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Answer or explain · Feelings

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Keeping a Conversation Going252 Everyday Statements176 Making Plans111 Reactions100 Clearing Up Misunderstandings73 Time and Frequency60 Getting Around Mexico59 Conversation58 Boundaries and Disagreements56 Encouragement and Celebration56 Home Together49 Everyday Conversation43 Feelings and Check-ins39 Everyday Affection34 Food and Eating Together27 Feelings25 Health and Getting Help21 Food and Dining20 Romance20 Relationships and Family18 Travel and Directions18 Shopping and Paying14 Talking About How Often11 Everyday Actions8 Natural Reactions and Replies8 Wants and Needs8 Disagreeing Politely6 Saying No Politely6 Health and Safety5 Missing Someone and Showing Affection5 Asking Someone Out4 Making Plans with Friends4 Walking Directions4 Wants, Needs, and Obligations4 Taking a Taxi in Mexico3 Apologizing2 Appointments and Rescheduling2 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp2 Describing Symptoms at a Clinic2 Talking About Family2 Airports and Luggage1 ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1 Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1 Home Repairs and Utilities1 Receiving a Package1 Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1 Talking About How You Feel1 Visiting Someone’s Home1

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Easy13 Beginner12

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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.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I feel dizzy.Estoy mareado.
“Estoy mareado.” means “I feel dizzy.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
You are safe.Estás a salvo.
“Estás a salvo.” means “You are safe.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I feel worse.Me siento peor.
“Me siento peor.” means “I feel worse.” in Mexican Spanish. Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
We are busy.Estamos ocupados. / Estamos ocupadas.
“Estamos ocupados. / Estamos ocupadas.” means “We are busy.” in Mexican Spanish. Ocupados for a male or mixed group, ocupadas for an all-female group.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’m not tired.No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.
“No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.” means “I’m not tired.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose by speaker gender.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’m angry.Estoy enojado.
“Estoy enojado.” means “I’m angry.” in Mexican Spanish. State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’m worried.Estoy preocupado.
“Estoy preocupado.” means “I’m worried.” in Mexican Spanish. Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
We aren’t busy.No estamos ocupados. / No estamos ocupadas.
“No estamos ocupados. / No estamos ocupadas.” means “We aren’t busy.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose the group-gender alternative.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t feel well.No me siento bien.
“No me siento bien.” means “I don’t feel well.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural health-related statement; more specific than a general No estoy bien.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I know how you feel.Sé cómo te sientes.
“Sé cómo te sientes.” means “I know how you feel.” in Mexican Spanish. Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I feel disappointed.Me siento decepcionado.
“Me siento decepcionado.” means “I feel disappointed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I feel embarrassed.Me siento avergonzado.
“Me siento avergonzado.” means “I feel embarrassed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I feel uncomfortable.Me siento incómodo.
“Me siento incómodo.” means “I feel uncomfortable.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I'm happy for you.Me alegro por ti.
“Me alegro por ti.” means “I'm happy for you.” in Mexican Spanish. Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
You hurt my feelings.Heriste mis sentimientos.
“Heriste mis sentimientos.” means “You hurt my feelings.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
You make me feel at home.Me haces sentir en casa.
“Me haces sentir en casa.” means “You make me feel at home.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’m not happy.No estoy feliz.
“No estoy feliz.” means “I’m not happy.” in Mexican Spanish. Can express an unhappy emotional state or dissatisfaction; estoy descontento/descontenta is more specifically dissatisfied.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
He is ready.Él está listo.
“Él está listo.” means “He is ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Ready for an action; ser listo means being clever, a different meaning.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
She is nice.Ella es amable.
“Ella es amable.” means “She is nice.” in Mexican Spanish. Specifically kind or courteous. Es simpática describes being pleasant or likeable.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
He isn’t ready.Él no está listo.
“Él no está listo.” means “He isn’t ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Ready state, not intelligence.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
She isn’t nice.Ella no es amable.
“Ella no es amable.” means “She isn’t nice.” in Mexican Spanish. Specifically not kind or courteous; avoid presenting all meanings of nice as identical.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
You make me calm.Me tranquilizas.
“Me tranquilizas.” means “You make me calm.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
I feel guilty.Me siento culpable.
“Me siento culpable.” means “I feel guilty.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe feeling guilt or remorse.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →

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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.

Neutral18 Familiar (tú)7

Situations17 branches

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

Not recorded9 Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1 Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.1 Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.1 Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.1 Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1 Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1 Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1 Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1 Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1 Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.1 Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.1 State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.1 State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1 Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1 Tell a listener they help the speaker feel better.1 Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1

Gender forms4 branches

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neutral14 masculine6 both3 feminine2

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded18 speaker5 object2

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core10 Not recorded9 Expansion6

Vocabulary families34 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday10 Not recorded9 Less common6

Reusability3 branches

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

418 56 31

Coverage gap value2 branches

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

313 412

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

311 19 25

Confusion risk2 branches

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

313 212

Spanish word count2 branches

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1–318 4–67

Usefulness score3 branches

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

413 38 54

Difficulty score3 branches

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

11–2012 21–3010 31–403

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–315 010

Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2316 2026-10-199

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)25

Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2316 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 29

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.16 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.9

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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225

Source review decisions1 branches

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Added25

Introductory speakers1 branches

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Not recorded25

Length difficulty factor4 branches