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Coverage gap value: 4 × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Reusability: 5 × Vocabulary familiarity: Everyday ×

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Keeping a Conversation Going79Conversation58Making Plans34Everyday Statements28Getting Around Mexico23Reactions23Home Together18Clearing Up Misunderstandings15Requests15Shopping and Paying13Time and Frequency12Boundaries and Disagreements9Travel and Directions9Health and Getting Help8Food and Eating Together7Feelings and Check-ins6Encouragement and Celebration4Feelings4Food and Dining4Hotel Check-In and Checkout3Taking a Taxi in Mexico3Apologizing2Everyday Affection2Making Plans with Friends2Saying No Politely2Talking About How You Feel2Airports and Luggage1Appointments and Rescheduling1Asking for Help Politely1ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1Buying Intercity Bus Tickets1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Everyday Actions1Greetings and Introductions1Home Repairs and Utilities1Household Chores1Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Natural Reactions and Replies1Receiving a Package1Relationships and Family1Romance1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Talking About How Often1Wants and Needs1

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  1. It’s near.Está cerca.

    “Está cerca.” means “It’s near.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.

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  2. It’s far.Está lejos.

    “Está lejos.” means “It’s far.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a distance question about an understood destination.

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  3. At what time?¿A qué hora?

    “¿A qué hora?” means “At what time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.

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  4. I want more.Quiero más.

    “Quiero más.” means “I want more.” in Mexican Spanish. Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.

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  5. It’s not safe.No es seguro.

    “No es seguro.” means “It’s not safe.” in Mexican Spanish. State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.

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  6. Do you have a car?¿Tienes carro?

    “¿Tienes carro?” means “Do you have a car?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.

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  7. Do I have time?¿Tengo tiempo?

    “¿Tengo tiempo?” means “Do I have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.

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  8. Are you okay?¿Estás bien?

    “¿Estás bien?” means “Are you okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.

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  9. I can go.Puedo ir.

    “Puedo ir.” means “I can go.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.

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  10. Do I need this?¿Necesito esto?

    “¿Necesito esto?” means “Do I need this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether an understood item is needed.

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  11. What size?¿Qué talla?

    “¿Qué talla?” means “What size?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.

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  12. Is it possible?¿Es posible?

    “¿Es posible?” means “Is it possible?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.

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  13. How much do you need?¿Cuánto necesitas?

    “¿Cuánto necesitas?” means “How much do you need?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the required amount of an understood resource/item.

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  14. I’m almost ready.Ya casi estoy listo.

    “Ya casi estoy listo.” means “I’m almost ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.

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  15. Are they here?¿Ellos están aquí?

    “¿Ellos están aquí?” means “Are they here?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the presence of an understood group of people.

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  16. Can they help?¿Ellos pueden ayudar?

    “¿Ellos pueden ayudar?” means “Can they help?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.

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  17. Are you at home?¿Estás en casa?

    “¿Estás en casa?” means “Are you at home?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener is currently at home.

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  18. This is my seat.Este es mi asiento.

    “Este es mi asiento.” means “This is my seat.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.

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  19. This is my phone number.Este es mi número.

    “Este es mi número.” means “This is my phone number.” in Mexican Spanish. Share a phone number.

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  20. This is my address.Esta es mi dirección.

    “Esta es mi dirección.” means “This is my address.” in Mexican Spanish. Share an address with a driver/contact.

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  21. My phone is broken.Mi teléfono está roto.

    “Mi teléfono está roto.” means “My phone is broken.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.

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  22. Who are you with?¿Con quién estás?

    “¿Con quién estás?” means “Who are you with?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask who is accompanying the listener.

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  23. Are they ready?¿Ellos están listos?

    “¿Ellos están listos?” means “Are they ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.

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  24. Where can I pay?¿Dónde puedo pagar?

    “¿Dónde puedo pagar?” means “Where can I pay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.

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Technical Specs
Formality and register3 branches

How a phrase addresses someone: Neutral, Familiar (tú), or Formal (usted). Politeness also depends on wording and context; tú can be polite.

Neutral97Familiar (tú)58Formal (usted)1
Conversation role10 branches

What the phrase does in a conversation. A phrase can have several standardized roles, such as asking, answering or sharing information.

