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Length difficulty factor: 6 × Difficulty: Easy × Confusion risk: 3 × Vocabulary contribution: 1–3 ×

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Requests32Home Together20Keeping a Conversation Going20Conversation17Everyday Statements14Boundaries and Disagreements13Making Plans10Clearing Up Misunderstandings8Getting Around Mexico8Household Chores7Everyday Affection6Feelings6Feelings and Check-ins6Health and Getting Help6Romance4Relationships and Family3Shopping and Paying3Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp2Encouragement and Celebration2Health and Safety2Apologizing1Cooking Together1Food and Eating Together1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1Saying No Politely1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Visiting a Pharmacy1Wants and Needs1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1

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  1. You are safe.Estás a salvo.

    “Estás a salvo.” means “You are safe.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. My phone battery is low.Tengo poca batería.

    “Tengo poca batería.” means “My phone battery is low.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain limited remaining phone battery.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Will you come back?¿Vas a volver?

    “¿Vas a volver?” means “Will you come back?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener intends to return.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Do you have any allergies?¿Tiene alguna alergia?

    “¿Tiene alguna alergia?” means “Do you have any allergies?” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a formal question asking about allergies.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Can I use this?¿Puedo usar esto?

    “¿Puedo usar esto?” means “Can I use this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to use the indicated item.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Answer the phone.Contesta el teléfono.

    “Contesta el teléfono.” means “Answer the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Do you have Wi-Fi?¿Tienes Wi-Fi?

    “¿Tienes Wi-Fi?” means “Do you have Wi-Fi?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Do we have to stop?¿Tenemos que parar?

    “¿Tenemos que parar?” means “Do we have to stop?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Help me get up.Ayúdame a levantarme.

    “Ayúdame a levantarme.” means “Help me get up.” in Mexican Spanish. Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Take this medicine.Tome este medicamento.

    “Tome este medicamento.” means “Take this medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. How do you use it?¿Cómo se usa?

    “¿Cómo se usa?” means “How do you use it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. How do you pronounce it?¿Cómo se pronuncia?

    “¿Cómo se pronuncia?” means “How do you pronounce it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Don’t go.No te vayas.

    “No te vayas.” means “Don’t go.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone not to leave.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I have to leave.Tengo que irme.

    “Tengo que irme.” means “I have to leave.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Please pull over.Oríllese, por favor.

    “Oríllese, por favor.” means “Please pull over.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Did they leave?¿Ya se fueron?

    “¿Ya se fueron?” means “Did they leave?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a group has already departed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Do we need to hurry?¿Tenemos que apurarnos?

    “¿Tenemos que apurarnos?” means “Do we need to hurry?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. How do you spell it?¿Cómo se deletrea?

    “¿Cómo se deletrea?” means “How do you spell it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to spell a word or name.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. There are many people.Hay mucha gente.

    “Hay mucha gente.” means “There are many people.” in Mexican Spanish. Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Do you have a charger?¿Tienes un cargador?

    “¿Tienes un cargador?” means “Do you have a charger?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask if a companion has a charger available, for possible borrowing.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. We have a deal.Tenemos un trato.

    “Tenemos un trato.” means “We have a deal.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Who lives here?¿Quién vive aquí?

    “¿Quién vive aquí?” means “Who lives here?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. What’s it about?¿De qué trata?

    “¿De qué trata?” means “What’s it about?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. I trust you.Confío en ti.

    “Confío en ti.” means “I trust you.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.

