EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Beginner149 Easy116 Moderate16 Challenging3

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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 →
I’m almost there.Ya casi llego.
“Ya casi llego.” means “I’m almost there.” in Mexican Spanish. Used when you are close to arriving. Llego is present tense, used here for imminent arrival.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I have to leave.Tengo que irme.
“Tengo que irme.” means “I have to leave.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Let’s eat.Vamos a comer.
“Vamos a comer.” means “Let’s eat.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Respond / explain.
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It’s important.Es importante.
“Es importante.” means “It’s important.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.
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This is my favorite.Este es mi favorito.
“Este es mi favorito.” means “This is my favorite.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.
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I am eating.Estoy comiendo.
“Estoy comiendo.” means “I am eating.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that eating is happening now.
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I can fix it.Puedo arreglarlo.
“Puedo arreglarlo.” means “I can fix it.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to repair an understood item.
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I plan to drive.Planeo manejar.
“Planeo manejar.” means “I plan to drive.” in Mexican Spanish. State an intention to drive in a travel plan.
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By the way.Por cierto.
“Por cierto.” means “By the way.” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a related aside in conversation.
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You can tell me.Puedes decírmelo.
“Puedes decírmelo.” means “You can tell me.” in Mexican Spanish. Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t have it.No lo tengo.
“No lo tengo.” means “I don’t have it.” in Mexican Spanish. Say the speaker does not have an understood item.
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We have a deal.Tenemos un trato.
“Tenemos un trato.” means “We have a deal.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.
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It’s finished.Ya está terminado.
“Ya está terminado.” means “It’s finished.” in Mexican Spanish. Refers to a completed task or a masculine noun; use terminada for a feminine noun.
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I don’t know how to swim.No sé nadar.
“No sé nadar.” means “I don’t know how to swim.” in Mexican Spanish. For not knowing how to swim. No puedo nadar means being unable or not allowed to swim in the current situation.
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I don’t feel well.No me siento bien.
“No me siento bien.” means “I don’t feel well.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural health-related statement; more specific than a general No estoy bien.
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I check my email.Reviso mi correo.
“Reviso mi correo.” means “I check my email.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe checking email as part of a routine.
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My window is open.Mi ventana está abierta.
“Mi ventana está abierta.” means “My window is open.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.
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My keys are inside.Mis llaves están dentro.
“Mis llaves están dentro.” means “My keys are inside.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.
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My bag is heavy.Mi bolsa pesa mucho.
“Mi bolsa pesa mucho.” means “My bag is heavy.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that a bag is heavy and may require carrying assistance.
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My train is delayed.Mi tren está retrasado.
“Mi tren está retrasado.” means “My train is delayed.” in Mexican Spanish. Report a delayed train during travel planning.
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More or less.Más o menos.
“Más o menos.” means “More or less.” in Mexican Spanish. Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.
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Not really.La verdad es que no.
“La verdad es que no.” means “Not really.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a softened negative answer.
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I’m not kidding.No es broma.
“No es broma.” means “I’m not kidding.” in Mexican Spanish. Emphasize that a statement is serious.
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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.

Neutral96 Familiar (tú)20

Situations101 branches

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

Not recorded16 Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1 Acknowledge/reassure that the speaker will not worry about the understood matter.1 Affirm a serious romantic match in an established relationship.1 Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1 Announce having a gift for the listener before handing it over.1 Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1 Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1 Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1 Ask for time to think before replying.1 Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1 Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1 Comment conventionally that time seems to pass quickly.1 Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1 Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1 Congratulate the listener on winning an understood game/contest.1 Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1 Deny doing an understood action.1 Describe a household chore as a habit/activity.1 Describe a messy room in ordinary household conversation.1 Describe checking email as part of a routine.1 Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1 Describe fitness after inactivity or during activity planning.1 Describe getting dressed as an ordinary routine.1 Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.1 Describe going to bed as a routine, rather than telling another person to sleep.1 Describe making the bed as a household chore.1 Describe progress learning English.1 Describe showering in a household routine.1 Describe waking as a daily routine.1 Emphasize that a statement is serious.1 Explain a future decision not to drive.1 Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.1 Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.1 Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1 Explain an obligation to study.1 Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1 Explain current activity while on foot.1 Explain current cooking activity/availability.1 Explain handling a task oneself without another person’s assistance.1 Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1 Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1 Explain past unavailability due to being busy. Female speaker: Estaba ocupada.1 Explain that a bag is heavy and may require carrying assistance.1 Explain that eating is happening now.1 Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.1 Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.1 Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1 Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1 Explain what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1 Express affection for your family.1 Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1 Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1 Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1 Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1 Firmly refuse something.1 Give a softened negative answer.1 Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1 Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.1 Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1 Introduce a related aside in conversation.1 Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1 Invite someone to have coffee together.1 Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1 Locate an item/person beside the speaker.1 Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1 Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1 Offer to repair an understood item.1 Often an ironic reaction to bad luck; tone establishes the meaning. Suerte is feminine regardless of the speaker.1 React when something confirms what you suspected.1 Reassure someone about an uncertain future outcome.1 Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1 Report a delayed train during travel planning.1 Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1 Report increasing outdoor warmth.1 Report not asking an understood person or question.1 Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1 Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1 Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1 Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1 Report snow currently falling.1 Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1 Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.1 Report that the relevant place is empty of people.1 Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1 Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1 Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1 Share an intuition or hunch.1 Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1 State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1 State a firm boundary that an understood decision is settled.1 State an intention to drive in a travel plan.1 State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1 State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1 Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1 Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1 Tell a listener they help the speaker feel better.1 Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1 Tell someone it is their turn to act.1 The place is across the street. Keep the street as the reference point.1 Understand hospitality where the business/host covers the cost.1

Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral108 masculine5 feminine2 both1

Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded110 noun2 object2 speaker2

Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion77 Core23 Not recorded16 Introductory Set1

Vocabulary families167 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.

Everyday59 Less common41 Not recorded16

Reusability4 branches

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

472 322 520 22

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

359 241 116

Confusion risk3 branches

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

360 247 19

Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–376 4–638 7–102

Usefulness score3 branches

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

367 446 53

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3085 31–4031

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–369 047

Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23100 2026-10-167 2026-10-104 2026-10-194 2026-10-181

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)116

Source batches6 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23100 25 conversational statements screenshot4 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 24 Not recorded4 22 everyday expressions screenshot3 2026-10-18 everyday phrases 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.100 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.7 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.5 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap4

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added112 Not recorded4

Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded115 Host1

Length difficulty factor7 branches