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Topics36 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going76Conversation50Reactions42Making Plans37Clearing Up Misunderstandings28Home Together23Encouragement and Celebration22Requests21Getting Around Mexico14Everyday Actions12Food and Eating Together12Everyday Affection11Food and Dining11Health and Getting Help9Boundaries and Disagreements8Everyday Conversation8Feelings and Check-ins8Romance8Relationships and Family5Shopping and Paying5Time and Frequency5Actions and Encouragement4Everyday Statements4Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions4Travel and Directions4Asking Someone Out3Encouraging Someone3Natural Reactions and Replies3Feelings2Home Repairs and Utilities2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Buying Produce at a Mexican Market1Disagreeing Politely1Greetings and Introductions1Health and Safety1Walking Directions1

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  1. How much does it cost?¿Cuánto cuesta?

    “¿Cuánto cuesta?” means “How much does it cost?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Nice to meet you.Mucho gusto.

    “Mucho gusto.” means “Nice to meet you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Can you hear me?¿Me escuchas?

    “¿Me escuchas?” means “Can you hear me?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural for calls; ¿Me oyes? is also valid.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Can you fix it?¿Puedes arreglarlo?

    “¿Puedes arreglarlo?” means “Can you fix it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. How does it work?¿Cómo funciona?

    “¿Cómo funciona?” means “How does it work?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how an understood thing/system works.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Are we running late?¿Vamos tarde?

    “¿Vamos tarde?” means “Are we running late?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. I’m bleeding.Estoy sangrando.

    “Estoy sangrando.” means “I’m bleeding.” in Mexican Spanish. Report active bleeding as a symptom.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Wait here.Espera aquí.

    “Espera aquí.” means “Wait here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Do you remember me?¿Me recuerdas?

    “¿Me recuerdas?” means “Do you remember me?” in Mexican Spanish. Check recognition when meeting someone again.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. I’ll help you.Te ayudo.

    “Te ayudo.” means “I’ll help you.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer/commit to helping the listener.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. It’s on me.Yo invito.

    “Yo invito.” means “It’s on me.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. I’ll let you know.Te aviso.

    “Te aviso.” means “I’ll let you know.” in Mexican Spanish. Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Don’t touch.No toques.

    “No toques.” means “Don’t touch.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Bring it here.Tráelo aquí.

    “Tráelo aquí.” means “Bring it here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Have they arrived?¿Ya llegaron?

    “¿Ya llegaron?” means “Have they arrived?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether expected people have already arrived.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Get out quickly.Sal rápido.

    “Sal rápido.” means “Get out quickly.” in Mexican Spanish. Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Should I go?¿Debería ir?

    “¿Debería ir?” means “Should I go?” in Mexican Spanish. Seek advice about whether to go or leave.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Be careful!¡Ten cuidado!

    “¡Ten cuidado!” means “Be careful!” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. ¡Cuidado! is the shorter warning: watch out!

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

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Don’t cry.No llores.

    “No llores.” means “Don’t cry.” in Mexican Spanish. Comfort someone who is crying.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. What do you think?¿Qué opinas?

    “¿Qué opinas?” means “What do you think?” in Mexican Spanish. Asks for an opinion. ¿Qué piensas? is also valid, especially when asking what someone is thinking.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. What’s up?¿Qué onda?

    “¿Qué onda?” means “What’s up?” in Mexican Spanish. A casual Mexican greeting. ¿Qué tal? is another common, broadly used option.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Which do you prefer?¿Cuál prefieres?

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Did you understand it?¿Lo entendiste?

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

    EasyHighEnglish 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.

Familiar (tú)87Neutral79Formal (usted)3
Conversation role12 branches

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

Answer or explain60Ask a question58Share information44Express feelings or opinions43Give instructions31Make a request19Invite or give permission5Reassure or encourage4Offer help or make a promise3Greet or say goodbye1Manage the conversation1Warn or report a problem1
Situations112 branches

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

Not recorded58Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.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 trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for time to think before replying.1Ask how an understood thing/system works.1Ask listener to share use or a portion of an understood item.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone not to argue verbally.1Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.1Ask someone to allow more time.1Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.1Ask someone to dress smartly for an occasion.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.1Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask the date/time of a previously mentioned past event.1Ask to accompany someone who is leaving.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.1Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.1Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.1Ask when an understood activity or job started in the past.1Ask when an understood task finished in the past.1Ask where someone studied in an ordinary personal-history conversation.1Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.1Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1Ask whether contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.1Ask whether listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Check recognition when meeting someone again.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Comfort someone who is crying.1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1Describe getting dressed as an ordinary routine.1Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.1Describe going to bed as a routine, rather than telling another person to sleep.1Describe showering in a household routine.1Describe waking as a daily routine.1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct the listener’s gaze downward toward an understood point.1Encourage someone before or during a challenge.1Encourage someone to eat something.1Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1Explain current activity while on foot.1Explain current cooking activity/availability.1Explain past unavailability due to being busy. Female speaker: Estaba ocupada.1Explain that eating is happening now.1Explain what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Firm request for honesty.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Grant permission to use an understood item.1Home Repairs and Utilities1Introduce a related aside in conversation.1Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1Invite shared prayer when appropriate in the relationship/cultural setting.1Invite someone to have coffee together.1Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Offer an opportunity to have a beverage.1Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.1Offer to repair an understood item.1Offer/commit to helping the listener.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1React when something confirms what you suspected.1Report active bleeding as a symptom.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 snow currently falling.1Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Request that the listener handle cooking for an understood meal.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1Seek advice about whether to go or leave.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1State an intention to drive in a travel plan.1State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1Tell someone it is their turn to act.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral163masculine4both1feminine1
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded163listener2noun2speaker2
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion59Not recorded58Core52Introductory Set1
Vocabulary families191 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.

Everyday83Not recorded58Less common28
Reusability4 branches

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

49954532025
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

38943512521753
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

262358149
Confusion risk4 branches

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

37225513844
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–3169
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4109340520
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3014031–4029
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–3103066
Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231102026-10-10262026-10-12112026-10-1482026-10-1972026-10-1532026-10-1632026-11-111
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)169
Source batches14 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23110Not recorded29Everyday conversation screenshot6LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 1628 everyday questions screenshot3Informal me commands screenshot3Past-tense questions screenshot3Everyday questions screenshot2Short everyday phrases screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot125 conversational statements screenshot1Curated multi-source screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 21Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1
Review methods6 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.110Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap48Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.7Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.1
Source review decisions3 branches

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

Added139Not recorded29Updated translation1
Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded168Host1
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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

390239025576614171
Grammar difficulty factor16 branches

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

1754133810252010382361852442546416315222226221191
Idiom difficulty factor8 branches

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

0142481068512214216262
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

0101-262-46
Unique Vocabulary Families109 branches

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

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New Families Vs Baseline122 branches

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New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–3118Not recorded29022
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No168Not recorded1