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Keeping a Conversation Going129Conversation67Making Plans52Time and Frequency42Reactions35Everyday Conversation25Everyday Statements24Getting Around Mexico22Clearing Up Misunderstandings21Food and Eating Together17Encouragement and Celebration15Food and Dining14Boundaries and Disagreements10Health and Getting Help6Shopping and Paying6Wants and Needs6Travel and Directions5Feelings and Check-ins4Home Together4Requests4Feelings3Actions and Encouragement2Everyday Affection2Romance2Relationships and Family1

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  1. Thank you.Gracias.

    “Gracias.” means “Thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I need water.Necesito agua.

    “Necesito agua.” means “I need water.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.

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  3. Hello.Hola.

    “Hola.” means “Hello.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

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  4. Yes.Sí.

    “Sí.” means “Yes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  5. Goodbye.Adiós.

    “Adiós.” means “Goodbye.” in Mexican Spanish. Say goodbye.

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  6. No.No.

    “No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.

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  7. I need help.Necesito ayuda.

    “Necesito ayuda.” means “I need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Existing card.

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  8. Please.Por favor.

    “Por favor.” means “Please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.

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  9. I’m sorry.Lo siento.

    “Lo siento.” means “I’m sorry.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.

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  10. No, thank you.No, gracias.

    “No, gracias.” means “No, thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  11. I need more time.Necesito más tiempo.

    “Necesito más tiempo.” means “I need more time.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Reassure / encourage.

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  12. I understand.Entiendo.

    “Entiendo.” means “I understand.” in Mexican Spanish. Signals that you understand an explanation or what someone says.

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  13. You’re right.Tienes razón.

    “Tienes razón.” means “You’re right.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. Tener razón means to be right.

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  14. Good morning.Buenos días.

    “Buenos días.” means “Good morning.” in Mexican Spanish. Use as a morning greeting.

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  15. Good afternoon.Buenas tardes.

    “Buenas tardes.” means “Good afternoon.” in Mexican Spanish. Use after midday and into the early evening; the switch to buenas noches varies locally.

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  16. Good evening / Good night.Buenas noches.

    “Buenas noches.” means “Good evening / Good night.” in Mexican Spanish. Used both to greet someone at night and to say good night.

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  17. You’re welcome.De nada.

    “De nada.” means “You’re welcome.” in Mexican Spanish. A standard response to gracias.

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  18. I don’t know.No sé.

    “No sé.” means “I don’t know.” in Mexican Spanish. No sé and No lo sé are both natural. No lo sé refers to not knowing it / the answer. Same acknowledgement of missing knowledge as existing No sé; record as a contextual variant. No lo sabía means I didn’t know, a different tense.

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  19. See you tomorrow.Hasta mañana.

    “Hasta mañana.” means “See you tomorrow.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

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  20. Welcome!¡Bienvenido!

    “¡Bienvenido!” means “Welcome!” in Mexican Spanish. Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!

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  21. I’m on my way.Voy en camino.

    “Voy en camino.” means “I’m on my way.” in Mexican Spanish. Voy en camino and Estoy en camino are both natural ways to say I’m on my way.

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  22. At what time?¿A qué hora?

    “¿A qué hora?” means “At what time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. I don’t understand.No entiendo.

    “No entiendo.” means “I don’t understand.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  24. See you later.Hasta luego.

    “Hasta luego.” means “See you later.” in Mexican Spanish. Common farewell. Nos vemos luego is another natural option.

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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.

Neutral213Familiar (tú)15
Conversation role9 branches

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

Answer or explain159Express feelings or opinions57Share information55Make a request22Ask a question15Greet or say goodbye13Reassure or encourage5Give instructions3Invite or give permission1
Situations79 branches

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

Not recorded150A conventional good-trip wish.1Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1Answer a frequency question with almost never.1Answer a likelihood question with probably.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer a who question with no one.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Answer when with before/earlier.1Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1Ask a server for a drink without ice.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.1Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Defer an action to the next opportunity.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give a direct negative answer.1Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.1Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Introduce a related aside in conversation.1Introduce the first point in a sequence.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1Offer condolences after a death.1Often an ironic reaction to bad luck; tone establishes the meaning. Suerte is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Promise prompt action.1React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.1React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1React with surprise or admiration.1Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Respond politely when someone sneezes.1Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1Say goodbye.1Select an indicated item.1Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1Thank someone despite their help not resolving the problem.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral207both9feminine6masculine6
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded207noun16object3listener2
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded150Core58Expansion20Introductory Set3
Vocabulary families200 branches

