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Conversation27Keeping a Conversation Going16Making Plans9Getting Around Mexico6Requests4Home Together3Clearing Up Misunderstandings2Encouragement and Celebration1Food and Eating Together1Shopping and Paying1

Difficulty3 branches

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  1. Which one?¿Cuál?

    “¿Cuál?” means “Which one?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Which way?¿Por dónde?

    “¿Por dónde?” means “Which way?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  3. Which color?¿Qué color?

    “¿Qué color?” means “Which color?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  4. Can you wait?¿Puedes esperar?

    “¿Puedes esperar?” means “Can you wait?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

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  5. Did you go?¿Fuiste?

    “¿Fuiste?” means “Did you go?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  6. Who is that?¿Quién es?

    “¿Quién es?” means “Who is that?” in Mexican Spanish. Existing shorter version is sufficient in context.

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  7. When is it?¿Cuándo es?

    “¿Cuándo es?” means “When is it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  8. When do we go?¿Cuándo vamos?

    “¿Cuándo vamos?” means “When do we go?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  9. When are you coming?¿Cuándo vienes?

    “¿Cuándo vienes?” means “When are you coming?” in Mexican Spanish. For conversational future plans, ¿Cuándo vienes? and ¿Cuándo vas a venir? are alternatives.

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  10. Where are you?¿Dónde estás?

    “¿Dónde estás?” means “Where are you?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  11. Where are we going?¿Adónde vamos?

    “¿Adónde vamos?” means “Where are we going?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  12. Did you sleep?¿Dormiste?

    “¿Dormiste?” means “Did you sleep?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  13. Did you call?¿Llamaste?

    “¿Llamaste?” means “Did you call?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  14. Who is next?¿Quién sigue?

    “¿Quién sigue?” means “Who is next?” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for a queue or turn-taking.

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  15. Did you eat?¿Comiste?

    “¿Comiste?” means “Did you eat?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  16. Did you like it?¿Te gustó?

    “¿Te gustó?” means “Did you like it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  17. Did you finish?¿Terminaste?

    “¿Terminaste?” means “Did you finish?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  18. Did you come?¿Viniste?

    “¿Viniste?” means “Did you come?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  19. Did you pay?¿Pagaste?

    “¿Pagaste?” means “Did you pay?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  20. Did you win?¿Ganaste?

    “¿Ganaste?” means “Did you win?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  21. Did you work?¿Trabajaste?

    “¿Trabajaste?” means “Did you work?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  22. Which is better?¿Cuál es mejor?

    “¿Cuál es mejor?” means “Which is better?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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  23. Can I come in?¿Puedo entrar?

    “¿Puedo entrar?” means “Can I come in?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

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  24. Can you drive?¿Puedes manejar?

    “¿Puedes manejar?” means “Can you drive?” in Mexican Spanish. Manejar is the everyday Mexican Spanish choice for driving; conducir is also correct.

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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.

Neutral23Familiar (tú)8
Situations1 branches

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

Not recorded31
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral31
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded31
Learning collections1 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded31
Vocabulary families29 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity1 branches

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

Not recorded31
Reusability2 branches

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

42754
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

13021
Confusion risk3 branches

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

1182845
Spanish word count1 branches

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1–331
Usefulness score2 branches

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

42833
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20305–101
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0191–312
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-14172026-10-12132026-10-151
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)31
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Everyday questions screenshot20Past-tense questions screenshot1028 everyday questions screenshot1
Review methods1 branches

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Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap31
Introductory speakers1 branches

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Not recorded31
Length difficulty factor3 branches

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31901062
Vocabulary difficulty factor3 branches

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01631223
Grammar difficulty factor3 branches

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102733121
Idiom difficulty factor1 branches

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031
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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015-213-43
Unique Vocabulary Families13 branches

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None recorded19color1comiste1correcto1entrar1espacio1ganaste1manejar1pagaste1quedarte1terminaste1trabajaste1viniste1
New Families Vs Baseline17 branches

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None recorded15hay2adonde1color1comiste1correcto1entrar1espacio1fuiste1ganaste1llamaste1manejar1pagaste1quedarte1terminaste1trabajaste1viniste1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–316015
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No31