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

Keeping a Conversation Going16Conversation8Everyday Statements5Encouragement and Celebration4Food and Eating Together4Reactions4Clearing Up Misunderstandings3Everyday Affection3Feelings and Check-ins3Romance3Feelings2Food and Dining2Relationships and Family2Boundaries and Disagreements1Everyday Conversation1Getting Around Mexico1Health and Getting Help1Making Plans1

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  1. My head hurts.Me duele la cabeza.

    “Me duele la cabeza.” means “My head hurts.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a headache plainly during everyday conversation.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I like it.Me gusta.

    “Me gusta.” means “I like it.” in Mexican Spanish. Existing card.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Do you like it?¿Te gusta?

    “¿Te gusta?” means “Do you like it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. I’m back.Ya volví.

    “Ya volví.” means “I’m back.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Statements. Share personal information.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. I don’t like it.No me gusta.

    “No me gusta.” means “I don’t like it.” in Mexican Spanish. Existing card.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I like to read.Me gusta leer.

    “Me gusta leer.” means “I like to read.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Do you like this?¿Te gusta esto?

    “¿Te gusta esto?” means “Do you like this?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. I love it.Me encanta.

    “Me encanta.” means “I love it.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Reactions. Share personal information.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. I forgot.Lo olvidé.

    “Lo olvidé.” means “I forgot.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Statements. Respond / explain.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Let’s find out.Vamos a averiguarlo.

    “Vamos a averiguarlo.” means “Let’s find out.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. What do you like?¿Qué te gusta?

    “¿Qué te gusta?” means “What do you like?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. You make me smile.Me haces sonreír.

    “Me haces sonreír.” means “You make me smile.” in Mexican Spanish. Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. I can’t believe it.No puedo creerlo.

    “No puedo creerlo.” means “I can’t believe it.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. React.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Sounds good.Me parece bien.

    “Me parece bien.” means “Sounds good.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. That feels better.Eso se siente mejor.

    “Eso se siente mejor.” means “That feels better.” in Mexican Spanish. Use for an improved sensation or adjustment. For recovery from illness, say Ya me siento mejor.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. I feel the same way.Siento lo mismo.

    “Siento lo mismo.” means “I feel the same way.” in Mexican Spanish. Expresses shared feelings or an emotional reaction. For agreement with an opinion, Pienso lo mismo is more precise.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. What do you like to do?¿Qué te gusta hacer?

    “¿Qué te gusta hacer?” means “What do you like to do?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. I like chicken.Me gusta el pollo.

    “Me gusta el pollo.” means “I like chicken.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Share personal information.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. I love pizza.Me encanta la pizza.

    “Me encanta la pizza.” means “I love pizza.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Share personal information.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. He likes coffee.A él le gusta el café.

    “A él le gusta el café.” means “He likes coffee.” in Mexican Spanish. Gustar takes the person through le; A él makes the referent clear.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. I like spending time with you.Me gusta pasar tiempo contigo.

    Me gusta pasar tiempo contigo expresses enjoyment of someone’s company. It can be romantic, friendly or familial. Contigo means with you and is used here rather than con tú.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. He doesn’t like coffee.A él no le gusta el café.

    “A él no le gusta el café.” means “He doesn’t like coffee.” in Mexican Spanish. The negative goes before le gusta.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. What kind of music do you like?¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?

    “¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?” means “What kind of music do you like?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    ModerateNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. I love your smile.Me encanta tu sonrisa.

    Me encanta tu sonrisa is an affectionate compliment about someone’s smile. Encantar works like gustar: the smile is what delights you. It can be romantic or friendly depending on the relationship.

    ModerateNormalEnglish 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.

Neutral18Familiar (tú)6
Conversation role4 branches

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

Share information11Answer or explain9Ask a question5Express feelings or opinions2
Situations5 branches

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

Not recorded20Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.1Describe a headache plainly during everyday conversation.1Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1Offer an appropriate direct compliment about a partner/friend’s smile.1
Gender forms3 branches

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neutral19masculine4feminine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded21noun3
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded20Core2Expansion2
Vocabulary families31 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.

Not recorded20Everyday2Less common2
Reusability3 branches

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

4145832
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

3816244452
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1142634
Confusion risk4 branches

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

110284432
Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–3144–697–101
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4153851
Difficulty score3 branches

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

21–301131–40741–506
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0121–312
Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-10132026-10-2342026-10-1422026-10-1622026-10-1922026-10-121
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)24
Source batches7 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded12photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23425 conversational statements screenshot2Everyday questions screenshot2LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 22Curated multi-source screenshot1Everyday conversation screenshot1
Review methods5 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 overlap15Individual 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.4Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.2Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

224
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added12Not recorded12
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded24
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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

0188310114161
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-21307-44
Length difficulty factor6 branches

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

699635152121181
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

011365322171201
New Families Vs Baseline8 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

Not recorded12None recorded7averiguarlo1cabeza1duele1siente1sonreir1sonrisa1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

No24
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

Not recorded12071–35
Unique Vocabulary Families13 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

None recorded12averiguarlo1cabeza1musica1olvide1parece1pasar1pizza1pollo1siente1sonreir1sonrisa1volvi1