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

None recorded27favor11necesitar9gracias6vez6nada5tarde5ver5conozco4ellos4hasta4momento4ya4antes3buen3estar3hacer3ir3mes3no3tiempo3adelante2agua2ayuda2azucar2bien2buena2buenas2cafe2camino2casi2cualquier2dame2despues2dia2dias2entiendo2esperar2estamos2frio2lugar2mensaje2mismo2muchas2mucho2nunca2ocupadas2ocupados2pronto2proxima2rato2razon2semana2suena2tal2temprano2tener2ti2todo2todos2veces2yo2acaso1adentro1adios1afuera1ahora1ahorita1algun1alguna1anoche1aqui1arriba1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1bonito1buenos1caliente1calle1calor1cara1carino1cebolla1cierto1claro1coincidencia1color1consejo1cuadras1cuantos1cuenta1cuidado1cuidate1decidir1dejar1demasiado1depende1descanso1desde1dinero1dios1disculpame1divertido1eleccion1ellas1embargo1enseguida1entonces1equivocada1esquina1estan1exacto1extrano1guau1gusto1hecho1hielo1hola1hora1hotel1idea1importa1interesante1justo1lastima1leche1llevar1locura1luego1mandame1mando1manos1menos1mesa1mia1modos1molesta1nadie1necesito1noche1noches1nombre1normalmente1numero1opinion1pan1pasa1pasada1pasado1paso1pena1perfecto1pesame1pica1posible1pregunta1primera1probablemente1prometo1provecho1proximo1quizas1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1sal1salud1segundo1semaforo1semanas1sentido1sentir1siempre1sorpresa1suerte1suficiente1suficientemente1supuesto1talla1tambien1tampoco1tardes1taza1telefono1termino1toda1todas1todavia1trabajo1trafico1ultima1ups1vale1vaso1verdad1viaje1vienen1vuelvo1
Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Not recorded150Everyday61Less common16Specialized1
Reusability4 branches

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

3132548437211
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

19138043221956
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1136354238
Confusion risk4 branches

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

1103276337412
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–32064–622
Usefulness score4 branches

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

415433753522
Difficulty score4 branches

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

11–201665–104321–301631–403
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

01261–3102
Review dates9 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23782026-10-10522026-10-14422026-10-13202026-10-12142026-10-16112026-10-1842026-10-1942026-10-173
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)228
Source batches15 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2378Not recorded59Time adverbs screenshot27I know screenshot2050 everyday phrases screenshot13Everyday conversation screenshot52026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot4Curated multi-source screenshot4LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 2430 everyday conversational phrases screenshot3Everyday questions screenshot3Informal me commands screenshot3Short everyday phrases screenshot322 everyday expressions screenshot1Thirty everyday phrases 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 overlap137Individual 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.78Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.8Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline4Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2228
Source review decisions5 branches

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

Added161Not recorded59Updated equivalent3Updated translation3Retained existing2
Introductory speakers3 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded225Guest2Host1
Idiom difficulty factor10 branches

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

01854251241436383102161181201
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

0141-274-413
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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

393673040921151
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

0105378226594565
New Families Vs Baseline106 branches

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

None recorded67Not recorded60conozco4antes3ellos3mes3cualquier2dame2estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2suena2todo2acaso1adentro1adios1afuera1ahorita1algun1alguna1anoche1arriba1ayer1bastante1bienvenido1caliente1calle1cara1carino1casi1cierto1coincidencia1color1consejo1cuantos1cuidate1decidir1dejar1demasiado1desde1despues1dios1disculpame1divertido1eleccion1embargo1enseguida1entonces1esquina1exacto1guau1hecho1hielo1hotel1importa1justo1lastima1lugar1manos1menos1mia1mismo1modos1muchas1nadie1noche1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1opinion1pasada1pasado1pena1perfecto1pesame1primera1probablemente1proxima1proximo1quizas1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1salud1segundo1semaforo1semanas1siempre1suficientemente1supuesto1tambien1tampoco1temprano1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trafico1ups1vale1veces1viaje1vienen1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No228
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–3101067Not recorded60
Unique Vocabulary Families111 branches

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

None recorded126estamos2ocupadas2ocupados2acaso1adios1ahorita1algun1alguna1anoche1ayer1ayuda1azucar1bastante1bienvenido1bonito1buenos1cara1carino1casi1cebolla1cierto1claro1coincidencia1color1consejo1cuadras1cuidate1decidir1demasiado1depende1descanso1desde1despues1dinero1disculpame1divertido1eleccion1embargo1enseguida1entonces1equivocada1esquina1exacto1guau1hecho1hielo1importa1interesante1lastima1leche1llevar1locura1luego1lugar1mandame1mando1mesa1mismo1modos1molesta1muchas1noches1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1opinion1pan1pasada1pasado1perfecto1pesame1pica1probablemente1prometo1provecho1proxima1proximo1quizas1realidad1repente1respuesta1saben1segundo1semaforo1semanas1siempre1sorpresa1suficientemente1supuesto1tal1tambien1tampoco1tardes1taza1temprano1termino1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trafico1ups1vale1vaso1veces1vez1viaje1vienen1vuelvo1