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Beginner89 Easy46 Moderate8 Challenging3

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This time.Esta vez.
“Esta vez.” means “This time.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.
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Before.Antes.
“Antes.” means “Before.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer when with before/earlier.
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I have time.Tengo tiempo.
“Tengo tiempo.” means “I have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about availability.
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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 late.Es tarde.
“Es tarde.” means “It’s late.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that it is late.
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It’s early.Es temprano.
“Es temprano.” means “It’s early.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that the current time is early.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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They aren’t here.Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.
“Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.” means “They aren’t here.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose ellos for a male or mixed group, ellas for an all-female group.
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I have no money.No tengo dinero.
“No tengo dinero.” means “I have no money.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain lack of money.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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This is spicy.Esto pica.
“Esto pica.” means “This is spicy.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Respond / explain.
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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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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.

Neutral80 Familiar (tú)9

Situations71 branches

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

Not recorded19 Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1 Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1 Answer when with before/earlier.1 Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.1 Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1 Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1 Comment on a low price.1 Comment that it is late.1 Comment that the current time is early.1 Compliment someone as funny or enjoyable company. Female listener: Eres muy divertida.1 Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1 Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1 Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1 Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1 Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1 Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1 Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1 Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1 Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1 Disapprove of understood behavior.1 Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1 Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1 Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1 Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1 Explain lack of money.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 the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.1 Explain that the speaker has to wait.1 Explain that the speaker is not employed.1 Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1 Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1 Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1 Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1 Express needing the listener’s presence or assistance.1 Express positive personal appreciation of the listener.1 Give a brief corner landmark answer while navigating.1 Give a conventional appreciative or supportive best-person compliment. Female listener: Eres la mejor.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 Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.1 Give flexible choice of a place in reply to a location question.1 Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1 Identify the exact desired location visually.1 Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1 Introduce the first point in a sequence.1 Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1 Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1 Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1 Offer an appropriate direct appearance compliment. Masculine alternative: Eres hermoso.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 Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1 Report having no plans when discussing availability.1 Report that an understood situation is unusual.1 Report that the group has food available, for hospitality or coordinating supplies.1 Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1 Report wet clothing after rain or laundry.1 Say an amount or demand is excessive.1 Say an explanation, view or instruction is unclear.1 Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1 Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1 Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1 Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1 State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1 State that the speaker knows how to cook.1 Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1

Gender forms4 branches

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neutral77 both7 masculine3 feminine2

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded77 object5 listener3 noun2 speaker2

Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core57 Not recorded19 Expansion13 Introductory Set1

Vocabulary families108 branches

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

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday63 Not recorded19 Less common7

Reusability3 branches

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

441 532 316

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

345 225 119

Confusion risk3 branches

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

242 338 19

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–380 4–69

Usefulness score1 branches

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

489

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2081 5–108

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

061 1–328

Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2370 2026-10-1910 2026-10-185 2026-10-103 2026-10-161

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)89

Source batches5 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2370 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 210 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot5 Not recorded3 22 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.70 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.15 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap3 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.

289

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added86 Not recorded3

Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded88 Guest1

Length difficulty factor5 branches