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6 · Added · 2 · Easy · Making Plans

Invitations, availability, schedules, meeting up, staying, leaving and keeping in touch.

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39unique phrases · 2% of collection

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Length difficulty factor: 6 × Source review decisions: Added × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Difficulty: Easy × Topics: Making Plans ×

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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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Beginner42Easy39Moderate2Challenging1
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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. Will you come back?¿Vas a volver?

    “¿Vas a volver?” means “Will you come back?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener intends to return.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Can I stay?¿Me puedo quedar?

    “¿Me puedo quedar?” means “Can I stay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Are there any seats available?¿Hay asientos disponibles?

    “¿Hay asientos disponibles?” means “Are there any seats available?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Answer the phone.Contesta el teléfono.

    “Contesta el teléfono.” means “Answer the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Do you have Wi-Fi?¿Tienes Wi-Fi?

    “¿Tienes Wi-Fi?” means “Do you have Wi-Fi?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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 →
  9. Where can I wait?¿Dónde puedo esperar?

    “¿Dónde puedo esperar?” means “Where can I wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. 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 →
  11. 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 →
  12. Did they leave?¿Ya se fueron?

    “¿Ya se fueron?” means “Did they leave?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a group has already departed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. 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 →
  14. 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 →
  15. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  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. Is it going to work?¿Va a funcionar?

    “¿Va a funcionar?” means “Is it going to work?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether a method, device, or plan will work.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Are we leaving now?¿Ya nos vamos?

    “¿Ya nos vamos?” means “Are we leaving now?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a group is departing immediately.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. 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 →
  22. Are you still working?¿Todavía estás trabajando?

    “¿Todavía estás trabajando?” means “Are you still working?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. 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 →
  24. Why did you call?¿Por qué llamaste?

    “¿Por qué llamaste?” means “Why did you call?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the reason for a past call.

    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.

Familiar (tú)20Neutral19
Conversation role9 branches

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

Ask a question20Answer or explain10Share information10Express feelings or opinions6Give instructions4Make a request4Invite or give permission2Greet or say goodbye1Manage the conversation1
Situations29 branches

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

Not recorded11Ask about playing football as a hobby in casual introductions.1Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.1Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask whether a method, device, or plan will work.1Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.1Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Check stock or availability for today.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether the listener intends to return.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?1Direct someone to go home, e.g.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.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.1Propose staying at home together instead of an outing.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral39
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded39
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core18Not recorded11Expansion10
Vocabulary families58 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.

Everyday23Not recorded11Less common5
Reusability3 branches

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

42351234
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

32341521
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

215314110
Confusion risk3 branches

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

32121711
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–339
Usefulness score3 branches

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

42151335
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–302731–4012
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0201–319
Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23282026-10-1962026-10-1022026-10-1622026-10-121
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)39
Source batches6 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2328LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 13LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 2322 everyday expressions screenshot2Curated multi-source screenshot2Everyday conversation screenshot1
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.28Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.6Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded39
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

315013256482
Grammar difficulty factor11 branches

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

17710613623612426462151161201221
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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0324681
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-22408-47
Unique Vocabulary Families24 branches

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None recorded20apurarnos1asientos1conociste1contacto1contesta1cuelga1disponibles1encontrar1fi1fueron1funcionar1futbol1irme1juegas1mantener1parar1preparando1quedare1quedemonos1vernos1volver1vuela1wi1
New Families Vs Baseline32 branches

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None recorded11Not recorded2quedar2tenemos2alguien1apurarnos1asientos1conociste1contacto1contesta1cuelga1disponible1disponibles1encontrar1fi1fueron1funcionar1futbol1irme1juegas1llame1mantener1parar1preparando1quedare1quedemonos1trabajando1vacaciones1vernos1volver1vuela1wi1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–326011Not recorded2
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No39