EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

Make a request · 41–50

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Moderate

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3 3 2

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Conversation role: Make a request × Difficulty score: 41–50 ×

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Topics11 branches

Find phrases for everyday situations and conversations. A phrase can belong to several topics.

Requests7 Home Together2 Making Plans2 Boundaries and Disagreements1 Encouragement and Celebration1 Everyday Affection1 Getting Around Mexico1 Health and Getting Help1 Romance1 Shopping and Paying1 Time and Frequency1

Difficulty1 branches

Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Moderate8

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Call me back.Devuélveme la llamada.
“Devuélveme la llamada.” means “Call me back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to return a phone call.
ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Move aside.Hazte a un lado.
“Hazte a un lado.” means “Move aside.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to move out of the way.
ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Keep the change.Quédate con el cambio.
“Quédate con el cambio.” means “Keep the change.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.
ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don’t waste time.No pierdas el tiempo.
“No pierdas el tiempo.” means “Don’t waste time.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask listener not to waste time on an understood task.
ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don’t push yourself.No te exijas demasiado.
“No te exijas demasiado.” means “Don’t push yourself.” in Mexican Spanish. Encourage someone not to put excessive pressure on themselves.
ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Feed the pets.Dales de comer a las mascotas.
“Dales de comer a las mascotas.” means “Feed the pets.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to feed the pets.
ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Open your mouth.Abra la boca.
“Abra la boca.” means “Open your mouth.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.
ModerateNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Hold my hand.Tómame de la mano.
Tómame de la mano asks someone to hold your hand. It can express affection, reassurance or a practical request for support. Mano is a feminine noun despite ending in o: la mano.
ModerateNormalEnglish 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.

Familiar (tú)7 Formal (usted)1

Situations8 branches

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

Ask for hand-holding, for affection or walking together.1 Ask listener not to waste time on an understood task.1 Ask someone to feed the pets.1 Ask someone to move out of the way.1 Ask the listener to return a phone call.1 Encourage someone not to put excessive pressure on themselves.1 Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.1 Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.1

Gender forms1 branches

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neutral8

Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded8

Learning collections1 branches

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Expansion8

Vocabulary families17 branches

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

abra1 boca1 cambio1 comer1 dales1 demasiado1 devuelveme1 exijas1 hazte1 lado1 llamada1 mano1 mascotas1 pierdas1 quedate1 tiempo1 tomame1

Vocabulary familiarity1 branches

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

Less common8

Reusability3 branches

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

55 32 41

Coverage gap value2 branches

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

45 33

Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

24 34

Confusion risk1 branches

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

Spanish word count2 branches

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4–66 1–32

Usefulness score3 branches

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

43 53 32

Vocabulary contribution1 branches

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

1–38

Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-238

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)8

Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-238

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.8

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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Source review decisions1 branches

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Added8

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded8

Idiom difficulty factor3 branches