EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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Easy51 Beginner34 Moderate12

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I can’t breathe.No puedo respirar.
“No puedo respirar.” means “I can’t breathe.” in Mexican Spanish. Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I am on vacation.Estoy de vacaciones.
“Estoy de vacaciones.” means “I am on vacation.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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 →
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 →
By the way.Por cierto.
“Por cierto.” means “By the way.” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a related aside in conversation.
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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 →
My door is locked.Mi puerta está cerrada con llave.
“Mi puerta está cerrada con llave.” means “My door is locked.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that a door is locked with a key.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
We have a deal.Tenemos un trato.
“Tenemos un trato.” means “We have a deal.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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 →
My train is delayed.Mi tren está retrasado.
“Mi tren está retrasado.” means “My train is delayed.” in Mexican Spanish. Report a delayed train during travel planning.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I feel disappointed.Me siento decepcionado.
“Me siento decepcionado.” means “I feel disappointed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I feel embarrassed.Me siento avergonzado.
“Me siento avergonzado.” means “I feel embarrassed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I get dressed.Me visto.
“Me visto.” means “I get dressed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe getting dressed as an ordinary routine.
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I plan to travel.Planeo viajar.
“Planeo viajar.” means “I plan to travel.” in Mexican Spanish. State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.
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Thanks anyway.Gracias de todos modos.
“Gracias de todos modos.” means “Thanks anyway.” in Mexican Spanish. Thank someone despite their help not resolving the problem.
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It’s not worth it.No vale la pena.
“No vale la pena.” means “It’s not worth it.” in Mexican Spanish. Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.
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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.
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I can’t trust you.No puedo confiar en ti.
“No puedo confiar en ti.” means “I can’t trust you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
My coffee spilled.Mi café se derramó.
“Mi café se derramó.” means “My coffee spilled.” in Mexican Spanish. Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.
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Guess what!¡Adivina qué!
“¡Adivina qué!” means “Guess what!” in Mexican Spanish. Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.
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You hurt my feelings.Heriste mis sentimientos.
“Heriste mis sentimientos.” means “You hurt my feelings.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.
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You make me smile.Me haces sonreír.
“Me haces sonreír.” means “You make me smile.” in Mexican Spanish. Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
My glass broke.Mi vaso se rompió.
“Mi vaso se rompió.” means “My glass broke.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.
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I do it myself.Lo hago yo mismo.
“Lo hago yo mismo.” means “I do it myself.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain handling a task oneself without another person’s assistance.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →

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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.

Neutral39 Familiar (tú)12

Situations51 branches

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

Acknowledge/reassure that the speaker will not worry about the understood matter.1 Affirm a serious romantic match in an established relationship.1 Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1 Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1 Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.1 Comment conventionally that time seems to pass quickly.1 Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1 Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1 Describe a messy room in ordinary household conversation.1 Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.1 Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.1 Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1 Describe fitness after inactivity or during activity planning.1 Describe getting dressed as an ordinary routine.1 Describe making the bed as a household chore.1 Describe showering in a household routine.1 Explain a future decision not to drive.1 Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1 Explain handling a task oneself without another person’s assistance.1 Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1 Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1 Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1 Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1 Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1 Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1 Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1 Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1 Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1 Introduce a related aside in conversation.1 Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1 Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1 Offer to repair an understood item.1 Often an ironic reaction to bad luck; tone establishes the meaning. Suerte is feminine regardless of the speaker.1 Report a delayed train during travel planning.1 Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1 Report snow currently falling.1 Report that a door is locked with a key.1 Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1 Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1 Share an intuition or hunch.1 Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1 State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1 State a firm boundary that an understood decision is settled.1 State an intention to drive in a travel plan.1 State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1 State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1 Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.1 Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1 Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1 Thank someone despite their help not resolving the problem.1 Understand hospitality where the business/host covers the cost.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral48 masculine2 feminine1

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded48 speaker2 noun1

Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion39 Core12

Vocabulary families83 branches

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Reusability3 branches

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

431 513 37

Coverage gap value2 branches

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

341 410

Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

336 215

Confusion risk2 branches

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

331 220

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–332 4–619

Usefulness score3 branches

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

328 422 51

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3037 31–4014

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–337 014

Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2351

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)51

Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2351

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.51

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded51

Length difficulty factor5 branches