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Everyday Statements44Keeping a Conversation Going36Making Plans20Conversation17Getting Around Mexico13Time and Frequency12Encouragement and Celebration9Home Together9Travel and Directions8Clearing Up Misunderstandings6Boundaries and Disagreements5Feelings and Check-ins5Health and Getting Help5Everyday Affection3Shopping and Paying3Feelings2Food and Dining2Food and Eating Together2Relationships and Family2Airports and Luggage1Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1Buying Intercity Bus Tickets1Disagreeing Politely1Hotel Check-In and Checkout1Romance1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About Family1Talking About How You Feel1Walking Directions1Wants, 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. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. 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 →
  11. 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 →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. 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 →
  15. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. I’m home.Estoy en casa.

    “Estoy en casa.” means “I’m home.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell family or a partner that you are at home.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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 →
  21. 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.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. 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 →
  23. Next time.La próxima vez.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. 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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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.

Neutral76Familiar (tú)11
Conversation role6 branches

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

Share information60Answer or explain57Express feelings or opinions41Ask a question24Give instructions3Make a request3
Situations87 branches

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

Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.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 someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.1Ask whether listener is heading home when coordinating departure.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.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 that a person or situation is okay.1Check that a traveller has their ticket before entry or boarding.1Check the presence of an understood group of people.1Check whether an item can be used safely. Seguro describes the action of using it; use usarla for a feminine object.1Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.1Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1Check whether the listener is currently at home.1Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1Communicate need for taxi transport when seeking a ride.1Compliment someone as funny or enjoyable company. Female listener: Eres muy divertida.1Compliment someone’s intelligence in an appropriate supportive conversation.1Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Defer an action to the next opportunity.1Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1Explain lack of money.1Explain that the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.1Explain that the speaker has to wait.1Explain that the speaker is not employed.1Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1Express positive personal appreciation of the listener.1Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.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 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.1Give your age with tener; substitute the number as needed.1Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1Introduce a positive update.1Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1Invite a suggestion for solving an understood problem.1Mention having a dog when talking about pets.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.1Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.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.1Request a travel ticket; boleto is common in Mexico.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.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 there is no available space for an understood item or task.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1Tell family or a partner that you are at home.1Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1Understated answer about how you are doing.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral85masculine2
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded85listener2
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core66Expansion21
Vocabulary families88 branches

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

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Reusability3 branches

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

54443538
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

358429
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

34923216
Confusion risk3 branches

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

34623912
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–387
Usefulness score3 branches

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

458515314
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–2087
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0691–318
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2387
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)87
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2387
Review methods1 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.87
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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287
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded87
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

0522163165241
Grammar difficulty factor4 branches

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6461019319133
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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07441162
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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-246-427010-64
Unique Vocabulary Families19 branches

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None recorded69cargo1coche1confuso1especial1esquina1habitacion1hermana1inteligente1listos1malas1opinion1oscuro1peligroso1perro1reunion1taxi1trafico1veinticinco1
New Families Vs Baseline38 branches

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None recorded49boleto3cualquier2justo2noticias2afuera1alguien1anos1antes1asi1caliente1calle1cargo1coche1confuso1dios1especial1esquina1habitacion1hermana1inteligente1listos1malas1molesto1nadie1necesario1normal1opinion1oscuro1peligroso1peor1perro1reunion1taxi1tenemos1trafico1usarlo1veinticinco1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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0491–338
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No87