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Keeping a Conversation Going46Everyday Actions39Making Plans30Clearing Up Misunderstandings28Requests25Home Together22Conversation20Everyday Statements18Reactions17Food and Eating Together13Getting Around Mexico13Boundaries and Disagreements12Encouragement and Celebration12Actions and Encouragement9Health and Getting Help9Food and Dining8Everyday Affection5Shopping and Paying5Time and Frequency4Everyday Conversation3Feelings and Check-ins3Travel and Directions3Health and Safety2Romance2Feelings1Relationships and Family1

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  1. Wait here.Espera aquí.

    “Espera aquí.” means “Wait here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Can I stay?¿Me puedo quedar?

    “¿Me puedo quedar?” means “Can I stay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Hold it.Sujétalo.

    “Sujétalo.” means “Hold it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Have they arrived?¿Ya llegaron?

    “¿Ya llegaron?” means “Have they arrived?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether expected people have already arrived.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Get out quickly.Sal rápido.

    “Sal rápido.” means “Get out quickly.” in Mexican Spanish. Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I’m not leaving yet.Todavía no me voy.

    “Todavía no me voy.” means “I’m not leaving yet.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Drive safely.Maneja con cuidado.

    “Maneja con cuidado.” means “Drive safely.” in Mexican Spanish. Wish someone a careful journey or caution a driver.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Be careful!¡Ten cuidado!

    “¡Ten cuidado!” means “Be careful!” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. ¡Cuidado! is the shorter warning: watch out!

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Don’t move.No te muevas.

    “No te muevas.” means “Don’t move.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Please go over there.Ve para allá, por favor.

    “Ve para allá, por favor.” means “Please go over there.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Get your things.Toma tus cosas.

    “Toma tus cosas.” means “Get your things.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Please be quiet.Guarda silencio, por favor.

    “Guarda silencio, por favor.” means “Please be quiet.” in Mexican Spanish. Make a respectful request for quiet.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Take this medicine.Tome este medicamento.

    “Tome este medicamento.” means “Take this medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Call an ambulance.Llama a una ambulancia.

    “Llama a una ambulancia.” means “Call an ambulance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Let’s go.Vamos.

    “Vamos.” means “Let’s go.” in Mexican Spanish. Suggests going or starting. Vámonos especially suggests leaving the current place.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Wait for me.Espérame.

    “Espérame.” means “Wait for me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Let me.Déjame.

    “Déjame.” means “Let me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. You can call me.Puedes llamarme.

    “Puedes llamarme.” means “You can call me.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. 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.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Come here.Ven aquí.

    “Ven aquí.” means “Come here.” in Mexican Spanish. An informal command to one person; add por favor to soften it.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Tell me about it.Cuéntame.

    “Cuéntame.” means “Tell me about it.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. You can stay.Te puedes quedar.

    “Te puedes quedar.” means “You can stay.” in Mexican Spanish. Give permission or hospitality to stay.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Nothing happened.No pasó nada.

    “No pasó nada.” means “Nothing happened.” in Mexican Spanish. Deny that a past incident occurred.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Are you still working?¿Todavía estás trabajando?

    “¿Todavía estás trabajando?” means “Are you still working?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Formality and register3 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)113Neutral35Formal (usted)2
Conversation role12 branches

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

Give instructions46Make a request44Answer or explain36Share information32Express feelings or opinions30Ask a question23Reassure or encourage10Invite or give permission6Offer help or make a promise4Manage the conversation3Apologize1Greet or say goodbye1
Situations91 branches

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

Not recorded60Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Acknowledge/reassure that the speaker will not worry about the understood matter.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.1Ask someone to allow more time.1Ask someone to finish a beverage.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.1Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask the date/time of a previously mentioned past event.1Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask to cover an understood item/container.1Ask what a woman mentioned earlier purchased.1Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1Ask when an understood activity or job started in the past.1Ask when an understood task finished in the past.1Ask where someone studied in an ordinary personal-history conversation.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether listener will cover an understood bill/expense when coordinating payment.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the listener arrived home, for example in an evening message.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clarify that the listener’s interpretation matches the point the speaker intended.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Congratulate the listener on winning an understood game/contest.1Deny doing an understood action.1Deny that a past incident occurred.1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Encourage someone to eat something.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain past unavailability due to being busy. Female speaker: Estaba ocupada.1Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.1Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.1Grant permission to use an understood item.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1Invite shared prayer when appropriate in the relationship/cultural setting.1Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Make a respectful request for quiet.1Offer an opportunity to have a beverage.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1Offer to cook for the listener as a household or relationship arrangement.1Offer to place an order on the listener’s behalf.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1Report not asking an understood person or question.1Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Suggest focusing a conversation on its main point.1Suggest going out for air.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1Wish someone a careful journey or caution a driver.1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral140feminine5masculine3both2
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded140noun7speaker2listener1
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded60Expansion51Core39Introductory Set1
Vocabulary families184 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.

Everyday64Not recorded60Less common26
Reusability3 branches

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

4101534315
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

37043012922051
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

358147245
Confusion risk4 branches

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

36914523442
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31334–617
Usefulness score3 branches

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

491345514
Difficulty score4 branches

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

21–3010131–404311–20441–502
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–3101049
Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23902026-10-10282026-10-14252026-10-1242026-10-1622026-10-151
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)150
Source batches9 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2390Not recorded31Informal me commands screenshot2322 everyday expressions screenshot128 everyday questions screenshot1Everyday conversation screenshot1Short everyday phrases screenshot1Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1User-selected messaging phrases1
Review methods4 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.90Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap54Editorial review of requested command phrases5Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2150
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added119Not recorded31
Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded149Host1
Idiom difficulty factor7 branches

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

0131491236382101161
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

095-243-412
Length difficulty factor6 branches

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

354640039912124151
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

3820282225106781
New Families Vs Baseline110 branches

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Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No150
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–3101Not recorded32017
Unique Vocabulary Families109 branches

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