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Thank you.Gracias.
“Gracias.” means “Thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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Yes.Sí.
“Sí.” means “Yes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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No.No.
“No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.
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No, thank you.No, gracias.
“No, gracias.” means “No, thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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I understand.Entiendo.
“Entiendo.” means “I understand.” in Mexican Spanish. Signals that you understand an explanation or what someone says.
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It’s cold.Está frío.
“Está frío.” means “It’s cold.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.
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I have a car.Tengo carro.
“Tengo carro.” means “I have a car.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.
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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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You’re right.Tienes razón.
“Tienes razón.” means “You’re right.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. Tener razón means to be right.
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You’re welcome.De nada.
“De nada.” means “You’re welcome.” in Mexican Spanish. A standard response to gracias.
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I don’t know.No sé.
“No sé.” means “I don’t know.” in Mexican Spanish. No sé and No lo sé are both natural. No lo sé refers to not knowing it / the answer. Same acknowledgement of missing knowledge as existing No sé; record as a contextual variant. No lo sabía means I didn’t know, a different tense.
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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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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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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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I don’t understand.No entiendo.
“No entiendo.” means “I don’t understand.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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I’m going home.Voy a casa.
“Voy a casa.” means “I’m going home.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone the speaker is heading home.
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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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Yes, of course.Sí, claro.
“Sí, claro.” means “Yes, of course.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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It’s hot.Está caliente.
“Está caliente.” means “It’s hot.” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.
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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’m in pain.Tengo dolor.
“Tengo dolor.” means “I’m in pain.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.
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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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I have a ticket.Tengo un boleto.
“Tengo un boleto.” means “I have a ticket.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.
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I have a fever.Tengo fiebre.
“Tengo fiebre.” means “I have a fever.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.
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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.

Neutral290 Familiar (tú)27

Situations191 branches

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

Not recorded127 A conventional good-trip wish.1 Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1 Address a close romantic partner affectionately.1 Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1 Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1 Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1 Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1 Answer a day-of-week question.1 Answer a distance question about an understood destination.1 Answer a frequency question with almost never.1 Answer a likelihood question with probably.1 Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.1 Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1 Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1 Answer a who question with no one.1 Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1 Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1 Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.1 Answer when something happened with last night.1 Answer when with before/earlier.1 Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.1 Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1 Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1 Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1 Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.1 Celos means interpersonal jealousy; envidia means envy.1 Comment on a low price.1 Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1 Comment that it is late.1 Comment that the current time is early.1 Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1 Compliment someone as funny or enjoyable company. Female listener: Eres muy divertida.1 Compliment someone’s intelligence in an appropriate supportive conversation.1 Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1 Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1 Confirm knowing how to drive.1 Confirm that someone has stated something exactly right.1 Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1 Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1 Conventional opinion introducer.1 Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1 Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1 Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1 Decline going to an understood place or event.1 Defer an action to the next opportunity.1 Describe a cloudy sky.1 Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1 Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1 Describe an unexpected sudden event.1 Describe charging a phone as an ordinary practical task.1 Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.1 Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1 Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.1 Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1 Describe exercising as a habitual activity.1 Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1 Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.1 Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1 Describe or limit a status to the period up to now.1 Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1 Describe sunny weather, not an object’s heat.1 Describe windy conditions.1 Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1 Disapprove of understood behavior.1 Encourage or appreciate someone’s courage in a supportive conversation.1 Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1 Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1 Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1 Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1 Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.1 Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1 Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.1 Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1 Explain current work activity/availability.1 Explain lack of money.1 Explain needing gasoline, e.g.1 Explain needing to call the listener about an understood matter.1 Explain poor internet speed during a call or task.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 someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.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 the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1 Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1 Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1 Explain the activity being done now.1 Explain the proper time for an expected action has not arrived.1 Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1 Explain travelling without companions. Female speaker: Voy sola.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 personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1 Express positive personal appreciation of the listener.1 Express that listener deserves better treatment or an outcome in an understood situation.1 Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.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 direct negative answer.1 Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.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 Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.1 Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.1 Greet someone arriving early.1 Identify oneself, e.g.1 Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1 Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1 Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1 Identify the exact desired location visually.1 Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1 Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1 Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1 Introduce a positive update.1 Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1 Introduce the first point in a sequence.1 Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1 Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1 Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1 Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1 Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1 Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1 Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.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 Prepare someone for a disappointing update.1 Promise prompt action.1 React to a frightening thing or event.1 React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1 React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1 React to someone’s fortunate present circumstances.1 Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1 Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1 Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1 Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.1 Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.1 Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.1 Report being inside a building or place.1 Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.1 Report cleanliness of an understood item/room.1 Report darkness outdoors, e.g.1 Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.1 Report having no plans when discussing availability.1 Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1 Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.1 Report that an understood situation is unusual.1 Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.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 Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.1 Request or describe doing things one by one.1 Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.1 Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.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 an understood event will happen sooner or later.1 Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1 Say speaker and companions are together in the same group/place.1 Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1 Select an indicated item.1 Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1 Share a phone number.1 Share an address with a driver/contact.1 Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1 Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.1 Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1 Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1 State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1 State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.1 State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1 State needing a vehicle, e.g.1 State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1 State that an understood duty belongs to the listener.1 State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1 State that the speaker knows how to cook.1 Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1 Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1 Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1 Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.1 Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1 Wish someone a restful sleep, rather than give a sleep instruction.1

