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Keeping a Conversation Going28Everyday Statements27Conversation16Making Plans14Encouragement and Celebration9Getting Around Mexico8Boundaries and Disagreements6Feelings6Feelings and Check-ins5Requests5Travel and Directions5Clearing Up Misunderstandings4Health and Getting Help4Home Together4Time and Frequency3Everyday Affection2Everyday Conversation2Food and Dining2Reactions2Walking Directions2Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1Disagreeing Politely1Everyday Actions1Food and Eating Together1Making Plans with Friends1Saying No Politely1Shopping and Paying1Talking About How You Feel1

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  1. 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 →
  2. 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 →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. I can’t sleep.No puedo dormir.

    “No puedo dormir.” means “I can’t sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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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  10. I don’t have a job.No tengo trabajo.

    “No tengo trabajo.” means “I don’t have a job.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is not employed.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Thank you, too.Gracias a ti.

    “Gracias a ti.” means “Thank you, too.” in Mexican Spanish. Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. That’s fair.Eso es justo.

    “Eso es justo.” means “That’s fair.” in Mexican Spanish. Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. I don’t have plans.No tengo planes.

    “No tengo planes.” means “I don’t have plans.” in Mexican Spanish. Report having no plans when discussing availability.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Do you agree?¿Estás de acuerdo?

    “¿Estás de acuerdo?” means “Do you agree?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Can you see it?¿Lo puedes ver? / ¿La puedes ver?

    “¿Lo puedes ver? / ¿La puedes ver?” means “Can you see it?” in Mexican Spanish. Use la for a feminine referent. Choose lo or la to match the thing being discussed; say only one version.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Can you do it?¿Lo puedes hacer? / ¿La puedes hacer?

    “¿Lo puedes hacer? / ¿La puedes hacer?” means “Can you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation. Choose lo or la to match the thing being discussed; say only one version.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Who is she?¿Quién es ella?

    “¿Quién es ella?” means “Who is she?” in Mexican Spanish. Keep the explicit pronoun when identifying the woman.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Who is ready?¿Quién está listo?

    “¿Quién está listo?” means “Who is ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Use lista when asking about a woman or an all-female group; listos/listas when addressing a group as ready. Lista applies when the person is female. Address a group directly with ¿Están listos? or ¿Están listas?

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Is it too expensive?¿Es demasiado caro?

    “¿Es demasiado caro?” means “Is it too expensive?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to judge whether the price is excessive.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Is it the same thing?¿Es lo mismo?

    “¿Es lo mismo?” means “Is it the same thing?” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm whether two things are equivalent.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. You’re doing great.Vas muy bien.

    “Vas muy bien.” means “You’re doing great.” in Mexican Spanish. Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.

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  24. In my opinion...En mi opinión...

    “En mi opinión...” means “In my opinion...” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional opinion introducer.

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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.

Neutral46Familiar (tú)23
Conversation role4 branches

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

Answer or explain43Share information32Express feelings or opinions31Ask a question25
Situations42 branches

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

Not recorded28Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.1Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1Ask someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1Ask whether listener is heading home when coordinating departure.1Check that a person or situation is okay.1Check that a traveller has their ticket before entry or boarding.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.1Compliment someone as funny or enjoyable company. Female listener: Eres muy divertida.1Compliment someone’s intelligence in an appropriate supportive conversation.1Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1Encourage or appreciate someone’s courage in a supportive conversation.1Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1Explain that the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.1Explain that the speaker is not employed.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give a conventional appreciative or supportive best-person compliment. Female listener: Eres la mejor.1Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.1Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Give your age with tener; substitute the number as needed.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.1Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.1Report darkness outdoors, e.g.1Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.1Report having no plans when discussing availability.1Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1State needing a vehicle, e.g.1State that an understood duty belongs to the listener.1State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral57both6masculine4feminine2
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded61object5listener2speaker1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded28Core21Expansion20
Vocabulary families96 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.

Everyday35Not recorded28Less common6
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

359471221
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

128322219
Confusion risk3 branches

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

24731913
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–369
Usefulness score3 branches

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

44132157
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–2069
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0461–323
Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23412026-10-19212026-10-1832026-10-1222026-10-1512026-10-161
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)69
Source batches8 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2341LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 213LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 182026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot325 conversational statements screenshot128 everyday questions screenshot1Everyday questions screenshot1Short everyday phrases 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.41Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.24Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap3Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded69
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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040316210114151
Grammar difficulty factor4 branches

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6311027310121
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

06346
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-235-42309-62
Unique Vocabulary Families26 branches

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None recorded46ella2amable1cargo1coche1confuso1empezar1esquina1estamos1hago1inteligente1llamar1ocupadas1ocupados1opinion1oscuro1paciente1peligroso1pregunta1puede1pueden1quienes1responsabilidad1semaforo1valiente1veinticinco1
New Families Vs Baseline43 branches

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None recorded32ella2afuera1alguien1amable1anos1asi1boleto1calle1cargo1carro1coche1confuso1cualquier1dios1empezar1esquina1estamos1hago1inteligente1justo1lavo1llamar1molesto1nadie1normal1ocupadas1ocupados1opinion1oscuro1paciente1peligroso1peor1pregunta1puede1pueden1quienes1responsabilidad1ropa1semaforo1usarlo1valiente1veinticinco1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–337032
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No69