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Everyday Statements41Keeping a Conversation Going24Making Plans17Encouragement and Celebration10Getting Around Mexico10Boundaries and Disagreements9Time and Frequency8Travel and Directions7Clearing Up Misunderstandings6Feelings5Home Together5Everyday Affection4Feelings and Check-ins4Health and Getting Help3Food and Dining2Reactions2Relationships and Family2Walking Directions2Airports and Luggage1Conversation1Everyday Actions1Everyday Conversation1Food and Eating Together1Health and Safety1Romance1Saying No Politely1Shopping and Paying1Talking About Family1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1

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  1. 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.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Because of traffic.Por el tráfico.

    “Por el tráfico.” means “Because of traffic.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. I need a car.Necesito un carro.

    “Necesito un carro.” means “I need a car.” in Mexican Spanish. State needing a vehicle, e.g.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. I have a question.Tengo una pregunta.

    “Tengo una pregunta.” means “I have a question.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for starting a question or asking for clarification.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I don’t need help.No necesito ayuda.

    “No necesito ayuda.” means “I don’t need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful clear refusal; add gracias for a softer response.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. I don’t have time.No tengo tiempo.

    “No tengo tiempo.” means “I don’t have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about lack of availability.

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  8. I have no money.No tengo dinero.

    “No tengo dinero.” means “I have no money.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain lack of money.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. This is for you.Es para ti.

    “Es para ti.” means “This is for you.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. I don’t have a job.No tengo trabajo.

    “No tengo trabajo.” means “I don’t have a job.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is not employed.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I don’t have anything.No tengo nada.

    “No tengo nada.” means “I don’t have anything.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Last time.La última vez.

    “La última vez.” means “Last time.” in Mexican Spanish. Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. I’m not tired.No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.

    “No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.” means “I’m not tired.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose by speaker gender.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. It’s for me.Es para mí.

    “Es para mí.” means “It’s for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify that something is intended for the speaker.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. 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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  16. It’s not enough.No es suficiente.

    “No es suficiente.” means “It’s not enough.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.

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  17. I don’t have plans.No tengo planes.

    “No tengo planes.” means “I don’t have plans.” in Mexican Spanish. Report having no plans when discussing availability.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. First of all...Antes que nada...

    “Antes que nada...” means “First of all...” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce the first point in a sequence.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. It’s time.Ya es hora.

    “Ya es hora.” means “It’s time.” in Mexican Spanish. Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. 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.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. 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.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. 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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  23. At the corner.En la esquina.

    “En la esquina.” means “At the corner.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. It’s not necessary.No es necesario.

    “No es necesario.” means “It’s not necessary.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.

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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.

Neutral61Familiar (tú)10
Situations59 branches

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

Not recorded13Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.1Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1Compliment someone as funny or enjoyable company. Female listener: Eres muy divertida.1Compliment someone’s intelligence in an appropriate supportive conversation.1Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1Encourage or appreciate someone’s courage in a supportive conversation.1Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1Explain lack of money.1Explain that the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.1Explain that the speaker has to wait.1Explain that the speaker is not employed.1Express positive personal appreciation of the listener.1Express that listener deserves better treatment or an outcome in an understood situation.1Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1Give a conventional appreciative or supportive best-person compliment. Female listener: Eres la mejor.1Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1Introduce the first point in a sequence.1Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.1Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1Report having no plans when discussing availability.1Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Say an explanation, view or instruction is unclear.1Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1State needing a vehicle, e.g.1State that an understood duty belongs to the listener.1State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral64both3masculine3feminine1
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded66listener2object2speaker1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion31Core27Not recorded13
Vocabulary families91 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday45Not recorded13Less common12Specialized1
Reusability3 branches

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

43852835
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

335225111
Confusion risk3 branches

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

24032714
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–371
Usefulness score3 branches

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

44132555
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20705–101
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0491–322
Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23582026-10-1982026-10-1832026-10-1012026-10-161
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)71
Source batches5 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2358LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 282026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot325 conversational statements screenshot1Not recorded1
Review methods4 branches

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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.58Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.11Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap1Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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271
Source review decisions2 branches

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Added70Not recorded1
Introductory speakers1 branches

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Not recorded71
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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0343202144211
Grammar difficulty factor4 branches

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649317103132
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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05941062
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-238-419013-61
Unique Vocabulary Families26 branches

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None recorded49amable1cargo1coche1confuso1dulce1ella1especial1esquina1estamos1hago1hermana1inteligente1mereces1ocupadas1ocupados1paciente1peligroso1perro1pregunta1radiografia1responsabilidad1reunion1semaforo1trafico1valiente1
New Families Vs Baseline44 branches

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None recorded31antes2cualquier2alguien1amable1asi1boleto1calle1cargo1carro1coche1confuso1dios1ella1especial1esquina1estamos1hago1hermana1inteligente1justo1lavo1mereces1molesto1nadie1necesario1normal1Not recorded1ocupadas1ocupados1paciente1peligroso1peor1perro1pregunta1primera1radiografia1responsabilidad1reunion1ropa1semaforo1tenemos1trafico1valiente1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–339031Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No71