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Keeping a Conversation Going95Making Plans74Conversation73Everyday Statements54Clearing Up Misunderstandings23Feelings and Check-ins23Getting Around Mexico20Home Together19Feelings18Time and Frequency16Boundaries and Disagreements15Reactions14Food and Eating Together12Shopping and Paying12Everyday Conversation11Requests11Encouragement and Celebration10Food and Dining9Health and Getting Help9Travel and Directions8Everyday Affection7Wants and Needs6Relationships and Family2Romance2Actions and Encouragement1

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  1. I need water.Necesito agua.

    “Necesito agua.” means “I need water.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.

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  2. I need more time.Necesito más tiempo.

    “Necesito más tiempo.” means “I need more time.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Reassure / encourage.

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  3. That’s okay.Está bien.

    “Está bien.” means “That’s okay.” in Mexican Spanish. Can express acceptance: that’s fine / okay, depending on context.

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  4. It’s cold.Está frío.

    “Está frío.” means “It’s cold.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.

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  5. I have a car.Tengo carro.

    “Tengo carro.” means “I have a car.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.

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  6. It’s near.Está cerca.

    “Está cerca.” means “It’s near.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.

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  7. I’m just looking.Solo estoy viendo.

    “Solo estoy viendo.” means “I’m just looking.” in Mexican Spanish. Use while browsing in a store, when a salesperson offers help.

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  8. 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.

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  9. 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.

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  10. Can you come?¿Puedes venir?

    “¿Puedes venir?” means “Can you come?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

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  11. Can I pay?¿Puedo pagar?

    “¿Puedo pagar?” means “Can I pay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask to settle a bill now.

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  12. Do you have time?¿Tienes tiempo?

    “¿Tienes tiempo?” means “Do you have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.

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  13. Do you need anything?¿Necesitas algo?

    “¿Necesitas algo?” means “Do you need anything?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.

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  14. Is it true?¿Es verdad?

    “¿Es verdad?” means “Is it true?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a statement is true.

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  15. Is that okay?¿Está bien?

    “¿Está bien?” means “Is that okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.

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  16. Are you tired?¿Estás cansado?

    “¿Estás cansado?” means “Are you tired?” in Mexican Spanish. Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?

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  17. Do you have a car?¿Tienes carro?

    “¿Tienes carro?” means “Do you have a car?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.

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  18. Are you alone?¿Estás solo?

    “¿Estás solo?” means “Are you alone?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?

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  19. Do I have time?¿Tengo tiempo?

    “¿Tengo tiempo?” means “Do I have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.

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  20. Are you okay?¿Estás bien?

    “¿Estás bien?” means “Are you okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.

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  21. I can go.Puedo ir.

    “Puedo ir.” means “I can go.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.

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  22. 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.

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  23. What do you mean?¿Qué quieres decir?

    “¿Qué quieres decir?” means “What do you mean?” in Mexican Spanish. Asks someone to clarify their meaning; informal, addressing one person.

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  24. Can I call you?¿Te puedo llamar?

    “¿Te puedo llamar?” means “Can I call you?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

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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.

Neutral154Familiar (tú)68Formal (usted)1
Conversation role11 branches

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

Ask a question92Share information85Answer or explain82Express feelings or opinions54Make a request10Give instructions8Reassure or encourage6Offer help or make a promise4Invite or give permission3Greet or say goodbye1Manage the conversation1
Situations143 branches

