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Coverage gap value: 4 × Conversation role: Make a request × Grammar difficulty factor: 13 × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 ×

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Requests26Home Together20Household Chores10Boundaries and Disagreements4Health and Getting Help2Clearing Up Misunderstandings1Cooking Together1Everyday Affection1Food and Eating Together1Health and Safety1Keeping a Conversation Going1Making Plans1

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  1. Turn it on.Enciéndelo.

    “Enciéndelo.” means “Turn it on.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn on an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Turn it off.Apágalo.

    “Apágalo.” means “Turn it off.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn off an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Give it back.Devuélvelo.

    “Devuélvelo.” means “Give it back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Don’t touch.No toques.

    “No toques.” means “Don’t touch.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Bring it here.Tráelo aquí.

    “Tráelo aquí.” means “Bring it here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Answer the phone.Contesta el teléfono.

    “Contesta el teléfono.” means “Answer the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Speak louder.Habla más fuerte.

    “Habla más fuerte.” means “Speak louder.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Call the police!¡Llama a la policía!

    “¡Llama a la policía!” means “Call the police!” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to call the police.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Pick it up.Recógelo.

    “Recógelo.” means “Pick it up.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to pick up an understood object.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Put it away.Guárdalo.

    “Guárdalo.” means “Put it away.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Get back!¡Retrocede!

    “¡Retrocede!” means “Get back!” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to move backward immediately.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Please stop.Por favor, para.

    “Por favor, para.” means “Please stop.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Do the laundry.Lava la ropa.

    “Lava la ropa.” means “Do the laundry.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to do the laundry.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Fold the clothes.Dobla la ropa.

    “Dobla la ropa.” means “Fold the clothes.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Lock the door.Cierra la puerta con llave.

    “Cierra la puerta con llave.” means “Lock the door.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Vacuum the floor.Aspira el piso.

    “Aspira el piso.” means “Vacuum the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to vacuum the floor.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Sweep the floor.Barre el piso.

    “Barre el piso.” means “Sweep the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to sweep the floor.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Mop the floor.Trapea el piso.

    “Trapea el piso.” means “Mop the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Request mopping a floor as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Look after me.Cuida de mí.

    “Cuida de mí.” means “Look after me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to care for or watch over you.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Wash the dishes.Lava los platos.

    “Lava los platos.” means “Wash the dishes.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Keep your distance.Mantén tu distancia.

    “Mantén tu distancia.” means “Keep your distance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Take out the trash.Saca la basura.

    “Saca la basura.” means “Take out the trash.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to take out household trash.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Water the plants.Riega las plantas.

    “Riega las plantas.” means “Water the plants.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to water the plants.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Turn it down.Baja el volumen.

    “Baja el volumen.” means “Turn it down.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a decrease in device or music volume.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Formality and register1 branches

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

Familiar (tú)27
Situations27 branches

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

Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.1Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.1Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.1Ask someone to call the police.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to do the laundry.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1Ask someone to turn on an understood device.1Ask someone to vacuum the floor.1Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral27
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded27
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core25Expansion2
Vocabulary families41 branches

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

piso3lava2ropa2apagalo1aspira1baja1barre1basura1cama1cierra1contesta1cuida1cumple1devuelvelo1distancia1dobla1enciendelo1favor1fuerte1guardalo1habla1haz1llama1llave1manten1mesa1plantas1platos1policia1pon1promesa1puerta1recogelo1retrocede1riega1saca1telefono1toques1traelo1trapea1volumen1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday14Less common13
Reusability2 branches

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

414513
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

216311
Confusion risk2 branches

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

32522
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3254–62
Usefulness score2 branches

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

41958
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–302531–402
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–32304
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2327
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)27
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2327
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.27
Source review decisions1 branches

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Added27
Introductory speakers1 branches

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Not recorded27
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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617063212191
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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3176402522141
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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02542
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

022-24-41
Unique Vocabulary Families28 branches

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None recorded4apagalo1aspira1baja1barre1basura1contesta1cuida1cumple1devuelvelo1dobla1enciendelo1guardalo1habla1haz1manten1plantas1policia1pon1promesa1recogelo1retrocede1riega1saca1toques1traelo1trapea1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline35 branches

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piso3lava2ropa2apagalo1aspira1baja1barre1basura1cama1contesta1cuida1cumple1devuelvelo1dobla1enciendelo1guardalo1habla1haz1llama1llave1manten1None recorded1plantas1platos1policia1pon1promesa1recogelo1retrocede1riega1saca1toques1traelo1trapea1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–32601
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No27