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Conversation role: Make a request × Difficulty: Beginner × Coverage gap value: 3 ×

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Topics18 branches

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Food and Eating Together10 Wants and Needs9 Food and Dining6 Requests6 Home Together5 Health and Getting Help3 Shopping and Paying3 Getting Around Mexico2 Keeping a Conversation Going2 Making Plans2 Asking for Help Politely1 At a Mexican Bakery1 Calling Emergency Services1 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1 Feelings and Check-ins1 Ordering at a Mexican Taco Stand1 Splitting the Bill and Tipping1 Work and Shifts1

Difficulty4 branches

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

Easy55 Beginner21 Moderate3 Challenging1

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I need water.Necesito agua.
“Necesito agua.” means “I need water.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I need help.Necesito ayuda.
“Necesito ayuda.” means “I need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Existing card.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Hands up.Manos arriba.
“Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I need a break.Necesito un descanso.
“Necesito un descanso.” means “I need a break.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
The bill, please.La cuenta, por favor.
“La cuenta, por favor.” means “The bill, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want coffee.Quiero café.
“Quiero café.” means “I want coffee.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
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I want to eat.Quiero comer.
“Quiero comer.” means “I want to eat.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
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I want to sleep.Quiero dormir.
“Quiero dormir.” means “I want to sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
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Send me a message.Mándame un mensaje.
“Mándame un mensaje.” means “Send me a message.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Put it down.Déjalo ahí.
“Déjalo ahí.” means “Put it down.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
To go, please.Para llevar, por favor.
“Para llevar, por favor.” means “To go, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Give me less.Dame menos.
“Dame menos.” means “Give me less.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.
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I want to go home.Quiero ir a casa.
“Quiero ir a casa.” means “I want to go home.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
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I need money.Necesito dinero.
“Necesito dinero.” means “I need money.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
I need my phone.Necesito mi teléfono.
“Necesito mi teléfono.” means “I need my phone.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
More bread, please.Más pan, por favor.
“Más pan, por favor.” means “More bread, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.
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No sugar, please.Sin azúcar, por favor.
“Sin azúcar, por favor.” means “No sugar, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.
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No salt, please.Sin sal, por favor.
“Sin sal, por favor.” means “No salt, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Without onions, please.Sin cebolla, por favor.
“Sin cebolla, por favor.” means “Without onions, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Give me.Dame.
“Dame.” means “Give me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request something understood from context.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Look up.Mira arriba.
“Mira arriba.” means “Look up.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →

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.

Neutral16 Familiar (tú)5

Situations5 branches

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

Not recorded17 Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.1 Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1 Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.1 Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral18 masculine2 feminine1

Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded18 noun3

Learning collections3 branches

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Not recorded17 Expansion3 Core1

Vocabulary families28 branches

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favor6 necesitar5 querer4 arriba2 dame2 agua1 ahi1 ayuda1 azucar1 cafe1 casa1 cebolla1 comer1 cuenta1 dejalo1 descanso1 dinero1 dormir1 ir1 llevar1 mandame1 manos1 menos1 mensaje1 mira1 pan1 sal1 telefono1

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded17 Everyday3 Less common1

Reusability3 branches

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

511 36 44

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

116 34 21

Confusion risk3 branches

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

210 18 33

Spanish word count2 branches

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1–314 4–67

Usefulness score3 branches

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

410 38 53

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–2018 5–103

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

011 1–310

Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-1016 2026-10-234 2026-10-141

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)21

Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded16 photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-234 Informal me commands screenshot1

Review methods3 branches

How the recorded editorial ratings were assigned. These are assessments rather than measured learning outcomes.

Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap16 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.4 Editorial review of requested command phrases1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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221

Source review decisions3 branches

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

Not recorded16 Added4 Updated equivalent1

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded21

Length difficulty factor4 branches