. You can keep it.Puedes quedártelo.

    “Puedes quedártelo.” means “You can keep it.” in Mexican Spanish. Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. I’m counting on you.Cuento contigo.

    “Cuento contigo.” means “I’m counting on you.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I care about you.Me importas.

    “Me importas.” means “I care about you.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. You can use it.Puedes usarlo.

    “Puedes usarlo.” means “You can use it.” in Mexican Spanish. Grant permission to use an understood item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. You can ask me.Puedes preguntarme.

    “Puedes preguntarme.” means “You can ask me.” in Mexican Spanish. Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. I didn’t call.No llamé.

    “No llamé.” means “I didn’t call.” in Mexican Spanish. Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. I didn’t sleep.No dormí.

    “No dormí.” means “I didn’t sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. I didn’t ask.No pregunté.

    “No pregunté.” means “I didn’t ask.” in Mexican Spanish. Report not asking an understood person or question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. You lied to me.Me mentiste.

    “Me mentiste.” means “You lied to me.” in Mexican Spanish. State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Let me think.Déjame pensar.

    “Déjame pensar.” means “Let me think.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for time to think before replying.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. I knew it.Lo sabía.

    “Lo sabía.” means “I knew it.” in Mexican Spanish. React when something confirms what you suspected.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. You can join us.Puedes acompañarnos.

    “Puedes acompañarnos.” means “You can join us.” in Mexican Spanish. Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. It’s over.Se acabó.

    “Se acabó.” means “It’s over.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.

    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.

Neutral24Familiar (tú)16
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 explain32Express feelings or opinions30Share information27Invite or give permission5Offer help or make a promise2Reassure or encourage1
Situations40 branches

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

Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1Ask for time to think before replying.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 out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.1Describe waking as a daily routine.1Encourage someone before or during a challenge.1Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1Explain current activity while on foot.1Explain current cooking activity/availability.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.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Grant permission to use an understood item.1Introduce a related aside in conversation.1Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1Invite shared prayer when appropriate in the relationship/cultural setting.1Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Not recorded1Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.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 not asking an understood person or question.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Report snow currently falling.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.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 the speaker relies on them to follow through.1Tell someone it is their turn to act.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral39masculine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded39speaker1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core21Expansion18Not recorded1
Vocabulary families49 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.

Everyday30Less common9Not recorded1
Reusability3 branches

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

42151336
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

327413
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

22231612
Confusion risk3 branches

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

32721112
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–340
Usefulness score3 branches

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

42431254
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–303431–406
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–323017
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23392026-10-161
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)40
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-233925 conversational statements screenshot1
Review methods2 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.39Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded40
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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

32321006141
Grammar difficulty factor6 branches

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

131517152041023262
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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

028458462101
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

023-214-43
Unique Vocabulary Families24 branches

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None recorded17acompanarnos1adivina1apoyare1aviso1caminando1cierto1cuento1decirmelo1despierto1dormi1gustas1importas1inspiras1invito1lastima1levanto1mentiste1nevando1pensar1preguntarme1pregunte1quedartelo1reza1
New Families Vs Baseline35 branches

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None recorded6estaba2acabo1acompanarnos1adivina1apoyare1arreglarlo1aviso1ayudo1caminando1cierto1cocinando1cuento1decirmelo1despierto1dormi1gustas1hice1importas1inspiras1invito1lastima1levanto1llame1mentiste1nevando1pensar1preguntarme1pregunte1quedartelo1reza1sabia1toca1trabajando1usarlo1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–33406
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No40