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Reactions30Keeping a Conversation Going24Making Plans11Clearing Up Misunderstandings9Getting Around Mexico7Feelings and Check-ins6Encouragement and Celebration5Everyday Affection5Time and Frequency5Food and Eating Together4Home Together4Romance4Wants and Needs4Boundaries and Disagreements3Everyday Statements3Food and Dining3Relationships and Family3Shopping and Paying2Asking Someone Out1Conversation1Everyday Actions1Everyday Conversation1Feelings1Health and Getting Help1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Travel and Directions1

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  1. 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.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I am outside.Estoy afuera.

    “Estoy afuera.” means “I am outside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. I am inside.Estoy adentro.

    “Estoy adentro.” means “I am inside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being inside a building or place.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. This time.Esta vez.

    “Esta vez.” means “This time.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. I have time.Tengo tiempo.

    “Tengo tiempo.” means “I have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about availability.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I am alone.Estoy solo.

    “Estoy solo.” means “I am alone.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. It’s difficult.Está difícil.

    “Está difícil.” means “It’s difficult.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. It’s late.Es tarde.

    “Es tarde.” means “It’s late.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that it is late.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. It’s early.Es temprano.

    “Es temprano.” means “It’s early.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that the current time is early.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. It’s too much.Es demasiado.

    “Es demasiado.” means “It’s too much.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an amount or demand is excessive.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Right here.Justo aquí.

    “Justo aquí.” means “Right here.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the exact desired location visually.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Not here.No aquí.

    “No aquí.” means “Not here.” in Mexican Spanish. Correct a proposed location or stopping place.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Someday.Algún día.

    “Algún día.” means “Someday.” in Mexican Spanish. Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. We have food.Tenemos comida.

    “Tenemos comida.” means “We have food.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Good choice.Buena elección.

    “Buena elección.” means “Good choice.” in Mexican Spanish. Approve an understood selection with Good choice.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Not now.Ahora no.

    “Ahora no.” means “Not now.” in Mexican Spanish. Can sound abrupt. Ahora no, gracias softens a refusal; ahora no, por favor asks someone to stop or wait.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. So far.Hasta ahora.

    “Hasta ahora.” means “So far.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.

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  18. This is spicy.Esto pica.

    “Esto pica.” means “This is spicy.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Good idea!¡Buena idea!

    “¡Buena idea!” means “Good idea!” in Mexican Spanish. Positive response to a suggestion.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Any questions?¿Alguna pregunta?

    “¿Alguna pregunta?” means “Any questions?” in Mexican Spanish. Invite questions after explaining something.

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  21. It’s different.Es diferente.

    “Es diferente.” means “It’s different.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that two understood items/situations differ.

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  22. That’s cheap.Está barato.

    “Está barato.” means “That’s cheap.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment on a low price.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. It’s delicious.Está delicioso / deliciosa.

    “Está delicioso / deliciosa.” means “It’s delicious.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. We are busy.Estamos ocupados. / Estamos ocupadas.

    “Estamos ocupados. / Estamos ocupadas.” means “We are busy.” in Mexican Spanish. Ocupados for a male or mixed group, ocupadas for an all-female group.

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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.

Neutral47Familiar (tú)6
Situations45 branches

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

Not recorded9Answer a day-of-week question.1Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1Celos means interpersonal jealousy; envidia means envy.1Comment on a low price.1Comment that it is late.1Comment that the current time is early.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe exercising as a habitual activity.1Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.1Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1Explain the activity being done now.1Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.1Express personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1Greet someone arriving early.1Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Offer an appropriate direct appearance compliment. Masculine alternative: Eres hermoso.1React to a frightening thing or event.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1React to someone’s fortunate present circumstances.1Report being inside a building or place.1Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.1Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.1Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1Say an amount or demand is excessive.1Say speaker and companions are together in the same group/place.1Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1State that the speaker knows how to cook.1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral44masculine5both3feminine1
Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded44speaker4object3listener1noun1
Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core26Expansion18Not recorded9Introductory Set1
Vocabulary families69 branches

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

estar10ser9buena2estamos2necesito2querer2sola2temprano2tenemos2tener2aburrido1adentro1admiro1afuera1ahora1algun1alguna1aprender1barato1carro1celos1cocinar1coincidencia1comida1da1delicioso1demasiado1desde1dia1diferente1dificil1ejercicio1eleccion1enamorado1entonces1estudiando1hago1hasta1hermosa1idea1invitados1ir1juntos1justo1llamar1llegaste1lunes1menos1miedo1muchas1nadar1None recorded1ocupadas1ocupados1pica1pregunta1primavera1profesor1quiero1repente1sentir1sucios1suerte1tarde1tengo1tiempo1veces1ver1vez1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday35Less common9Not recorded9
Reusability3 branches

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

426516311
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

22332218
Confusion risk3 branches

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

22732214
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–353
Usefulness score3 branches

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

43531553
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20455–108
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0331–320
Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23442026-10-1942026-10-1022026-10-1822026-10-161
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)53
Source batches5 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2344LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 242026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot2Not recorded222 everyday expressions 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.44Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.6Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap2Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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253
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added51Not recorded2
Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded52Guest1
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

024318284261
Grammar difficulty factor5 branches

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

627316135103122
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

04449
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

-228014-411
Unique Vocabulary Families24 branches

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None recorded33admiro1algun1alguna1celos1coincidencia1delicioso1desde1ejercicio1eleccion1entonces1estamos1hermosa1invitados1juntos1lunes1nadar1ocupadas1ocupados1pica1primavera1profesor1repente1sucios1
New Families Vs Baseline33 branches

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None recorded22Not recorded3tenemos2aburrido1adentro1admiro1afuera1algun1alguna1aprender1barato1carro1celos1coincidencia1desde1ejercicio1eleccion1enamorado1entonces1estamos1hermosa1invitados1juntos1justo1lunes1menos1nadar1ocupadas1ocupados1primavera1profesor1repente1sucios1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–328022Not recorded3
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No53