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 →
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 →
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 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.
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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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I can fix it.Puedo arreglarlo.
“Puedo arreglarlo.” means “I can fix it.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to repair an understood item.
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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.
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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 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.
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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.
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It’s finished.Ya está terminado.
“Ya está terminado.” means “It’s finished.” in Mexican Spanish. Refers to a completed task or a masculine noun; use terminada for a feminine noun.
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I don’t know how to swim.No sé nadar.
“No sé nadar.” means “I don’t know how to swim.” in Mexican Spanish. For not knowing how to swim. No puedo nadar means being unable or not allowed to swim in the current situation.
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I don’t feel well.No me siento bien.
“No me siento bien.” means “I don’t feel well.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural health-related statement; more specific than a general No estoy bien.
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I check my email.Reviso mi correo.
“Reviso mi correo.” means “I check my email.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe checking email as part of a routine.
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My window is open.Mi ventana está abierta.
“Mi ventana está abierta.” means “My window is open.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.
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My keys are inside.Mis llaves están dentro.
“Mis llaves están dentro.” means “My keys are inside.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.
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I want to find a job.Quiero encontrar trabajo.
“Quiero encontrar trabajo.” means “I want to find a job.” in Mexican Spanish. Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.
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My bag is heavy.Mi bolsa pesa mucho.
“Mi bolsa pesa mucho.” means “My bag is heavy.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that a bag is heavy and may require carrying assistance.
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Nothing happened.No pasó nada.
“No pasó nada.” means “Nothing happened.” in Mexican Spanish. Deny that a past incident occurred.
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I will call.Llamaré.
“Llamaré.” means “I will call.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.
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I know how you feel.Sé cómo te sientes.
“Sé cómo te sientes.” means “I know how you feel.” in Mexican Spanish. Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.
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You can text me.Puedes mandarme un mensaje.
“Puedes mandarme un mensaje.” means “You can text me.” in Mexican Spanish. Invite the listener to text the speaker.
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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.

Neutral74 Familiar (tú)22

Situations82 branches

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

Not recorded15 Acknowledge/reassure that the speaker will not worry about the understood matter.1 Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.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 Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1 Ask for time to think before replying.1 Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1 Comment conventionally that time seems to pass quickly.1 Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.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 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 a messy room in ordinary household conversation.1 Describe checking email as part of a routine.1 Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1 Describe getting dressed as an ordinary 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 making the bed as a household chore.1 Describe progress learning English.1 Describe showering in a household routine.1 Describe waking as a daily routine.1 Explain a future decision not to drive.1 Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.1 Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1 Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1 Explain current activity while on foot.1 Explain current cooking activity/availability.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 inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.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 what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1 Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1 Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1 Express concern about losing a valued relationship.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 Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1 Invite the listener to text the speaker.1 Locate an item/person beside the speaker.1 Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1 Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.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 Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1 Reassure someone about an uncertain future outcome.1 Report being unable to locate keys.1 Report increasing outdoor warmth.1 Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1 Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1 Report snow currently falling.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 Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1 Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.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 lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1 State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1 Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1 Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1 Tell a listener they help the speaker feel better.1 Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1 Thank someone despite their help not resolving the problem.1 The place is across the street. Keep the street as the reference point.1 Understand hospitality where the business/host covers the cost.1 Use a conventional reunion greeting after not seeing someone for a while.1

Gender forms4 branches

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neutral88 masculine4 feminine3 both1

Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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Not recorded90 noun3 speaker2 object1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion63 Core18 Not recorded15

Vocabulary families137 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.

Everyday50 Less common31 Not recorded15

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

372 416 15 23

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

344 240 112

Confusion risk3 branches

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

350 244 12

Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–362 4–632 7–102

Usefulness score3 branches

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

355 437 54

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3076 31–4020

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–353 043

Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2381 2026-10-128 2026-10-194 2026-10-162 2026-10-181

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)96

Source batches6 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2381 Everyday conversation screenshot4 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 24 Short everyday phrases screenshot4 25 conversational statements screenshot2 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot1

Review methods4 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.81 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap8 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.5 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded96

Length difficulty factor7 branches