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Topics38 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going60Conversation43Requests37Everyday Statements25Home Together22Making Plans21Boundaries and Disagreements18Clearing Up Misunderstandings18Getting Around Mexico14Everyday Conversation13Time and Frequency9Food and Eating Together7Household Chores7Feelings and Check-ins5Health and Getting Help5Shopping and Paying5Travel and Directions4Cooking Together3Encouragement and Celebration3Everyday Actions3Everyday Affection3Feelings3Walking Directions3Apologizing2Disagreeing Politely2Food and Dining2Health and Safety2Natural Reactions and Replies2Reactions2Talking About How Often2Actions and Encouragement1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Going to the Dentist1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Relationships and Family1Romance1Visiting a Pharmacy1

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Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

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  1. 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 →
  2. 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 →
  3. I can’t hear you.No te escucho.

    “No te escucho.” means “I can’t hear you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Speak louder.Habla más fuerte.

    “Habla más fuerte.” means “Speak louder.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. 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 →
  6. Don’t move.No te muevas.

    “No te muevas.” means “Don’t move.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Can I have another one?¿Me das otro?

    “¿Me das otro?” means “Can I have another one?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Get your things.Toma tus cosas.

    “Toma tus cosas.” means “Get your things.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Take this medicine.Tome este medicamento.

    “Tome este medicamento.” means “Take this medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. How do you close it?¿Cómo se cierra?

    “¿Cómo se cierra?” means “How do you close it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is closed.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. How do you open it?¿Cómo se abre?

    “¿Cómo se abre?” means “How do you open it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is opened.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. How do you use it?¿Cómo se usa?

    “¿Cómo se usa?” means “How do you use it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. How do you pronounce it?¿Cómo se pronuncia?

    “¿Cómo se pronuncia?” means “How do you pronounce it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Don’t go.No te vayas.

    “No te vayas.” means “Don’t go.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone not to leave.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. How do you spell it?¿Cómo se deletrea?

    “¿Cómo se deletrea?” means “How do you spell it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to spell a word or name.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Call me back.Devuélveme la llamada.

    “Devuélveme la llamada.” means “Call me back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to return a phone call.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Where does it hurt?¿Dónde le duele?

    “¿Dónde le duele?” means “Where does it hurt?” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a formal question asking where pain is located.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Did you ask him?¿Se lo preguntaste?

    “¿Se lo preguntaste?” means “Did you ask him?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. I know why.Sé por qué.

    “Sé por qué.” means “I know why.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. I don’t know anything.No sé nada.

    “No sé nada.” means “I don’t know anything.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  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. Now or later?¿Ahora o después?

    “¿Ahora o después?” means “Now or later?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. I know the answer.Sé la respuesta.

    “Sé la respuesta.” means “I know the answer.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Next month.El próximo mes.

    “El próximo mes.” means “Next month.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Formality and register3 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)72Neutral70Formal (usted)3
Conversation role9 branches

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

Answer or explain58Give instructions44Make a request38Ask a question37Express feelings or opinions29Share information27Greet or say goodbye2Manage the conversation2Reassure or encourage2
Situations94 branches

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

Not recorded52Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Acknowledge responsibility for an error. Culpa is feminine regardless of who is at fault.1Advise taking an umbrella along.1Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask about playing football as a hobby in casual introductions.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask for the method of repairing an understood object/problem.1Ask how a device/container/door is closed.1Ask how a device/container/door is opened.1Ask how a known food/dish is prepared.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask someone not to leave.1Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to finish a beverage.1Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to spell a word or name.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask someone to vacuum the floor.1Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone to wash their hands in an ordinary hygiene routine.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to return a phone call.1Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clarify that the speaker does not want a remark misinterpreted.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Conventional opinion introducer.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Deny doing an understood action.1Describe a household chore as a habit/activity.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Direct someone across a bridge on an understood route.1Direct someone upstairs.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Express a wish of peace for someone deceased.1Express a wish that listener were present during separation.1Firmly refuse something.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.1Understand a formal question asking where pain is located.1
Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral138both5feminine2
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded138noun3object3listener1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded52Core49Expansion44
Vocabulary families207 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.

