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Conversation43Keeping a Conversation Going39Making Plans13Requests11Getting Around Mexico10Everyday Conversation7Shopping and Paying7Feelings and Check-ins6Clearing Up Misunderstandings4Food and Eating Together4Health and Getting Help4Food and Dining2Home Together2Relationships and Family2Time and Frequency2Airports and Luggage1Boundaries and Disagreements1Cooking Together1Encouragement and Celebration1Everyday Affection1Feelings1Health and Safety1Making Plans with Friends1Romance1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Talking About Family1Talking About How You Feel1Travel and Directions1Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1Work and Shifts1

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  1. Can you come?¿Puedes venir?

    “¿Puedes venir?” means “Can you come?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Can I pay?¿Puedo pagar?

    “¿Puedo pagar?” means “Can I pay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask to settle a bill now.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Do you have time?¿Tienes tiempo?

    “¿Tienes tiempo?” means “Do you have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Do you need anything?¿Necesitas algo?

    “¿Necesitas algo?” means “Do you need anything?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Is it true?¿Es verdad?

    “¿Es verdad?” means “Is it true?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a statement is true.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Is that okay?¿Está bien?

    “¿Está bien?” means “Is that okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Are you tired?¿Estás cansado?

    “¿Estás cansado?” means “Are you tired?” in Mexican Spanish. Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Do you have a car?¿Tienes carro?

    “¿Tienes carro?” means “Do you have a car?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Are you alone?¿Estás solo?

    “¿Estás solo?” means “Are you alone?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Do I have time?¿Tengo tiempo?

    “¿Tengo tiempo?” means “Do I have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Are you okay?¿Estás bien?

    “¿Estás bien?” means “Are you okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Can we talk?¿Podemos hablar?

    “¿Podemos hablar?” means “Can we talk?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversation builder.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Do I need this?¿Necesito esto?

    “¿Necesito esto?” means “Do I need this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether an understood item is needed.

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  14. What size?¿Qué talla?

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

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  15. Is it possible?¿Es posible?

    “¿Es posible?” means “Is it possible?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. How much do you need?¿Cuánto necesitas?

    “¿Cuánto necesitas?” means “How much do you need?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the required amount of an understood resource/item.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Do you have pain?¿Tiene dolor?

    “¿Tiene dolor?” means “Do you have pain?” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a formal yes/no question about pain.

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  18. Which way?¿Por dónde?

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. 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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  20. Can I go?¿Puedo ir?

    “¿Puedo ir?” means “Can I go?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Are you busy?¿Estás ocupado / ocupada?

    “¿Estás ocupado / ocupada?” means “Are you busy?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Are you sure?¿Estás seguro / segura?

    “¿Estás seguro / segura?” means “Are you sure?” in Mexican Spanish. Use seguro for a man and segura for a woman. Match the person you are addressing.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Which color?¿Qué color?

    “¿Qué color?” means “Which color?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Can you wait?¿Puedes esperar?

    “¿Puedes esperar?” means “Can you wait?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

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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.

Neutral37Familiar (tú)32Formal (usted)1
Situations36 branches

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

Not recorded35Ask about employment during a social introduction.1Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1Ask about listener’s body-temperature sensation when considering comfort or clothing.1Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1Ask marital status in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás casada?1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask the required amount of an understood resource/item.1Ask to settle a bill now.1Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.1Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.1Ask whether a listing, item, or appointment remains available.1Ask whether an understood item is needed.1Ask whether someone has children during an appropriate personal conversation.1Ask whether someone works at the indicated place, for example identifying an employee who may help.1Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?1Check that a traveller has their passport when preparing for travel.1Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.1Check whether a familiar companion has money available for an understood expense.1Check whether a statement is true.1Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?1Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.1Check whether the listener is feeling happy or satisfied.1Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1Confirm that listener resides at the indicated location.1Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.1Offer the already-mentioned object or item.1Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.1Understand a formal yes/no question about pain.1
Gender forms3 branches

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neutral65masculine3both2
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded65listener5
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded35Core31Expansion4
Vocabulary families62 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.

Not recorded35Everyday32Less common3
Reusability2 branches

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

443527
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

32811941627
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

132219319
Confusion risk4 branches

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

32622311645
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–370
Usefulness score3 branches

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

44851735
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–2070
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0561–314
Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23352026-10-12172026-10-14102026-10-198
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)70
Source batches6 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2335Everyday questions screenshot19LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 18Short everyday phrases screenshot650 everyday phrases screenshot1Past-tense questions screenshot1
Review methods3 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.35Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap27Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.8
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded70
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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

0503122751
Grammar difficulty factor3 branches

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

106435131
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

06842
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-239-420011
Unique Vocabulary Families15 branches

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

None recorded56ayudarte1casado1cocinar1color1correcto1empezar1entrar1espacio1fresco1intentarlo1manejar1nadar1pasaporte1quedarte1
New Families Vs Baseline24 branches

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None recorded47hay2adonde1ayudarte1carro1casado1cocinar1color1correcto1disponible1dolor1empezar1entrar1espacio1fresco1hijos1intentarlo1manejar1nadar1pasaporte1preguntar1quedarte1recuerdas1viento1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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0471–323
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No70