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  1. I have a fever.Tengo fiebre.

    “Tengo fiebre.” means “I have a fever.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.

  2. I need a doctor.Necesito un médico.

    “Necesito un médico.” means “I need a doctor.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.

  3. It’s an emergency!¡Es una emergencia!

    “¡Es una emergencia!” means “It’s an emergency!” in Mexican Spanish. Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.

  4. There’s a fire!¡Hay un incendio!

    “¡Hay un incendio!” means “There’s a fire!” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that there is a fire.

  5. 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.

  6. This is my order.Este es mi pedido.

    “Este es mi pedido.” means “This is my order.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.

  7. How does it work?¿Cómo funciona?

    “¿Cómo funciona?” means “How does it work?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how an understood thing/system works.

  8. Turn it on.Enciéndelo.

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

  9. Turn it off.Apágalo.

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

  10. 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.

  11. My phone battery is low.Tengo poca batería.

    “Tengo poca batería.” means “My phone battery is low.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain limited remaining phone battery.

  12. It’s on me.Yo invito.

    “Yo invito.” means “It’s on me.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.

  13. I’ll let you know.Te aviso.

    “Te aviso.” means “I’ll let you know.” in Mexican Spanish. Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.

  14. Will you come back?¿Vas a volver?

    “¿Vas a volver?” means “Will you come back?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener intends to return.

  15. I can’t breathe.No puedo respirar.

    “No puedo respirar.” means “I can’t breathe.” in Mexican Spanish. Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.

  16. Do you have any allergies?¿Tiene alguna alergia?

    “¿Tiene alguna alergia?” means “Do you have any allergies?” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a formal question asking about allergies.

  17. 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.

  18. Can I use this?¿Puedo usar esto?

    “¿Puedo usar esto?” means “Can I use this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to use the indicated item.

  19. Where is the hospital?¿Dónde está el hospital?

    “¿Dónde está el hospital?” means “Where is the hospital?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the location of a hospital facility.

  20. Have they arrived?¿Ya llegaron?

    “¿Ya llegaron?” means “Have they arrived?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether expected people have already arrived.

  21. 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.

  22. I’ll pay in cash.Voy a pagar en efectivo.

    “Voy a pagar en efectivo.” means “I’ll pay in cash.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a driver or seller that the speaker will pay cash.

  23. Do we have to stop?¿Tenemos que parar?

    “¿Tenemos que parar?” means “Do we have to stop?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.

  24. When is the next bus?¿Cuándo pasa el próximo camión?

    “¿Cuándo pasa el próximo camión?” means “When is the next bus?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.

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Formality and register3 branches

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Conversation role11 branches

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Situations169 branches

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Not recorded13A conventional good-trip wish.1Acknowledge making an error, e.g.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 day-of-week question.1Answer a likelihood question with probably.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask a server for a drink without ice.1Ask a server for a fork using formal usted wording.1Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask about the book/text someone is currently reading.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask about the listener’s usual wake-up time.1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for accommodation at a hotel.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for the location of a hospital facility.1Ask for the method of repairing an understood object/problem.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask how a known food/dish is prepared.1Ask how an understood thing/system works.1Ask how to locate the hospital emergency department.1Ask how two understood alternatives differ before deciding or learning.1Ask if a proposed action would be helpful.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask listener not to waste time on an understood task.1Ask listener to share use or a portion of an understood item.1Ask permission to use the indicated item.1Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to move out of the way.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.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 solve an understood problem.1Ask someone to spell a word or name.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1Ask someone to turn on an understood device.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the listener to consider the understood suggestion.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.1Ask the listener to return a phone call.1Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask the listener’s temporary accommodation during travel, not permanent residence.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.1Ask what a woman mentioned earlier purchased.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.1Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.1Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.1Ask when an understood activity or job started in the past.1Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.1Ask when you can check in at a hotel.1Ask whether a service charge is already included in the restaurant bill.1Ask whether contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.1Ask whether listener will cover an understood bill/expense when coordinating payment.1Ask whether staying at the indicated place is required.1Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask which language someone speaks to establish communication.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether a door was locked, not simply closed.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.1Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the listener intends to return.1Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.1Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1Communicate need for taxi transport when seeking a ride.1Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Describe a headache plainly during everyday conversation.1Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.1Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.1Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Describe someone else’s work ethic.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Discuss another person’s Spanish-learning process or resources.1Encourage someone not to put excessive pressure on themselves.1Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1Explain an obligation to study.1Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain limited remaining phone battery.1Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1Express a wish that listener were present during separation.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Express that listener deserves better treatment or an outcome in an understood situation.1Express uncertainty or concerns.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.1Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Introduce a friend to another person.1Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Offer to buy an understood item for the listener.1Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.1Offer to reserve an understood place or item for the listener.1Offer transport and ask if the listener needs the speaker to give them a ride.1Promise to bring an understood item to the listener.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1Promise to remember an understood task/item.1Prompt departure because it is time to go.1Report a delayed train during travel planning.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1Report cleanliness of an understood item/room.1Report not asking an understood person or question.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Say no suggestion comes to mind when asked for an idea.1Schoolwork or a conversation with family about homework.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1Tell a driver or seller that the speaker will pay cash.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.1Tell a passenger to board the car.1Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1Understand a formal question asking about allergies.1Warn that there is a fire.1
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Difficulty score5 branches

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Unique Vocabulary Families194 branches

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