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Keeping a Conversation Going25Requests17Conversation16Boundaries and Disagreements14Home Together14Everyday Affection12Feelings and Check-ins11Everyday Statements9Feelings7Getting Around Mexico7Reactions7Making Plans6Relationships and Family6Romance6Encouragement and Celebration5Clearing Up Misunderstandings4Travel and Directions4Food and Eating Together3Shopping and Paying3Health and Getting Help2Household Chores2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Food and Dining1Health and Safety1Home Repairs and Utilities1Hotel Check-In and Checkout1Making Plans with Friends1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Wants and Needs1

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  1. Can you fix it?¿Puedes arreglarlo?

    “¿Puedes arreglarlo?” means “Can you fix it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Turn it on.Enciéndelo.

    “Enciéndelo.” means “Turn it on.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn on an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Turn it off.Apágalo.

    “Apágalo.” means “Turn it off.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn off an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. I’ll let you know.Te aviso.

    “Te aviso.” means “I’ll let you know.” in Mexican Spanish. Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. 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.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Put it down.Déjalo ahí.

    “Déjalo ahí.” means “Put it down.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Do you want it?¿Lo quieres?

    “¿Lo quieres?” means “Do you want it?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer the already-mentioned object or item.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. I need you.Te necesito.

    “Te necesito.” means “I need you.” in Mexican Spanish. Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. I’ve got it.Lo tengo.

    “Lo tengo.” means “I’ve got it.” in Mexican Spanish. Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Give me less.Dame menos.

    “Dame menos.” means “Give me less.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. You can’t drive.No puedes manejar.

    “No puedes manejar.” means “You can’t drive.” in Mexican Spanish. State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Can you try it?¿Puedes intentarlo?

    “¿Puedes intentarlo?” means “Can you try it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to attempt the understood task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. 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 →
  14. Pick it up.Recógelo.

    “Recógelo.” means “Pick it up.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to pick up an understood object.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Put it away.Guárdalo.

    “Guárdalo.” means “Put it away.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. 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.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Are you in love?¿Estás enamorado?

    ¿Estás enamorado? asks whether the listener is in love. Use enamorada when referring to a female listener. This is a personal question, so the relationship and context matter.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Get back!¡Retrocede!

    “¡Retrocede!” means “Get back!” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to move backward immediately.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. How do you do it?¿Cómo lo haces?

    “¿Cómo lo haces?” means “How do you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. I’ll go.Voy a ir.

    “Voy a ir.” means “I’ll go.” in Mexican Spanish. Commit to going to the understood destination/event.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. 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.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. 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.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Please stop.Por favor, para.

    “Por favor, para.” means “Please stop.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Do you know him?¿Lo conoces?

    “¿Lo conoces?” means “Do you know him?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.

Familiar (tú)43Neutral26
Conversation role7 branches

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

Answer or explain29Share information28Express feelings or opinions27Ask a question20Give instructions18Make a request18Offer help or make a promise2
Situations69 branches

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

Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1Ask a familiar person whether they are in love, in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás enamorada?1Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for the method of repairing an understood object/problem.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1Ask someone to turn on an understood device.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask who is responsible for an understood error or problem.1Ask why someone is laughing.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.1Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.1Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1Describe figurative emotional heartbreak to a familiar person.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Explain a future decision not to drive.1Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.1Explain handling a task oneself without another person’s assistance.1Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Offer the already-mentioned object or item.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1State an intention to drive in a travel plan.1State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1Understand hospitality where the business/host covers the cost.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral65masculine4
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded65speaker3listener1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core38Expansion31
Vocabulary families87 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday45Less common24
Reusability3 branches

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

54442332
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

435334
Confusion risk2 branches

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

358211
Spanish word count2 branches

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1–3544–615
Usefulness score3 branches

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

44731755
Difficulty score4 branches

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

21–305711–20631–40541–501
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–336033
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2369
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)69
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2369
Review methods1 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
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded69
Length difficulty factor6 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

62532491105122152
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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330020212536341
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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0584783121
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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-230027-411-61
Unique Vocabulary Families40 branches

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None recorded33alegro1apagalo1arreglas1avergonzado1aviso1baja1confiar1conocerte1corazon1crees1cuida1culpable1cumple1decepcionado1discutir1ejemplo1encargo1enciendelo1guardalo1importas1incomodo1inspiras1llevalo1manten1mejorar1pared1piensas1pienso1pinta1promesa1quedartelo1recogelo1retrocede1ries1tan1tranquilizas1trapea1viajar1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline51 branches

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None recorded25planeo2alegro1apagalo1arreglarlo1arreglas1avergonzado1aviso1baja1confiar1conocerte1corazon1crees1cuida1culpa1culpable1cumple1decepcionado1dejalo1desayuno1discutir1ejemplo1enamorado1encargo1enciendelo1guardalo1importas1incluido1incomodo1inspiras1llevalo1manten1mejorar1menos1palabra1pared1piensas1pienso1pinta1piso1promesa1quedartelo1recogelo1retrocede1ries1roto1tan1tranquilizas1trapea1viajar1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–344025
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No69