EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

3 · Answer or explain · Beginner · Making Plans

Invitations, availability, schedules, meeting up, staying, leaving and keeping in touch.

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1 21 11

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Coverage gap value: 3 × Conversation role: Answer or explain × Difficulty: Beginner × Topics: Making Plans ×

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Beginner33 Easy17 Moderate4

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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.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
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 →
Before.Antes.
“Antes.” means “Before.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when with before/earlier.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I have time.Tengo tiempo.
“Tengo tiempo.” means “I have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about availability.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
It’s late.Es tarde.
“Es tarde.” means “It’s late.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that it is late.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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 →
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 →
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.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Right away.Enseguida.
“Enseguida.” means “Right away.” in Mexican Spanish. Promise prompt action.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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 →
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 →
We aren’t busy.No estamos ocupados. / No estamos ocupadas.
“No estamos ocupados. / No estamos ocupadas.” means “We aren’t busy.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose the group-gender alternative.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Little by little.Poco a poco.
“Poco a poco.” means “Little by little.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
As soon as possible.Lo antes posible.
“Lo antes posible.” means “As soon as possible.” in Mexican Spanish. Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
We have a meeting.Tenemos una reunión.
“Tenemos una reunión.” means “We have a meeting.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
It’s almost time.Ya casi es la hora.
“Ya casi es la hora.” means “It’s almost time.” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t have a choice.No tengo otra opción.
“No tengo otra opción.” means “I don’t have a choice.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’ll do it.Yo lo hago.
“Yo lo hago.” means “I’ll do it.” in Mexican Spanish. Use when volunteering to do something. Lo haré expresses a future commitment.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
At the same time.Al mismo tiempo.
“Al mismo tiempo.” means “At the same time.” in Mexican Spanish. Say events/actions happen simultaneously.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
He is ready.Él está listo.
“Él está listo.” means “He is ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Ready for an action; ser listo means being clever, a different meaning.
BeginnerNormalEnglish 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.

Neutral31 Familiar (tú)2

Situations26 branches

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

Not recorded8 Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1 Answer a day-of-week question.1 Answer when with before/earlier.1 Comment that it is late.1 Comment that the current time is early.1 Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1 Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1 Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1 Explain that the speaker is not employed.1 Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1 Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1 Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1 Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1 Greet someone arriving early.1 Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1 Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1 Promise prompt action.1 Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1 Report having no plans when discussing availability.1 Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1 Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1 Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.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 Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral28 masculine3 both2

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded30 object2 speaker1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core13 Expansion12 Not recorded8

Vocabulary families42 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday20 Not recorded8 Less common5

Reusability3 branches

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

415 515 33

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

315 19 29

Confusion risk3 branches

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

317 215 11

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–330 4–63

Usefulness score3 branches

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

421 311 51

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2027 5–106

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

025 1–38

Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2325 2026-10-196 2026-10-161 2026-10-181

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)33

Source batches4 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2325 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 26 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot1 22 everyday expressions 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.25 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.7 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

233

Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added33

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded33

Length difficulty factor5 branches