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6 · Added · 2 · Easy · Everyday Statements

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

Keeping a Conversation Going93Conversation76Requests53Everyday Statements43Home Together39Making Plans39Clearing Up Misunderstandings24Boundaries and Disagreements23Getting Around Mexico21Health and Getting Help13Everyday Conversation12Everyday Affection10Feelings and Check-ins10Food and Eating Together10Encouragement and Celebration9Household Chores9Shopping and Paying9Feelings8Relationships and Family6Romance6Everyday Actions5Food and Dining5Cooking Together4Health and Safety4Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp3Making Plans with Friends3Missing Someone and Showing Affection3Wants, Needs, and Obligations3Natural Reactions and Replies2Travel and Directions2Wants and Needs2Apologizing1Asking for Help Politely1Disagreeing Politely1Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About How You Feel1Time and Frequency1Visiting a Pharmacy1Walking Directions1

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  1. 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 →
  2. 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 →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  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. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. 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 →
  11. 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 →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. 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 →
  15. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. You can stay.Te puedes quedar.

    “Te puedes quedar.” means “You can stay.” in Mexican Spanish. Give permission or hospitality to stay.

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

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. More or less.Más o menos.

    “Más o menos.” means “More or less.” in Mexican Spanish. Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. I’m not kidding.No es broma.

    “No es broma.” means “I’m not kidding.” in Mexican Spanish. Emphasize that a statement is serious.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. I’m learning Spanish.Estoy aprendiendo español.

    “Estoy aprendiendo español.” means “I’m learning Spanish.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. I didn’t know.No lo sabía.

    “No lo sabía.” means “I didn’t know.” in Mexican Spanish. React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. I didn’t do it.No lo hice.

    “No lo hice.” means “I didn’t do it.” in Mexican Spanish. Deny doing an understood action.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Yes, I called you.Sí, te llamé.

    “Sí, te llamé.” means “Yes, I called you.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?

    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.

Neutral37Familiar (tú)6
Conversation role5 branches

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

Answer or explain39Share information35Express feelings or opinions30Invite or give permission2Offer help or make a promise1
Situations42 branches

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

Not recorded2Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.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 checking email as part of a routine.1Emphasize that a statement is serious.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 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 affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Firmly refuse something.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.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.1Propose staying at home together instead of an outing.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.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 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.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral42both1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded42object1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core24Expansion17Not recorded2
Vocabulary families65 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.

Everyday33Less common8Not recorded2
Reusability4 branches

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

5184173721
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

327416
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

32421514
Confusion risk3 branches

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

32821213
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–343
Usefulness score3 branches

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

42331456
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–303131–4012
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–326017
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23412026-10-1812026-10-191
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)43
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23412026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot1LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 21
Review methods2 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.41Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded43
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

31701128536381
Grammar difficulty factor9 branches

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

17106101392341232033210191
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

02641284101
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-220017-46
Unique Vocabulary Families30 branches

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None recorded17acaso1aprendiendo1broma1cara1cometi1correo1dejo1dije1divertirnos1encargo1error1estara1estudiar1gente1irme1mucha1nadar1ninguna1pienso1poca1podria1presentimiento1quedare1quedemonos1reviso1terminado1trato1tuve1vi1
New Families Vs Baseline43 branches

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New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–33607
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No43