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Length difficulty factor: 6 × Source review decisions: Added × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Difficulty: Easy × Reuse difficulty factor: 0 ×

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Topics30 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going38Requests35Conversation27Home Together22Everyday Statements17Boundaries and Disagreements15Clearing Up Misunderstandings12Everyday Conversation9Making Plans8Food and Eating Together7Getting Around Mexico7Household Chores7Shopping and Paying4Cooking Together3Everyday Actions3Health and Getting Help3Encouragement and Celebration2Everyday Affection2Feelings and Check-ins2Food and Dining2Health and Safety2Natural Reactions and Replies2Apologizing1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Disagreeing Politely1Feelings1Relationships and Family1Travel and Directions1Visiting a Pharmacy1Walking Directions1

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  1. 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 →
  2. 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 →
  3. 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 →
  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. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. Take this medicine.Tome este medicamento.

    “Tome este medicamento.” means “Take this medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. How do you use it?¿Cómo se usa?

    “¿Cómo se usa?” means “How do you use it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. How do you pronounce it?¿Cómo se pronuncia?

    “¿Cómo se pronuncia?” means “How do you pronounce it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. 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 →
  13. How do you spell it?¿Cómo se deletrea?

    “¿Cómo se deletrea?” means “How do you spell it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to spell a word or name.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. 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 →
  15. Just in case.Por si acaso.

    “Por si acaso.” means “Just in case.” in Mexican Spanish. Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. 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 →
  17. I don’t know how to swim.No sé nadar.

    “No sé nadar.” means “I don’t know how to swim.” in Mexican Spanish. For not knowing how to swim. No puedo nadar means being unable or not allowed to swim in the current situation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. I check my email.Reviso mi correo.

    “Reviso mi correo.” means “I check my email.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe checking email as part of a routine.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. 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 →
  20. Who do you know?¿A quién conoces?

    “¿A quién conoces?” means “Who do you know?” in Mexican Spanish. Conocer for knowing people, rather than saber.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Who wants this?¿Quién quiere esto?

    “¿Quién quiere esto?” means “Who wants this?” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for offering or distributing an item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Who lives here?¿Quién vive aquí?

    “¿Quién vive aquí?” means “Who lives here?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Why do you ask?¿Por qué preguntas?

    “¿Por qué preguntas?” means “Why do you ask?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the reason behind another person’s question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. What’s it about?¿De qué trata?

    “¿De qué trata?” means “What’s it about?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.

    EasyHighEnglish 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)64Neutral33Formal (usted)1
Conversation role9 branches

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

Give instructions41Make a request36Ask a question31Answer or explain22Express feelings or opinions17Share information15Greet or say goodbye2Manage the conversation2Reassure or encourage2
Situations74 branches

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

Not recorded25Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Advise taking an umbrella along.1Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask about playing football as a hobby in casual introductions.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask for the method of repairing an understood object/problem.1Ask how a device/container/door is closed.1Ask how a device/container/door is opened.1Ask how a known food/dish is prepared.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask someone not to leave.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 fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to finish a beverage.1Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.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 spell a word or name.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 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.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Deny doing an understood action.1Describe a household chore as a habit/activity.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.1Direct someone across a bridge on an understood route.1Direct someone upstairs.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Firmly refuse something.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.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.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1
Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral95both2feminine1
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded95object2noun1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core42Expansion31Not recorded25
Vocabulary families142 branches

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

piso3confias2distancia2esto2hablar2None recorded2platos2viste2abre1acaso1amas1apresures1arreglas1aspira1baja1barre1basura1bebida1botella1busca1cama1cambia1cara1casi1cepillate1cierra1closet1cocinas1cometi1compraste1conoces1conociste1contacto1correo1cosas1cree1cruza1cuida1cumple1das1date1deja1dejo1deletrea1descanso1dientes1dije1duerme1en1encargate1encontraste1error1escaleras1escucho1espera1fuerte1futbol1guarda1habla1hagas1haz1heriste1hice1interrumpas1juegas1lava1lavate1lavo1llame1llego1llena1lleva1llover1luego1mando1manera1manos1manten1mantener1medicamento1menos1mesa1miedo1minuto1muevas1nadar1necesitas1ninguna1no1nos1olvides1ordena1otro1palabra1paraguas1paraste1pared1pasame1pena1pinta1plantas1pon1preguntas1promesa1pronuncia1puente1quedare1quiere1repitas1reviso1riega1sabanas1sabia1saca1sal1secreto1sentimientos1serio1sube1sueno1tema1tengas1termina1terminado1tipo1toma1tómate1tome1trampa1trapea1trata1tuve1usa1vale1vayas1vemos1vi1vive1volumen1vuelta1ya1yo1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday47Less common26Not recorded25
Reusability4 branches

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

4515363922
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

351438251252
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

341234123
Confusion risk3 branches

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

348239111
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–398
Usefulness score3 branches

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

463322513
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–305331–4045
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–369029
Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23732026-10-19102026-10-1252026-10-1432026-10-1632026-10-1022026-10-182
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)98
Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2373LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 2922 everyday expressions screenshot3Short everyday phrases screenshot32026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot2Curated multi-source screenshot2Everyday conversation screenshot250 everyday phrases screenshot1Everyday questions screenshot1Informal me commands screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11
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.73Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.12Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap8Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.3Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded98
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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

339618214514084382
Grammar difficulty factor13 branches

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

132717191016208256165264643312223221191
Idiom difficulty factor6 branches

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

0784136310218181
Unique Vocabulary Families88 branches

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

None recorded29acaso1amas1apresures1arreglas1aspira1baja1barre1basura1bebida1botella1busca1cambia1cara1cepillate1closet1cocinas1cometi1confias1conoces1conociste1contacto1correo1cosas1cree1cruza1cuida1cumple1date1deja1dejo1deletrea1dientes1dije1distancia1encargate1error1escaleras1futbol1habla1haz1heriste1interrumpas1juegas1lavate1lleva1manten1mantener1medicamento1muevas1nadar1ninguna1ordena1paraguas1paraste1pared1pasame1pinta1plantas1pon1preguntas1promesa1pronuncia1puente1quedare1quiere1repitas1reviso1riega1sabanas1saca1secreto1sentimientos1serio1sube1tema1terminado1tome1trampa1trapea1trata1tuve1usa1vale1vayas1vi1vive1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline110 branches

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None recorded17Not recorded3piso3platos2acaso1amas1apresures1arreglas1aspira1baja1barre1basura1bebida1botella1busca1cama1cambia1cara1cepillate1closet1cocinas1cometi1confias1conoces1conociste1contacto1correo1cosas1cree1cruza1cuida1cumple1date1deja1dejo1deletrea1dientes1dije1distancia1duerme1encargate1error1escaleras1escucho1futbol1guarda1habla1hagas1haz1heriste1hice1interrumpas1juegas1lava1lavate1lavo1llame1lleva1llover1manera1manos1manten1mantener1medicamento1menos1muevas1nadar1ninguna1ordena1otro1palabra1paraguas1paraste1pared1pasame1pena1pinta1plantas1pon1preguntas1promesa1pronuncia1puente1quedare1quiere1repitas1reviso1riega1sabanas1sabia1saca1secreto1sentimientos1serio1sube1sueno1tema1terminado1toma1tome1trampa1trapea1trata1tuve1usa1vale1vayas1vi1vive1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–378017Not recorded3
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No98