    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)45Neutral26Formal (usted)4
Conversation role9 branches

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

Give instructions33Make a request31Answer or explain22Share information20Ask a question18Express feelings or opinions18Greet or say goodbye1Manage the conversation1Offer help or make a promise1
Situations75 branches

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

Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Advise taking an umbrella along.1Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask about exchanging a purchase.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask if a companion has a charger available, for possible borrowing.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask permission to use the indicated item.1Ask someone not to leave.1Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to spell a word or name.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask someone to vacuum the floor.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what is being looked at.1Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.1Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether the listener intends to return.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.1Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.1Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Emphasize that a statement is serious.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain limited remaining phone battery.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Firmly refuse something.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.1Not recorded1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Share an intuition or hunch.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1Understand a formal question asking about allergies.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral72masculine3
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded72speaker3
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core41Expansion33Not recorded1
Vocabulary families122 branches

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

tener6sentir4piso3tenemos3estar2favor2poder2ropa2telefono2ti2acuestese1alergia1alguna1apresures1apurarnos1aspira1avergonzado1ayudame1baja1barre1basura1bateria1broma1cama1cambia1cambiar1cargador1casarias1cepillate1closet1cometi1confio1conmigo1contacto1contesta1cree1cuelga1cuida1culpable1cumple1dame1date1decepcionado1deja1dejo1deletrea1dia1dientes1dije1dios1distancia1dobla1ella1encargate1encargo1error1fi1fueron1fuerza1gente1hablaste1hacer1hay1haz1heriste1incomodo1interrumpas1ir1irme1levantarme1lleva1llover1manera1manten1mantener1medicamento1mejorar1mesa1mirando1mucha1ninguna1ordena1orillese1paraguas1parar1perderte1pienso1plancha1plantas1poca1podemos1pon1ponme1presentimiento1promesa1pronuncia1quedare1querer1repitas1riega1sabanas1saca1salvo1sentimientos1ser1sonrojar1tema1tome1trapea1trata1trato1usa1usar1vayas1vi1vive1volumen1volver1vuelta1wi1ya1yo1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Less common38Everyday36Not recorded1
Reusability4 branches

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

5344313921
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

442333
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

34323111
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–375
Usefulness score3 branches

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

443518314
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–304131–4034
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23742026-10-101
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)75
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2374Curated multi-source screenshot1
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.74Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

275
Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added75
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded75
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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

3546155581
Grammar difficulty factor10 branches

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

1327201017967236105164254122151
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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

0524158463101
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

-238037
Unique Vocabulary Families90 branches

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acuestese1alergia1apresures1apurarnos1aspira1avergonzado1baja1barre1basura1broma1cambia1cambiar1cargador1casarias1cepillate1closet1cometi1confio1contacto1contesta1cree1cuelga1cuida1culpable1cumple1date1decepcionado1deja1dejo1deletrea1dientes1dije1dobla1encargate1encargo1error1fi1fueron1fuerza1gente1hablaste1haz1heriste1incomodo1interrumpas1irme1levantarme1lleva1manten1mantener1medicamento1mejorar1mirando1mucha1ninguna1ordena1orillese1paraguas1parar1perderte1pienso1plancha1plantas1poca1pon1ponme1presentimiento1promesa1pronuncia1quedare1repitas1riega1sabanas1saca1salvo1sentimientos1sonrojar1tema1tome1trapea1trata1trato1usa1usar1vayas1vi1vive1volumen1volver1wi1
New Families Vs Baseline97 branches

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piso3tenemos3ropa2acuestese1alergia1apresures1apurarnos1aspira1avergonzado1baja1barre1basura1broma1cama1cambia1cambiar1cargador1casarias1cepillate1closet1cometi1confio1contacto1contesta1cree1cuelga1cuida1culpable1cumple1date1decepcionado1deja1dejo1deletrea1dientes1dije1dios1dobla1encargate1encargo1error1fi1fueron1fuerza1gente1hablaste1haz1heriste1incomodo1interrumpas1irme1levantarme1lleva1llover1manera1manten1mantener1medicamento1mejorar1mirando1mucha1ninguna1ordena1orillese1paraguas1parar1perderte1pienso1plancha1plantas1poca1pon1ponme1presentimiento1promesa1pronuncia1quedare1repitas1riega1sabanas1saca1salvo1sentimientos1sonrojar1tema1tome1trapea1trata1trato1usa1usar1vayas1vi1vive1volumen1volver1wi1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline1 branches

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1–375
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No75