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Topics32 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going30Everyday Statements27Conversation19Making Plans17Getting Around Mexico11Encouragement and Celebration8Time and Frequency8Boundaries and Disagreements6Feelings6Travel and Directions6Clearing Up Misunderstandings5Requests5Feelings and Check-ins4Health and Getting Help4Home Together4Everyday Affection3Shopping and Paying3Health and Safety2Relationships and Family2Walking Directions2Airports and Luggage1Disagreeing Politely1Everyday Actions1Everyday Conversation1Food and Dining1Food and Eating Together1Making Plans with Friends1Romance1Saying No Politely1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About Family1Talking About How You Feel1

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  1. I’m going home.Voy a casa.

    “Voy a casa.” means “I’m going home.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone the speaker is heading home.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Is everything okay?¿Está todo bien?

    “¿Está todo bien?” means “Is everything okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check that a person or situation is okay.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. I have a ticket.Tengo un boleto.

    “Tengo un boleto.” means “I have a ticket.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Can I call you?¿Te puedo llamar?

    “¿Te puedo llamar?” means “Can I call you?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Because of traffic.Por el tráfico.

    “Por el tráfico.” means “Because of traffic.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I need a car.Necesito un carro.

    “Necesito un carro.” means “I need a car.” in Mexican Spanish. State needing a vehicle, e.g.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. I have a question.Tengo una pregunta.

    “Tengo una pregunta.” means “I have a question.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for starting a question or asking for clarification.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. I need a doctor.Necesito un médico.

    “Necesito un médico.” means “I need a doctor.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. When are you leaving?¿Cuándo te vas?

    “¿Cuándo te vas?” means “When are you leaving?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. When are we meeting?¿Cuándo nos vemos?

    “¿Cuándo nos vemos?” means “When are we meeting?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural social planning; replaces formal future reuniremos.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I have bad news.Tengo malas noticias.

    “Tengo malas noticias.” means “I have bad news.” in Mexican Spanish. Prepare someone for a disappointing update.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Where can I pay?¿Dónde puedo pagar?

    “¿Dónde puedo pagar?” means “Where can I pay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. I know the way.Conozco el camino.

    “Conozco el camino.” means “I know the way.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. I don’t need help.No necesito ayuda.

    “No necesito ayuda.” means “I don’t need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful clear refusal; add gracias for a softer response.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. I don’t have time.No tengo tiempo.

    “No tengo tiempo.” means “I don’t have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about lack of availability.

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  16. I have no money.No tengo dinero.

    “No tengo dinero.” means “I have no money.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain lack of money.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. This is for you.Es para ti.

    “Es para ti.” means “This is for you.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.

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  18. Next time.La próxima vez.

    “La próxima vez.” means “Next time.” in Mexican Spanish. Defer an action to the next opportunity.

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  19. I know the place.Conozco el lugar.

    “Conozco el lugar.” means “I know the place.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Give me a second.Dame un segundo.

    “Dame un segundo.” means “Give me a second.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú command asking someone to wait briefly.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. I’m not tired.No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.

    “No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.” means “I’m not tired.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose by speaker gender.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Is this a good time?¿Es buen momento?

    “¿Es buen momento?” means “Is this a good time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. It’s for me.Es para mí.

    “Es para mí.” means “It’s for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify that something is intended for the speaker.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. It’s not fair.No es justo.

    “No es justo.” means “It’s not fair.” in Mexican Spanish. Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.

    BeginnerHighEnglish 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.

Neutral60Familiar (tú)18
Conversation role6 branches

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

Answer or explain54Share information39Express feelings or opinions24Ask a question23Give instructions1Make a request1
Situations49 branches

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

Not recorded30Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.1Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1Ask someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.1Check that a person or situation is okay.1Check whether an item can be used safely. Seguro describes the action of using it; use usarla for a feminine object.1Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1Communicate need for taxi transport when seeking a ride.1Compliment someone’s intelligence in an appropriate supportive conversation.1Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Defer an action to the next opportunity.1Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1Encourage or appreciate someone’s courage in a supportive conversation.1Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Explain lack of money.1Express positive personal appreciation of the listener.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1Introduce a positive update.1Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1Introduce the first point in a sequence.1Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1Prepare someone for a disappointing update.1Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.1Report darkness outdoors, e.g.1Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.1Say an explanation, view or instruction is unclear.1Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1State needing a vehicle, e.g.1State that an understood duty belongs to the listener.1Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral68both6feminine2masculine2
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded72object5speaker1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core31Not recorded30Expansion17
Vocabulary families105 branches

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

ser18no6tener6necesito5estar3antes2conozco2cualquier2ella2estoy2ir2justo2listo2lugar2mes2momento2None recorded2noticias2puedes2suficiente2tengo2venir2afuera1amable1aqui1ayuda1bien1boleto1buen1buenas1cafe1calle1camino1cansada1cansado1cargo1caro1carro1casa1claro1dame1demasiado1dinero1ellas1ellos1empezar1especial1esperar1esquina1estamos1feliz1hacer1hermana1hora1inteligente1lavo1llamar1malas1manejar1medico1mejor1mismo1molesto1nada1normal1ocupadas1ocupados1opinion1oscuro1paciente1pagar1pasado1paso1perro1podemos1poder1posible1pregunta1proxima1proximo1puede1pueden1puedo1quienes1quiero1radiografia1responsabilidad1ropa1segundo1segura1semaforo1son1taxi1telefono1ti1tiempo1todo1trafico1usarlo1valiente1vas1vemos1ver1vez1ya1
Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

Everyday, less common and specialized vocabulary, considered separately from grammatical difficulty.

Everyday39Not recorded30Less common8Specialized1
Reusability3 branches

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

447519312
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

36041018
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

232129317
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–378
Usefulness score3 branches

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

446320512
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–2078
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0481–330
Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23482026-10-19212026-10-1332026-10-1422026-10-1212026-10-1512026-10-1612026-10-171
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)78
Source batches9 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2348LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 213LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 18I know screenshot3Time adverbs screenshot225 conversational statements screenshot128 everyday questions screenshot130 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1Everyday questions screenshot1
Review methods4 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.48Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.21Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap8Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

The version of the editorial difficulty rubric used for a phrase.

278
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded78
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

043321210421151
Grammar difficulty factor5 branches

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

6331022321121131
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

0724561
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-242-420013-63
Unique Vocabulary Families33 branches

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

None recorded48ella2amable1cargo1empezar1especial1esquina1estamos1hermana1inteligente1llamar1lugar1malas1medico1ocupadas1ocupados1opinion1oscuro1paciente1pasado1perro1pregunta1proximo1puede1pueden1quienes1radiografia1responsabilidad1segundo1semaforo1taxi1trafico1valiente1
New Families Vs Baseline49 branches

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None recorded33antes2conozco2cualquier2ella2justo2mes2noticias2afuera1amable1boleto1calle1cargo1carro1dame1empezar1especial1esquina1estamos1hermana1inteligente1lavo1llamar1lugar1malas1medico1molesto1normal1ocupadas1ocupados1opinion1oscuro1paciente1pasado1perro1pregunta1proximo1puede1pueden1quienes1radiografia1responsabilidad1ropa1segundo1semaforo1taxi1trafico1usarlo1valiente1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–345033
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No78