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

Not recorded81Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.1An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Announce having a gift for the listener before handing it over.1Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.1Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1Arrange a visit to the listener’s location.1Ask about a companion’s planned transportation home.1Ask about a first visit or experience.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about employment during a social introduction.1Ask about listener’s body-temperature sensation when considering comfort or clothing.1Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1Ask for feedback on appearance/clothing before an outing.1Ask for help locking an understood item.1Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.1Ask permission to take a rest break in an understood work/activity context.1Ask someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.1Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.1Ask to settle a bill now.1Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.1Ask when information or a result will become known.1Ask when someone plans to call.1Ask when you can check in at a hotel.1Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.1Ask whether a hotel exists nearby during travel.1Ask whether an object or vehicle is prepared to leave. Feminine alternative: ¿Está lista para salir?1Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.1Ask whether listener is heading home when coordinating departure.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1Ask whether something is beneficial to the listener.1Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1Ask which day it is.1Ask why someone is delayed.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.1Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?1Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.1Check the presence of an understood group of people.1Check whether a door was locked, not simply closed.1Check whether a familiar companion has money available for an understood expense.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether a statement is true.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 anyone is at home before entering/visiting.1Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?1Check whether someone has time for a conversation or task.1Check whether the listener is currently at home.1Check whether the listener is currently at their workplace, not where they are employed.1Check whether the listener is feeling happy or satisfied.1Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.1Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1Comment that it is late.1Comment that the current time is early.1Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.1Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1Confirm people are able to attend.1Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1Confirm whether another person intends to stay.1Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1Deny that a past incident occurred.1Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1Disapprove of understood behavior.1Discuss whether you have money available.1Discuss your employment status.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 lack of money.1Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1Explain that someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.1Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1Explain that the speaker has to wait.1Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.1Explain that the speaker is not employed.1Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.1Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1Express certainty about a stated fact, not physical safety. Female speaker: Estoy segura de eso.1Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1Express that listener deserves better treatment or an outcome in an understood situation.1Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1Give a conventional appreciative or supportive best-person compliment. Female listener: Eres la mejor.1Give a softened negative answer.1Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.1Identify oneself, e.g.1Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1Invite a suggestion for solving an understood problem.1Invite the listener to text the speaker.1Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1Offer coffee as a host.1Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.1Offer to cook for the listener as a household or relationship arrangement.1Offer to place an order on the listener’s behalf.1Politely ask a seller whether they can offer a discount.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.1Reassure someone about an uncertain future outcome.1Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.1Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.1Report wet clothing after rain or laundry.1Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1Say an amount or demand is excessive.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1Seek advice about whether to go or leave.1Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.1Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1Share an address with a driver/contact.1State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1State needing a vehicle, e.g.1State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1Suggest going out for air.1Tell a driver or seller that the speaker will pay cash.1Tell family or a partner that you are at home.1Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1Understand hospitality where the business/host covers the cost.1Use a conventional reunion greeting after not seeing someone for a while.1Wish someone a safe journey home, regardless of travel mode.1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral191masculine16both12feminine4
Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded198speaker7listener6noun6object6
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core97Not recorded81Expansion45Introductory Set2
Vocabulary families156 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.

Everyday121Not recorded81Less common21
Reusability4 branches

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

510949731522
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

311646012921355
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

382181260
Confusion risk4 branches

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

311427812645
Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–31384–6837–102
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4130553340
Difficulty score6 branches

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

11–2011721–30535–102631–402441–50261–701
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

01811–342
Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231422026-10-10412026-10-19212026-10-1292026-10-1462026-10-1622026-10-1312026-10-151
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)223
Source batches13 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23142Not recorded38LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 214LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 17Curated multi-source screenshot6Short everyday phrases screenshot650 everyday phrases screenshot2Everyday conversation screenshot2Everyday questions screenshot228 everyday questions screenshot1I know screenshot1Informal me commands screenshot1Time adverbs screenshot1
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.142Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap54Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.21Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline6
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2223
Source review decisions4 branches

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

Added183Not recorded38Retained existing1Updated equivalent1
Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded221Guest2
Idiom difficulty factor6 branches

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

01894201048412363
Length difficulty factor6 branches

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

6839583551218157182
Grammar difficulty factor15 branches

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

107166513243131712128208238225184141161251281301
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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

017333321552
New Families Vs Baseline54 branches

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None recorded124Not recorded38quedar4carro3ella3llave3amable2dejalo2hay2llamar2aire1alguien1aprendiendo1asi1aun1bueno1cerraste1confiar1dame1dejar1descuento1direccion1efectivo1encontrar1estara1etapa1harias1hermoso1hotel1irse1juego1lento1listos1mandarme1mereces1mojada1necesario1noche1oferta1opcion1podria1primera1prueba1pueden1quienes1regalo1registrarme1ropa1roto1suposicion1tan1trabajando1usarlo1vida1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No223
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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01241–361Not recorded38
Unique Vocabulary Families41 branches

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None recorded181ella3amable2llamar2aire1aprendiendo1asiento1aun1bueno1casa1cerraste1confiar1descuento1efectivo1empiezas1encontrar1estara1estudiando1etapa1harias1hermoso1irse1juego1listos1mandarme1menu1mereces1mojada1oferta1opcion1pasar1pique1podria1prueba1pueden1quienes1regalo1registrarme1suposicion1tan1vida1