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Beginner54 Easy41 Moderate2

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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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I am outside.Estoy afuera.
“Estoy afuera.” means “I am outside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.
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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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I am inside.Estoy adentro.
“Estoy adentro.” means “I am inside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being inside a building or place.
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I have a ticket.Tengo un boleto.
“Tengo un boleto.” means “I have a ticket.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.
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I need a car.Necesito un carro.
“Necesito un carro.” means “I need a car.” in Mexican Spanish. State needing a vehicle, e.g.
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It’s difficult.Está difícil.
“Está difícil.” means “It’s difficult.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.
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Someday.Algún día.
“Algún día.” means “Someday.” in Mexican Spanish. Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.
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Good choice.Buena elección.
“Buena elección.” means “Good choice.” in Mexican Spanish. Approve an understood selection with Good choice.
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I have no money.No tengo dinero.
“No tengo dinero.” means “I have no money.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain lack of money.
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This is spicy.Esto pica.
“Esto pica.” means “This is spicy.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Respond / explain.
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That’s cheap.Está barato.
“Está barato.” means “That’s cheap.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment on a low price.
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Maybe.Quizás.
“Quizás.” means “Maybe.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.
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It’s not fair.No es justo.
“No es justo.” means “It’s not fair.” in Mexican Spanish. Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.
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You’re beautiful.Eres hermosa.
“Eres hermosa.” means “You’re beautiful.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer an appropriate direct appearance compliment. Masculine alternative: Eres hermoso.
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You are lucky.Tienes suerte.
“Tienes suerte.” means “You are lucky.” in Mexican Spanish. React to someone’s fortunate present circumstances.
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You’re doing great.Vas muy bien.
“Vas muy bien.” means “You’re doing great.” in Mexican Spanish. Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.
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That’s worse.Eso está peor.
“Eso está peor.” means “That’s worse.” in Mexican Spanish. Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.
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That’s normal.Eso es normal.
“Eso es normal.” means “That’s normal.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.
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I want to see you.Quiero verte.
“Quiero verte.” means “I want to see you.” in Mexican Spanish. Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.
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You’re very special.Eres muy especial.
“Eres muy especial.” means “You’re very special.” in Mexican Spanish. Express positive personal appreciation of the listener.
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That’s confusing.Eso es confuso.
“Eso es confuso.” means “That’s confusing.” in Mexican Spanish. Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.
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My phone is slow.Mi teléfono está lento.
“Mi teléfono está lento.” means “My phone is slow.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.
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I want to learn.Quiero aprender.
“Quiero aprender.” means “I want to learn.” in Mexican Spanish. Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.
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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.

Neutral44 Familiar (tú)10

Situations52 branches

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

Not recorded3 Answer a day-of-week question.1 Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1 Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1 Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.1 Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1 Comment on a low price.1 Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1 Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1 Compliment someone’s intelligence in an appropriate supportive conversation.1 Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1 Describe an unexpected sudden event.1 Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1 Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1 Describe exercising as a habitual activity.1 Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1 Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1 Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1 Encourage or appreciate someone’s courage in a supportive conversation.1 Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1 Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1 Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1 Explain lack of money.1 Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1 Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1 Explain that the speaker has to wait.1 Explain the activity being done now.1 Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1 Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1 Express positive personal appreciation of the listener.1 Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1 Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1 Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.1 Greet someone arriving early.1 Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1 Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1 Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1 Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1 Offer an appropriate direct appearance compliment. Masculine alternative: Eres hermoso.1 React to a frightening thing or event.1 React to someone’s fortunate present circumstances.1 Report being inside a building or place.1 Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.1 Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1 Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1 Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1 Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1 State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1 State needing a vehicle, e.g.1 State that the speaker knows how to cook.1 Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1 Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral50 masculine3 feminine1

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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Not recorded50 listener1 noun1 object1 speaker1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion28 Core23 Not recorded3

Vocabulary families68 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday43 Less common7 Not recorded3 Specialized1

Reusability3 branches

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

428 517 39

Confusion risk3 branches

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

239 312 13

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–350 4–64

Usefulness score3 branches

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

425 323 56

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2052 5–102

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

034 1–320

Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2351 2026-10-102 2026-10-181

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)54

Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2351 Not recorded2 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot1

Review methods3 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.51 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap2 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

254

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added52 Not recorded2

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded54

Length difficulty factor4 branches