EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

3 · Answer or explain · Beginner · Reactions

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3 23 10

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Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Beginner36 Easy26 Moderate1

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No.No.
“No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.
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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 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 am alone.Estoy solo.
“Estoy solo.” means “I am alone.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.
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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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It’s too much.Es demasiado.
“Es demasiado.” means “It’s too much.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an amount or demand is excessive.
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Right here.Justo aquí.
“Justo aquí.” means “Right here.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the exact desired location visually.
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Not here.No aquí.
“No aquí.” means “Not here.” in Mexican Spanish. Correct a proposed location or stopping place.
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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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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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Good idea!¡Buena idea!
“¡Buena idea!” means “Good idea!” in Mexican Spanish. Positive response to a suggestion.
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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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That’s cheap.Está barato.
“Está barato.” means “That’s cheap.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment on a low price.
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Exactly!¡Exacto!
“¡Exacto!” means “Exactly!” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.
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Right away.Enseguida.
“Enseguida.” means “Right away.” in Mexican Spanish. Promise prompt action.
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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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At least...Al menos...
“Al menos...” means “At least...” in Mexican Spanish. Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.
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They’re dirty.Están sucios.
“Están sucios.” means “They’re dirty.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.
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We have guests.Tenemos invitados.
“Tenemos invitados.” means “We have guests.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.
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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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What a coincidence!¡Qué coincidencia!
“¡Qué coincidencia!” means “What a coincidence!” in Mexican Spanish. React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.
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I can cook.Sé cocinar.
“Sé cocinar.” means “I can cook.” in Mexican Spanish. State that the speaker knows how to cook.
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That’s correct.Eso es correcto.
“Eso es correcto.” means “That’s correct.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirms that an answer or statement is correct.
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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.

Neutral34 Familiar (tú)2

Situations34 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 how often/how many occasions with many times.1 Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1 Comment on a low price.1 Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1 Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1 Describe an unexpected sudden event.1 Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1 Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1 Explain that guests are visiting, for household scheduling or hospitality.1 Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1 Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1 Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1 Explain the activity being done now.1 Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.1 Express personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1 Give a direct negative answer.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 Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1 Identify the exact desired location visually.1 Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1 Promise prompt action.1 React to a frightening thing or event.1 React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.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 Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1 Say an amount or demand is excessive.1 Say speaker and companions are together in the same group/place.1 State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1 State that the speaker knows how to cook.1

Gender forms2 branches

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neutral32 masculine4

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded32 speaker3 object1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core21 Expansion12 Not recorded3

Vocabulary families45 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday26 Less common7 Not recorded3

Reusability3 branches

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

416 310 510

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

217 314 15

Confusion risk3 branches

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

216 315 15

Spanish word count1 branches

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1–336

Usefulness score3 branches

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

423 310 53

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2032 5–104

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

022 1–314

Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2333 2026-10-183

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)36

Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2333 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot3

Review methods2 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.33 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.3

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

236

Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added36

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded36

Length difficulty factor3 branches