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Topics31 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going42Conversation39Making Plans20Everyday Statements17Home Together11Requests10Clearing Up Misunderstandings8Getting Around Mexico8Everyday Conversation6Boundaries and Disagreements5Health and Getting Help5Food and Eating Together4Shopping and Paying4Everyday Actions3Everyday Affection3Feelings and Check-ins3Encouragement and Celebration2Feelings2Food and Dining2Household Chores2Making Plans with Friends2Relationships and Family2Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Cooking Together1Disagreeing Politely1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Natural Reactions and Replies1Romance1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Talking About How You Feel1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1

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  1. When are you free?¿Cuándo estás libre?

    “¿Cuándo estás libre?” means “When are you free?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversation builder.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. How do you feel?¿Cómo te sientes?

    “¿Cómo te sientes?” means “How do you feel?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about someone’s current physical or emotional condition.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. Do I have to go?¿Tengo que ir?

    “¿Tengo que ir?” means “Do I have to go?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Do I have to wait?¿Tengo que esperar?

    “¿Tengo que esperar?” means “Do I have to wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I can’t hear you.No te escucho.

    “No te escucho.” means “I can’t hear you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. I feel worse.Me siento peor.

    “Me siento peor.” means “I feel worse.” in Mexican Spanish. Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Can I stay?¿Me puedo quedar?

    “¿Me puedo quedar?” means “Can I stay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. I can’t do it.No puedo hacerlo.

    “No puedo hacerlo.” means “I can’t do it.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to do the understood task.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. I can’t help you.No puedo ayudarte.

    “No puedo ayudarte.” means “I can’t help you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. See you there.Nos vemos ahí.

    “Nos vemos ahí.” means “See you there.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. What are you waiting for?¿Qué estás esperando?

    “¿Qué estás esperando?” means “What are you waiting for?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. 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 →
  14. I’m almost there.Ya casi llego.

    “Ya casi llego.” means “I’m almost there.” in Mexican Spanish. Used when you are close to arriving. Llego is present tense, used here for imminent arrival.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. 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 →
  16. Can I have another one?¿Me das otro?

    “¿Me das otro?” means “Can I have another one?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. How old are you?¿Cuántos años tienes?

    “¿Cuántos años tienes?” means “How old are you?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a person’s age in an appropriate introductory conversation.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. 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 →
  19. How do you close it?¿Cómo se cierra?

    “¿Cómo se cierra?” means “How do you close it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is closed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. How do you open it?¿Cómo se abre?

    “¿Cómo se abre?” means “How do you open it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is opened.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. 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 →
  22. Who is there?¿Quién está ahí?

    “¿Quién está ahí?” means “Who is there?” in Mexican Spanish. Ahí is natural when asking who is at the door; allá can refer farther away.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Is it available today?¿Está disponible hoy?

    “¿Está disponible hoy?” means “Is it available today?” in Mexican Spanish. Check stock or availability for today.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. I am on vacation.Estoy de vacaciones.

    “Estoy de vacaciones.” means “I am on vacation.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.

    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)45Neutral36
Conversation role10 branches

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

Ask a question40Answer or explain23Share information21Express feelings or opinions18Give instructions11Make a request9Greet or say goodbye3Invite or give permission1Manage the conversation1Reassure or encourage1
Situations58 branches

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

Not recorded24Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1Ask a person’s age in an appropriate introductory conversation.1Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.1Ask about someone’s current physical or emotional condition.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask how a device/container/door is closed.1Ask how a device/container/door is opened.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.1Ask someone to do the laundry.1Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.1Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1Ask what food someone is currently eating.1Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.1Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.1Check stock or availability for today.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether the listener arrived home, for example in an evening message.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1Deny doing an understood action.1Deny that a past incident occurred.1Describe a household chore as a habit/activity.1Describe making the bed as a household chore.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Discuss the weather forecast.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.1Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.1Explain inability to do the understood task.1Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.1Offer coffee as a host.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.1Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.1State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral80both1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded80object1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core46Not recorded24Expansion11
Vocabulary families96 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday53Not recorded24Less common4
Reusability3 branches

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

53943636
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

338434261251
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

331229121
Confusion risk4 branches

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

3432311641
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–381
Usefulness score3 branches

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

448520313
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–305831–4023
Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23572026-10-1992026-10-1062026-10-1232026-10-1632026-10-1422026-10-181
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)81
Source batches8 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

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Review methods5 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.57Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.10Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline6Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap5Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.3
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded81
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

03923344328251
Grammar difficulty factor14 branches

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

13191713101026666125205163183223233253151211
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

06441184102
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-239029-413
Unique Vocabulary Families1 branches

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None recorded81
New Families Vs Baseline30 branches

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None recorded50Not recorded3lava2platos2quedar2sentarme2alegrar1alguien1anos1cama1cocinando1comiendo1cuantos1disponible1duerme1escucho1hacerlo1hice1lavo1llame1llover1manera1menos1otro1palabra1peor1ropa1sabia1trabajando1vacaciones1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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0501–328Not recorded3
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No81