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Reactions12Keeping a Conversation Going10Making Plans10Requests7Conversation5Getting Around Mexico5Home Together5Clearing Up Misunderstandings4Everyday Affection4Health and Getting Help4Time and Frequency4Boundaries and Disagreements3Encouragement and Celebration3Everyday Actions3Feelings and Check-ins2Food and Dining2Food and Eating Together2Travel and Directions2Feelings1Relationships and Family1Romance1

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  1. When do you study?¿Cuándo estudias?

    “¿Cuándo estudias?” means “When do you study?” in Mexican Spanish. Keep; situation-specific.

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  2. I am cooking.Estoy cocinando.

    “Estoy cocinando.” means “I am cooking.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain current cooking activity/availability.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Look down.Mira abajo.

    “Mira abajo.” means “Look down.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct the listener’s gaze downward toward an understood point.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Something happened.Algo pasó.

    “Algo pasó.” means “Something happened.” in Mexican Spanish. Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. I am walking.Estoy caminando.

    “Estoy caminando.” means “I am walking.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain current activity while on foot.

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  6. It’s snowing.Está nevando.

    “Está nevando.” means “It’s snowing.” in Mexican Spanish. Report snow currently falling.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. I want to meet you.Quiero conocerte.

    “Quiero conocerte.” means “I want to meet you.” in Mexican Spanish. Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. When did it happen?¿Cuándo pasó?

    “¿Cuándo pasó?” means “When did it happen?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the date/time of a previously mentioned past event.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. I was busy.Estaba ocupado.

    “Estaba ocupado.” means “I was busy.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain past unavailability due to being busy. Female speaker: Estaba ocupada.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. I will not wait.No esperaré.

    “No esperaré.” means “I will not wait.” in Mexican Spanish. Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.

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  11. Don’t lie.No mientas.

    “No mientas.” means “Don’t lie.” in Mexican Spanish. Firm request for honesty.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Don’t argue.No discutas.

    “No discutas.” means “Don’t argue.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone not to argue verbally.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. I wake up.Me despierto.

    “Me despierto.” means “I wake up.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe waking as a daily routine.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I get up.Me levanto.

    “Me levanto.” means “I get up.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. I take a shower.Me ducho.

    “Me ducho.” means “I take a shower.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe showering in a household routine.

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  16. I go to bed.Me acuesto.

    “Me acuesto.” means “I go to bed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe going to bed as a routine, rather than telling another person to sleep.

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  17. You make me calm.Me tranquilizas.

    “Me tranquilizas.” means “You make me calm.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.

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  18. You inspire me.Me inspiras.

    “Me inspiras.” means “You inspire me.” in Mexican Spanish. Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.

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  19. I was sick.Estaba enfermo.

    “Estaba enfermo.” means “I was sick.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.

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  20. I’ve had lunch.Ya comí.

    “Ya comí.” means “I’ve had lunch.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.

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  21. Treat me well.Trátame bien.

    “Trátame bien.” means “Treat me well.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Were you busy?¿Estabas ocupado?

    “¿Estabas ocupado?” means “Were you busy?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Pray with me.Reza conmigo.

    “Reza conmigo.” means “Pray with me.” in Mexican Spanish. Invite shared prayer when appropriate in the relationship/cultural setting.

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  24. I was late.Llegué tarde.

    “Llegué tarde.” means “I was late.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.

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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.

Neutral19Familiar (tú)17Formal (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 explain18Express feelings or opinions18Share information18Ask a question9Make a request9Give instructions8Invite or give permission1
Situations36 branches

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

Not recorded2Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask someone not to argue verbally.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask the date/time of a previously mentioned past event.1Ask to accompany someone who is leaving.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 contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.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 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 what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.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.1Invite shared prayer when appropriate in the relationship/cultural setting.1Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1Report snow currently falling.1Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral34masculine3
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded34speaker2listener1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion35Not recorded2
Vocabulary families50 branches

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

estaba3estar3bien2ocupada2paso2abajo1abrigado1acuesto1agarrate1algo1apoyare1asi1caminando1cocinando1comi1conmigo1conocerte1contigo1deberia1dejalo1despierto1discutas1ducho1empezaste1enferma1esperare1estabas1estudias1estudiaste1hondo1inspiras1levanto1llamarlo1llegue1llevame1mantente1mientas1mira1nevando1querer1respire1respondio1reza1tarde1terminaste1trabajando1tranquilizas1tratame1vino1ya1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday24Less common11Not recorded2
Reusability3 branches

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

4265833
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

33611
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

22231312
Confusion risk3 branches

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

32321311
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–337
Usefulness score1 branches

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

337
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–303331–404
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–326011
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23352026-10-1412026-10-191
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)37
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2335Informal me commands screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11
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.35Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.1Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded37
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

32426055161
Grammar difficulty factor6 branches

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

17181313102202211251
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

03443
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

021-215-41
Unique Vocabulary Families28 branches

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

None recorded11abajo1abrigado1acuesto1agarrate1apoyare1caminando1conocerte1despierto1discutas1ducho1empezaste1estabas1estudias1estudiaste1hondo1inspiras1levanto1llamarlo1llegue1mientas1nevando1respire1respondio1reza1tranquilizas1tratame1vino1
New Families Vs Baseline35 branches

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None recorded5estaba3abajo1abrigado1acuesto1agarrate1apoyare1asi1caminando1cocinando1comi1conocerte1dejalo1despierto1discutas1ducho1empezaste1estabas1estudias1estudiaste1hondo1inspiras1levanto1llamarlo1llegue1mientas1mira1nevando1respire1respondio1reza1trabajando1tranquilizas1tratame1vino1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–33205
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No37