Ask a question70Answer or explain56Share information53Express feelings or opinions40Give instructions20Make a request20Offer help or make a promise5Reassure or encourage5Apologize1Greet or say goodbye1
Situations156 branches

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

A conventional good-trip wish.1Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.1Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1Answer a distance question about an understood destination.1Answer a likelihood question with probably.1Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer a who question with no one.1Apologizing1Ask a person’s age in an appropriate introductory conversation.1Ask a server for a drink without ice.1Ask about a companion’s planned transportation home.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about listener’s body-temperature sensation when considering comfort or clothing.1Ask about someone’s current physical or emotional condition.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask for accommodation at a hotel.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask how an understood thing/system works.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask permission to use the indicated item.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1Ask someone to turn on an understood device.1Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.1Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.1Ask the required amount of an understood resource/item.1Ask vehicle ownership or availability when planning transport.1Ask what an understood object is called.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.1Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.1Ask when you can check in at a hotel.1Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.1Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1Ask whether an understood item is needed.1Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1Ask whether someone works at the indicated place, for example identifying an employee who may help.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.1Ask which language someone speaks to establish communication.1Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Ask who is accompanying the listener.1Ask who owns the indicated item.1Ask who should receive the understood information/message.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Asking for Help Politely1Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.1Check recognition when meeting someone again.1Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.1Check the presence of an understood group of people.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.1Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the listener intends to return.1Check whether the listener is currently at home.1Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.1Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Communicate need for taxi transport when seeking a ride.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Confirm that listener resides at the indicated location.1Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.1Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.1Defer an action to the next opportunity.1Describe a headache plainly during everyday conversation.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain inability to do the understood task.1Explain limited remaining phone battery.1Explain the proper time for an expected action has not arrived.1Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1Express certainty about a stated fact, not physical safety. Female speaker: Estoy segura de eso.1Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Identify oneself, e.g.1Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1Introduce a friend to another person.1Invite a suggestion for solving an understood problem.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Offer to buy an understood item for the listener.1Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.1Offer to place an order on the listener’s behalf.1Offer/commit to helping the listener.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1Promise to bring an understood item to the listener.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1Prompt departure because it is time to go.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.1Report cleanliness of an understood item/room.1Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.1Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request a travel ticket; boleto is common in Mexico.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Saying No Politely1Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.1Select an indicated item.1Share a phone number.1Share an address with a driver/contact.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1Tell a driver or seller that the speaker will pay cash.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a passenger to board the car.1Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral151masculine5
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded151speaker3object2
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core142Expansion14
Vocabulary families170 branches

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

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Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

311124312
Confusion risk3 branches

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

312822612
Spanish word count3 branches

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1–31154–6407–101
Usefulness score2 branches

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

488568
Difficulty score5 branches

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

21–306811–205731–40225–10541–504
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0941–362
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231532026-11-113
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)156
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23153Not recorded3
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.153Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.3
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added153Not recorded3
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded156
Length difficulty factor7 branches

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

6593459280111210152181
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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06535322546536381
Grammar difficulty factor12 branches

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10371333627321171123820712616225218181
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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01224276383101
Reuse difficulty factor5 branches

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-263052-436-64-81
Unique Vocabulary Families66 branches

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None recorded94acaso1aeropuerto1amigo1apagalo1aviso1baja1bastante1cabeza1camion1cometi1comprar1confusion1crees1dije1echar1efectivo1empiezo1enciendelo1enviarlo1error1frecuencia1fueron1funciona1gente1guardalo1habitacion1habla1hielo1idioma1importas1incomodo1insistir1interrumpas1invito1irse1limpio1listos1llegaron1mio1mucha1oferta1piensas1poca1preguntale1preguntas1preparate1probablemente1quedartelo1realidad1recogelo1registrarme1subete1tambien1tampoco1tan1tardar1taxi1traelo1traer1usa1usar1viaje1vive1volumen1volver1
New Families Vs Baseline91 branches

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None recorded70carro2direccion2escucho2acabo1acaso1aeropuerto1amigo1anos1apagalo1arreglarlo1aviso1ayudo1baja1bastante1boleto1cabeza1caliente1camion1cometi1comprar1confusion1crees1cuantos1desayuno1dije1duele1echar1efectivo1empiezo1enciendelo1enviarlo1error1frecuencia1fueron1funciona1gente1guardalo1habitacion1habla1hacerlo1hice1hielo1idioma1importas1incluido1incomodo1insistir1interrumpas1invito1irse1limpio1listos1llama1llame1llegaron1mio1mucha1nadie1oferta1otro1peor1piensas1poca1preguntale1preguntas1preparate1probablemente1quedartelo1realidad1recogelo1recuerdas1registrarme1roto1sabia1sentarme1subete1tambien1tampoco1tan1tardar1taxi1trabajando1traelo1traer1usa1usar1viaje1vive1volumen1volver1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–386070
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No153Not recorded3