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EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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Length difficulty factor: 6 × Source review decisions: Added × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Difficulty: Easy × Vocabulary familiarity: Less common ×

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Requests25Home Together15Keeping a Conversation Going9Everyday Statements8Boundaries and Disagreements7Everyday Affection7Household Chores6Romance6Feelings and Check-ins5Getting Around Mexico5Health and Getting Help5Making Plans5Clearing Up Misunderstandings4Feelings4Health and Safety4Relationships and Family4Conversation2Encouragement and Celebration2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Everyday Actions1Shopping and Paying1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Time and Frequency1Travel and Directions1Visiting a Pharmacy1Wants and Needs1

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  1. I can’t breathe.No puedo respirar.

    “No puedo respirar.” means “I can’t breathe.” in Mexican Spanish. Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Do you have any allergies?¿Tiene alguna alergia?

    “¿Tiene alguna alergia?” means “Do you have any allergies?” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a formal question asking about allergies.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. 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 →
  8. We have a deal.Tenemos un trato.

    “Tenemos un trato.” means “We have a deal.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Hang up the phone.Cuelga el teléfono.

    “Cuelga el teléfono.” means “Hang up the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to end a phone call.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Fold the clothes.Dobla la ropa.

    “Dobla la ropa.” means “Fold the clothes.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I feel disappointed.Me siento decepcionado.

    “Me siento decepcionado.” means “I feel disappointed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. I feel embarrassed.Me siento avergonzado.

    “Me siento avergonzado.” means “I feel embarrassed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Vacuum the floor.Aspira el piso.

    “Aspira el piso.” means “Vacuum the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to vacuum the floor.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Sweep the floor.Barre el piso.

    “Barre el piso.” means “Sweep the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to sweep the floor.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Mop the floor.Trapea el piso.

    “Trapea el piso.” means “Mop the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Request mopping a floor as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Look after me.Cuida de mí.

    “Cuida de mí.” means “Look after me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to care for or watch over you.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Look up the word.Busca la palabra.

    “Busca la palabra.” means “Look up the word.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Keep your distance.Mantén tu distancia.

    “Mantén tu distancia.” means “Keep your distance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Take an umbrella.Lleva un paraguas.

    “Lleva un paraguas.” means “Take an umbrella.” in Mexican Spanish. Advise taking an umbrella along.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Take out the trash.Saca la basura.

    “Saca la basura.” means “Take out the trash.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to take out household trash.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Water the plants.Riega las plantas.

    “Riega las plantas.” means “Water the plants.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to water the plants.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Change the sheets.Cambia las sábanas.

    “Cambia las sábanas.” means “Change the sheets.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Turn around.Date la vuelta.

    “Date la vuelta.” means “Turn around.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to turn their body around.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Keep your promise.Cumple tu promesa.

    “Cumple tu promesa.” means “Keep your promise.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.

    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)31Neutral16Formal (usted)4
Conversation role7 branches

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

Give instructions28Make a request28Answer or explain18Share information18Express feelings or opinions14Ask a question4Invite or give permission1
Situations51 branches

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

Advise taking an umbrella along.1Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.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 end a phone call.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to spell a word or name.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 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 turn their body around.1Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.1Comment conventionally that time seems to pass quickly.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.1Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.1Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1Describe making the bed as a household chore.1Direct someone across a bridge on an understood route.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Propose staying at home together instead of an outing.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Share an intuition or hunch.1Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1Understand a formal question asking about allergies.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral49masculine2
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded49speaker2
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion32Core19
Vocabulary families86 branches

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

piso3sentir3dame2favor2hacer2palabra2ropa2tener2acuestese1alergia1alguna1apresures1aspira1avergonzado1barre1basura1busca1cama1cambia1cara1casa1casarias1cepillate1closet1conmigo1cree1cruza1cuelga1cuida1culpable1cumple1date1decepcionado1deletrea1dia1dientes1dios1distancia1dobla1encargate1estar1fuerza1hago1heriste1lleva1manten1medicamento1ordena1orillese1paraguas1pared1perderte1pienso1pinta1plancha1plantas1poder1ponme1presentimiento1promesa1pronuncia1puente1quedare1quedemonos1querer1respirar1riega1sabanas1saca1sentimientos1ser1sonreir1sonrojar1sueno1telefono1tenemos1ti1tiempo1tipo1tome1trapea1trato1tuve1vacaciones1vuela1vuelta1
Reusability3 branches

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

42851736
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

327424
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

327224
Confusion risk2 branches

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

339212
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–351
Usefulness score3 branches

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

42532056
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–303131–4020
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–34704
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2351
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)51
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2351
Review methods1 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.51
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded51
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

332611542301
Grammar difficulty factor11 branches

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

13221762066616323310112118125131
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

034498563
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

026-225
Unique Vocabulary Families59 branches

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None recorded4acuestese1alergia1apresures1aspira1avergonzado1barre1basura1busca1cambia1cara1casarias1cepillate1closet1cree1cruza1cuelga1cuida1culpable1cumple1date1decepcionado1deletrea1dientes1dobla1encargate1fuerza1heriste1lleva1manten1medicamento1ordena1orillese1paraguas1pared1perderte1pienso1pinta1plancha1plantas1ponme1presentimiento1promesa1pronuncia1puente1quedare1quedemonos1respirar1riega1sabanas1saca1sentimientos1sonreir1sonrojar1tome1trapea1trato1tuve1vuela1
New Families Vs Baseline67 branches

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piso3palabra2ropa2acuestese1alergia1apresures1aspira1avergonzado1barre1basura1busca1cama1cambia1cara1casarias1cepillate1closet1cree1cruza1cuelga1cuida1culpable1cumple1date1decepcionado1deletrea1dientes1dios1dobla1encargate1fuerza1heriste1lleva1manten1medicamento1None recorded1ordena1orillese1paraguas1pared1perderte1pienso1pinta1plancha1plantas1ponme1presentimiento1promesa1pronuncia1puente1quedare1quedemonos1respirar1riega1sabanas1saca1sentimientos1sonreir1sonrojar1sueno1tenemos1tome1trapea1trato1tuve1vacaciones1vuela1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–35001
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No51