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Beginner190 Easy91 Moderate14 Challenging3

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It’s important.Es importante.
“Es importante.” means “It’s important.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.
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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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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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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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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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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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I know what you want.Sé lo que quieres.
“Sé lo que quieres.” means “I know what you want.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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I know what you mean.Sé lo que quieres decir.
“Sé lo que quieres decir.” means “I know what you mean.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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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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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.

Neutral71 Familiar (tú)20

Situations70 branches

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

Not recorded22 Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1 Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1 Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1 Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1 Ask for time to think before replying.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 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 Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1 Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1 Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1 Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1 Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1 Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.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 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 getting dressed as an ordinary routine.1 Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1 Emphasize that a statement is serious.1 Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.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 the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.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 personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1 Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1 Firmly refuse something.1 Give a softened negative answer.1 Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1 Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1 Introduce a related aside in conversation.1 Invite someone to have coffee together.1 Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1 Invite the listener to text the speaker.1 Offer to repair an understood item.1 React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1 React when something confirms what you suspected.1 Report a delayed train during travel planning.1 Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1 Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1 Report not asking an understood person or question.1 Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1 Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.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 Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1 Say the speaker does not have an understood item.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 that they matter to the speaker.1 Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.1 Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1 Tell someone it is their turn to act.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 forms4 branches

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neutral85 masculine4 both1 feminine1

Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded85 speaker3 object2 noun1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core48 Not recorded22 Expansion21

Vocabulary families128 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.

Everyday47 Less common22 Not recorded22

Reusability4 branches

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

437 532 317 25

Coverage gap value5 branches

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

344 432 28 16 51

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

345 230 116

Confusion risk4 branches

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

349 231 110 41

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–367 4–624

Usefulness score2 branches

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

490 51

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3067 31–4024

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–355 036

Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2369 2026-10-1211 2026-10-164 2026-10-102 2026-10-132 2026-10-192 2026-10-181

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)91

Source batches9 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2369 Everyday conversation screenshot7 Short everyday phrases screenshot4 22 everyday expressions screenshot2 25 conversational statements screenshot2 Curated multi-source screenshot2 I know screenshot2 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 22 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot1

Review methods5 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.69 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap13 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.4 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.3 Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded91

Length difficulty factor6 branches