Gender forms4 branches

Explore the grammatical gender forms recorded for each phrase. Grammatical gender is different from the speaker’s identity.

neutral282 masculine19 both12 feminine4

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded286 noun10 speaker9 object8 listener4

Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core129 Not recorded127 Expansion61 Introductory Set3

Vocabulary families276 branches

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

ser55 estar43 tener21 None recorded20 no9 necesito7 ir6 nada6 sola6 tarde6 vez6 ya6 gracias5 hacer5 temprano5 bien4 conozco4 ellos4 hay4 momento4 poder4 antes3 buena3 casi3 demasiado3 dia3 dificil3 estamos3 hora3 justo3 mejor3 mes3 mismo3 querer3 semana3 telefono3 tenemos3 tengo3 ti3 tiempo3 todo3 ver3 yo3 afuera2 amable2 asiento2 buen2 carro2 casa2 claro2 cualquier2 ella2 entiendo2 eso2 estoy2 frio2 hago2 internet2 lento2 listo2 lugar2 manejar2 muchas2 nadie2 noche2 normal2 noticias2 numero2 nunca2 ocupadas2 ocupados2 posible2 pregunta2 problema2 proxima2 quiero2 razon2 ropa2 suficiente2 tal2 todavia2 veces2 aburrido1 acuerdo1 adelante1 adentro1 admiro1 ahora1 algo1 alguien1 algun1 alguna1 anoche1 aprender1 aqui1 asi1 ayer1 ayuda1 barato1 bastante1 boleto1 buenas1 cafe1 caliente1 calle1 calor1 camino1 cansada1 cansado1 cargo1 carino1 celos1 cerca1 coche1 cocinar1 coincidencia1 comida1 confuso1 correcto1 creer1 cuidado1 cuidate1 cumpleanos1 da1 dame1 dejar1 delicioso1 depende1 desayuno1 desde1 despues1 dias1 diferente1 dinero1 dios1 direccion1 divertido1 dolor1 dormir1 duerme1 dulce1 ejercicio1 eleccion1 ellas1 embargo1 enamorado1 encargarme1 enojado1 enseguida1 entonces1 equivocada1 escucho1 espacio1 especial1 esperando1 esperanza1 esperar1 esquina1 estan1 estudiando1 etapa1 exacto1 facil1 favor1 feliz1 fiebre1 gasolina1 hasta1 hermana1 hermosa1 hermoso1 hotel1 idea1 importa1 imposible1 inteligente1 invitados1 juego1 juntos1 lavo1 leche1 lejos1 limpio1 lista1 llamar1 llegaste1 lloviendo1 lunes1 mal1 malas1 mando1 mareado1 medico1 menos1 mensaje1 mereces1 miedo1 mio1 mojada1 molesta1 molesto1 mucho1 nadar1 necesario1 necesitar1 nombre1 normalmente1 nublado1 ocupada1 oferta1 opcion1 opinion1 oscuro1 otra1 paciente1 pasada1 pasado1 paso1 peligroso1 peor1 perro1 pica1 planes1 preocupado1 primavera1 primera1 probablemente1 profesor1 prometo1 pronto1 proximo1 prueba1 quizas1 radiografia1 rato1 realidad1 repente1 responsabilidad1 respuesta1 reunion1 roto1 saben1 saber1 segundo1 segura1 semaforo1 semanas1 sentir1 siempre1 sol1 soltero1 sucios1 suerte1 suficientemente1 suposicion1 supuesto1 tambien1 tampoco1 taza1 toda1 todas1 todos1 trabajando1 trabajar1 trafico1 tuyo1 ultima1 ups1 valiente1 vaso1 vegetariano1 verdad1 viaje1 vida1 vienen1 viento1

Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday155 Not recorded127 Less common34 Specialized1

Reusability4 branches

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

3126 499 590 22

Coverage gap value4 branches

Editorial estimate of how much the phrase adds to the collection’s practical coverage.

3149 191 468 29

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1116 2101 3100

Confusion risk4 branches

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

2124 3102 180 411

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3281 4–636

Usefulness score4 branches

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

4202 363 550 22

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20281 5–1036

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0193 1–3124

Review dates9 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23190 2026-10-1441 2026-10-1025 2026-10-1321 2026-10-1915 2026-10-128 2026-10-168 2026-10-185 2026-10-174

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)317

Source batches14 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23190 Not recorded30 Time adverbs screenshot29 I know screenshot21 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 215 50 everyday phrases screenshot12 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot5 Short everyday phrases screenshot5 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot4 Thirty everyday phrases screenshot2 22 everyday expressions screenshot1 25 conversational statements screenshot1 Curated multi-source screenshot1 Everyday conversation screenshot1

Review methods5 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.190 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap104 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.20 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.2 Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2317

Source review decisions4 branches

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

Added285 Not recorded30 Retained existing1 Updated translation1

Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded314 Guest3

Idiom difficulty factor5 branches