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Keeping a Conversation Going48Reactions35Conversation24Making Plans13Feelings and Check-ins12Home Together11Getting Around Mexico10Health and Getting Help9Clearing Up Misunderstandings8Food and Eating Together8Shopping and Paying8Boundaries and Disagreements6Everyday Affection6Romance6Encouragement and Celebration5Food and Dining5Health and Safety5Relationships and Family4Requests4Wants and Needs4Feelings3Time and Frequency3Travel and Directions3Everyday Conversation2Actions and Encouragement1Everyday Actions1

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  1. Please.Por favor.

    “Por favor.” means “Please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.

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  2. It’s cold.Está frío.

    “Está frío.” means “It’s cold.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.

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  3. It’s near.Está cerca.

    “Está cerca.” means “It’s near.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.

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  4. It’s far.Está lejos.

    “Está lejos.” means “It’s far.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a distance question about an understood destination.

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  5. I want more.Quiero más.

    “Quiero más.” means “I want more.” in Mexican Spanish. Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.

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  6. It’s hot.Está caliente.

    “Está caliente.” means “It’s hot.” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.

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  7. Is it true?¿Es verdad?

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

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  8. Is that okay?¿Está bien?

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

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  9. 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?

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  10. 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.

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  11. 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.

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  12. I’m in pain.Tengo dolor.

    “Tengo dolor.” means “I’m in pain.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.

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  13. Are you okay?¿Estás bien?

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

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  14. I can go.Puedo ir.

    “Puedo ir.” means “I can go.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.

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  15. I have a fever.Tengo fiebre.

    “Tengo fiebre.” means “I have a fever.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.

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  16. I feel dizzy.Estoy mareado.

    “Estoy mareado.” means “I feel dizzy.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.

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  17. I need gas.Necesito gasolina.

    “Necesito gasolina.” means “I need gas.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain needing gasoline, e.g.

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  18. I’m injured.Estoy herido.

    “Estoy herido.” means “I’m injured.” in Mexican Spanish. Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.

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  19. 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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  20. What size?¿Qué talla?

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

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  21. 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.

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  22. 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.

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  23. I can drive.Sé manejar.

    “Sé manejar.” means “I can drive.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm knowing how to drive.

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  24. Not anymore.Ya no.

    “Ya no.” means “Not anymore.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.

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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.

Neutral60Familiar (tú)33Formal (usted)1
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 explain44Share information44Ask a question34Express feelings or opinions32Make a request5Give instructions4Warn or report a problem3Invite or give permission2Offer help or make a promise2Reassure or encourage1
Situations87 branches

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

Not recorded8A conventional good-trip wish.1Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1Answer a distance question about an understood destination.1Answer a frequency question with almost never.1Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.1Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.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 about listener’s body-temperature sensation when considering comfort or clothing.1Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1Ask how an understood thing/system works.1Ask listener to share use or a portion of an understood item.1Ask marital status in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás casada?1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.1Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask the required amount of an understood resource/item.1Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.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 an understood item is needed.1Ask whether listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.1Ask whether someone works at the indicated place, for example identifying an employee who may help.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?1Check recognition when meeting someone again.1Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.1Check whether a statement is true.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.1Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.1Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Confirm knowing how to drive.1Confirm that listener resides at the indicated location.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.1Describe a cloudy sky.1Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.1Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.1Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.1Describe sunny weather, not an object’s heat.1Describe windy conditions.1Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.1Explain current work activity/availability.1Explain needing gasoline, e.g.1Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1Grant permission to use an understood item.1Identify oneself, e.g.1Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.1Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.1Offer/commit to helping the listener.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1Report active bleeding as a symptom.1Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.1Report cleanliness of an understood item/room.1Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.1Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.1Wish someone a restful sleep, rather than give a sleep instruction.1
Gender forms3 branches

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neutral83masculine9both2
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded83speaker6listener3object2
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core77Expansion9Not recorded8
Vocabulary families98 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.

Everyday70Less common16Not recorded8
Reusability3 branches

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

55543336
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

34524118
Confusion risk3 branches

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

36921916
Spanish word count1 branches

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1–394
Usefulness score2 branches

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

457537
Difficulty score4 branches

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

11–205521–30305–10531–404
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0531–341
Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23862026-10-1052026-10-1222026-10-161
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)94
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2386Not recorded6Short everyday phrases screenshot2
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.86Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap8
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

294
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added88Not recorded6
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded94
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

07741285
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-251029-414
Grammar difficulty factor7 branches

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

62910251319311176162202
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

3370342185461
New Families Vs Baseline55 branches

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None recorded36Not recorded6acabo1acompanarnos1arreglarlo1aviso1ayudo1caliente1carne1carro1casado1compartirias1crees1cuento1dolor1duerme1embargo1empiezo1enamorado1enojado1enviarlo1escucho1fiebre1funciona1gasolina1gustas1herido1hice1importas1invito1lastima1limpio1llegaron1mantenlo1mareado1medicina1mio1nublado1preocupado1quedartelo1realidad1recuerdas1sangrando1sencillo1sol1soltero1tambien1tampoco1toques1trabajando1traelo1usarlo1vegetariano1viaje1viento1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No94
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–352036Not recorded6
Unique Vocabulary Families43 branches

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None recorded53acompanarnos1aviso1carne1casado1compartirias1crees1cuento1embargo1empiezo1enojado1enviarlo1fiebre1funciona1gasolina1gustas1herido1importas1invito1lastima1limpio1llegaron1llena1mantenlo1mareado1medicina1mio1nublado1preocupado1quedartelo1realidad1recomienda1sangrando1sencillo1sol1soltero1tambien1tampoco1ten1toques1traelo1vegetariano1viaje1