EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

Make a request · Easy · 3 · 31–40

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Easy

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3 7 8

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Conversation role: Make a request × Difficulty: Easy × Coverage gap value: 3 × Difficulty score: 31–40 ×

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Topics14 branches

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Requests14 Health and Getting Help9 Boundaries and Disagreements4 Food and Dining3 Getting Around Mexico2 Home Together2 Clearing Up Misunderstandings1 Encouragement and Celebration1 Everyday Affection1 Food and Eating Together1 Health and Safety1 Making Plans1 Romance1 Visiting a Pharmacy1

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Easy18

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Help me sit down.Ayúdame a sentarme.
“Ayúdame a sentarme.” means “Help me sit down.” in Mexican Spanish. Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Help me get up.Ayúdame a levantarme.
“Ayúdame a levantarme.” means “Help me get up.” in Mexican Spanish. Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Take this medicine.Tome este medicamento.
“Tome este medicamento.” means “Take this medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’d like to order.Quisiera pedir.
“Quisiera pedir.” means “I’d like to order.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Stay with me.Quédate conmigo.
“Quédate conmigo.” means “Stay with me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Please don’t smoke here.No fumes aquí, por favor.
“No fumes aquí, por favor.” means “Please don’t smoke here.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Go away.Vete.
“Vete.” means “Go away.” in Mexican Spanish. Firmly tell someone to leave.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Help me lock it.Ayúdame a cerrarlo con llave.
“Ayúdame a cerrarlo con llave.” means “Help me lock it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for help locking an understood item.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don't do that again.No repitas eso.
“No repitas eso.” means “Don't do that again.” in Mexican Spanish. Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Turn up the music.Súbele a la música.
“Súbele a la música.” means “Turn up the music.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to increase the music volume.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Take a deep breath.Respire hondo.
“Respire hondo.” means “Take a deep breath.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Give me your word.Dame tu palabra.
“Dame tu palabra.” means “Give me your word.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
God, give me strength.Dios, dame fuerza.
“Dios, dame fuerza.” means “God, give me strength.” in Mexican Spanish. Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Stay warm.Mantente abrigado.
“Mantente abrigado.” means “Stay warm.” in Mexican Spanish. Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Hold on tight.Agárrate bien.
“Agárrate bien.” means “Hold on tight.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Please lie down.Acuéstese, por favor.
“Acuéstese, por favor.” means “Please lie down.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don’t cheat.No hagas trampa.
“No hagas trampa.” means “Don’t cheat.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Believe in me.Cree en mí.
“Cree en mí.” means “Believe in me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →

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Formality and register3 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)14 Formal (usted)3 Neutral1

Situations18 branches

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Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1 Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1 Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1 Ask for help locking an understood item.1 Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.1 Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1 Ask someone to increase the music volume.1 Firmly tell someone to leave.1 Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1 Not recorded1 Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1 Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.1 Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.1 Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1 Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1 Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1 Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1 Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1

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neutral18

Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded18

Learning collections3 branches

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Expansion16 Core1 Not recorded1

Vocabulary families31 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Less common10 Everyday7 Not recorded1

Reusability3 branches

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

410 35 53

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

210 37 11

Confusion risk2 branches

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

313 25

Spanish word count2 branches

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1–315 4–63

Usefulness score3 branches

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

38 47 53

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–313 05

Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2317 2026-10-101

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)18

Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2317 Not recorded1

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.17 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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218

Source review decisions2 branches

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Added17 Not recorded1

Introductory speakers1 branches

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Not recorded18

Length difficulty factor5 branches