EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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Difficulty3 branches

Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Beginner155 Easy96 Moderate3

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This is my order.Este es mi pedido.
“Este es mi pedido.” means “This is my order.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
You are safe.Estás a salvo.
“Estás a salvo.” means “You are safe.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
My phone battery is low.Tengo poca batería.
“Tengo poca batería.” means “My phone battery is low.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain limited remaining phone battery.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I can’t hear you.No te escucho.
“No te escucho.” means “I can’t hear you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.
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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 →
I feel worse.Me siento peor.
“Me siento peor.” means “I feel worse.” in Mexican Spanish. Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I can’t do it.No puedo hacerlo.
“No puedo hacerlo.” means “I can’t do it.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to do the understood task.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I can’t help you.No puedo ayudarte.
“No puedo ayudarte.” means “I can’t help you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
See you there.Nos vemos ahí.
“Nos vemos ahí.” means “See you there.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’m not leaving yet.Todavía no me voy.
“Todavía no me voy.” means “I’m not leaving yet.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’ll pay in cash.Voy a pagar en efectivo.
“Voy a pagar en efectivo.” means “I’ll pay in cash.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a driver or seller that the speaker will pay cash.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
That works for me.Eso me viene bien.
“Eso me viene bien.” means “That works for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I can’t find my keys.No encuentro mis llaves.
“No encuentro mis llaves.” means “I can’t find my keys.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being unable to locate keys.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
That doesn’t work for me.Eso no me viene bien.
“Eso no me viene bien.” means “That doesn’t work for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I did it.Lo hice.
“Lo hice.” means “I did it.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having completed the understood action.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I have to leave.Tengo que irme.
“Tengo que irme.” means “I have to leave.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.
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This is my favorite.Este es mi favorito.
“Este es mi favorito.” means “This is my favorite.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.
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I am eating.Estoy comiendo.
“Estoy comiendo.” means “I am eating.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that eating is happening now.
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I mean...Quiero decir...
“Quiero decir...” means “I mean...” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.
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It’s not a good time.No es un buen momento.
“No es un buen momento.” means “It’s not a good time.” in Mexican Spanish. Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.
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Just in case.Por si acaso.
“Por si acaso.” means “Just in case.” in Mexican Spanish. Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
There are many people.Hay mucha gente.
“Hay mucha gente.” means “There are many people.” in Mexican Spanish. Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
It’s not my fault.No es culpa mía.
“No es culpa mía.” means “It’s not my fault.” in Mexican Spanish. Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.
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I’ll go.Voy a ir.
“Voy a ir.” means “I’ll go.” in Mexican Spanish. Commit to going to the understood destination/event.
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.

Neutral73 Familiar (tú)23

Situations96 branches

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

Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.1 Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1 Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1 Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1 Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1 Announce having a gift for the listener before handing it over.1 Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1 Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1 Ask for time to think before replying.1 Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1 Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1 Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1 Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1 Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1 Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1 Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1 Confirm having completed the understood action.1 Congratulate the listener on winning an understood game/contest.1 Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1 Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1 Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.1 Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.1 Deny doing an understood action.1 Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1 Deny that a past incident occurred.1 Describe a household chore as a habit/activity.1 Describe checking email as part of a routine.1 Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.1 Describe going to bed as a routine, rather than telling another person to sleep.1 Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1 Describe progress learning English.1 Describe waking as a daily routine.1 Emphasize that a statement is serious.1 Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.1 Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1 Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.1 Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1 Explain an obligation to study.1 Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1 Explain current activity while on foot.1 Explain current cooking activity/availability.1 Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.1 Explain inability to do the understood task.1 Explain limited remaining phone battery.1 Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1 Explain past unavailability due to being busy. Female speaker: Estaba ocupada.1 Explain that a bag is heavy and may require carrying assistance.1 Explain that eating is happening now.1 Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.1 Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.1 Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.1 Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1 Explain what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1 Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1 Express affection for your family.1 Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1 Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1 Firmly refuse something.1 Give a softened negative answer.1 Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1 Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1 Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.1 Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1 Invite someone to have coffee together.1 Invite the listener to text the speaker.1 Locate an item/person beside the speaker.1 Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1 Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.1 React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1 React when something confirms what you suspected.1 Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1 Reassure someone about an uncertain future outcome.1 Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1 Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1 Report being unable to locate keys.1 Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.1 Report increasing outdoor warmth.1 Report not asking an understood person or question.1 Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1 Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1 Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1 Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1 Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.1 Report that the relevant place is empty of people.1 Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1 Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1 Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1 State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1 Tell a driver or seller that the speaker will pay cash.1 Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1 Tell a listener they help the speaker feel better.1 Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1 Tell someone it is their turn to act.1 Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1 The place is across the street. Keep the street as the reference point.1 Use a conventional reunion greeting after not seeing someone for a while.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral91 masculine4 feminine1

Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded91 speaker3 noun1 object1

Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core53 Expansion43

Vocabulary families128 branches

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

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Reusability4 branches

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

450 535 310 21

Coverage gap value2 branches

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

359 437

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

350 244 12

Confusion risk3 branches

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

368 224 14

Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–369 4–626 7–101

Usefulness score3 branches

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

447 333 516

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3078 31–4018

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

048 1–348

Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2396

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)96

Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2396

Review methods1 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.96

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded96

Length difficulty factor6 branches