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Difficulty: Easy × Source review decisions: Added × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Conversation role: Answer or explain × Topics: Everyday Statements ×

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Everyday Statements74 Keeping a Conversation Going73 Reactions35 Making Plans31 Clearing Up Misunderstandings26 Home Together24 Encouragement and Celebration23 Boundaries and Disagreements22 Everyday Affection20 Feelings and Check-ins17 Getting Around Mexico16 Everyday Conversation15 Feelings13 Food and Eating Together11 Romance10 Relationships and Family8 Conversation7 Health and Getting Help7 Shopping and Paying7 Travel and Directions7 Everyday Actions5 Food and Dining5 Natural Reactions and Replies4 Time and Frequency4 Asking Someone Out3 Missing Someone and Showing Affection3 Wants, Needs, and Obligations3 Making Plans with Friends2 Wants and Needs2 Apologizing1 Appointments and Rescheduling1 ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1 Disagreeing Politely1 Health and Safety1 Saying No Politely1 Taking a Taxi in Mexico1 Talking About Family1 Walking Directions1

Difficulty4 branches

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Beginner74 Easy74 Moderate13 Challenging2

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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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I don’t have it.No lo tengo.
“No lo tengo.” means “I don’t have it.” in Mexican Spanish. Say the speaker does not have an understood item.
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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.
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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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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.

Neutral64 Familiar (tú)10

Situations71 branches

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

Not recorded4 Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.1 Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1 Acknowledge/reassure that the speaker will not worry about the understood matter.1 Affirm a serious romantic match in an established relationship.1 Announce having a gift for the listener before handing it over.1 Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1 Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.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 Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.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 reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1 Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.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 checking email as part of a routine.1 Describe fitness after inactivity or during activity planning.1 Describe progress learning English.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 an obligation to study.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 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 that a bag is heavy and may require carrying assistance.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 travel or work availability while on vacation.1 Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1 Firmly refuse something.1 Give a softened negative answer.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 Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1 Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.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 Often an ironic reaction to bad luck; tone establishes the meaning. Suerte is feminine regardless of the speaker.1 React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.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 increasing outdoor warmth.1 Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1 Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1 Report that a door is locked with a key.1 Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.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 the speaker does not have an understood item.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 lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1 Tell a driver or seller that the speaker will pay cash.1 Thank someone despite their help not resolving the problem.1 Understand hospitality where the business/host covers the cost.1

Gender forms4 branches

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neutral68 masculine3 feminine2 both1

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded70 noun2 object2

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core36 Expansion34 Not recorded4

Vocabulary families114 branches

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

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday49 Less common21 Not recorded4

Reusability4 branches

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

439 526 38 21

Coverage gap value2 branches

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

349 425

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

346 222 16

Confusion risk3 branches

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

348 223 13

Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–339 4–634 7–101

Usefulness score3 branches

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

331 431 512

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3056 31–4018

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–340 034

Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2370 2026-10-193 2026-10-181

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)74

Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2370 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 23 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot1

Review methods2 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.70 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.4

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded74

Length difficulty factor5 branches