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Keeping a Conversation Going53Making Plans31Everyday Statements29Conversation26Reactions20Requests18Getting Around Mexico17Clearing Up Misunderstandings13Encouragement and Celebration12Time and Frequency11Everyday Affection9Home Together8Boundaries and Disagreements7Feelings and Check-ins7Romance6Health and Getting Help4Feelings3Food and Dining3Shopping and Paying3Everyday Actions2Food and Eating Together2Relationships and Family2Travel and Directions2

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  1. I’m fine, thanks.Estoy bien, gracias.

    “Estoy bien, gracias.” means “I’m fine, thanks.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I’m almost ready.Ya casi estoy listo.

    “Ya casi estoy listo.” means “I’m almost ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. You are safe.Estás a salvo.

    “Estás a salvo.” means “You are safe.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Do I have to go?¿Tengo que ir?

    “¿Tengo que ir?” means “Do I have to go?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Do I have to wait?¿Tengo que esperar?

    “¿Tengo que esperar?” means “Do I have to wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. 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 →
  7. Do I have to do this?¿Tengo que hacer esto?

    “¿Tengo que hacer esto?” means “Do I have to do this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether performing the understood task is required.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Do we have to stop?¿Tenemos que parar?

    “¿Tenemos que parar?” means “Do we have to stop?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. How long will it take?¿Cuánto va a tardar?

    “¿Cuánto va a tardar?” means “How long will it take?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Can I have another one?¿Me das otro?

    “¿Me das otro?” means “Can I have another one?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I did it.Lo hice.

    “Lo hice.” means “I did it.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having completed the understood action.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. How do you close it?¿Cómo se cierra?

    “¿Cómo se cierra?” means “How do you close it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is closed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Get ready.Prepárate.

    “Prepárate.” means “Get ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. How do you open it?¿Cómo se abre?

    “¿Cómo se abre?” means “How do you open it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is opened.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Tell him.Díselo.

    “Díselo.” means “Tell him.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. How do you use it?¿Cómo se usa?

    “¿Cómo se usa?” means “How do you use it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. How do you pronounce it?¿Cómo se pronuncia?

    “¿Cómo se pronuncia?” means “How do you pronounce it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. I have to leave.Tengo que irme.

    “Tengo que irme.” means “I have to leave.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Please pull over.Oríllese, por favor.

    “Oríllese, por favor.” means “Please pull over.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Did they leave?¿Ya se fueron?

    “¿Ya se fueron?” means “Did they leave?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a group has already departed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Do we need to hurry?¿Tenemos que apurarnos?

    “¿Tenemos que apurarnos?” means “Do we need to hurry?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Did you lock the door?¿Cerraste la puerta con llave?

    “¿Cerraste la puerta con llave?” means “Did you lock the door?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a door was locked, not simply closed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Where are you staying?¿Dónde te estás quedando?

    “¿Dónde te estás quedando?” means “Where are you staying?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener’s temporary accommodation during travel, not permanent residence.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Call me back.Devuélveme la llamada.

    “Devuélveme la llamada.” means “Call me back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to return a phone call.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish 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.

Neutral76Familiar (tú)38Formal (usted)2
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 explain64Share information62Express feelings or opinions60Ask a question27Give instructions21Make a request20Invite or give permission1Offer help or make a promise1Reassure or encourage1
Situations116 branches

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

A conventional good-trip wish.1Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1Answer a frequency question with almost never.1Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask about a companion’s planned transportation home.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask how a device/container/door is closed.1Ask how a device/container/door is opened.1Ask listener not to waste time on an understood task.1Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to move out of the way.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.1Ask the listener to return a phone call.1Ask the listener’s temporary accommodation during travel, not permanent residence.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1Ask whether staying at the indicated place is required.1Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1Ask who received a previously discussed piece of information.1Ask who should receive the understood information/message.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check whether a door was locked, not simply closed.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.1Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.1Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Decline going to an understood place or event.1Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.1Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe exercising as a habitual activity.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe making the bed as a household chore.1Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1Describe sunny weather, not an object’s heat.1Describe windy conditions.1Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1Encourage someone not to put excessive pressure on themselves.1Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1Express a wish that listener were present during separation.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express an optional shared blessing/wish.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1Firmly tell someone to leave.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Give a conventional appreciative or supportive best-person compliment. Female listener: Eres la mejor.1Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.1Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1Introduce the first point in a sequence.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1Not recorded1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Promise prompt action.1Prompt departure because it is time to go.1React to a frightening thing or event.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1React to someone’s fortunate present circumstances.1React with surprise or admiration.1Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Say no suggestion comes to mind when asked for an idea.1Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1Share that a vacation is approaching, without supplying a real destination/date.1Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.1The place is across the street. Keep the street as the reference point.1Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.1Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1
Gender forms3 branches

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neutral111masculine4feminine1
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded111speaker3listener1noun1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core62Expansion53Not recorded1
Vocabulary families143 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.

Everyday79Less common36Not recorded1
Reusability4 branches

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

56244331021
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

36345221
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

37523813
Confusion risk3 branches

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

38323112
Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–3834–6317–102
Usefulness score3 branches

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

457331528
Difficulty score5 branches

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

11–203931–403721–302441–501551–601
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0581–358
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231152026-10-101
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)116
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23115Not recorded1
Review methods2 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.115Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2116
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added115Not recorded1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded116
Reuse difficulty factor5 branches

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

-246044-420-64-82
Length difficulty factor7 branches

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

64932592309127182151
Grammar difficulty factor13 branches

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

325623231620121310179125255104163282211301
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

346042214596342
New Families Vs Baseline89 branches

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None recorded37dios3tenemos3antes2asi2cama2dejalo2lado2otro2vacaciones2abra1abrigado1acabo1acaso1acercan1acompanarnos1agarrate1alegro1apurarnos1bendiga1boca1calle1cambio1cara1carino1cerraste1coincidencia1cometi1cualquier1culpa1dejo1devuelveme1diselo1divertirnos1ejercicio1enamorado1enseguida1error1estuvieras1exacto1exijas1fueron1fuerza1guarde1guau1gustas1hagas1haz1hazte1hice1irme1irse1llave1llover1manera1menos1mia1Not recorded1ocurre1ojala1orillese1parar1pensando1pienso1pierdas1pon1preguntaste1preparate1pronuncia1quedando1quedar1quedarme1quedate1quizas1realidad1repente1salvo1sol1subele1sueno1tardar1toca1trampa1trato1tuve1usa1vete1viaje1viento1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No116
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–378037Not recorded1
Unique Vocabulary Families62 branches

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None recorded58abra1abrigado1acaso1acercan1acompanarnos1agarrate1alegro1apurarnos1bendiga1boca1cambio1cara1carino1cerraste1coincidencia1cometi1dejo1devuelveme1diselo1divertirnos1ejercicio1enseguida1error1estuvieras1exacto1exijas1fueron1fuerza1guarde1guau1gustas1haz1hazte1irme1irse1ocurre1ojala1orillese1parar1pensando1pienso1pierdas1pon1preguntaste1preparate1pronuncia1quedando1quedarme1quizas1realidad1repente1salvo1sol1subele1tardar1trampa1trato1tuve1usa1vete1viaje1