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Keeping a Conversation Going59Conversation49Making Plans32Time and Frequency29Everyday Conversation20Clearing Up Misunderstandings9Getting Around Mexico9Talking About How Often6Encouragement and Celebration5Home Together4Requests4Boundaries and Disagreements3Health and Getting Help3Natural Reactions and Replies3Shopping and Paying2Everyday Actions1Food and Eating Together1Home Repairs and Utilities1

Difficulty3 branches

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  1. Always.Siempre.

    “Siempre.” means “Always.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  2. Never.Nunca.

    “Nunca.” means “Never.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  3. For now.Por ahora.

    “Por ahora.” means “For now.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  4. Take care.Cuídate.

    “Cuídate.” means “Take care.” in Mexican Spanish. A friendly goodbye to one person you address informally.

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  5. This way.Por aquí.

    “Por aquí.” means “This way.” in Mexican Spanish. Use when showing someone the route: this way / through here.

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  6. They are here.Ellos / Ellas están aquí.

    “Ellos / Ellas están aquí.” means “They are here.” in Mexican Spanish. Existing card includes both group genders.

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  7. I know what to do.Sé qué hacer.

    “Sé qué hacer.” means “I know what to do.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  8. I know the way.Conozco el camino.

    “Conozco el camino.” means “I know the way.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  9. This morning.Esta mañana.

    “Esta mañana.” means “This morning.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  10. Tonight.Esta noche.

    “Esta noche.” means “Tonight.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  11. Too late.Demasiado tarde.

    “Demasiado tarde.” means “Too late.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  12. Thank you very much.Muchas gracias.

    “Muchas gracias.” means “Thank you very much.” in Mexican Spanish. Stronger than gracias: thank you very much.

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  13. For a while.Un rato.

    “Un rato.” means “For a while.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  14. They are coming.Ellos / Ellas vienen.

    “Ellos / Ellas vienen.” means “They are coming.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  15. Which color?¿Qué color?

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

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  16. I know why.Sé por qué.

    “Sé por qué.” means “I know why.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  17. I don’t know anything.No sé nada.

    “No sé nada.” means “I don’t know anything.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

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  18. Right now.Ahora mismo.

    “Ahora mismo.” means “Right now.” in Mexican Spanish. Emphasizes now, at this very moment.

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  19. Sometimes.A veces.

    “A veces.” means “Sometimes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  20. Not yet.Todavía no.

    “Todavía no.” means “Not yet.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  21. All day.Todo el día.

    “Todo el día.” means “All day.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

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  22. 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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  23. Of course.Por supuesto.

    “Por supuesto.” means “Of course.” in Mexican Spanish. An affirmative response meaning certainly / of course.

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  24. It doesn’t matter.No importa.

    “No importa.” means “It doesn’t matter.” in Mexican Spanish. Can also mean never mind when dismissing a concern; Olvídalo means forget it / never mind.

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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.

Neutral88Familiar (tú)15
Conversation role3 branches

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

Answer or explain71Ask a question31Make a request1
Situations1 branches

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

Not recorded103
Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral98both4masculine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded98noun5
Learning collections1 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded103
Vocabulary families93 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity1 branches

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

Not recorded103
Reusability3 branches

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

37142854
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

191212
Confusion risk3 branches

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

165225413
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31004–63
Usefulness score4 branches

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

4813135722
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20875–1016
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0601–343
Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-14582026-10-13212026-10-12182026-10-1732026-10-1622026-10-151
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)103
Source batches10 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Time adverbs screenshot29I know screenshot21Everyday questions screenshot2050 everyday phrases screenshot12Past-tense questions screenshot10Short everyday phrases screenshot530 everyday conversational phrases screenshot328 everyday questions screenshot1Informal me commands screenshot1Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1
Review methods1 branches

How the recorded editorial ratings were assigned. These are assessments rather than measured learning outcomes.

Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap103
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded103
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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34762902493
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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0483392136251
Grammar difficulty factor5 branches

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

366102768121171
Idiom difficulty factor1 branches

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

0103
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

058-239-46
Unique Vocabulary Families46 branches

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None recorded60ayer1color1comiste1correcto1cuidate1demasiado1despues1entrar1espacio1esperanza1ganaste1importa1imposible1lugar1manejar1mismo1muchas1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1pagaste1pasada1pasado1posible1proxima1proximo1quedarte1respuesta1saben1segundo1semanas1siempre1suficientemente1supuesto1temprano1terminaste1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trabajaste1veces1vienen1viniste1
New Families Vs Baseline59 branches

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None recorded44conozco4hay4ellos3mes3dejar2noche2todo2adonde1ayer1color1comiste1correcto1cuidate1dame1demasiado1despues1dificil1entrar1espacio1esperanza1fuiste1ganaste1importa1imposible1llamaste1lugar1manejar1mismo1muchas1nombre1normalmente1numero1nunca1pagaste1pasada1pasado1posible1problema1proxima1proximo1quedarte1respuesta1saben1segundo1semanas1siempre1suficientemente1supuesto1temprano1terminaste1toda1todas1todavia1todos1trabajaste1veces1vienen1viniste1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–359044
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No103