EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

Easy · Added · 2 · Answer or explain · Wants, Needs, and Obligations

Practice quiero, necesito, and tengo que with short phrases for everyday wants, needs, and obligations.

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Easy

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1 2

Essential
Normal

Difficulty: Easy × Source review decisions: Added × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Conversation role: Answer or explain × Topics: Wants, Needs, and Obligations ×

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Topics39 branches

Find phrases for everyday situations and conversations. A phrase can belong to several topics.

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

Difficulty2 branches

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

Easy3 Beginner1

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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.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I have to study.Tengo que estudiar.
“Tengo que estudiar.” means “I have to study.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain an obligation to study.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
I have to sleep.Tengo que dormir.
“Tengo que dormir.” means “I have to sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →

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Formality and register1 branches

How a phrase addresses someone: Neutral, Familiar (tú), or Formal (usted). Politeness also depends on wording and context; tú can be polite.

Neutral3

Situations3 branches

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Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.1 Explain an obligation to study.1 Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1

Gender forms1 branches

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neutral3

Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded3

Learning collections2 branches

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Expansion2 Core1

Vocabulary families4 branches

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tener3 dormir1 estudiar1 irme1

Vocabulary familiarity1 branches

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

Everyday3

Reusability1 branches

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Coverage gap value1 branches

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Ambiguity risk1 branches

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Confusion risk2 branches

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

22 31

Spanish word count1 branches

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1–33

Usefulness score2 branches

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32 51

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–302 31–401

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–32 01

Review dates1 branches

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2026-10-233

Editorial quality1 branches

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Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)3

Source batches1 branches

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photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-233

Review methods1 branches

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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.3

Introductory speakers1 branches

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Not recorded3

Length difficulty factor1 branches