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Length difficulty factor: 6 × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Source review decisions: Added × Difficulty: Moderate ×

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Topics21 branches

Find phrases for everyday situations and conversations. A phrase can belong to several topics.

Keeping a Conversation Going6Everyday Statements5Clearing Up Misunderstandings4Conversation4Boundaries and Disagreements3Feelings and Check-ins3Health and Getting Help2Making Plans2Requests2Apologizing1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Encouragement and Celebration1Everyday Affection1Everyday Conversation1Feelings1Getting Around Mexico1Going to the Dentist1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Romance1Shopping and Paying1Travel and Directions1

Difficulty4 branches

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Easy217Beginner162Moderate14Challenging1
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  1. Get in the car.Súbete al carro.

    “Súbete al carro.” means “Get in the car.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a passenger to board the car.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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 →
  3. Where does it hurt?¿Dónde le duele?

    “¿Dónde le duele?” means “Where does it hurt?” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a formal question asking where pain is located.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Did you ask him?¿Se lo preguntaste?

    “¿Se lo preguntaste?” means “Did you ask him?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Don’t be shy.No seas tímido / tímida.

    “No seas tímido / tímida.” means “Don’t be shy.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. When should we leave?¿Cuándo deberíamos salir?

    “¿Cuándo deberíamos salir?” means “When should we leave?” in Mexican Spanish. Conditional planning question.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. My bad.Fue culpa mía.

    “Fue culpa mía.” means “My bad.” in Mexican Spanish. Acknowledge responsibility for an error. Culpa is feminine regardless of who is at fault.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. I feel the same way.Siento lo mismo.

    “Siento lo mismo.” means “I feel the same way.” in Mexican Spanish. Expresses shared feelings or an emotional reaction. For agreement with an opinion, Pienso lo mismo is more precise.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Don’t get me wrong.No me malinterpretes.

    “No me malinterpretes.” means “Don’t get me wrong.” in Mexican Spanish. Clarify that the speaker does not want a remark misinterpreted.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. I wish you were here.Ojalá estuvieras aquí.

    “Ojalá estuvieras aquí.” means “I wish you were here.” in Mexican Spanish. Express a wish that listener were present during separation.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. It was worth it.Valió la pena.

    “Valió la pena.” means “It was worth it.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Evaluate an experience.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Let’s get to the point.Vamos al grano.

    “Vamos al grano.” means “Let’s get to the point.” in Mexican Spanish. Suggest focusing a conversation on its main point.

    ModerateNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Open your mouth.Abra la boca.

    “Abra la boca.” means “Open your mouth.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.

    ModerateNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Rest in peace.Descanse en paz.

    “Descanse en paz.” means “Rest in peace.” in Mexican Spanish. Express a wish of peace for someone deceased.

    ModerateNormalEnglish 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.

Neutral7Familiar (tú)5Formal (usted)2
Conversation role7 branches

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

Answer or explain6Express feelings or opinions4Share information4Ask a question3Give instructions3Make a request2Reassure or encourage1
Situations11 branches

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

Not recorded4Acknowledge responsibility for an error. Culpa is feminine regardless of who is at fault.1Ask the listener to return a phone call.1Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.1Clarify that the speaker does not want a remark misinterpreted.1Express a wish of peace for someone deceased.1Express a wish that listener were present during separation.1Suggest focusing a conversation on its main point.1Tell a passenger to board the car.1Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.1Understand a formal question asking where pain is located.1
Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral12both1feminine1
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded12listener1noun1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion10Not recorded4
Vocabulary families26 branches

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

abra1boca1carro1culpa1deberiamos1descanse1devuelveme1duele1estuvieras1fue1grano1ir1llamada1malinterpretes1mia1mismo1ojala1paz1pena1preguntaste1salir1seas1siento1subete1timido1valer1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Less common8Not recorded4Everyday2
Reusability4 branches

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

55344322
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

38442151
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

371423
Confusion risk3 branches

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

392312
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–314
Usefulness score3 branches

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

475433
Difficulty score2 branches

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

41–501251–602
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–31103
Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23102026-10-1012026-10-1212026-10-1612026-10-191
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)14
Source batches5 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-231025 conversational statements screenshot1Curated multi-source screenshot1Everyday conversation screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11
Review methods5 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.10Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.1Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap1Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded14
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

3454630121201
Grammar difficulty factor9 branches

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

233242252282171181201261301
Idiom difficulty factor7 branches

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

44036282101121181
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

012-22
Unique Vocabulary Families15 branches

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

None recorded3abra1boca1deberiamos1descanse1devuelveme1estuvieras1grano1malinterpretes1ojala1preguntaste1seas1subete1timido1valer1
New Families Vs Baseline20 branches

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abra1boca1carro1culpa1deberiamos1descanse1devuelveme1duele1estuvieras1grano1malinterpretes1mia1None recorded1ojala1pena1preguntaste1seas1subete1timido1valer1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–31301
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No14