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Topics30 branches

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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. Who is coming?¿Quién viene?

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Can you try it?¿Puedes intentarlo?

    “¿Puedes intentarlo?” means “Can you try it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to attempt the understood task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. I am eating.Estoy comiendo.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  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. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. 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 →
  11. 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 →
  12. 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 →
  13. By the way.Por cierto.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. 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 →
  15. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. 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 →
  19. 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 →
  20. 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 →
  21. 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 →
  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. Does it matter to you?¿Te importa?

    “¿Te importa?” means “Does it matter to you?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Do you mind?¿Te molesta?

    “¿Te molesta?” means “Do you mind?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.

    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)76Neutral62Formal (usted)1
Conversation role11 branches

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

Answer or explain55Ask a question48Express feelings or opinions43Share information40Give instructions23Make a request18Invite or give permission5Offer help or make a promise3Reassure or encourage3Manage the conversation1Warn or report a problem1
Situations111 branches

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

Not recorded29Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.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 a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for time to think before replying.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 grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.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 someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask the date/time of a previously mentioned past event.1Ask to accompany someone who is leaving.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 previously discussed situation is worsening.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 contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.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.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.1Comfort someone who is crying.1Confirm having completed the understood action.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.1Encourage someone before or during a challenge.1Encourage someone to eat something.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.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.1Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.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 have coffee together.1Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Offer an opportunity to have a beverage.1Offer 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 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.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Request that the listener handle cooking for an understood meal.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1Seek advice about whether to go or leave.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 that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.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 forms3 branches

Explore the grammatical gender forms recorded for each phrase. Grammatical gender is different from the speaker’s identity.

neutral134masculine4feminine1
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded134listener2speaker2noun1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion59Core51Not recorded29
Vocabulary families161 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.

Everyday83Not recorded29Less common27
Reusability4 branches

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

47554331922
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

3874321142551
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

259355125
Confusion risk4 branches

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

37225011542
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–3139
Usefulness score3 branches

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

485337517
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3011631–4023
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–387052
Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231102026-10-1282026-10-1482026-10-1972026-10-1532026-10-1622026-10-101
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)139
Source batches13 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23110LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 16Everyday conversation screenshot528 everyday questions screenshot3Informal me commands screenshot3Past-tense questions screenshot3Everyday questions screenshot2Short everyday phrases screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot125 conversational statements screenshot1Curated multi-source screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 21Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1
Review methods5 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.110Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap19Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.7Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded139
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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

379232018556314171
Grammar difficulty factor15 branches

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

17441338101820102352543464163152222262181211241
Idiom difficulty factor7 branches

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

0120488510262121141
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

081-252-46
Unique Vocabulary Families91 branches

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

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New Families Vs Baseline120 branches

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New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–3116022Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No139