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Topics40 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going46Conversation29Reactions16Making Plans14Clearing Up Misunderstandings9Everyday Conversation7Time and Frequency7Encouragement and Celebration6Getting Around Mexico6Requests5Shopping and Paying5Greetings and Introductions4Health and Getting Help4Boundaries and Disagreements3Everyday Statements3Food and Dining3Food and Eating Together3Natural Reactions and Replies3Actions and Encouragement2Encouraging Someone2Everyday Affection2Feelings2Health and Safety2Home Together2Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds2Viewing an Apartment and Moving In2A Beach Day in Mexico1Calling Emergency Services1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Feelings and Check-ins1Food Allergies and Ingredients1Getting a Gym Day Pass1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Parking and Paying at a Meter1Romance1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Talking About How Often1Travel and Directions1Wants and Needs1Work and Shifts1

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  1. Good morning.Buenos días.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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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  4. You’re welcome.De nada.

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

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  5. 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.

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

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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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  9. Yes, of course.Sí, claro.

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Hands up.Manos arriba.

    “Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. What size?¿Qué talla?

    “¿Qué talla?” means “What size?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.

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  12. Do you speak English?¿Hablas inglés?

    “¿Hablas inglés?” means “Do you speak English?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  13. Is it furnished?¿Está amueblado?

    “¿Está amueblado?” means “Is it furnished?” in Mexican Spanish.

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  14. A little.Un poco.

    “Un poco.” means “A little.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  15. Which way?¿Por dónde?

    “¿Por dónde?” means “Which way?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  16. I know.Lo sé.

    “Lo sé.” means “I know.” in Mexican Spanish. Same everyday acknowledgement as existing Lo sé; retain the existing card and record this variant.

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  17. I know where.Sé dónde.

    “Sé dónde.” means “I know where.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  18. I know how.Sé cómo.

    “Sé cómo.” means “I know how.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  19. This month.Este mes.

    “Este mes.” means “This month.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  20. For now.Por ahora.

    “Por ahora.” means “For now.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  21. This way.Por aquí.

    “Por aquí.” means “This way.” in Mexican Spanish. Use when showing someone the route: this way / through here.

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  22. Why is that?¿Por qué?

    “¿Por qué?” means “Why is that?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.

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  23. Right here.Justo aquí.

    “Justo aquí.” means “Right here.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the exact desired location visually.

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  24. Not here.No aquí.

    “No aquí.” means “Not here.” in Mexican Spanish. Correct a proposed location or stopping place.

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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.

Neutral73Familiar (tú)7
Conversation role10 branches

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

Answer or explain37Ask a question21Share information16Express feelings or opinions13Greet or say goodbye5Give instructions3Make a request3Reassure or encourage2Warn or report a problem2Invite or give permission1
Situations28 branches

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

Not recorded51Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds2Viewing an Apartment and Moving In2Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Calling Emergency Services1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe someone else’s work ethic.1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1Express personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1Food ingredients1Getting a Gym Day Pass1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Parking and Paying at a Meter1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1Work and Shifts1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral74both3feminine2masculine1
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded74noun5object1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded51Core21Expansion8
Vocabulary families86 branches

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

None recorded13aceptar2arriba2buenas2hasta2saber2veces2admiro1ahora1alguna1amueblado1ayer1azucar1bien1bonito1buen1buena1buenos1cacahuate1claro1coincidencia1color1decidir1descansar1desde1dias1duro1ellos1embargo1empezo1empieza1enciende1entiendo1entonces1escucho1estamos1extrano1gusto1hablar1hecho1idea1importa1inconsciente1ingles1interesante1justo1llevar1locura1luego1manana1manos1mascotas1menos1mes1mira1mismo1monedas1muchas1nada1nadar1necesitar1noches1ocupadas1ocupados1pasa1pica1pregunta1prestan1prometo1rato1realidad1recuerdas1repente1roto1sigue1sorpresa1supuesto1talla1tardes1toallas1todavia1trabajan1trabajo1venia1verdad1vienen1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded51Everyday23Less common6
Reusability3 branches

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

335433512
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

1303254162851
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

155313212
Confusion risk4 branches

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

14622331041
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–380
Usefulness score3 branches

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

45751538
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–2080
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–341039
Review dates9 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23192026-10-10172026-10-14102026-11-11102026-10-1272026-10-1672026-10-1342026-10-1842026-10-192
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)80
Source batches12 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded32photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2319Time adverbs screenshot62026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot450 everyday phrases screenshot4Everyday questions screenshot4I know screenshot4LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 22Short everyday phrases screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot1Curated multi-source screenshot1Past-tense questions screenshot1
Review methods7 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 overlap43Individual 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.19Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.8Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.6Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.2Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Source review decisions3 branches

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

Added47Not recorded32Updated translation1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded80
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

031323411286453
Grammar difficulty factor6 branches

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

3541013678412151
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

0744511
Unique Vocabulary Families47 branches

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

None recorded39aceptar2admiro1alguna1amueblado1bonito1buenos1cacahuate1claro1coincidencia1color1decidir1desde1duro1embargo1empezo1enciende1entonces1estamos1hecho1importa1inconsciente1ingles1interesante1locura1luego1manana1mismo1monedas1nadar1noches1ocupadas1ocupados1pica1prestan1prometo1realidad1repente1sorpresa1supuesto1tardes1toallas1todavia1trabajan1veces1venia1vienen1
New Families Vs Baseline45 branches

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Not recorded23None recorded21aceptar2arriba2admiro1alguna1amueblado1cacahuate1coincidencia1color1decidir1desde1duro1ellos1embargo1empezo1enciende1entonces1escucho1estamos1hecho1importa1inconsciente1justo1manana1manos1menos1mes1mira1mismo1monedas1nadar1ocupadas1ocupados1prestan1realidad1recuerdas1repente1supuesto1toallas1todavia1trabajan1veces1venia1vienen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–336Not recorded23021
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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

No70Not recorded10