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Keeping a Conversation Going114Conversation89Everyday Statements62Making Plans44Clearing Up Misunderstandings27Getting Around Mexico24Food and Eating Together22Home Together22Food and Dining21Boundaries and Disagreements19Feelings and Check-ins19Requests17Encouragement and Celebration14Everyday Affection13Health and Getting Help13Shopping and Paying11Time and Frequency11Feelings8Everyday Conversation7Travel and Directions7Relationships and Family5Romance4Health and Safety3Reactions2Everyday Actions1Wants and Needs1

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  1. I’m not home.No estoy en casa.

    “No estoy en casa.” means “I’m not home.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I’m almost ready.Ya casi estoy listo.

    “Ya casi estoy listo.” means “I’m almost ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. To the hotel, please.Al hotel, por favor.

    “Al hotel, por favor.” means “To the hotel, please.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. This is my seat.Este es mi asiento.

    “Este es mi asiento.” means “This is my seat.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. This is my phone number.Este es mi número.

    “Este es mi número.” means “This is my phone number.” in Mexican Spanish. Share a phone number.

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  6. This is my address.Esta es mi dirección.

    “Esta es mi dirección.” means “This is my address.” in Mexican Spanish. Share an address with a driver/contact.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. My phone is broken.Mi teléfono está roto.

    “Mi teléfono está roto.” means “My phone is broken.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. When can I call you?¿Cuándo te puedo llamar?

    “¿Cuándo te puedo llamar?” means “When can I call you?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Are you at work?¿Estás en el trabajo?

    “¿Estás en el trabajo?” means “Are you at work?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener is currently at their workplace, not where they are employed.

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  10. There’s nothing here.No hay nada aquí.

    “No hay nada aquí.” means “There’s nothing here.” in Mexican Spanish. Report no objects/content at the indicated place.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. This is my order.Este es mi pedido.

    “Este es mi pedido.” means “This is my order.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Where is the bathroom?¿Dónde está el baño?

    “¿Dónde está el baño?” means “Where is the bathroom?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. What’s your number?¿Cuál es tu número?

    “¿Cuál es tu número?” means “What’s your number?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. What’s your address?¿Cuál es tu dirección?

    “¿Cuál es tu dirección?” means “What’s your address?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Can I sit here?¿Me puedo sentar aquí?

    “¿Me puedo sentar aquí?” means “Can I sit here?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversational word order.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Where is the hospital?¿Dónde está el hospital?

    “¿Dónde está el hospital?” means “Where is the hospital?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the location of a hospital facility.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Do I have to do this?¿Tengo que hacer esto?

    “¿Tengo que hacer esto?” means “Do I have to do this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether performing the understood task is required.

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  18. I’m not leaving yet.Todavía no me voy.

    “Todavía no me voy.” means “I’m not leaving yet.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. That works for me.Eso me viene bien.

    “Eso me viene bien.” means “That works for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.

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  20. I can’t find my keys.No encuentro mis llaves.

    “No encuentro mis llaves.” means “I can’t find my keys.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being unable to locate keys.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Can I take a break?¿Puedo tomar un descanso?

    “¿Puedo tomar un descanso?” means “Can I take a break?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to take a rest break in an understood work/activity context.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Call the police!¡Llama a la policía!

    “¡Llama a la policía!” means “Call the police!” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to call the police.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. How long will it take?¿Cuánto va a tardar?

    “¿Cuánto va a tardar?” means “How long will it take?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Please be quiet.Guarda silencio, por favor.

    “Guarda silencio, por favor.” means “Please be quiet.” in Mexican Spanish. Make a respectful request for quiet.

    EasyEssentialEnglish 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.

Neutral156Familiar (tú)76Formal (usted)2
Conversation role12 branches

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

Answer or explain94Ask a question91Share information74Express feelings or opinions60Make a request20Give instructions16Reassure or encourage7Offer help or make a promise4Greet or say goodbye3Manage the conversation2Thank or show appreciation2Invite or give permission1
Situations139 branches

