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Length difficulty factor: 6 × Source review decisions: Added × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Difficulty: Easy × Confusion risk: 1 ×

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Topics15 branches

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

Everyday Conversation8Keeping a Conversation Going8Everyday Statements3Everyday Actions2Feelings and Check-ins2Shopping and Paying2Clearing Up Misunderstandings1Conversation1Cooking Together1Food and Eating Together1Getting Around Mexico1Health and Getting Help1Making Plans1Natural Reactions and Replies1Walking Directions1

Difficulty3 branches

Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Beginner26Easy14Moderate2
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  1. Why not?¿Por qué no?

    “¿Por qué no?” means “Why not?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. It’s finished.Ya está terminado.

    “Ya está terminado.” means “It’s finished.” in Mexican Spanish. Refers to a completed task or a masculine noun; use terminada for a feminine noun.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. How far?¿A qué distancia?

    “¿A qué distancia?” means “How far?” in Mexican Spanish. Asks about distance when the destination is already clear.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. More or less.Más o menos.

    “Más o menos.” means “More or less.” in Mexican Spanish. Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. I’m getting ready.Me estoy preparando.

    “Me estoy preparando.” means “I’m getting ready.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Share personal information.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Let’s find out.Vamos a averiguarlo.

    “Vamos a averiguarlo.” means “Let’s find out.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Pass me the salt.Pásame la sal.

    “Pásame la sal.” means “Pass me the salt.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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 →
  9. Are you serious?¿Hablas en serio?

    “¿Hablas en serio?” means “Are you serious?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Take a break.Tómate un descanso.

    “Tómate un descanso.” means “Take a break.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal command to one person.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. It’s worth it.Vale la pena.

    “Vale la pena.” means “It’s worth it.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Why now?¿Por qué ahora?

    “¿Por qué ahora?” means “Why now?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Why me?¿Por qué yo?

    “¿Por qué yo?” means “Why me?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. What kind?¿De qué tipo?

    “¿De qué tipo?” means “What kind?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyNormalEnglish 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.

Neutral12Familiar (tú)2
Conversation role6 branches

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

Ask a question6Answer or explain4Share information2Express feelings or opinions1Give instructions1Make a request1
Situations3 branches

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

Not recorded12An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.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 recorded12noun1object1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded12Core1Expansion1
Vocabulary families20 branches

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

estar2None recorded2averiguarlo1descanso1distancia1hablar1ir1mejor1menos1pasame1pena1podria1preparando1sal1serio1terminado1tipo1tómate1vale1yo1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Not recorded12Everyday2
Reusability4 branches

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

410322151
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

2634124151
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

11331
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–314
Usefulness score2 branches

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

41133
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–30931–405
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–3806
Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-1272026-10-1432026-10-1822026-10-232
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)14
Source batches7 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Everyday conversation screenshot4Short everyday phrases screenshot32026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot2photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23250 everyday phrases screenshot1Everyday questions screenshot1Informal me commands screenshot1
Review methods3 branches

How the recorded editorial ratings were assigned. These are assessments rather than measured learning outcomes.

Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap10Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.2Individual 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.2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded14
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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

38032251
Grammar difficulty factor9 branches

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

106151171181211231316191
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

01110118181
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

011-22-41
Unique Vocabulary Families9 branches

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

None recorded6averiguarlo1distancia1pasame1podria1preparando1serio1terminado1vale1
New Families Vs Baseline11 branches

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None recorded5averiguarlo1distancia1menos1pasame1pena1podria1preparando1serio1terminado1vale1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–3905
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No14