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Everyday Statements22Keeping a Conversation Going21Making Plans15Clearing Up Misunderstandings11Time and Frequency11Reactions10Boundaries and Disagreements7Getting Around Mexico6Home Together5Travel and Directions4Encouragement and Celebration2Airports and Luggage1Everyday Affection1Feelings and Check-ins1Food and Dining1Food and Eating Together1Health and Getting Help1Health and Safety1Relationships and Family1Shopping and Paying1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About Family1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1

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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’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 →
  3. 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 →
  4. To the hotel, please.Al hotel, por favor.

    “Al hotel, por favor.” means “To the hotel, please.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. 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 →
  6. It’s late.Es tarde.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. Good choice.Buena elección.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. 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 →
  12. 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 →
  13. So far.Hasta ahora.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. 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 →
  15. It’s different.Es diferente.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. At least...Al menos...

    “Al menos...” means “At least...” in Mexican Spanish. Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. 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.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. They’re dirty.Están sucios.

    “Están sucios.” means “They’re dirty.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. 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 →
  22. That’s not okay.Eso no está bien.

    “Eso no está bien.” means “That’s not okay.” in Mexican Spanish. Disapprove of understood behavior.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. 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.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. It’s not clear.No está claro.

    “No está claro.” means “It’s not clear.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an explanation, view or instruction is unclear.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.

Neutral48Familiar (tú)2
Situations50 branches

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

Answer a day-of-week question.1Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1Comment that it is late.1Comment that the current time is early.1Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Disapprove of understood behavior.1Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1Explain lack of money.1Explain that the speaker has to wait.1Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1Explain the activity being done now.1Express that listener deserves better treatment or an outcome in an understood situation.1Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.1Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1Introduce the first point in a sequence.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.1Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Say an amount or demand is excessive.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 an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral49masculine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded49speaker1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core30Expansion20
Vocabulary families63 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.

Everyday38Less common11Specialized1
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

333217
Confusion risk2 branches

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

329221
Spanish word count2 branches

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1–3444–66
Usefulness score3 branches

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

43231454
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20445–106
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0361–314
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2350
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)50
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2350
Review methods1 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.50
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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250
Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added50
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded50
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

62831695121
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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027313284161
Grammar difficulty factor4 branches

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631316132121
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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0404961
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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-223-41907-81
Unique Vocabulary Families16 branches

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None recorded36desde1eleccion1entonces1etapa1hermana1lunes1mereces1opcion1perro1profesor1prueba1radiografia1repente1reunion1sucios1
New Families Vs Baseline25 branches

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None recorded26antes2tenemos2boleto1carro1cualquier1desde1eleccion1entonces1etapa1hermana1hotel1lunes1menos1mereces1necesario1opcion1perro1primera1profesor1prueba1radiografia1repente1reunion1sucios1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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0261–324
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No50