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

Not recorded96A timer, game, or allotted period has ended.1Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.1Affirm a serious romantic match in an established relationship.1Ask a server for a drink without ice.1Ask a server for a fork using formal usted wording.1Ask about a first visit or experience.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about expected difficulty of a task.1Ask about the effort involved in learning something.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask about the listener’s family in a social check-in.1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for hand-holding, for affection or walking together.1Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for the location of a hospital facility.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask how two understood alternatives differ before deciding or learning.1Ask listener not to waste time on an understood task.1Ask permission to take a rest break in an understood work/activity context.1Ask someone to call the police.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to move out of the way.1Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.1Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the listener’s temporary accommodation during travel, not permanent residence.1Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1Ask what an understood object is called.1Ask when someone plans to call.1Ask whether a hotel exists nearby during travel.1Ask whether a purchase justifies its price.1Ask whether a service charge is already included in the restaurant bill.1Ask whether an object or vehicle is prepared to leave. Feminine alternative: ¿Está lista para salir?1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1Ask whether something is beneficial to the listener.1Ask whether staying at the indicated place is required.1Ask which person an already-understood man asked in a past conversation.1Ask which season applies in an understood location, for example comparing hemispheres.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Ask why an understood business/place is closed.1Ask why someone is delayed.1Ask why someone is laughing.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.1Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.1Check whether anyone is at home before entering/visiting.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Check whether the listener is currently at their workplace, not where they are employed.1Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1Clarify that the listener’s interpretation matches the point the speaker intended.1Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.1Compare reality with expectations.1Confirm future presence at an understood place/event.1Confirm that an item matches what someone wanted.1Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Describe a headache plainly during everyday conversation.1Describe a messy room in ordinary household conversation.1Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1Describe figurative emotional heartbreak to a familiar person.1Describe fitness after inactivity or during activity planning.1Describe progress learning English.1Disapprove of understood behavior.1Discuss a proposed action.1Encourage someone not to put excessive pressure on themselves.1Explain a future decision not to drive.1Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.1Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1Explain handling a task oneself without another person’s assistance.1Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1Explain poor internet speed during a call or task.1Explain tasks that still need doing.1Explain that a bag is heavy and may require carrying assistance.1Explain that someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.1Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.1Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.1Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1Express affection for your family.1Express an optional shared blessing/wish.1Express certainty about a stated fact, not physical safety. Female speaker: Estoy segura de eso.1Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Gently ask why the listener is upset/annoyed, not simply sad.1Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.1Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.1Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?1Introduce a friend to another person.1Invite the listener to text the speaker.1Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Locate an item/person beside the speaker.1Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1Make a respectful request for quiet.1Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1Offer an appropriate direct compliment about a partner/friend’s smile.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Offer condolences after a death.1Offer to cook for the listener as a household or relationship arrangement.1Offer transport and ask if the listener needs the speaker to give them a ride.1Often an ironic reaction to bad luck; tone establishes the meaning. Suerte is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Prompt departure because it is time to go.1Question whether an action is needed.1Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1Report a delayed train during travel planning.1Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.1Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.1Report being unable to locate keys.1Report increasing outdoor warmth.1Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.1Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.1Report that an understood situation is unusual.1Report that the relevant place is empty of people.1Report wet clothing after rain or laundry.1Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1Share a phone number.1Share an address with a driver/contact.1Share positive enjoyment after a completed outing/event.1Share that a vacation is approaching, without supplying a real destination/date.1Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1State a clear boundary or plea against being harmed.1State a firm boundary that an understood decision is settled.1Suggest going out for air.1Tell a listener they help the speaker feel better.1Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.1Thank someone despite their help not resolving the problem.1Use a conventional reunion greeting after not seeing someone for a while.1Wish someone recovery from an illness.1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral194masculine18both13feminine9
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded196noun24object10speaker4
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded96Core70Expansion68
Vocabulary families297 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.

Not recorded96Everyday90Less common47Specialized1
Reusability4 branches

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

411558133325
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

311946613121355
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

388184262
Confusion risk4 branches

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

39928914145
Spanish word count1 branches

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

4–6234
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4135365534
Difficulty score6 branches

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

21–3010311–205731–404441–502451–60461–702
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–31340100
Review dates10 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231382026-10-10442026-10-19132026-10-12122026-10-16112026-10-1482026-10-1342026-10-1522026-10-1712026-10-181
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)234
Source batches14 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

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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.138Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap63Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.14Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.10Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline9
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2234
Source review decisions3 branches

The recorded action taken when a phrase was reviewed in a source batch.

Added197Not recorded36Updated translation1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded234
Idiom difficulty factor11 branches

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

0180423812661041231421812015171
Reuse difficulty factor5 branches

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

-2111-458055-69-81
Grammar difficulty factor17 branches

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

1065652321131920131712239126186165245255224264153283142
Vocabulary difficulty factor11 branches

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3820722365216131232031311714191
New Families Vs Baseline162 branches

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Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No234
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–3136061Not recorded37
Unique Vocabulary Families155 branches

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