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Topics28 branches

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Everyday Statements35Keeping a Conversation Going19Making Plans10Clearing Up Misunderstandings8Feelings and Check-ins8Boundaries and Disagreements7Feelings7Everyday Affection6Getting Around Mexico6Home Together6Encouragement and Celebration5Romance5Health and Getting Help4Relationships and Family4Wants, Needs, and Obligations3Conversation2Everyday Actions2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Wants and Needs2Apologizing1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Everyday Conversation1Health and Safety1Making Plans with Friends1Natural Reactions and Replies1Saying No Politely1Shopping and Paying1Time and Frequency1

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  1. You are safe.Estás a salvo.

    “Estás a salvo.” means “You are safe.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. My phone battery is low.Tengo poca batería.

    “Tengo poca batería.” means “My phone battery is low.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain limited remaining phone battery.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. 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 →
  11. 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 →
  12. There are many people.Hay mucha gente.

    “Hay mucha gente.” means “There are many people.” in Mexican Spanish. Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. I’ll go.Voy a ir.

    “Voy a ir.” means “I’ll go.” in Mexican Spanish. Commit to going to the understood destination/event.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I don’t know you.No te conozco.

    “No te conozco.” means “I don’t know you.” in Mexican Spanish. State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. I want to find a job.Quiero encontrar trabajo.

    “Quiero encontrar trabajo.” means “I want to find a job.” in Mexican Spanish. Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Nothing happened.No pasó nada.

    “No pasó nada.” means “Nothing happened.” in Mexican Spanish. Deny that a past incident occurred.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. I trust you.Confío en ti.

    “Confío en ti.” means “I trust you.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. 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 →
  22. 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 →
  23. I feel uncomfortable.Me siento incómodo.

    “Me siento incómodo.” means “I feel uncomfortable.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. 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 →
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.

Neutral43Familiar (tú)12
Situations53 branches

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

Not recorded3Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.1Comment conventionally that time seems to pass quickly.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.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Deny doing an understood action.1Deny that a past incident occurred.1Describe a household chore as a habit/activity.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.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.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.1Explain an obligation to study.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.1Explain inability to do the understood task.1Explain limited remaining phone battery.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.1Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning 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.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1Reassure someone about an uncertain future outcome.1Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.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.1State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral52masculine3
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded52speaker3
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core27Expansion25Not recorded3
Vocabulary families82 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.

Everyday34Less common18Not recorded3
Reusability3 branches

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

52642336
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

32842522
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

32922313
Confusion risk3 branches

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

33521812
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–355
Usefulness score3 branches

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

42532159
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–304231–4013
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–334021
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23522026-10-1022026-10-121
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)55
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2352Curated multi-source screenshot2Everyday conversation screenshot1
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.52Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap1
Introductory speakers1 branches

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Not recorded55
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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32621101064524181
Grammar difficulty factor11 branches

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1315612171020512323315232101181221
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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0374148361
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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-233015-47
Unique Vocabulary Families39 branches

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None recorded21acaso1aprendiendo1avergonzado1cara1cometi1confio1correo1culpable1decepcionado1dejo1dije1divertirnos1encontrar1error1estara1estudiar1gente1heriste1incomodo1irme1mucha1perderte1pienso1poca1podria1preparando1presentimiento1quedare1respirar1reviso1salvo1sentimientos1sonreir1sonrojar1trato1tuve1vi1vuela1
New Families Vs Baseline54 branches

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None recorded10acaso1alguien1aprendiendo1avergonzado1cama1cara1cometi1confio1correo1culpable1decepcionado1dejo1dije1divertirnos1encontrar1error1escucho1estara1estudiar1gente1hacerlo1heriste1hice1incomodo1irme1lavo1llame1llover1manera1mucha1peor1perderte1pienso1platos1poca1podria1preparando1presentimiento1quedare1respirar1reviso1sabia1salvo1sentimientos1sonreir1sonrojar1sueno1tenemos1trato1tuve1vacaciones1vi1vuela1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–345010
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No55