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  1. That’s a good point.Es un buen punto.

    “Es un buen punto.” means “That’s a good point.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. React / give an opinion.

  2. Why not?¿Por qué no?

    “¿Por qué no?” means “Why not?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

  3. Which do you prefer?¿Cuál prefieres?

    “¿Cuál prefieres?” means “Which do you prefer?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

  4. Did you understand it?¿Lo entendiste?

    “¿Lo entendiste?” means “Did you understand it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

  5. Did you hear me?¿Me escuchaste?

    “¿Me escuchaste?” means “Did you hear me?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

  6. Did you know that?¿Lo sabías?

    “¿Lo sabías?” means “Did you know that?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

  7. It’s important.Es importante.

    “Es importante.” means “It’s important.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

  8. When exactly?¿Cuándo exactamente?

    “¿Cuándo exactamente?” means “When exactly?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

  9. When does it end?¿Cuándo termina?

    “¿Cuándo termina?” means “When does it end?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

  10. Who is there?¿Quién está ahí?

    “¿Quién está ahí?” means “Who is there?” in Mexican Spanish. Ahí is natural when asking who is at the door; allá can refer farther away.

  11. Who is coming?¿Quién viene?

    “¿Quién viene?” means “Who is coming?” in Mexican Spanish. Common planning question.

  12. Is it available today?¿Está disponible hoy?

    “¿Está disponible hoy?” means “Is it available today?” in Mexican Spanish. Check stock or availability for today.

  13. Can you try it?¿Puedes intentarlo?

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

  14. This is my friend.Este es mi amigo.

    “Este es mi amigo.” means “This is my friend.” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a friend to another person.

  15. This is my favorite.Este es mi favorito.

    “Este es mi favorito.” means “This is my favorite.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.

  16. 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.

  17. I am eating.Estoy comiendo.

    “Estoy comiendo.” means “I am eating.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that eating is happening now.

  18. Did you decide?¿Decidiste?

    “¿Decidiste?” means “Did you decide?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener has made a pending decision.

  19. How do I start?¿Cómo empiezo?

    “¿Cómo empiezo?” means “How do I start?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.

  20. I can fix it.Puedo arreglarlo.

    “Puedo arreglarlo.” means “I can fix it.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to repair an understood item.

  21. Pick it up.Recógelo.

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

  22. Put it away.Guárdalo.

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

  23. What do you see?¿Qué ves?

    “¿Qué ves?” means “What do you see?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.

  24. What do you hear?¿Qué oyes?

    “¿Qué oyes?” means “What do you hear?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.

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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.

Conversation role12 branches

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Situations188 branches

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Not recorded100Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1Advise taking an umbrella along.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Arrival registration at a hotel/event.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.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 a server for a fork using formal usted wording.1Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1Ask about a first visit or experience.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask about exchanging a purchase.1Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1Ask about the effort involved in learning something.1Ask about the listener’s family in a social check-in.1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for availability of a pen when filling out a form.1Ask for help locking an understood item.1Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.1Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for time to think before replying.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask how two understood alternatives differ before deciding or learning.1Ask if a companion has a charger available, for possible borrowing.1Ask if a proposed action would be helpful.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask listener to share use or a portion of an understood item.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone to allow more time.1Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.1Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to do the laundry.1Ask someone to dress smartly for an occasion.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.1Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to perform the understood action.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to return.1Ask someone to solve an understood problem.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to vacuum the floor.1Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone to wash their hands in an ordinary hygiene routine.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what an understood object is called.1Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1Ask what food someone is currently eating.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.1Ask what is being looked at.1Ask what material an understood object is made from.1Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.1Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.1Ask when someone plans to call.1Ask when you can check in at a hotel.1Ask whether a method, device, or plan will work.1Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.1Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether a service charge is already included in the restaurant bill.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1Ask whether listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether listener will cover an understood bill/expense when coordinating payment.1Ask whether something is beneficial to the listener.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask which language someone speaks to establish communication.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Ask who is responsible for an understood error or problem.1Ask why someone is laughing.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Check stock or availability for today.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Check whether the listener arrived home, for example in an evening message.1Check whether the listener has made a pending decision.1Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Compare online and in-person prices.1Compare reality with expectations.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm that an item matches what someone wanted.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Deny doing an understood action.1Deny that a past incident occurred.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.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 getting dressed as an ordinary routine.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Direct someone upstairs.1Discuss the weather forecast.1Encourage someone to eat something.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain tasks that still need doing.1Explain that a bag is heavy and may require carrying assistance.1Explain that eating is happening now.1Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.1Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.1Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Grant permission to use an understood item.1Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?1Introduce a friend to another person.1Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1Invite someone to have coffee together.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Invite the listener to text the speaker.1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.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 coffee as a host.1Offer to buy an understood item for the listener.1Offer to place an order on the listener’s behalf.1Offer to repair an understood item.1Offer to reserve an understood place or item for the listener.1Politely ask a seller whether they can offer a discount.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.1Promise to bring an understood item to the listener.1Question whether an action is needed.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1React when something confirms what you suspected.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Report a delayed train during travel planning.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.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 door is locked with a key.1Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Request that the listener handle cooking for an understood meal.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1State an intention to drive in a travel plan.1State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1Wake someone who is sleeping.1
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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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Difficulty score2 branches

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Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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Review dates9 branches

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Unique Vocabulary Families207 branches

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