EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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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.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.
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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 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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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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That’s a shame.Qué lástima.
“Qué lástima.” means “That’s a shame.” in Mexican Spanish. Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.
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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.
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I don’t know you.No te conozco.
“No te conozco.” means “I don’t know you.” in Mexican Spanish. State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.
EasyHighEnglish 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.

Neutral31 Familiar (tú)16

Situations47 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 Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1 Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1 Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1 Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1 Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1 Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.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 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 responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1 Deny that a past incident occurred.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 physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1 Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1 Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.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 that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.1 Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1 Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1 Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1 Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1 Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1 Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1 Invite the listener to text the speaker.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 Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.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 that a door is locked with a key.1 Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.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 familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.1 Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1 Thank someone despite their help not resolving the problem.1 Use a conventional reunion greeting after not seeing someone for a while.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral43 masculine3 feminine1

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded43 speaker3 noun1

Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core42 Expansion5

Vocabulary families73 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday37 Less common10

Reusability3 branches

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

529 416 32

Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

329 218

Confusion risk2 branches

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

339 28

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–333 4–614

Usefulness score2 branches

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

432 515

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3038 31–409

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–324 023

Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2347

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)47

Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2347

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.47

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded47

Length difficulty factor5 branches