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Length difficulty factor: 6 × Source review decisions: Added × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Difficulty: Beginner × Vocabulary difficulty factor: 3 ×

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Topics24 branches

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

Everyday Statements13Keeping a Conversation Going13Making Plans8Getting Around Mexico7Conversation6Time and Frequency6Encouragement and Celebration5Health and Getting Help5Travel and Directions5Clearing Up Misunderstandings4Health and Safety4Everyday Conversation3Boundaries and Disagreements2Home Together2Reactions2Relationships and Family2Walking Directions2Disagreeing Politely1Everyday Affection1Hotel Check-In and Checkout1Romance1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About Family1Talking About How Often1

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  1. Because of traffic.Por el tráfico.

    “Por el tráfico.” means “Because of traffic.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I need a doctor.Necesito un médico.

    “Necesito un médico.” means “I need a doctor.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. It’s an emergency!¡Es una emergencia!

    “¡Es una emergencia!” means “It’s an emergency!” in Mexican Spanish. Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. There’s a fire!¡Hay un incendio!

    “¡Hay un incendio!” means “There’s a fire!” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that there is a fire.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Are they ready?¿Ellos están listos?

    “¿Ellos están listos?” means “Are they ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I need your advice.Necesito tu consejo.

    “Necesito tu consejo.” means “I need your advice.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Request advice.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. I know the place.Conozco el lugar.

    “Conozco el lugar.” means “I know the place.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Next week.La próxima semana.

    “La próxima semana.” means “Next week.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Last week.La semana pasada.

    “La semana pasada.” means “Last week.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Give me a second.Dame un segundo.

    “Dame un segundo.” means “Give me a second.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú command asking someone to wait briefly.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I know the answer.Sé la respuesta.

    “Sé la respuesta.” means “I know the answer.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Next month.El próximo mes.

    “El próximo mes.” means “Next month.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Last month.El mes pasado.

    “El mes pasado.” means “Last month.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Every day.Todos los días.

    “Todos los días.” means “Every day.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. In my opinion...En mi opinión...

    “En mi opinión...” means “In my opinion...” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional opinion introducer.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. At the corner.En la esquina.

    “En la esquina.” means “At the corner.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. You’re very special.Eres muy especial.

    “Eres muy especial.” means “You’re very special.” in Mexican Spanish. Express positive personal appreciation of the listener.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. That’s confusing.Eso es confuso.

    “Eso es confuso.” means “That’s confusing.” in Mexican Spanish. Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. It’s dark outside.Está oscuro afuera.

    “Está oscuro afuera.” means “It’s dark outside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report darkness outdoors, e.g.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. I charge my phone.Cargo mi teléfono.

    “Cargo mi teléfono.” means “I charge my phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. You’re very patient.Eres muy paciente.

    “Eres muy paciente.” means “You’re very patient.” in Mexican Spanish. Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. I don’t have a car.No tengo coche.

    “No tengo coche.” means “I don’t have a car.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. We have a meeting.Tenemos una reunión.

    “Tenemos una reunión.” means “We have a meeting.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. I need a taxi.Necesito un taxi.

    “Necesito un taxi.” means “I need a taxi.” in Mexican Spanish. Communicate need for taxi transport when seeking a ride.

    BeginnerHighEnglish 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.

Neutral32Familiar (tú)9
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 explain34Share information20Express feelings or opinions14Make a request3Ask a question2Give instructions2Warn or report a problem2
Situations26 branches

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

Not recorded16Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.1Ask for accommodation at a hotel.1Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1Communicate need for taxi transport when seeking a ride.1Compliment someone’s intelligence in an appropriate supportive conversation.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1Encourage or appreciate someone’s courage in a supportive conversation.1Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1Explain that the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.1Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1Express positive personal appreciation of the listener.1Express that listener deserves better treatment or an outcome in an understood situation.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Report darkness outdoors, e.g.1Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.1State that an understood duty belongs to the listener.1State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1Warn that there is a fire.1
Gender forms2 branches

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

neutral39both2
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded39noun1object1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded16Expansion15Core10
Vocabulary families62 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday16Not recorded16Less common8Specialized1
Reusability3 branches

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

416313512
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

3211114851
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

215114312
Confusion risk3 branches

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

22111139
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–341
Usefulness score4 branches

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

4223125621
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–2041
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–33902
Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23252026-10-1462026-10-1332026-10-1832026-10-1012026-10-1212026-10-1712026-10-191
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)41
Source batches8 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

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Review methods4 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.25Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap11Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.4Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded41
Grammar difficulty factor3 branches

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

623316102
Idiom difficulty factor1 branches

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

041
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-224014-43
Unique Vocabulary Families40 branches

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

None recorded2cargo1coche1confuso1consejo1emergencia1especial1esquina1habitacion1hago1hermana1incendio1inteligente1listos1lugar1medico1mereces1numero1opinion1oscuro1paciente1pasada1pasado1peligroso1perro1proxima1proximo1quienes1radiografia1responsabilidad1respuesta1reunion1saben1segundo1semaforo1taxi1toda1todos1trafico1valiente1
New Families Vs Baseline47 branches

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

mes2None recorded2afuera1cargo1coche1confuso1conozco1consejo1dame1ellos1emergencia1especial1esquina1habitacion1hago1hermana1incendio1inteligente1listos1lugar1medico1mereces1noche1numero1opinion1oscuro1paciente1pasada1pasado1peligroso1perro1proxima1proximo1quienes1radiografia1responsabilidad1respuesta1reunion1saben1segundo1semaforo1taxi1tenemos1toda1todos1trafico1valiente1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–33902
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No41