Everyday58Not recorded52Less common35
Reusability4 branches

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

46454733024
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

3734441192653
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

357144244
Confusion risk4 branches

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

35925612842
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–3145
Usefulness score4 branches

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

48933551922
Difficulty score6 branches

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

21–305331–404511–203441–501051–60261–701
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–397048
Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23932026-10-19122026-10-14102026-10-1392026-10-1272026-10-1662026-10-1852026-10-103
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)145
Source batches14 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2393LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 210I know screenshot9Time adverbs screenshot62026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot5Short everyday phrases screenshot422 everyday expressions screenshot325 conversational statements screenshot3Curated multi-source screenshot3Everyday conversation screenshot350 everyday phrases screenshot2LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 12Everyday questions screenshot1Informal me commands 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.93Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap26Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.17Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.6Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline3
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2145
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded145
Vocabulary difficulty factor9 branches

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

355623019219519452028211
Grammar difficulty factor17 branches

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

3331327171910162092586816526523428312224218121130191
Idiom difficulty factor6 branches

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

01124206510383182
Unique Vocabulary Families123 branches

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

None recorded48abra1acaso1amas1apresures1arreglas1aspira1baja1barre1basura1bebida1boca1botella1busca1cambia1cara1cepillate1closet1cocinas1cometi1confias1conoces1conociste1contacto1correo1cosas1cree1cruza1cuida1cumple1date1deberiamos1deja1dejo1deletrea1descanse1despues1devuelveme1dientes1dije1distancia1encargate1error1escaleras1esquina1estamos1estuvieras1futbol1habla1hago1haz1heriste1interrumpas1juegas1lavate1llegues1lleva1malinterpretes1manten1mantener1medicamento1muevas1nadar1ninguna1nombre1numero1ocupadas1ocupados1ojala1opinion1ordena1paraguas1paraste1pared1pasado1pasame1pinta1plantas1pon1pregunta1preguntas1preguntaste1promesa1pronuncia1proximo1puente1quedare1quiere1repitas1respuesta1reviso1riega1sabanas1saben1saca1seas1secreto1semaforo1semanas1sentimientos1serio1sube1suficientemente1tema1temprano1terminado1timido1toda1todas1todos1tome1trafico1trampa1trapea1trata1tuve1usa1vale1valer1vayas1vi1vive1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline157 branches

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None recorded29Not recorded3piso3mes2pena2platos2abra1acaso1adentro1afuera1amas1antes1apresures1arreglas1aspira1baja1barre1basura1bebida1boca1botella1busca1calle1cama1cambia1cara1cepillate1closet1cocinas1cometi1confias1conoces1conociste1contacto1correo1cosas1cree1cruza1cualquier1cuida1culpa1cumple1date1deberiamos1deja1dejo1deletrea1descanse1despues1devuelveme1dientes1dije1distancia1duele1duerme1ellos1encargate1error1escaleras1escucho1esquina1estamos1estuvieras1futbol1guarda1habla1hagas1hago1haz1heriste1hice1interrumpas1juegas1lava1lavate1lavo1llame1llegues1lleva1llover1malinterpretes1manera1manos1manten1mantener1medicamento1menos1mia1muevas1nadar1ninguna1noche1nombre1numero1ocupadas1ocupados1ojala1opinion1ordena1otro1palabra1paraguas1paraste1pared1pasado1pasame1pinta1plantas1pon1pregunta1preguntas1preguntaste1promesa1pronuncia1proximo1puente1quedare1quiere1repitas1respuesta1reviso1riega1sabanas1saben1sabia1saca1seas1secreto1semaforo1semanas1sentimientos1serio1sube1sueno1suficientemente1tema1temprano1terminado1timido1toda1todas1todo1todos1toma1tome1trafico1trampa1trapea1trata1tuve1usa1vale1valer1vayas1vi1vive1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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

1–3113029Not recorded3
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No145