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Length difficulty factor: 6 × Source review decisions: Added × Topics: Requests × Coverage gap value: 4 ×

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Topics39 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going43Conversation41Requests29Everyday Statements26Making Plans24Home Together23Getting Around Mexico16Health and Getting Help14Clearing Up Misunderstandings13Boundaries and Disagreements11Household Chores9Feelings8Feelings and Check-ins7Everyday Affection6Food and Eating Together5Health and Safety5Time and Frequency5Encouragement and Celebration4Shopping and Paying4Travel and Directions4Relationships and Family3Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp2Cooking Together2Everyday Conversation2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Romance2Taking a Taxi in Mexico2Apologizing1Asking for Help Politely1Buying Intercity Bus Tickets1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Disagreeing Politely1Food and Dining1Hotel Check-In and Checkout1Making Plans with Friends1Natural Reactions and Replies1Saying No Politely1Talking About How You Feel1Wants and Needs1

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  1. Answer the phone.Contesta el teléfono.

    “Contesta el teléfono.” means “Answer the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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 →
  3. 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 →
  4. Please pull over.Oríllese, por favor.

    “Oríllese, por favor.” means “Please pull over.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. 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 →
  6. Please stop.Por favor, para.

    “Por favor, para.” means “Please stop.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Do the laundry.Lava la ropa.

    “Lava la ropa.” means “Do the laundry.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to do the laundry.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Fold the clothes.Dobla la ropa.

    “Dobla la ropa.” means “Fold the clothes.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Vacuum the floor.Aspira el piso.

    “Aspira el piso.” means “Vacuum the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to vacuum the floor.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Sweep the floor.Barre el piso.

    “Barre el piso.” means “Sweep the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to sweep the floor.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Mop the floor.Trapea el piso.

    “Trapea el piso.” means “Mop the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Request mopping a floor as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Look after me.Cuida de mí.

    “Cuida de mí.” means “Look after me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to care for or watch over you.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Wash the dishes.Lava los platos.

    “Lava los platos.” means “Wash the dishes.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Keep your distance.Mantén tu distancia.

    “Mantén tu distancia.” means “Keep your distance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Take out the trash.Saca la basura.

    “Saca la basura.” means “Take out the trash.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to take out household trash.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Water the plants.Riega las plantas.

    “Riega las plantas.” means “Water the plants.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to water the plants.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Turn it down.Baja el volumen.

    “Baja el volumen.” means “Turn it down.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a decrease in device or music volume.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Turn around.Date la vuelta.

    “Date la vuelta.” means “Turn around.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to turn their body around.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Keep your promise.Cumple tu promesa.

    “Cumple tu promesa.” means “Keep your promise.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Set the table.Pon la mesa.

    “Pon la mesa.” means “Set the table.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to set the table before a meal.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Help me find it.Ayúdame a encontrarlo.

    “Ayúdame a encontrarlo.” means “Help me find it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Wash your hands.Lávate las manos.

    “Lávate las manos.” means “Wash your hands.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to wash their hands in an ordinary hygiene routine.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Make the bed.Haz la cama.

    “Haz la cama.” means “Make the bed.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Brush your teeth.Cepíllate los dientes.

    “Cepíllate los dientes.” means “Brush your teeth.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.

    EasyHighEnglish 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.

Familiar (tú)28Formal (usted)1
Conversation role2 branches

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

Give instructions29Make a request29
Situations29 branches

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

Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to do the laundry.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take out household trash.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.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1
Gender forms1 branches

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

neutral29
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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

Not recorded29
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core24Expansion5
Vocabulary families47 branches

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

piso3favor2lava2ropa2apresures1aspira1ayudame1baja1barre1basura1cama1cepillate1contesta1cuida1cumple1date1devuelveme1dia1dientes1distancia1dobla1encargate1encontrarlo1fuerte1habla1haz1interrumpas1lavate1llamada1manos1manten1mesa1miedo1muevas1orillese1plantas1platos1pon1ponme1promesa1riega1saca1telefono1tengas1trapea1volumen1vuelta1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Less common16Everyday13
Reusability3 branches

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

41551331
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

216313
Confusion risk2 branches

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

32524
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–329
Usefulness score2 branches

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

42455
Difficulty score3 branches

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

21–301631–401241–501
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–32504
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2329
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)29
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2329
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.29
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

229
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded29
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

3166554220141
Grammar difficulty factor6 branches

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

1317164253202232171
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

0244481
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

022-27
Unique Vocabulary Families31 branches

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

None recorded4apresures1aspira1baja1barre1basura1cepillate1contesta1cuida1cumple1date1devuelveme1dientes1dobla1encargate1encontrarlo1habla1haz1interrumpas1lavate1manten1muevas1orillese1plantas1pon1ponme1promesa1riega1saca1trapea1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline37 branches

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piso3lava2None recorded2ropa2apresures1aspira1baja1barre1basura1cama1cepillate1contesta1cuida1cumple1date1devuelveme1dientes1dobla1encargate1encontrarlo1habla1haz1interrumpas1lavate1manos1manten1muevas1orillese1plantas1platos1pon1ponme1promesa1riega1saca1trapea1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–32702
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No29