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112unique phrases · 6% of collection

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Length difficulty factor: 6 × Source review decisions: Added × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Difficulty: Easy × Coverage gap value: 3 ×

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Topics33 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going52Conversation40Everyday Statements27Requests25Making Plans23Home Together20Boundaries and Disagreements11Clearing Up Misunderstandings10Getting Around Mexico9Encouragement and Celebration6Health and Getting Help6Everyday Affection5Food and Eating Together5Romance5Shopping and Paying5Feelings and Check-ins4Food and Dining4Everyday Actions3Everyday Conversation3Relationships and Family3Wants, Needs, and Obligations3Health and Safety2Making Plans with Friends2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Travel and Directions2Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Cooking Together1Feelings1Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Time and Frequency1Visiting a Pharmacy1Wants and Needs1

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Easy112Beginner98Moderate8Challenging1
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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. 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 →
  3. Do we have to stop?¿Tenemos que parar?

    “¿Tenemos que parar?” means “Do we have to stop?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Drive safely.Maneja con cuidado.

    “Maneja con cuidado.” means “Drive safely.” in Mexican Spanish. Wish someone a careful journey or caution a driver.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. Help me get up.Ayúdame a levantarme.

    “Ayúdame a levantarme.” means “Help me get up.” in Mexican Spanish. Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. 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 →
  11. 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 →
  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. I have to leave.Tengo que irme.

    “Tengo que irme.” means “I have to leave.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Do we need to hurry?¿Tenemos que apurarnos?

    “¿Tenemos que apurarnos?” means “Do we need to hurry?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. Can we meet today?¿Podemos vernos hoy?

    “¿Podemos vernos hoy?” means “Can we meet today?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural informal meeting; reunirnos suits a meeting context.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. How do you do it?¿Cómo lo haces?

    “¿Cómo lo haces?” means “How do you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. I don’t have it.No lo tengo.

    “No lo tengo.” means “I don’t have it.” in Mexican Spanish. Say the speaker does not have an understood item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. 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 →
  21. 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 →
  22. 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 →
  23. Is it going to rain?¿Va a llover?

    “¿Va a llover?” means “Is it going to rain?” in Mexican Spanish. Discuss the weather forecast.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. 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 →
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)65Neutral45Formal (usted)2
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 question43Answer or explain34Give instructions30Share information28Express feelings or opinions24Make a request24Greet or say goodbye2Reassure or encourage2Invite or give permission1Offer help or make a promise1
Situations89 branches

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

Not recorded24Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Advise taking an umbrella along.1An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.1Ask about exchanging a purchase.1Ask about playing football as a hobby in casual introductions.1Ask about the book/text someone is currently reading.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 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 someone not to leave.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to explain the method for an understood 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 imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask what a woman mentioned earlier purchased.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what food someone is currently eating.1Ask what is being looked at.1Ask whether a method, device, or plan will work.1Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Check stock or availability for today.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Comment conventionally that time seems to pass quickly.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Deny doing an understood action.1Describe a household chore as a habit/activity.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.1Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1Describe making the bed as a household chore.1Direct someone across a bridge on an understood route.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Direct someone upstairs.1Discuss another person’s Spanish-learning process or resources.1Discuss the weather forecast.1Emphasize that a statement is serious.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.1Explain an obligation to study.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1Firmly refuse something.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1Offer coffee as a host.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Propose staying at home together instead of an outing.1Reassure someone about an uncertain future outcome.1Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.1Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.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.1Wish someone a careful journey or caution a driver.1
Gender forms2 branches

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

neutral110both2
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded110object2
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion60Core28Not recorded24
Vocabulary families165 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.

Everyday61Less common27Not recorded24
Reusability4 branches

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

46752931521
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

346239127
Confusion risk3 branches

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

26334514
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–3112
Usefulness score3 branches

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

452346514
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–306931–4043
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–374038
Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23882026-10-19192026-10-1632026-10-182
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)112
Source batches5 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2388LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 214LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 1522 everyday expressions screenshot32026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot2
Review methods3 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.88Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.21Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.3
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded112
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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

3530202165106108241
Grammar difficulty factor15 branches

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

1326171710136112092681271662362531821512113191
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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

0834178863101
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-256051-45
Unique Vocabulary Families85 branches

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

None recorded38acuestese1amas1aprendes1aprendiendo1apurarnos1arreglas1bebida1botella1broma1busca1cambia1cambiar1cara1closet1cocinas1compro1confias1conoces1conociste1correo1cosas1cree1cruza1cuelga1culpable1deberia1deja1dejo1divertirnos1ejemplo1encargo1escaleras1esperando1estara1estudiar1fuerza1funcionar1futbol1hablaste1irme1juegas1levantarme1leyendo1lleva1llorando1maneja1medicamento1mejorar1mirando1nadar1ninguna1ordena1paraguas1parar1paraste1pared1perderte1pienso1pinta1plancha1podria1presentimiento1puente1quedare1quedemonos1quiere1repitas1reviso1sabanas1secreto1sonreir1sonrojar1sube1tema1terminado1tome1trampa1trata1trato1tuve1vayas1vernos1vi1vuela1
New Families Vs Baseline106 branches

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None recorded23Not recorded3tenemos3llover2manera2palabra2acuestese1alguien1amas1aprendes1aprendiendo1apurarnos1arreglas1bebida1botella1broma1busca1cama1cambia1cambiar1cara1closet1cocinas1comiendo1compro1confias1conoces1conociste1correo1cosas1cree1cruza1cuelga1culpable1deberia1deja1dejo1dios1disponible1divertirnos1duerme1ejemplo1encargo1escaleras1esperando1estara1estudiar1fuerza1funcionar1futbol1guarda1hablaste1hagas1hice1irme1juegas1lavo1levantarme1leyendo1lleva1llorando1maneja1medicamento1mejorar1menos1mirando1nadar1ninguna1ordena1paraguas1parar1paraste1pared1perderte1pienso1pinta1plancha1platos1podria1presentimiento1puente1quedare1quedemonos1quiere1repitas1reviso1ropa1sabanas1secreto1sentarme1sonreir1sonrojar1sube1sueno1tema1terminado1toma1tome1trampa1trata1trato1tuve1vayas1vernos1vi1vuela1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–386023Not recorded3
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No112