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Keeping a Conversation Going93Conversation76Requests53Everyday Statements43Home Together39Making Plans39Clearing Up Misunderstandings24Boundaries and Disagreements23Getting Around Mexico21Health and Getting Help13Everyday Conversation12Everyday Affection10Feelings and Check-ins10Food and Eating Together10Encouragement and Celebration9Household Chores9Shopping and Paying9Feelings8Relationships and Family6Romance6Everyday Actions5Food and Dining5Cooking Together4Health and Safety4Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp3Making Plans with Friends3Missing Someone and Showing Affection3Wants, Needs, and Obligations3Natural Reactions and Replies2Travel and Directions2Wants and Needs2Apologizing1Asking for Help Politely1Disagreeing Politely1Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About How You Feel1Time and Frequency1Visiting a Pharmacy1Walking Directions1

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  1. Go home.Ve a casa.

    “Ve a casa.” means “Go home.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone to go home, e.g.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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 →
  3. Speak louder.Habla más fuerte.

    “Habla más fuerte.” means “Speak louder.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Don’t move.No te muevas.

    “No te muevas.” means “Don’t move.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Help me sit down.Ayúdame a sentarme.

    “Ayúdame a sentarme.” means “Help me sit down.” in Mexican Spanish. Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. 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 →
  7. Get your things.Toma tus cosas.

    “Toma tus cosas.” means “Get your things.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. Can we meet today?¿Podemos vernos hoy?

    “¿Podemos vernos hoy?” means “Can we meet today?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural informal meeting; reunirnos suits a meeting context.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Please stop.Por favor, para.

    “Por favor, para.” means “Please stop.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Do the laundry.Lava la ropa.

    “Lava la ropa.” means “Do the laundry.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to do the laundry.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Hang up the phone.Cuelga el teléfono.

    “Cuelga el teléfono.” means “Hang up the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to end a phone call.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Fold the clothes.Dobla la ropa.

    “Dobla la ropa.” means “Fold the clothes.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Vacuum the floor.Aspira el piso.

    “Aspira el piso.” means “Vacuum the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to vacuum the floor.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Sweep the floor.Barre el piso.

    “Barre el piso.” means “Sweep the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to sweep the floor.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Mop the floor.Trapea el piso.

    “Trapea el piso.” means “Mop the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Request mopping a floor as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Look after me.Cuida de mí.

    “Cuida de mí.” means “Look after me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to care for or watch over you.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Wash the dishes.Lava los platos.

    “Lava los platos.” means “Wash the dishes.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Don’t forget it.No lo olvides.

    “No lo olvides.” means “Don’t forget it.” in Mexican Spanish. Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Keep it secret.Guarda el secreto.

    “Guarda el secreto.” means “Keep it secret.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to keep already shared information private.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Look up the word.Busca la palabra.

    “Busca la palabra.” means “Look up the word.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Fill up the bottle.Llena la botella.

    “Llena la botella.” means “Fill up the bottle.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Keep your distance.Mantén tu distancia.

    “Mantén tu distancia.” means “Keep your distance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Formality and register2 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)51Formal (usted)2
Conversation role4 branches

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

Give instructions52Make a request48Reassure or encourage2Ask a question1
Situations53 branches

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

Advise 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 for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.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 do the laundry.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.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 wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone to wash their hands in an ordinary hygiene routine.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.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 speak louder so they can be heard.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Direct someone upstairs.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Not recorded1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.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.1Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral53
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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

Not recorded53
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core30Expansion22Not recorded1
Vocabulary families83 branches

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

ayudame3favor3piso3ropa3dame2lava2palabra2sigue2telefono2acuestese1apresures1aspira1baja1barre1basura1botella1busca1cama1cambia1casa1cepillate1closet1consejo1contesta1cosas1cree1cuelga1cuida1cumple1date1deja1dia1dientes1dios1distancia1dobla1duerme1ejemplo1encargate1encontrarlo1escaleras1fuerte1fuerza1guarda1habla1haz1interrumpas1lavate1levantarme1llena1lleva1manos1manten1mesa1miedo1muevas1olvides1ordena1orillese1paraguas1plancha1plantas1platos1podemos1pon1ponme1promesa1repitas1riega1sabanas1saca1secreto1sentarme1sube1tema1tengas1toma1trapea1vayas1ve1vernos1volumen1vuelta1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday27Less common25Not recorded1
Reusability3 branches

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

43351535
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

428325
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

23232011
Confusion risk2 branches

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

341212
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–353
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4365938
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–303131–4022
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–343010
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23522026-10-191
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)53
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2352LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11
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.52Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

253
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded53
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

32661027570241
Grammar difficulty factor7 branches

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

1330176165255204232101
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

044456282
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

035-218
Unique Vocabulary Families54 branches

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

None recorded10acuestese1apresures1aspira1baja1barre1basura1botella1busca1cambia1cepillate1closet1contesta1cosas1cree1cuelga1cuida1cumple1date1deja1dientes1dobla1ejemplo1encargate1encontrarlo1escaleras1fuerza1habla1haz1interrumpas1lavate1levantarme1lleva1manten1muevas1ordena1orillese1paraguas1plancha1plantas1pon1ponme1promesa1repitas1riega1sabanas1saca1secreto1sube1tema1trapea1vayas1vernos1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline66 branches

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

None recorded5piso3ropa3lava2palabra2acuestese1apresures1aspira1baja1barre1basura1botella1busca1cama1cambia1cepillate1closet1contesta1cosas1cree1cuelga1cuida1cumple1date1deja1dientes1dios1dobla1duerme1ejemplo1encargate1encontrarlo1escaleras1fuerza1guarda1habla1haz1interrumpas1lavate1levantarme1lleva1manos1manten1muevas1ordena1orillese1paraguas1plancha1plantas1platos1pon1ponme1promesa1repitas1riega1sabanas1saca1secreto1sentarme1sube1tema1toma1trapea1vayas1vernos1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–34805
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No53