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Topics18 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going4 Making Plans4 Everyday Affection3 Romance3 Appointments and Rescheduling2 Clearing Up Misunderstandings2 Conversation2 Feelings and Check-ins2 Food and Dining2 Food and Eating Together2 Requests2 Wants and Needs2 Boundaries and Disagreements1 Feelings1 Health and Getting Help1 Missing Someone and Showing Affection1 Reactions1 Relationships and Family1

Difficulty2 branches

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

Beginner14 Easy11

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I want to cancel my appointment.Quiero cancelar mi cita.
“Quiero cancelar mi cita.” means “I want to cancel my appointment.” in Mexican Spanish. Use cancelar when you want to give up the appointment.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’d like an appointment.Quisiera una cita.
“Quisiera una cita.” means “I’d like an appointment.” in Mexican Spanish. A polite way to request an appointment at a clinic, salon, or office.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
What would you like to drink?¿Qué quieres tomar?
“¿Qué quieres tomar?” means “What would you like to drink?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Ask a question.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I mean...Quiero decir...
“Quiero decir...” means “I mean...” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I love you.Te quiero.
Te quiero expresses love and affection in Mexican Spanish. It is natural with a romantic partner, family or close friends. Te amo is another strong declaration, but the choice depends on the relationship; te quiero is not automatically less sincere.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’d like to order.Quisiera pedir.
“Quisiera pedir.” means “I’d like to order.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want to meet you.Quiero conocerte.
“Quiero conocerte.” means “I want to meet you.” in Mexican Spanish. Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t want to lose you.No quiero perderte.
“No quiero perderte.” means “I don’t want to lose you.” in Mexican Spanish. Express concern about losing a valued relationship.
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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.

Neutral7 Familiar (tú)4

Conversation role5 branches

What the phrase does in a conversation. A phrase can have several standardized roles, such as asking, answering or sharing information.

Answer or explain6 Share information5 Express feelings or opinions4 Make a request3 Ask a question1

Situations7 branches

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

Not recorded5 Appointments1 Appointments and Rescheduling1 Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1 Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1 Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1 Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1

Gender forms1 branches

Explore the grammatical gender forms recorded for each phrase. Grammatical gender is different from the speaker’s identity.

neutral11

Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded11

Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded5 Core3 Expansion3 Introductory Set1

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday5 Not recorded5 Less common1

Reusability3 branches

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

46 53 32

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

13 33 53 42

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

15 23 33

Confusion risk4 branches

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

14 23 33 41

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–38 4–63

Usefulness score3 branches

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

46 53 32

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–309 31–402

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

06 1–35

Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-234 2026-10-103 2026-10-132 2026-11-112

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)11

Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded5 photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-234 I know screenshot2

Review methods3 branches

How the recorded editorial ratings were assigned. These are assessments rather than measured learning outcomes.

Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap5 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.4 Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.2

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

The version of the editorial difficulty rubric used for a phrase.

211

Source review decisions2 branches

The recorded action taken when a phrase was reviewed in a source batch.

Added6 Not recorded5

Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded10 Host1

Length difficulty factor4 branches