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Keeping a Conversation Going24Everyday Statements20Making Plans17Conversation14Time and Frequency11Getting Around Mexico9Clearing Up Misunderstandings6Health and Getting Help6Home Together5Travel and Directions5Boundaries and Disagreements4Health and Safety4Encouragement and Celebration3Shopping and Paying2Airports and Luggage1Buying Intercity Bus Tickets1Everyday Affection1Everyday Conversation1Feelings1Feelings and Check-ins1Food and Eating Together1Hotel Check-In and Checkout1Relationships and Family1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About Family1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1

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  1. At what time?¿A qué hora?

    “¿A qué hora?” means “At what time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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 →
  3. It’s not safe.No es seguro.

    “No es seguro.” means “It’s not safe.” in Mexican Spanish. State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. 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 →
  5. What day is it?¿Qué día es?

    “¿Qué día es?” means “What day is it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which day it is.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Are they here?¿Ellos están aquí?

    “¿Ellos están aquí?” means “Are they here?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the presence of an understood group of people.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Can they help?¿Ellos pueden ayudar?

    “¿Ellos pueden ayudar?” means “Can they help?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Are you at home?¿Estás en casa?

    “¿Estás en casa?” means “Are you at home?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener is currently at home.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. 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 →
  10. It’s an emergency!¡Es una emergencia!

    “¡Es una emergencia!” means “It’s an emergency!” in Mexican Spanish. Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. There’s a fire!¡Hay un incendio!

    “¡Hay un incendio!” means “There’s a fire!” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that there is a fire.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Who are you with?¿Con quién estás?

    “¿Con quién estás?” means “Who are you with?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask who is accompanying the listener.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Are they ready?¿Ellos están listos?

    “¿Ellos están listos?” means “Are they ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. 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 →
  15. It’s too early.Es demasiado temprano.

    “Es demasiado temprano.” means “It’s too early.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. I have no money.No tengo dinero.

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

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  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. I don’t have anything.No tengo nada.

    “No tengo nada.” means “I don’t have anything.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.

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  19. 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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  20. Hot or cold?¿Caliente o frío?

    “¿Caliente o frío?” means “Hot or cold?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.

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  21. Here or there?¿Aquí o allí?

    “¿Aquí o allí?” means “Here or there?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Last time.La última vez.

    “La última vez.” means “Last time.” in Mexican Spanish. Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.

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  23. I need your advice.Necesito tu consejo.

    “Necesito tu consejo.” means “I need your advice.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Request advice.

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  24. 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.

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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.

Neutral51Familiar (tú)6
Conversation role7 branches

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

Share information35Answer or explain34Express feelings or opinions22Ask a question16Make a request4Give instructions3Warn or report a problem2
Situations56 branches

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

Not recorded2Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1Arrange a visit to the listener’s location.1Ask for accommodation at a hotel.1Ask for feedback on appearance/clothing before an outing.1Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.1Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Ask which day it is.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask who is accompanying the listener.1Ask who owns the indicated item.1Check the presence of an understood group of people.1Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.1Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1Check whether the listener is currently at home.1Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1Communicate need for taxi transport when seeking a ride.1Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1Defer an action to the next opportunity.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1Explain lack of money.1Explain that the speaker has to wait.1Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1Express that listener deserves better treatment or an outcome in an understood situation.1Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1Introduce the first point in a sequence.1Invite a suggestion for solving an understood problem.1Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.1Request a travel ticket; boleto is common in Mexico.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Say an explanation, view or instruction is unclear.1Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1Warn that there is a fire.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral57
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded57
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core42Expansion13Not recorded2
Vocabulary families64 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday44Less common10Not recorded2Specialized1
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

33342351
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

33322212
Confusion risk3 branches

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

33621912
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–357
Usefulness score3 branches

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

433514310
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20565–101
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0451–312
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23552026-10-1012026-10-171
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)57
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-235530 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1Curated multi-source 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.55Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1Editorial 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 recorded57
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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

03431221041
Grammar difficulty factor4 branches

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627317109134
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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0494761
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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-228-42107-61
Unique Vocabulary Families13 branches

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None recorded45consejo1emergencia1habitacion1hermana1incendio1listos1medico1mereces1perro1radiografia1reunion1taxi1
New Families Vs Baseline23 branches

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None recorded35antes2boleto2adentro1afuera1caliente1consejo1cualquier1emergencia1habitacion1hermana1idea1incendio1listos1medico1mereces1necesario1perro1primera1radiografia1reunion1taxi1tenemos1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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0351–322
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No57