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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

Difficulty3 branches

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

Beginner64 Easy35 Moderate1

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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.
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I did it.Lo hice.
“Lo hice.” means “I did it.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having completed the understood action.
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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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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.
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You can tell me.Puedes decírmelo.
“Puedes decírmelo.” means “You can tell me.” in Mexican Spanish. Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.
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You can keep it.Puedes quedártelo.
“Puedes quedártelo.” means “You can keep it.” in Mexican Spanish. Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.
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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.
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I care about you.Me importas.
“Me importas.” means “I care about you.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.
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I didn’t call.No llamé.
“No llamé.” means “I didn’t call.” in Mexican Spanish. Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.
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I didn’t sleep.No dormí.
“No dormí.” means “I didn’t sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.
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I didn’t ask.No pregunté.
“No pregunté.” means “I didn’t ask.” in Mexican Spanish. Report not asking an understood person or question.
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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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Let me think.Déjame pensar.
“Déjame pensar.” means “Let me think.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for time to think before replying.
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I knew it.Lo sabía.
“Lo sabía.” means “I knew it.” in Mexican Spanish. React when something confirms what you suspected.
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It’s over.Se acabó.
“Se acabó.” means “It’s over.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.
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That looks nice.Eso se ve bonito.
“Eso se ve bonito.” means “That looks nice.” in Mexican Spanish. Eso refers generally to what you see. With a named feminine noun, use bonita: La blusa se ve bonita.
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It looks easy.Parece fácil.
“Parece fácil.” means “It looks easy.” in Mexican Spanish. Describes an impression; Es fácil states that it is easy.
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I like you.Me gustas.
Me gustas usually expresses personal or romantic attraction when addressed to someone directly. To say you like someone as a person without suggesting attraction, me caes bien is often the clearer choice.
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Your turn.Te toca.
“Te toca.” means “Your turn.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone it is their turn to act.
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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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I am cooking.Estoy cocinando.
“Estoy cocinando.” means “I am cooking.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain current cooking activity/availability.
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Something happened.Algo pasó.
“Algo pasó.” means “Something happened.” in Mexican Spanish. Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.
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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.

Neutral24 Familiar (tú)11

Situations34 branches

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

Not recorded2 Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1 Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1 Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1 Ask for time to think before replying.1 Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1 Confirm having completed the understood action.1 Congratulate the listener on winning an understood game/contest.1 Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1 Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.1 Describe waking as a daily routine.1 Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1 Explain current activity while on foot.1 Explain current cooking activity/availability.1 Explain what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1 Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1 Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1 Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1 Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1 Introduce a related aside in conversation.1 Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1 Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1 Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.1 Offer to repair an understood item.1 React when something confirms what you suspected.1 Report not asking an understood person or question.1 Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1 Report snow currently falling.1 Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1 Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1 State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.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 someone it is their turn to act.1

Gender forms2 branches

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neutral34 masculine1

Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded34 speaker1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion19 Core14 Not recorded2

Vocabulary families45 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday25 Less common8 Not recorded2

Reusability3 branches

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

420 511 34

Coverage gap value2 branches

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

326 49

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

217 316 12

Confusion risk3 branches

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

323 211 11

Spanish word count2 branches

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1–334 4–61

Usefulness score3 branches

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

420 313 52

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3028 31–407

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–321 014

Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2333 2026-10-162

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)35

Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2333 25 conversational statements screenshot2

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.33 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded35

Length difficulty factor3 branches