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Length difficulty factor: 6 × Grammar difficulty factor: 23 ×

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Topics18 branches

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

Conversation8Making Plans8Getting Around Mexico6Everyday Statements4Keeping a Conversation Going4Requests3Health and Getting Help2Asking Someone Out1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Encouragement and Celebration1Feelings and Check-ins1Home Together1Romance1Shopping and Paying1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Travel and Directions1Wants and Needs1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1

Difficulty2 branches

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  1. Where can I wait?¿Dónde puedo esperar?

    “¿Dónde puedo esperar?” means “Where can I wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Where can I sit?¿Dónde puedo sentarme?

    “¿Dónde puedo sentarme?” means “Where can I sit?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. What would you like?¿Qué te gustaría?

    “¿Qué te gustaría?” means “What would you like?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I could be better.Podría estar mejor.

    “Podría estar mejor.” means “I could be better.” in Mexican Spanish. An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Where did you buy it?¿Dónde lo compraste?

    “¿Dónde lo compraste?” means “Where did you buy it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Keep in touch.Mantente en contacto.

    “Mantente en contacto.” means “Keep in touch.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Close / maintain connection.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Would you like to go out?¿Te gustaría salir?

    ¿Te gustaría salir? is a polite, familiar invitation. Salir can mean going out socially or dating; it does not establish romantic intent by itself. Add conmigo or mention una cita if you need to make the invitation clearer.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Please lie down.Acuéstese, por favor.

    “Acuéstese, por favor.” means “Please lie down.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Let’s stay home.Quedémonos en casa.

    “Quedémonos en casa.” means “Let’s stay home.” in Mexican Spanish. Propose staying at home together instead of an outing.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Let’s have fun.Vamos a divertirnos.

    “Vamos a divertirnos.” means “Let’s have fun.” in Mexican Spanish. Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.

    EasyNormalEnglish 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)7Neutral7Formal (usted)3
Conversation role9 branches

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

Ask a question8Give instructions4Make a request3Share information3Answer or explain2Greet or say goodbye1Invite or give permission1Manage the conversation1Reassure or encourage1
Situations15 branches

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

Not recorded3An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.1Ask the listener to return a phone call.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1Propose staying at home together instead of an outing.1Tell a passenger to board the car.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1Understand a formal question asking where pain is located.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral17
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded17
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion10Core4Not recorded3
Vocabulary families29 branches

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

favor2gustar2poder2acuestese1apurarnos1carro1casa1compraste1contacto1devuelveme1divertirnos1duele1esperar1estar1fueron1ir1irme1llamada1mantener1mejor1orillese1podria1quedemonos1salir1sentarme1subete1tenemos1tener1ya1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday9Less common5Not recorded3
Reusability3 branches

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

593543
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

4103611
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

273614
Confusion risk3 branches

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

3102611
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–317
Usefulness score3 branches

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

593444
Difficulty score3 branches

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

31–401341–50321–301
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–31205
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23142026-10-103
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)17
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2314Not recorded2Curated multi-source 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.14Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap2Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

217
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added15Not recorded2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded17
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

31023025161
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

09466181
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-21104-42
Unique Vocabulary Families14 branches

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

None recorded5acuestese1apurarnos1contacto1devuelveme1divertirnos1fueron1irme1mantener1orillese1podria1quedemonos1salir1subete1
New Families Vs Baseline18 branches

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None recorded2Not recorded2acuestese1apurarnos1carro1contacto1devuelveme1divertirnos1duele1fueron1irme1mantener1orillese1podria1quedemonos1sentarme1subete1tenemos1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–31302Not recorded2
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No17