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Make a request · Easy · 3 · -2

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Conversation role: Make a request × Difficulty: Easy × Coverage gap value: 3 × Reuse difficulty factor: -2 ×

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Topics14 branches

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Requests16Home Together6Health and Getting Help5Keeping a Conversation Going3Making Plans3Boundaries and Disagreements2Everyday Affection2Food and Dining2Food and Eating Together2Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Clearing Up Misunderstandings1Encouragement and Celebration1Getting Around Mexico1Romance1

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  1. Go home.Ve a casa.

    “Ve a casa.” means “Go home.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone to go home, e.g.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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 →
  3. 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 →
  4. A table for two, please.Una mesa para dos, por favor.

    “Una mesa para dos, por favor.” means “A table for two, please.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Hang up the phone.Cuelga el teléfono.

    “Cuelga el teléfono.” means “Hang up the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to end a phone call.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Leave it.Déjalo.

    “Déjalo.” means “Leave it.” in Mexican Spanish. Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. Follow my example.Sigue mi ejemplo.

    “Sigue mi ejemplo.” means “Follow my example.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Iron the clothes.Plancha la ropa.

    “Plancha la ropa.” means “Iron the clothes.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to iron clothing.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Take me with you.Llévame contigo.

    “Llévame contigo.” means “Take me with you.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask to accompany someone who is leaving.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Take my advice.Sigue mi consejo.

    “Sigue mi consejo.” means “Take my advice.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Leave it like that.Déjalo así.

    “Déjalo así.” means “Leave it like that.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. 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 →
Technical Specs
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)15Neutral2Formal (usted)1
Situations17 branches

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

Not recorded2Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask to accompany someone who is leaving.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.1Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.1Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral17feminine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded17noun1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion12Core4Not recorded2
Vocabulary families30 branches

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

favor3ayudame2dame2dejalo2sigue2acuestese1agarrate1asi1bien1casa1conmigo1consejo1contigo1cuelga1dios1ejemplo1fuerza1fumes1levantarme1llevame1mesa1palabra1pide1plancha1quedate1querer1ropa1sentarme1telefono1ve1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday9Less common7Not recorded2
Reusability3 branches

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

4123551
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

283812
Confusion risk3 branches

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

3102711
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3164–62
Usefulness score3 branches

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

394653
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–30931–409
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

091–39
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23162026-10-102
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-01-15-2026-10-2316Not recorded2
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.16Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap2
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

218
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added16Not recorded2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded18
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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6103501121151
Vocabulary difficulty factor3 branches

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382703
Grammar difficulty factor7 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

13620423317216121131
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

0124581
Unique Vocabulary Families10 branches

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None recorded9acuestese1agarrate1cuelga1ejemplo1fuerza1fumes1levantarme1mesa1plancha1
New Families Vs Baseline17 branches

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None recorded3dejalo2Not recorded2acuestese1agarrate1asi1cuelga1dios1ejemplo1fuerza1fumes1levantarme1palabra1plancha1quedate1ropa1sentarme1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–31303Not recorded2
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No18