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Topics36 branches

Find phrases for everyday situations and conversations. A phrase can belong to several topics.

Everyday Actions31Keeping a Conversation Going29Clearing Up Misunderstandings23Requests17Home Together15Making Plans12Reactions11Conversation10Everyday Statements10Encouragement and Celebration9Boundaries and Disagreements7Health and Getting Help7Actions and Encouragement6Getting Around Mexico6Food and Eating Together5Everyday Affection4Encouraging Someone3Food and Dining3Apologizing2Cooking Together2Feelings and Check-ins2Health and Safety2Romance2Shopping and Paying2Time and Frequency2Asking for Help Politely1Asking Someone Out1Calling Emergency Services1Everyday Conversation1Feelings1Household Chores1Natural Reactions and Replies1Relationships and Family1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Visiting a Pharmacy1Walking Directions1

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  1. Hold it.Sujétalo.

    “Sujétalo.” means “Hold it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Be careful!¡Ten cuidado!

    “¡Ten cuidado!” means “Be careful!” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. ¡Cuidado! is the shorter warning: watch out!

    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. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. Call an ambulance.Llama a una ambulancia.

    “Llama a una ambulancia.” means “Call an ambulance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Tell me about it.Cuéntame.

    “Cuéntame.” means “Tell me about it.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Follow me.Sígueme.

    “Sígueme.” means “Follow me.” in Mexican Spanish. An informal command to one person; it does not change with their gender.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Call MeLlámame.

    “Llámame.” means “Call Me” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Let me know.Avísame.

    “Avísame.” means “Let me know.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Look at me.Mírame.

    “Mírame.” means “Look at me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Get someone’s attention.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Listen to me.Escúchame.

    “Escúchame.” means “Listen to me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Ask someone to listen.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Tell me.Dime.

    “Dime.” means “Tell me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Invite a response.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Forgive me.Perdóname.

    “Perdóname.” means “Forgive me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Apologize / ask forgiveness.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Help me.Ayúdame.

    “Ayúdame.” means “Help me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Explain to me.Explícame.

    “Explícame.” means “Explain to me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Talk to me.Háblame.

    “Háblame.” means “Talk to me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Write to me.Escríbeme.

    “Escríbeme.” means “Write to me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Take me.Llévame.

    “Llévame.” means “Take me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Believe me.Créeme.

    “Créeme.” means “Believe me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Answer me.Respóndeme.

    “Respóndeme.” means “Answer me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Teach me.Enséñame.

    “Enséñame.” means “Teach me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Introduce me.Preséntame.

    “Preséntame.” means “Introduce me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Correct me.Corrígeme.

    “Corrígeme.” means “Correct me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish 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)73Neutral20Formal (usted)2
Conversation role10 branches

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

Make a request35Give instructions31Answer or explain24Share information22Express feelings or opinions21Ask a question11Reassure or encourage5Manage the conversation3Apologize1Offer help or make a promise1
Situations51 branches

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

Not recorded45Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask someone to allow more time.1Ask someone to finish a beverage.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask to cover an understood item/container.1Ask when an understood activity or job started in the past.1Ask when an understood task finished in the past.1Ask where someone studied in an ordinary personal-history conversation.1Ask whether listener will cover an understood bill/expense when coordinating payment.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clarify that the listener’s interpretation matches the point the speaker intended.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Congratulate the listener on winning an understood game/contest.1Deny doing an understood action.1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1Report not asking an understood person or question.1Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral89feminine3both2masculine1
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded89noun5speaker1
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded45Expansion29Core21Introductory Set1
Vocabulary families115 branches

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

cuentame2llame2puerta2sigue2ten2abre1abrigado1acabo1aconsejame1acuerdas1adelante1adivina1ambulancia1apoyare1avisame1ayudame1ayudo1bebida1buena1buscame1calma1cierra1cometi1comi1confia1corrigeme1cosas1cree1creeme1cubrelo1cuidado1deja1derecho1despacio1detente1dije1dime1disfrutaste1dormi1duerme1empezaste1empieza1encontraste1encuentrame1enferma1ensename1error1escribeme1escuchame1espera1estaba1estudiaste1explicame1extranaste1fui1ganaste1gustas1hablame1heriste1hice1hondo1intentalo1limpialo1llama1llamame1llevame1llevarlo1mantente1medicamento1mensajeame1mentiste1minuto1mira1mirame1muestrame1muevas1musica1nuevo1paciencia1pagame1pagaras1paraste1pasa1pasame1perdoname1ponlo1preguntale1pregunte1presentame1pruebalo1quedare1recuerdamelo1refiero1respire1respondeme1respondio1rompio1sabia1sal1sentimientos1sigueme1subele1sueno1suerte1sujetalo1sujetame1tema1termina1terminaste1toma1tomatelo1tome1tuve1vaso1vino1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded45Everyday31Less common19
Reusability3 branches

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

46452338
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

34212241621451
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

135333227
Confusion risk3 branches

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

140337218
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3904–65
Usefulness score3 branches

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

46332656
Difficulty score3 branches

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

21–306431–403041–501
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–376019
Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23502026-10-10202026-10-14202026-10-1222026-10-1622026-10-151
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)95
Source batches6 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2350Not recorded23Informal me commands screenshot1922 everyday expressions screenshot128 everyday questions screenshot1User-selected messaging phrases1
Review methods4 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.50Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap40Editorial review of requested command phrases4Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

295
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added72Not recorded23
Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded94Host1
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

03433262495
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

36021559670381
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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

084466312181
Unique Vocabulary Families84 branches

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

None recorded19abre1abrigado1aconsejame1acuerdas1adivina1ambulancia1apoyare1avisame1ayudame1bebida1buena1buscame1calma1cierra1cometi1confia1corrigeme1cosas1cree1creeme1cubrelo1deja1derecho1detente1dije1dime1disfrutaste1dormi1empezaste1encuentrame1ensename1error1escribeme1escuchame1estudiaste1explicame1extranaste1fui1gustas1hablame1heriste1hondo1intentalo1limpialo1llamame1llevame1llevarlo1medicamento1mensajeame1mentiste1mirame1muestrame1muevas1paciencia1pagame1pagaras1paraste1pasame1perdoname1ponlo1preguntale1pregunte1presentame1pruebalo1quedare1recuerdamelo1refiero1respire1respondeme1respondio1rompio1sentimientos1sigueme1subele1suerte1sujetalo1sujetame1tema1ten1tomatelo1tome1tuve1vino1
New Families Vs Baseline77 branches

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Not recorded24None recorded4llame2abrigado1acabo1aconsejame1acuerdas1adivina1ambulancia1apoyare1ayudame1ayudo1bebida1buscame1cometi1comi1corrigeme1cosas1cree1creeme1cubrelo1deja1dije1disfrutaste1dormi1duerme1empezaste1encuentrame1ensename1error1escribeme1estaba1estudiaste1explicame1extranaste1fui1gustas1hablame1heriste1hice1hondo1llama1llevame1llevarlo1medicamento1mensajeame1mentiste1mira1muestrame1muevas1paciencia1pagame1pagaras1paraste1pasame1preguntale1pregunte1presentame1pruebalo1quedare1recuerdamelo1refiero1respire1respondeme1respondio1rompio1sabia1sentimientos1subele1sueno1sujetalo1sujetame1tema1toma1tome1tuve1vino1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–367Not recorded2404
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No95